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A8 End of Year Vocabulary Practice

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  • What does AFAIK stand for?
    as far as I know
  • T____ into the room so as not to wake her up.
    tiptoe
  • Oh dear, I'm in a bit of a p____. Can you help me?
    pickle
  • Stop g____ at me! It's not my fault we got the last question wrong!
    glaring
  • I was filled with d____ when I heard someone breaking into the house
    dread
  • I expect to arrive at
    6-so
    6-ish
    6-odd
    6 at most
  • What does FYI stand for?
    for your information
  • As it was his first time, he was give c____ s____ rather than a custodial sentence.
    community service
  • I had a s____ f____ as soon as I saw the first question on the test: I knew I was doomed.
    sinking feeling
  • What does FOMO stand for?
    fear of missing out
  • He's been accused of many things after he got the promotion, but it's probably just s____ ____ from his rivals.
    sour grapes
  • When Rachel was 9 months pregnant she w____ rather than walked.
    waddled
  • I've been feeling quite low and l____ after the breakup.
    listless
  • How many people were at the concert?
    maybe 200-so
    maybe 200-something
    maybe 200 around
    maybe 200-odd
  • I was absolutely d____ after we lost the final! I could barely stop myself crying.
    devastated
  • Your rucksack weights a t____! What have you got in it?
    ton
  • The ex-President p____ not guilty, but was convicted by the jury on all 34 charges.
    pleaded
  • There's no bridge so we'll have to w____ through the river.
    wade
  • Although I don't like him snacking before dinner, at least he's m____ an apple and not anything unhealthy..
    munching
  • I've got so much s____ in my bedroom I don't know where to put it all.
    stuff
  • I was feeling all d____ and g____ when I started revising for the exam, but now I'm feeling quite opimistic!
    doom and gloom
  • Passing the exam isn't the b____-____ ____ e____-____: the important think is to keep improving.
    be-all and end-all
  • Don't trust Manolo: give him an i____ and he'll take a m____!
    inch; mile
  • Don't sneak up behind people like that! You scared the l____ d____ out of me.
    living daylights
  • Rupert l____ for months after breaking his leg.
    limped
  • When I came into the class I saw the teacher t____ ____ a sandwich.
    tucking into
  • He didn't seem to be going anywhere in a hurry, just a____ down the street.
    ambling
  • Playing Baamboozle is p____ and p____ of being a student in this class.
    part and parcel
  • What does AKA stand for?
    also known as
  • I asked the bartender for a free beer but he just gave me a blank s____
    stare
  • Have you seen Julia? She seems to have vanished into t____ a____.
    thin air
  • Oh no, the top b____ has fallen off my pen!
    bit