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  • A t______ person is persistent, stubborn (in a good way) and determined to finish what they starte.
    tenacious
  • Effrontery means...
    shameless and insolent (the cheek/the audacity)
  • The sound of a bell, especially when rung for a death, funeral or disaster.
    knell
  • If a word is pe_______, it is being used to belittle someone or make them look bad.
    pejorative
  • Difficult to find, catch or achieve. (e_____)
    elusive
  • What does 'dearth' mean?
    Scarcity or lack of something.
  • Skilled at tricking and deceiving to get what they want. The ____ fox.
    wily
  • K_____ a passion/interest for reading.
    Kindle
  • Someone who is gloomy, moody and is unwilling to smile: m_ _ _ _ e
    morose
  • Noisy, boisterous and unruly: The teacher struggled to manage the ob_____ class.
    obstreperous
  • Having mixed feelings about something (amb____)
    ambivalent
  • Critics often call movie plots h_______ if they feel like they have seen or heard them a thousand times before. (It's not you, it's me.)
    hackneyed
  • A university might re_ _ _ _ _ an offer of a place on a course if the student doesn't get the right exam results.
    rescind
  • To be able to express yourself fluently (to ar____)
    articulate
  • A verb that means to instruct or improve someone. Documentaries intend to e___y the audience not just entertain them.
    edify