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CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Hail To Wonder To Have One’s Way To Catch On Efficient To Grin
To Work Out Stardom To Scatter To Waste To Dye Prodigy
To Be Superseded Dalliance Gifted Tarnish To Release To Start Off
If you _________ ___________ to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening. Exam He got what he could out of me before I __________ (past) __________ to the kind of person he'd turned into. If something _____________es on, it becomes popular.
Example: The idea has been around for ages without catching on.
_____________ is used as a word of greeting. (OLD-FASHIONED). Example: _________ to the new champion Bengali D'Albret. If you ____________someone, you call to them. (LITERARY) Example: Suddenly, a voice ________
___ed us and there was Miss Quigley .If a person, event, or achievement is ____________ed as important or successful, they are praised publicly. Example: Faulkner has been ______________ed as the greatest American novelist of his generation.
If something or someone is _______________, they are able to do tasks successfully, without wasting time or energy. Example: With today's more _____________ contraception women can plan their families and careers.
If you _____________ about something, you think about it, either because it interests you and you want to know more about it, or because you are worried or suspicious about it. Example:
I ________________ed what that noise was. If you _________________ at something, you are very surprised about it or think about it in a very surprised way. Example: He liked to sit and _____________ at all that had happened. If you say that someone or something is a nine-day ___________ or a one-day ______________, you disapprove of the fact that they are attracting so much interest and attention, because you think that their popularity will only last for a very short time. Example: Harry dismissed his old friend's speech as `a nine-day _________________'.
If you say have it _______ ________ or have it __________own __________, you are telling someone in an annoyed way that you will agree with or accept their suggestion even though you do not think they are right. Example: All right then, have it _________ _________. Be like that.
Folder 4 Hail, Hail Rock’ n’Roll
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Hail To Wonder To Have One’s Way To Catch On Efficient To Grin
To Work Out Stardom To Scatter To Waste To Dye Prodigy
To Be Supersede Dalliance Gifted Tarnish To Release To Start Off
If you ______________ things over an area, you throw or drop them so that they spread all over the area. Examples: She tore the rose apart and _____________ed the petals over the grave. They've been _____________ring toys everywhere.
If you ___________ __________ the answer to a mathematical problem, you calculate it.
Example: It is proving hard to __________ ________t the value of bankrupt firms' assets.
= calculate If you have something all ___________ed _________, you have thought about it carefully, and know exactly what you are going to do or exactly what you want. Examples:
Negotiators are due to meet later today to ___________ ___________ a compromise.
It took me some time to ___________ __________what was causing this.
_______________ is the state of being very famous, usually as an actor, musician, or sports player. Example: In 1929 she shot to stardom on Broadway in a Noel Coward play. = fame
A _______________ is someone young who has a great natural ability for something such as music, mathematics, or sport. Example: The Russian tennis ______________ is well on the way to becoming the youngest world champion of all time.
If you _________________ something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. Example:
There could be many reasons and he was not going to _______________ time speculating on them.
If you _____________ something such as hair or cloth, you change its colour by soaking it in a special liquid. Example: The women prepared, spun and __________d the wool.
Folder 4 Hail, Hail Rock’ n’Roll
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Hail To Wonder To Have One’s Way To Catch On Efficient To Grin
To Work Out Stardom To Scatter To Waste To Dye Prodigy
To Be Superseded Dalliance Gifted Tarnish To Release To Start Off
If something is _______________d by something newer, it is replaced because it has become old-fashioned or unacceptable. Example: Hand tools are relics of the past that have now been ________________d by the machine. = supplant
If a person or animal is ______________d from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go. Examples: He was released from ____________ the next day. He is expected to be _____________d from hospital today.
If you ____________ ___________ by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity. Example: She ___________ed ___________ by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her. To __________someone___________means to cause them to begin doing something. Example: Her mother ___________ed her __________ acting in children's theatre.
If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a _____________ with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously. (OLD-FASHIONED) Example: my ________________ with a certain footballer.
Someone who is ____________ has a natural ability to do something well. Example: one of the most ____________ players in the world... = talented
If you say that something _______________es someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. Example: The affair could ______________ the reputation of the prime minister.
When you g___________ you smile broadly. Examples: He _____________s, delighted at the memory. Sarah tried several times to catch Philip's eye, but he just __________ned at her.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Hail To Wonder To Have One’s Way To Catch On Efficient To Grin
To Work Out Stardom To Scatter To Waste To Dye Prodigy
To Be Superseded Dalliance Gifted Tarnish To Release To Start Off
If you _________ ___________ to something, you understand it, or realize that it is happening. Exam He got what he could out of me before I __________ (past) __________ to the kind of person he'd turned into. If something _____________es on, it becomes popular.
