Advanced Vocabulary 10 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

food that has gone bad or is decaying - We could not eat any of the apples because they had all gone _______.

rotten

soiled

thawed

out

to try to understand a hidden meaning from what someone says - If we read ________ we can see that she really did not want to leave her boyfriend after all.

between the lines

in between words

among the words

inside the sentences

smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale - After five days camping, we had to throw away the meat because it was becoming _____.

rancid

rabid

ranked

ranted

to go spontaneously to another place - What if we _________ and visit your parents quickly.

pop over

stop up

pass in

run through

Become aware or conscious of something or form an opinion - His mouth fell open as he began to ______ the truth.

perceive

dodge

avoid

mark

Friendly, energetic, and enjoyable with others - She makes friends really easily because she is so _______.

outgoing

guarded

shy

overbearing

not willing to accept ideas different from your own - The villagers were too ________ to see that a new shopping centre would be good for the economy.

narrow-minded

short-sighted

old-fashioned

big-headed

to work on your own, without help from other people - To be a successful student, you need to be able to work _________.

independently

dependently

conversely

barely

learning by studying on your own, rather than with a teacher - The diploma is awarded following a course of __________ ending in a three-hour exam.

self-study

alone-study

lonesome-study

single-study

to work hard to achieve something - She has clearly put a lot of _____ into this work.

effort

force

pull

exercise

to inform other people about things you know - Through his books, he can _________ his knowledge to future generations.

pass on

pass off

pass up

pass by

to provide something for people to buy or use - We had so many applicants for the course that we have decided to _________ another ten places.

make available

place out

set attainable

prepare at hand

one thing or situation is completely different from another - His kindness was in _________ to the attitude of the other doctors.

marked contrast

big difference

high distinction

great conformity

not able to decide what to do about a situation - I was in a ________ when they offered me the job.

quandary

quary

quirky

quart

making a law, system, plan, etc. start to happen or operate - Our new computerised system will soon be fully ___________.

implemented

implanted

imported

imprinted

to care about what is best for someone - I don’t feel that the company has the best interests of its staff __________.

at heart

in head

for heart

to head

to enjoy something very much - He has a _________ football.

passion for

soft spot of

heart to

love with

from the time when something started - The project had problems with funding right from the __________.

word go

moment one

starting time

open shot

the feeling of finding something extremely interesting - My _________ opera started when I lived in Italy.

fascination with

obsession of

appeal from

attraction for

the feeling of confusion when people go to a new and very different place - Moving from a university to a multinational company was a bit of a _________.

culture shock

a jet lag

a disorientation time

an oddball

knowledgeable about something - Marisa will be able to tell you the problem – she’s really _________ about computers.

clued up

shaped up

shined up

fixed up

to show that there is an important difference between two things - Their economy has done well. __________, ours has declined.

By contrast

Of contrast

For contrast

On contrast

Finding it difficult to decide between two possibilities - I was _________ the desire for freedom and loyalty to my family.

torn between

stretched between

in between

strong between

to have very strong feelings or emotions about something, - He is _________ the need to educate these children.

passionate about

hot for

burning to

eager to

by chance - We ran out of petrol on the way home, but as _________ , we were very near a garage.

luck would have it

as far as possible

as good as done

as plain as day