Close Up C2 Unit 1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

gullible

easy to deceive; liable to believe what other say without question ● How could you be so _______ as to buy that old heap of a car?

peer pressure

the pressure from people your own age or social status to do the same as they do so as to be accepted ● Tracy dresses exactly as she pleases and refus...

appallingly

in a shocking way ● The court case was ___________ handled; the verdict was so unfair!

contempt

the feeling of looking down on or showing disrespect for sb/sth you believe to be inferior ● The islanders viewed the boatloads of immigrants with ___...

vent

express strongly ● Alex hit the ball hard into the net to ______ his frustration at losing the match.

exert

use effort, such as strength or influence to achieve a result ● Parents often _______ too much pressure on their children to achieve success from an e...

breed

cause sth to happen ● Tina's promotion ______ a feeling of resentment amongst her colleagues, who had also applied for the position.

grudge

a bad feeling or strong dislike for sb because of sth they did in the past ● You beat me fair and square in the tennis match, so I bear no ______ agai...

assert

state confidently ● After his arrest, the prisoner _______ his right to call a lawyer.

arouse

excite or awaken particular feelings in sb ● The referendum __________ a great deal of disagreement even between friends.

distrustful

not trusting sb/sth easily ● Granddad is extremely ________ of all politicians.

upright

behaving honestly and ethically ● I couldn't believe such an apparently _______ citizen could have committed murder.

scrupulous

honest; giving careful attention to detail ● The detectives made a _________ search of the crime scene.

principled

having strong moral beliefs ● Beth has a ________ approach towards helping students who cannot afford to pay fees.

poised

with a calm and confident manner; not moving but ready to do so ● The cat stood _______ for action as she waited for the bird to land on the lawn.

impassive

showing no sign of emotion ● From her ______ expression, you can never tell what our teacher is thinking.

amiable

likeable; good-natured ● Ian took his clients out to dinner to create a more ________ atmosphere for discussion.

obnoxious

horrible; offensive ● What an _______ manner he has! It's small wonder he has no friends.

compulsive

unable to stop doing sth ● Nobody takes Bill seriously since he's known to be a _________ liar.

withdrawn

quiet and introverted; not outgoing ● Mabel had become even more shy and ________ as she found it hard to fit in at her new school.

uneasy

worried or unconfident ● They had an _______ feeling that they were being followed.

dispassionate

clear-thinking because of lack of emotional involvement ● To a _________ observer, United clearly did not deserve to win, though the fans would never...

meticulous

with great attention to detail; thorough ● Lynne keeps a ________ record of the company accounts.

overjoyed

extremely pleased ● Irene's grandmother was ________ to see her when she returned from Canada.

elated

joyful and very excited ● We were ________ at the referee's decision to award our team a penalty.

adamant

having a fixed opinion about sth ● The parliamentary spokesperson was ________ that the tax increases were justified and no amount of public protest w...

aberrant

antisocial ● Mike was expelled from school as a result of his repeated ________ behaviour in class.

at a loss

not knowing what to say ● Roxanne was at _________to explain why her husband had left her.

maladjusted

with emotional problems that prevent sb behaving in a socially acceptable way ● Those who bully others often tend to be _______ as a result of their u...

neglect

lack of care or attention ● In the UK, parents who leave underage children alone at home can be imprisoned for child ______

dysfunctional

not functioning normally ● _______ relationships between couples are generally due to incompatible interests and desires.

misspent

used in a careless or wasteful way ● Despite her _____ teenage years when she hardly studied at all, Elaine passed her university degree with flying c...