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Advanced Vocabulary 6

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  • having something that shows you have a high position in society - For lots of people, a sports car is a __________.
    elite sign
    status symbol
    sign of wealthy
    symbol of riches
  • to happen or to end in a particular way, - Jim just might ________ to be a good footballer.
    turn out
    turn around
    turn down
    turn up
  • to consider the facts and decide what is correct or likely to happen - She refused to admit that she did it – you can ________ your own conclusions from that.
    do
    see
    have
    draw
  • emotional sates that do not last long - The novel captures the ____________ of its main character very convincingly.
    passing moods and emotions
    lasting feelings and thoughts
    running smiles and tears
    waisting sentiments and hopes
  • Without being included on official financial records - She worked ___________ as a waitress in the city.
    off the books
    behind the back
    under the chair
    out of the bank
  • expressed in a way that is too strong - I feel that his complaints were ________.
    overended
    overstated
    overworded
    overserious
  • have a result of making you feel worried or uncomfortable - Going back to the place where I grew up was a very __________ experience.
    untrying
    unsettling
    uneasy
    unusual
  • quality or ability that you were born with and not one you have learned. - She has an ________ gift for working with children.
    extrinsic
    aquired
    meditated
    innate
  • to add small details in order to make something perfect - Let me just put the _________ to the wedding cake.
    ending pieces
    finishing touches
    last parts
    ultimate details
  • the state of being too aware of how you appear to others - She stood up and sang for us, without any ________.
    self-absorbed
    self-focus
    self-consciousness
    selfishness
  • praising or expressing admiration for someone / free - The reviews of his new film were very _________. / The kid´s meal came with a ________ toy.
    complimentary
    gifted
    gracious
    handout
  • to arrange to pay for someone to paint a picture of a person - He’s so vain, he’s __________ a picture of himself.
    commissioned
    ordained
    drafted
    assigned
  • to state in court that you are guilty of a crime - He was sent straight to prison after ________ guilty.
    admitting
    pleading
    claiming
    saying
  • a day when you don´t feel you look attractive, normally because of hair - I’m having a _______ day.
    messy-hair
    dirty-hair
    ugly-hair
    bad-hair
  • Someone looking or staring very hard at you. - I could feel his _______ into me.
    gaze striking
    eyes boring
    sight drilling
    look cutting
  • asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly - Do you expect me to ask you for forgiveness _________?
    on bended knee
    down on all fours
    in a confession booth
    at the altar
  • to represent the look of someone’s face accurately in a picture or photo - The portrait really ________ her expression of joy.
    appropriates
    seizes
    confiscates
    captures
  • Unstable - At least one factory is on __________ ground, and the town expects more to shut down.
    sleazy
    shady
    shaky
    slidy
  • Damage found in different places along a route - The hurricane left a ___________.
    road of trash
    path of problems
    trail of destruction
    strip of disaster
  • a secret plan made by a group of - Police uncovered a __________ to overthrow the government.
    project
    conspiracy
    proposal
    procedure
  • somebody in a story who is not very important - I got a part in the play, but it was only a __________ character.
    minor
    weaker
    smaller
    beginner
  • in a place/situation that is completely natural and comfortable for you - He’s always loved acting and you can see he’s __________ when he’s on stage.
    in the clouds
    in his element
    on top of the world
    up in arms
  • used to explain that you are using a special or unusual expression - In their household it’s Lorna who wears the trousers, ________.
    not to mention
    as such
    such as is
    so to speak
  • from the beginning - The project was doomed from the ________.
    startset
    outset
    jetset
    offset