Advanced Vocabulary 14 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

someone whose job is to give advice about a subject - The manager of the company needed to talk to his _________ before talking to the reporters.

advisor

avisor

council

surgeon

to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem - We held a meeting to ____________ the problems we are experiencing in our community.

address

direct

indulge

press

something that could be useful but that is not being used - As a tourist destination, this place has a lot of _________ potential.

untapped

untamed

useless

untrained

to be the most important part of the character of something - An atmosphere of mutual respect forms the _________ of our working relationship.

essence

axle

sense

hinge

something with very strong influence that makes something happen - She was the ___________ behind the project.

driving force

power cell

pushing power

priciple drive

to start living in a place where you intend to stay for a long time - Do you think he’ll ever __________ and have a family?

settle down

settle in

settle with

settle up

limiting the amount or freedom - The students were unhappy due to the ________ rules.

restrictive

restrained

reserved

refined

opinions formed before enough accurate information is available - Try to go into the meeting without any ____________ about what the other group might want.

preconceptions

concept

conceptions

conscience

not as important as other things - The book contains a great deal of ____________ detail.

peripheral

outsider

foreign

internal

a marriage between people of different races - There aren’t many ________ marriages in my neighbourhood.

mixed

changed

blended

paired

a place where people of many different countries live together - The area is a __________ of different cultures.

melting pot

blending point

mixing zone

interchange hub

to combine different things so that they work well together - We’ve __________ several different approaches to provide our customers with the best possible service.

married up

turned up

mixed up

brought up

to change from one situation to another - I found it hard to make the ___________ from student to employee.

transition

transaction

translation

transportation

to succeed and become rich - He grew up in a poor family so he came to the city hoping to ________.

make good

get good

get well

make well

to think that someone is less important or intelligent than you - I feel that people ________ me because of my accent.

look down on

look up to

look over

look into

difficult communications between people not from the same language - The children found no language ___________ – they started playing together straight away

barrier

block

wall

halt

to have a different opinion or way of thinking about something - I think that smacking children is wrong, but my parents have a different ________ on it.

take

turn

make

thinking

to communicate ideas to other people - We need more publicity in order to get our ideas ________ to the public.

across

over

transferred

passed

to feel that you belong to a group and are accepted by them - He doesn’t __________ with the other pupils in his class.

fit in

mix in

blend in

hang in

a feeling that you are not safe or protected - The driver’s nervous laughter gave us a feeling of __________.

insecurity

unsecureness

unsureness

securelessness

to feel an emotional connection with a place or a person - I feel special __________ with my old school.

ties

binds

cords

knots

used when you don´t want someone to think you don´t like something - Don’t ___________ – I like her, but she can be very annoying.

get me wrong

understand me bad

understand me wrong

get me bad

when educated people leave their country to work where pay is better - Politicians fear a huge ___________ in coming years.

brain drain

study loss

smarts shortage

intelligence drop

To be true - Bad diet causes acne, but I don’t think that’s the __________ here.

case

option

place

scene

Making decisions for which you accept responsibility - You will not get ________ decision-making if you have a new boss every few months.

accountable

reasonable

advisable

accurate