Proficiency First Semester Exam review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The senator f______ f______ of the administration after questioning the president's new policy. (came into conflict with)

fell foul

Some influencers tend to engage more in n_____-g_____ than in helping their followers. (spend too much time considering their own thoughts, feelings, or problems)

navel-gazing

The dog looked w______ ly out window, yearning for his owner's return. She was hungry, you see.

wistfully

Looking at current world events, the outlook looks b______. (with little hope)

bleak

The tickets for Taylor Shakespeare's new concert were s_________ up in a flash. (bought quickly)

snapped up

The d______ cups were far too small for the giant's hands. (delicate)

dainty

Romeo g_____ lovingly into Juliet's eyes. (looked steadily)

gazed

The police were thwarted because somebody t_______ off the robber. (gave them a warning)

tipped

The old theatre is being restored to its FG (made as good as it was in the past)

former glory

The jealous husband s______ his wife's phone for incriminating evidence. (searched very crefully)

scoured

The paparazzi h______ in on their prey. (targeted)

homed in

He needs to curb his l______ spending. (extravagant/ excessive)

lavish

Donald, resigning? Ha, that's WT! (never gonna happen)

wishful thinking

Look at him s_____ his stuff - he really loves himself, eh?

strutting

Trust your instinct and FYG.

follow your gut

I like to KA of the latest developments in wine. (stay up to date with)

keep abreast of

She is p_____ to exaggeration. (tends to)

prone

Sometimes I laugh, then cry, at my d_______ly low salary. (insultingly)

derisively

D_______, he struggled on till he reached the top. (with stubborn determination)

Doggedly

Her writing was l________ with mistakes. (full of)

littered