Vocabulary review 16 June | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What does 'Nerve-wracking/nerve-racking ' mean?

causing stress or anxiety.

Pronounce the following words: uncomfortable; impulse; laboratory; ideal; agency

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What do you call the clothes or shoes that are passed down to us by our elder brother/sister?

hand-me-down

What does 'to dress drably' mean?

To dress in a boring and unfashionable way

What's the difference between 'empathetic' and 'emphatic'?

Empathetic - to put yourself in another person's shoes Emphatic - with emphasis

Make a sentence using 'to bump things up.'

We have to bump the sales up if we want to keep our job!

What does 'perplexed' mean?

very puzzled or confused

Make a sentence using 'to put on one's thinking cap'.

When we have a problem, we should put on our thinking cap so we can come up with clever solutions.

What does 'to wear the pants in one's family' mean?

A person who wears the pants in their family is someone who is the breadwinner and is able to order family members around.

Make a sentence using 'below the belt'

The way she commented on my work was beyond the belt -- it was insulting and downright belittling.

What does 'below the belt' mean?

Something is beyond what is fair or socially acceptable

Make a sentence using 'at the drop of a hat'.

My grandmother will babysite for anyone at the drop of a hat.

What does 'at the drop of a hat' mean?

To do something without any advance notice

Make a sentence using 'to pull an all-nighter'.

E.g. When I was a student, I used to pull a lot of all-nighters because I procrastinated a lot.

What does 'to pull an all-nighter' mean?

to stay up all night to work on something/to study

What do you call a person who always finds faults that are not important?

nitpicker