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jeanlouis Sam 6 Sep - 16:49Unit 2 The new girl
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Whirl Soggy To Sprinkle To Straddle Sturdy Plain To Grin
Nigger A Slit To Sneer Hatred To Dump To Shuffle To Quiver
Something that is ______________ is unpleasantly wet. Example: ...a gray and _______________afternoon.
If something or someone _______________s around or if you _____________ them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. Example: He was ______________ling Anne around the floor. The smoke began to and grew into a monstrous column. = spin
Also a noun. Example: ...the barely audible _____________ of wheels.
If you ________________ a thing with something such as a liquid or powder, you scatter the liquid or powder over it. Example: _____________ the meat with salt and place in the pan.
If something is _________________d with particular things, it has a few of them throughout it and they are far apart from each other. Example: Unfortunately, the text is __________________d with errors.
A ________________object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it. Example: In general, a ______________ carpet makes a room look bigger. Something that is ______________ is very simple in style. Example: Bronwen's dress was _____________ but it hung well on her.* fancy, elaborate
If a fact, situation, or statement is ______________, it is easy to recognize or understand. Example: It was _____________ to him that I was having a nervous breakdown. = clear
If you describe someone as _____________, you think they look ordinary and not at all beautiful. Example: ...a shy, rather ______________ girl with a pale complexion.
If you say that someone is ______________-spoken, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even when they know that what they say may not please other people. Example:
...a ______________-spoken American full of scorn for pomp and pretense. = candid, frank
If you _________________ something, you put or have one leg on either side of it. Example:
He looked at her with a grin and sat down, _____________ling the chair.
If something _______________s a river, road, border, or other place, it stretches across it or exists on both sides of it. Examples: A small wooden bridge ______________d the dike.
...this town that _________________s the US-Mexico border.
When you ___________ you smile broadly. Example: Sarah tried several times to catch Philip's eye, but he just ______________ned at her.
_________________ is an extremely offensive word for a black person. ( VERY OFFENSIVE)
Someone or something that is _______________ looks strong and is unlikely to be easily injured or damaged. Examples: She was a short, ______________ woman in her early sixties. The camera was mounted on a _______________tripod.= robust
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Whirl Soggy To Sprinkle To Straddle Sturdy Plain To Grin
Nigger A Slit To Sneer Hatred To Dump To Shuffle To Quiver
If you ______________ something somewhere, you put it or unload it there quickly and carelessly. (INFORMAL) Example: We _____________d our bags at the nearby Grand Hotel and hurried towards the market. If something is ____________d somewhere, it is put or left there because it is no longer wanted or needed. (INFORMAL) Example: The getaway car was____________d near a motorway tunnel. If a firm or company ______________s goods, it sells large quantities of them at prices far below their real value, usually in another country, in order to gain a bigger market share or to keep prices high in the home market.
Example: It produces more than it needs, then ______________s its surplus onto the world market.
A _________________ is a long narrow cut. Example: Make a __________ in the stem about half an inch long If you _____________ something, you make a long narrow cut in it. Examples: They say somebody _____________ her throat. He began to ______________ open each envelope.
If you ________________somewhere, you walk there without lifting your feet properly off the ground. Example: Moira _____________d across the kitchen. Also a noun. Example:
She noticed her own proud walk had become a shuffle. If you ________________ playing cards, you mix them up before you begin a game. Example: There are various ways of __________________ing and dealing the cards.
If you _______________at someone or something, you express your contempt for them by the expression on your face or by what you say. Example: There is too great a readiness to ____________ at anything the Opposition does. Also a noun. Example: Canete's mouth twisted in a contemptuous _______________
If something ______________s, it shakes with very small movements. Example: Her bottom lip ________________ed and big tears rolled down her cheeks. = tremble
If you say that someone or their voice is _________________ring with an emotion such as rage or excitement, you mean that they are strongly affected by this emotion and show it in their appearance or voice. Cooper arrived, _______________ring with rage.
Also a noun. Example: I recognized it instantly and felt a _______________ of panic.
