Empower C1 Unit 2 Vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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She saw a mass of bodies ________ around on the dance floor. (TO TURN AROUND IN CIRCLES)

whirling

At the end of a hot summer, violence ______ in the inner cities. (TO START SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY)

erupted

I've been ______ around all day trying to get everything done. (TO GO OR DO SOMETHING QUICKLY)

rushing

She has this _______ innocence which, I suspect, she uses to her advantage. (SEEMING TO EXIST OR BE TRUE)

apparent

This is a _________ new film by one of our most original modern directors. (ONE WILLING TO RISK CRITICISM)

daring

Kraft ______ the term "middle America" in the 1960s. (TO INVENT A NEW WORD)

coined

Shortly before the crash the pilot had reported a ________ of the aircraft's navigation system. (A FAILURE TO WORK OR OPERATE CORRECTLY)

malfunction

I felt a great _______ of adrenalin. (A SUDDEN FAST MOVEMENT OF A LIQUID OR AIR)

whoosh

You can't really ______ a comparison between the two cases - they're completely different. (TO MAKE OR SHOW A COMPARISON BETWEEN THINGS)

draw

You won't be warm enough in that _________ dress. (VERY THIN, OR EASILY BROKEN OR DESTROYED)

flimsy

I was startled by a _________ movement to my left. (FAST OR SUDDEN)

rapid

Nearly 50 people are still missing after the storm ______ the coast. (TO HIT OR BEAT REPEATEDLY WITH A LOT OF FORCE)

pounded

We ran down to the beach and __________ into the sea. (TO MOVE OR FALL SUDDENLY AND OFTEN A LONG WAY FORWARD, DOWN OR INTO SOMEHTING)

plunged

The _________ of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them. (THE QUALITY OF BEING NEW AND UNUSUAL)

novelty

It is rare to see children openly _____ their teachers. (TO REFUSE TO OBEY A PERSON)

defying

The neglected kids just _______ attention. (DESIRE SOMETHING STRONGLY)

crave

The pigs __________ for acorns in the forest. (TO LOOK FOR SOMETHING BY TURNING THINGS OVER)

rooted

Heart surgery exacts _______ skill and concentration. (EXTREMELY GOOD)

tremendous

The music was ________ . (EXTREMELY LOUD)

deafening

Our countryside is increasingly being ______ by the large cities. (TO TAKE SOMETHING IN, ESPECIALLY GRADUALLY)

absorbed

For a man in _____ danger of losing his job, he appeared quite unruffled. (COMING OR LIKELY TO HAPPEN SOON)

imminent

She seems to ________ on stress. (TO GROW, DEVELOP OR BE SUCCESSFUL)

thrive

Something about her ________ , her absolute focus, calmed me. (TOTAL LACK OF MOVEMENT OR CHANGING POSITION)

stillness