GOLD EXPERIENCE UNIT 2 VOCAB | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

It’s w________ believed that the Great Wall of China can be easily seen from space.

widely

Reports of the actor’s wealth have been w________ exaggerated and he certainly doesn’t own a tropical island!

wildly

Playing well gives me a B_______ .

buzz

That is not a subject I want to d_______ on.

dwell

She had to _____ u___ t___ the fact that he was guilty.

face up to

Courier companies are going _______ TO _______ with the Post Office.

head-to-head

It’s ________ believed that the Great Wall of China can be easily seen from space.

widely

A _________ number of people have no idea about what benefits they are entitled to.

vast

The meeting was an u__________ disaster because half way through everyone walked out.

unmitigated

I cut my hand yesterday and it’s been T_________ all morning.

throbbing

You must be T_________ fed up with me asking you all these questions.

thoroughly

Before you start writing in the exam you need to take a few minutes’ T_______ time to plan your essay.

thinking

If you really want to get on in life you have to ______ _____, aim for the top.

think big

Ah – a penthouse flat with views over London, a chauffeur-driven car and a very full bank account – T____ the S_____ that D_____ are made of.

that’s the stuff that dreams

Get close to the front of the stage where you can almost touch the musicians and the R____ of your L____. sound is phenomenal – you’re in for !

the ride of your life

In spite of S__________ competition Leo won the talent show.

strong

Attendance at the award ceremony is S_________ limited to nominees and two friends each.

strictly

In this business you need to S_____________ on top of the game, otherwise the competition will win out.

stay

I meant to finish this earlier but I got S__________ by an online auction!

sidetracked

Tony’s twenty-first birthday was a S__________ event with a formal dinner at a top hotel.

sedate

Edmund has been a bit off form recently but I know he’ll R__________ to the occasion and the team will win.

rise

The film was a R______ success and won five awards.

resounding

At the music concert I was R________ selected from fans in the front ten rows to go up on stage to sing along.

randomly

Success is often a case of playing M__________ games with your opponent, not always about talent.

mind

Jade and Phil don’t speak to each other now and it was all because of some P ______ argument over money.

petty

I think Nick’s story is perfectly P______________ – I just don’t believe him!

plausible

I used to be P__________ shy and always went bright red when anyone spoke to me.

painfully

You’ll have to get a M_______ on otherwise you’ll miss the start of the concert.

move

For those not in the K_______ Miss Brady used to act in films!

know

It isn’t M___________ important to discuss the matter right now but before the end of the week would be good.

massively

There was a very L__________ response to the teacher’s request for volunteers.

lukewarm

I’ve been trying to sort this computer problem for an hour but I won’t let it get the B_______ of me.

better

Sorry, your suggestion didn’t work, so it’s back to S__________ one.

square

Whatever happens you make a profit, it’s a _________ situation.

win-win

We’ve been training hard for weeks and I think I’m in good S________ for the marathon this weekend.

shape

Dave’s gone off in a H_____ because I wouldn’t lend him my car.

huff

TThe sense I___________ of convinced members to discuss and take a vote on the matter.

immediacy

Gary may be able to fix my tablet, but I____A___E___F_____ I’ll take it back to the shop.

if all else fails

Paul needs to learn to forgive people and not hold G__________.

grudges

You can see that the writer has been H_______ influenced by the great Russian classics.

heavily

There was a H________ debate about the environment on TV last night.

heated

The H______ smell of wild flowers filled the room.

heady

Tricia adores her older brother and H_______ on his every word.

hangs

I tried to persuade Jacky to change her mind but my efforts were completely F_______ .

futile

The argument for making the changes was F______ F______ because they had used outdated information.

fatally flawed

I bumped dad’s car while I was driving it this morning, so now I have to go home and ________ the music.

face

For me, in the film the young girl, Karen, was the most E__________ character.

endearing

My attempts to paint a portrait of my sister ended in D_______ failure.

dismal

My brother always D_________ criticism by blaming someone else – usually me!

deflects

Toby stood on a chair and declaimed his u_______ love for Wendy – who looked very embarrassed.

undying

The climb looked d__________ , but we persevered and it wasn’t as hard as we’d thought.

daunting

She’d spent a lot moving to France but it was time to c_____ HER l______and move home again.

cut her losses

It was a hard match but my team came out o___ t____ as I knew they would.

on top

I hope you didn’t pay a c_________ amount for the laptop because it isn’t that good.

colossal

When I was young I had a b__________ ambition to become an astronaut.

burning

I took some photos but they’re very b________ , I think I moved the camera.

blurry

James was b_______ disappointed at coming second in the competition.

bitterly

The interview went very badly – I m____ u____ big time.

messed up