Example: The idea has been around for ages without catching on.
_____________ is used as a word of greeting. (OLD-FASHIONED). Example: _________ to the new champion Bengali D'Albret. If you ____________someone, you call to them. (LITERARY) Example: Suddenly, a voice ________
___ed us and there was Miss Quigley .If a person, event, or achievement is ____________ed as important or successful, they are praised publicly. Example: Faulkner has been ______________ed as the greatest American novelist of his generation.
If something or someone is _______________, they are able to do tasks successfully, without wasting time or energy. Example: With today's more _____________ contraception women can plan their families and careers.
If you _____________ about something, you think about it, either because it interests you and you want to know more about it, or because you are worried or suspicious about it. Example:
I ________________ed what that noise was. If you _________________ at something, you are very surprised about it or think about it in a very surprised way. Example: He liked to sit and _____________ at all that had happened. If you say that someone or something is a nine-day ___________ or a one-day ______________, you disapprove of the fact that they are attracting so much interest and attention, because you think that their popularity will only last for a very short time. Example: Harry dismissed his old friend's speech as `a nine-day _________________'.
If you say have it _______ ________ or have it __________own __________, you are telling someone in an annoyed way that you will agree with or accept their suggestion even though you do not think they are right. Example: All right then, have it _________ _________. Be like that.
Folder 4 Hail, Hail Rock’ n’Roll
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Hail To Wonder To Have One’s Way To Catch On Efficient To Grin
To Work Out Stardom To Scatter To Waste To Dye Prodigy
To Be Supersede Dalliance Gifted Tarnish To Release To Start Off
If you ______________ things over an area, you throw or drop them so that they spread all over the area. Examples: She tore the rose apart and _____________ed the petals over the grave. They've been _____________ring toys everywhere.
If you ___________ __________ the answer to a mathematical problem, you calculate it.
Example: It is proving hard to __________ ________t the value of bankrupt firms' assets.
= calculate If you have something all ___________ed _________, you have thought about it carefully, and know exactly what you are going to do or exactly what you want. Examples:
Negotiators are due to meet later today to ___________ ___________ a compromise.
It took me some time to ___________ __________what was causing this.
_______________ is the state of being very famous, usually as an actor, musician, or sports player. Example: In 1929 she shot to stardom on Broadway in a Noel Coward play. = fame
A _______________ is someone young who has a great natural ability for something such as music, mathematics, or sport. Example: The Russian tennis ______________ is well on the way to becoming the youngest world champion of all time.
If you _________________ something such as time, money, or energy, you use too much of it doing something that is not important or necessary, or is unlikely to succeed. Example:
There could be many reasons and he was not going to _______________ time speculating on them.
If you _____________ something such as hair or cloth, you change its colour by soaking it in a special liquid. Example: The women prepared, spun and __________d the wool.
Folder 4 Hail, Hail Rock’ n’Roll
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Hail To Wonder To Have One’s Way To Catch On Efficient To Grin
To Work Out Stardom To Scatter To Waste To Dye Prodigy
To Be Superseded Dalliance Gifted Tarnish To Release To Start Off
If something is _______________d by something newer, it is replaced because it has become old-fashioned or unacceptable. Example: Hand tools are relics of the past that have now been ________________d by the machine. = supplant
If a person or animal is ______________d from somewhere where they have been locked up or looked after, they are set free or allowed to go. Examples: He was released from ____________ the next day. He is expected to be _____________d from hospital today.
If you ____________ ___________ by doing something, you do it as the first part of an activity. Example: She ___________ed ___________ by accusing him of blackmail but he more or less ignored her. To __________someone___________means to cause them to begin doing something. Example: Her mother ___________ed her __________ acting in children's theatre.
If two people have a brief romantic relationship, you can say that they have a _____________ with each other, especially if they do not take it seriously. (OLD-FASHIONED) Example: my ________________ with a certain footballer.
Someone who is ____________ has a natural ability to do something well. Example: one of the most ____________ players in the world... = talented
If you say that something _______________es someone's reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. Example: The affair could ______________ the reputation of the prime minister.
When you g___________ you smile broadly. Examples: He _____________s, delighted at the memory. Sarah tried several times to catch Philip's eye, but he just __________ned at her.