_________________ is an extremely strong feeling of dislike for someone or something. Example: Her ______________ of them would never lead her to murder.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Whirl Soggy To Sprinkle To Straddle Sturdy Plain To Grin
Nigger A Slit To Sneer Hatred To Dump To Shuffle To Quiver
Something that is ______________ is unpleasantly wet. Example: ...a gray and _______________afternoon.
If something or someone _______________s around or if you _____________ them around, they move around or turn around very quickly. Example: He was ______________ling Anne around the floor. The smoke began to and grew into a monstrous column. = spin
Also a noun. Example: ...the barely audible _____________ of wheels.
If you ________________ a thing with something such as a liquid or powder, you scatter the liquid or powder over it. Example: _____________ the meat with salt and place in the pan.
If something is _________________d with particular things, it has a few of them throughout it and they are far apart from each other. Example: Unfortunately, the text is __________________d with errors.
A ________________object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it. Example: In general, a ______________ carpet makes a room look bigger. Something that is ______________ is very simple in style. Example: Bronwen's dress was _____________ but it hung well on her.* fancy, elaborate
If a fact, situation, or statement is ______________, it is easy to recognize or understand. Example: It was _____________ to him that I was having a nervous breakdown. = clear
If you describe someone as _____________, you think they look ordinary and not at all beautiful. Example: ...a shy, rather ______________ girl with a pale complexion.
If you say that someone is ______________-spoken, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even when they know that what they say may not please other people. Example:
...a ______________-spoken American full of scorn for pomp and pretense. = candid, frank
If you _________________ something, you put or have one leg on either side of it. Example:
He looked at her with a grin and sat down, _____________ling the chair.
If something _______________s a river, road, border, or other place, it stretches across it or exists on both sides of it. Examples: A small wooden bridge ______________d the dike.
...this town that _________________s the US-Mexico border.
When you ___________ you smile broadly. Example: Sarah tried several times to catch Philip's eye, but he just ______________ned at her.
_________________ is an extremely offensive word for a black person. ( VERY OFFENSIVE)
Someone or something that is _______________ looks strong and is unlikely to be easily injured or damaged. Examples: She was a short, ______________ woman in her early sixties. The camera was mounted on a _______________tripod.= robust
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Whirl Soggy To Sprinkle To Straddle Sturdy Plain To Grin
Nigger A Slit To Sneer Hatred To Dump To Shuffle To Quiver
If you ______________ something somewhere, you put it or unload it there quickly and carelessly. (INFORMAL) Example: We _____________d our bags at the nearby Grand Hotel and hurried towards the market. If something is ____________d somewhere, it is put or left there because it is no longer wanted or needed. (INFORMAL) Example: The getaway car was____________d near a motorway tunnel. If a firm or company ______________s goods, it sells large quantities of them at prices far below their real value, usually in another country, in order to gain a bigger market share or to keep prices high in the home market.
Example: It produces more than it needs, then ______________s its surplus onto the world market.
A _________________ is a long narrow cut. Example: Make a __________ in the stem about half an inch long If you _____________ something, you make a long narrow cut in it. Examples: They say somebody _____________ her throat. He began to ______________ open each envelope.
If you ________________somewhere, you walk there without lifting your feet properly off the ground. Example: Moira _____________d across the kitchen. Also a noun. Example:
She noticed her own proud walk had become a shuffle. If you ________________ playing cards, you mix them up before you begin a game. Example: There are various ways of __________________ing and dealing the cards.
If you _______________at someone or something, you express your contempt for them by the expression on your face or by what you say. Example: There is too great a readiness to ____________ at anything the Opposition does. Also a noun. Example: Canete's mouth twisted in a contemptuous _______________
If something ______________s, it shakes with very small movements. Example: Her bottom lip ________________ed and big tears rolled down her cheeks. = tremble
If you say that someone or their voice is _________________ring with an emotion such as rage or excitement, you mean that they are strongly affected by this emotion and show it in their appearance or voice. Cooper arrived, _______________ring with rage.
Also a noun. Example: I recognized it instantly and felt a _______________ of panic.
_________________ is an extremely strong feeling of dislike for someone or something. Example: Her ______________ of them would never lead her to murder.