COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: If the head teacher detects even the slightest ...... of dishonesty in her staff, she sacks them. (clue - smell)
WHIFF
What idiom means that people do not yet know the answer to something or have not yet decided if it is good or bad. (legal origin)
THE JURY'S (STILL) OUT.
COMPLETE: They're not paying me a ...... deal more money but at least it's more than before!
GREAT
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: The economy is stuck in the slow _ _ _ _ and shows little sign of _ _ _ _ _ _.
LANE / GROWTH
"It was so warm a day that I could hardly work." RIGHT OR WRONG?
RIGHT
TRANSFORMATION: Nina has escaped from home on other occasions. TIME
This is ........................................ away from home.
NOT THE FIRST TIME NINA HAS RUN
TRANSFORMATION: Ken said absolutely nothing because he was afraid of offending the women.
FEAR
Ken remained absolutely silent ......................... offence to the women.
FOR FEAR THAT HE WOULD CAUSE / FOR FEAR OF CAUSING
WHAT'S THE MISSING WORD? Kaufman has been h_ _ _ _d as one of the finest tenors in the operatic world today.
HAILED
TRANSFORMATION: They offered Fred the position but he refused it. TURNED
Fred was ....................... it down.
OFFERED THE POSITION BUT HE TURNED
The old house was ...... furnished and we had to buy almost everything new.
a. thinly b. sparsely c. mildly d. rarely
b.sparsely
COMPLETE: I didn't realise that Chicago was ...... big a city. It can be frightening!
SO
WORD FORMATION: If you would only ........ the role of your father in the success of your company, there wouldn't be so much bad blood between you. (KNOW)
ACKNOWLEDGE
"This really is a shoddy piece of work." SHODDY - MEANING?
badly and carelessly made or produced
WHAT'S THE WORD? To select people to work for an organisation (military origin).
RECRUIT
As proficient a speaker as she is, I doubt even she would cope with the Glaswegian accent. RIGHT OR WRONG?
RIGHT
COMPLETE THE EXPRESSION: If at first you don't .........., try, try, try again.
SUCCEED
WORD FORMATION: You can't help but disbelieve the government when different ministers are giving out ......... statements about policy. (CONTRADICT)
CONTRADICTORY
COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: He so impressed the interviewing panel that they ........ him up immediately.
SNAPPED
WHAT'S THE WORD? The joining of two separate companies.
A MERGER
COMPLETE: I am not disappointed in you Max. If ......, I am even prouder than I was before this episode.
ANYTHING
WORD FORMATION: number > adjective? (=several)
NUMEROUS
"The atmosphere in the office is rather fraught." What does FRAUGHT mean?
(a) causing extreme worry or anxiety (b) leading to stress (c) conducive to harmony
(a) causing extreme worry or anxiety
WHAT'S THE WORD? The total number of people employed by a company. (compound noun)
WORKFORCE
WHICH IS THE ODD ONE OUT & WHY? howl / snarl / clamp / yelp
CLAMP - the others are sounds (made by canines)
WORD FORMATION: The rocks appear to be stationary, but in the high winds that whip across this desert landscape, they are in reality moving ........ (PERCEIVE).
IMPERCEPTIBLY
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