CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION AND GIVE A REASON: The images are DOUBTLESSLY / TRULY beautiful
TRULY - altohugh both can mean 'without doubt', trutly gives more emphasis that they really are beautiful.
Explain the difference between:AKIN TO and ANALOGOUS TO
BOTH CAN MEAN 'SIMILAR TO' HOWEVER, ANALOGOUS MEANS EXTREMELY SIMILAR
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: Overwhelming and fascinating in equal MEASURE / RANGE
IN EQAUL MEASURE - of the same improtance
DEFINE 'ELUSIVE' AND USE IT IN A SENTENCE.
ELUSIVE = DIFFICULT TO FIND, CATCH, ACHIEVE OR REMEMBER
USE IN A SENTENCE: CUT BACK ON and GET IN WITH
CUT BACK ON = REDUCE : GET IN WITH = BECOME FRIENDLY WITH SOMEONE
Explain the difference between: PASSING INTEREST and FLOATING INTEREST
PASSING - A BRIEF INTEREST : FLOATING - VARIABLE
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING PV AND USE IN A SENTENCE: STEER CLEAR OF
AVOID
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: Fireworms are AMBITIOUS / VORACIOUS eaters
VORACIOUS=DEVOURING GREAT QUANTITIES OF FOOD
FIND A SYNONYM: Literature has frequently CONTENDED that...
asserted/maintained
Explain the difference between: SWITCH and SWAP
SWITCH = PUT ONE THING IN THE PLACE OF ANOTHER : SWAP= TO EXCHANGE SOMETHING WITH SOMEONE/SOMETHING ELSE
Explain the difference between: PAY UP and PAY OFF
BOTH CAN HAVE SIMILAR MEANINGS - TO PAY WHAT IS OWED. HOWEVER...
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION AND GIVE A REASON: Images have GIVEN / PROVIDED inspiration
PROVIDE - the main difference is that PROVIDE implies that what is being made available is something needed/desired where as GIVE does not give this implication
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTIONS: This place SEETHES / FUMES with life, yet also has SHARP / ROUGH edges.
SEETHES=CROWDED / ROUGH=NOT PERFECT
CHOOSE THE CORRECTION OPTION: IT still HOLDS / KEEPS true
HOLDS TRUE - It's true even now
WHICH IS CORRECT? BEAR NO THREAT or POSE NO THREAT
POSE NO THREAT .... (BEAR NO RESEMBLANCE)
Discuss the meaning of the following phrasal verbs and use them in a sentence: BEAM BACK and SHOOT BACK
BEAM BACK - (1) someone is smiling at you (2) a light is reflected back off a surface SHOOT BACK- (1)reply with a sharp angry or witty remark (2)come back fast
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: The evidence has been mounting / expanding / increasing
MOUNTING
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING: DROSS / SEDIMENTS / MATTER
DROSS - scum: SEDIMENTS - matter that settles at the bottom of liquid: MATTER - a substance or material
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: Our bodies KEEP / RETAIN / PRESERVE / STORE time.
KEEP
Explain the difference between: RACK UP, STACK UP, and PILE UP
RACK UP=ACCUMULATE/ACHIEVE SOMETHING : STACK UP=ARRANGE THINGS IN A PILE : PILE UP= INCREASE IN QUANTITY
USE IN A SENTENCE: TURNED DOWN and JUMPED AT
TURN DOWN = REJECT : JUMP AT = ACCEPT AN OPPORTUNITY EAGERLY
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