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Advanced Vocabulary 13

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  • something that you hope to achieve - I’ve never had any political a__________.
    aspirations
  • when you become ill if you touch, eat, or go near something. - I’m a__________ to cat fur.
    allergic
  • Thankful - I was so g____________ that the rain stopped and the sun came out.
    grateful
  • to leave somewhere because you do not like something about it - If prices go up, customers will v_______ with their f______.
    vote with your feet
  • to give people something they need - Next year, our school will p_______ all our books for free.
    provide
  • alone and not having support from other people - I could not in the countryside and be so i__________. I like living in the city.
    isolated
  • advantages and disadvantages - Today let´s discuss the p_______ and c_____ of studying late at night.
    pros and cons
  • to spend most of your time on only one subject or type of business - She would like to s______ in organic chemistry.
    specialize
  • To be the same in some way - What my brother and I h_______ in c_________ is that we both like motorcycles.
    have in common
  • waste gas from a vehicle’s engine that comes out through a pipe - We sat in the traffic jam, breathing in the e_________ f________ from the cars around us.
    exhaust fumes
  • difficult to deal with or do - Racism is a t__________ subject to discuss in class.
    tricky
  • Take and exam - Next week we will s_______ an exam on physics.
    sit an exam
  • To choose one thing instead of others - I think I will o______ f_____ studying science instead of maths.
    opt for
  • careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone - Please be very t___________ when you tell Sally that her friend did not want to visit her today.
    tactful
  • using the newest ideas, designs, and materials - This computer system uses s_________-of-the-a_______ technology.
    state of the art
  • an area of countryside where fewer people live - Bus services to r_________ a_________ are very poor.
    rural areas
  • too interested or worried about something - She’s o___________ w_____ computer games – they’re the only thing she can talk about!
    obsessed with
  • In opposition to - My favourite team played a___________ Madrid yesterday.
    against
  • a country with a lot of industrial activity and higher incomes - Our study covered a broad cross-section of the populations of d__________ c__________.
    a developed country
  • a healthy combination of different types of food - If you have a b_________ d________, you are getting all the vitamins you need.
    balanced diet
  • representing - I’m proud to accept this award o______ b________ of all my colleagues.
    on behalf of
  • knowing something quite well - I’m sorry, I’m not f_________ w______ your poetry.
    familiar with
  • something that is good enough for the function it was intended for. - The school buildings are no longer f_____ for p________.
    fit for purpose
  • not harmed or affected by something - Some bacteria are r___________ t_____ these antibiotics.
    resistant to
  • effort that you make with your body - I get out of breath with any kind of p_________ e__________.
    physical exhertion
  • to make sure that you do not touch or come near something - Try to a_______ direct c_______ w______ any of the chemicals.
    avoid contact with