to think something is stupid or ridiculous - I fingd their plan to change fruit into oil __________.
amusing
laughable
hilarious
funny
to use as little energy as possible - The new light bulbs use less electricity and therefore _________ energy.
store
save up
conserve
waste
driving a motor vehicle - I’m a different person when I’m _________.
over the wheels
behind the wheel
at the steering
taking the control
to make a decision about something - Hurry up! _________ about what you want to order, I am so hungry!
Set up your thoughts
Get your idea
Put together your head
Make up your mind
a way of thinking about the world - Our __________ is quite different from that of writers in the fourth century BC.
world opinion
world sight
world look
world view
at this particular point in time - At _______, it is impossible to say whether he will make a full recovery.
this hour
this juncture
now in day
that time
speaking in a general way - He described the job in b________ terms, without going into details.
fat
wide
broad
thick
extremely cruel and unpleasant behaviour - He witnessed some appalling acts of _____ during the war.
barbelist
bartendering
barbarism
barberian
knowing a lot - My professor is very _________ about History and Art.
knowledgeable
knowledging
knowing
known
to treat a particular event or problem far too seriously - It’s ridiculous – we have a tiny disagreement and you blow the whole thing out of ________!
parameters
fit
proportion
size
in a situation where something has complete power over you - Poor people are increasingly at the _________ of money-lenders.
pity
foot
power
mercy
a complicated system of paths or passages - The mouse ran quickly through the _________ in our lab in science class.
tase
gaze
maze
haze
to fulfil or satisfy a set of rules - The offices do not _________ safety regulations or standars.
stretch
arrive
comply
meet
Something being given to a person in the family who is younger - When I was younger I didn´t get new clothes, everything was _________ to me by my brother.
given over
passed by
let down
handed down
Annoyed - The old man was grumpy and ________.
irresistable
irresponsible
irregador
irritable
not likely to move or break - Make sure the fence posts are _________.
stone depth
hard stone
hard rock
rock steady
an animal that hunts, kills and eats - Hippos do not have many natural _________.
hunters
killers
carnevores
predators
a machine or piece of equipment that saves time and effort - Vacuum cleaners and washing machines are __________ devices.
labour-saving
business-saving
job-saving
task-saving
the amount of money that is available to spend - The country doesn’t have the __________ to invest in housing.
financial statements
financial balance
financial resources
financial records
not happening or existing very often - You may as well walk, as buses from here are relatively __________.
thin and sparse
few and far between
limited and seldomly
not frequently stood
Someone who has been found guilty of crimes in the past. - The company will not employ anyone with a __________.
crimes history
criminal record
legal problem
theft history
became worse - The demonstration soon _______ into violence.
degenerated
dismembered
digressed
disembarked
To continue to communicate with someone who is not near you - I still _________ with all my old school friends.
keep in touch
remain contacted
stay in reach
maintain in communication
able to be made, done, or achieved - With the extra resources, the project now seems _______.
fallible
formidable
feasible
fillable
confused and not knowing where to go or what to do - He woke up feeling completely ______.
discorded
dismembered
disoriented
disordered
not perfect, containing mistakes to - Further studies show that her data was ______.
forged
faked
forfeited
flawed
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