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Vocabulary review 16 June
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  • Each line maps to a question.
  • If the delimiter is used in a question, the question should be surrounded by double quotes: "My, question","My, answer"
  • The first answer in the multiple choice question must be the correct answer.






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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