IGCSE vocabulary revision 1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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After his departure, there was an _______ of many years without any meetings. (pause/period between 2 events)

interval

Phrasal verb: ______ _____ = start a journey

set off

She needs to work ______ how much money she's spent this month. (calculate)

out

What kind of noise does this snake make?

It rattles. (rattlesnake)

Complete: The first chapter describes the strange ________ of events that led to his death. (a series of related events/ events that follow each other)

sequence

How do we call the money that you borrow from a bank, and that you have to pay back?

a loan

What's a synonym of "disappear"?

vanish

Publication is timed to _________with a major exhibition. (to happen at the same time)

coincide

What's the difference between A FEW and FEW?

a few = some (people or things), few = not many (people or things)

centenary /sɛnˈtiːnəri/ = ?

= the 100th anniversary of some important event

Phrasal verb: _______ ________ = reject

turn down

What is "idle chatter"?

foolish and irrelevant talk

Complete: I may not be as good as he was, but I'm ______-minded. A) well, B) hard, C) better, D) strong

D) strong

Complete: The markets face a simple ________ decision - stay or go.

binary

Complete:

1. uncomfortable 2. comfortably 3. discomfort

Complete: We want to spend each day together, to make _____ for the lost time. (to compensate for not having done sth before)

up

What is a "venture"?

a risky or daring journey/undertaking

Complete:

told

Say in another way, using the word given:

if she knew what / the

What's this?

a tandem bike

Complete:

1) succeeded 2) unsuccessful 3) successfully

Complete: They live in a _______ corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest shop.

remote

My parents don't allow me to go hiking. They always ________ in my ________ when I want to do sth new.

stand in my way

Complete: I burned my hand in the oven and now I have a terrible ________. A)injury, B) scar, C) scald, D) wound

C) scald