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jeanlouis Sam 6 Sep - 19:53Unit 2 Lab slip-up
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Slip-up Belated To Underscore Pandemic Strain To Trigger To Edge Out
A _____________ is an occurrence of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area. (FORMAL) Example: One ____________ of Spanish flu took nearly 22 million lives worldwide
If something such as an action or an event ______________es another, it draws attention to the other thing and emphasizes its importance. Example : The Labour Department figures ____________ the shaky state of the economic recovery. = underline
If you _________ _____, you make a small or unimportant mistake. Examples: There were occasions when we __________ped _______You will see exactly where you are________ping _________. A __________ - _______ is a small or unimportant mistake. (INFORMAL).Examples: There's been a _________ - _____ somewhere. The girls had made three crucial _________ - ____s.
_____________is a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation. Examples:
She was tired and under great ___________. ...the stresses and _________s of a busy and demanding career. = stress To ___________ something means to make it do more than it is able to do. Example: The volume of scheduled flights is ____________ing the air traffic control system. = stretch _____________ is a force that pushes, pulls, or stretches something in a way that may damage it. Example: Place your hands under your buttocks to take some of the __________ off your back.
A ______________ action happens later than it should have done. (FORMAL). Example:
...a ____________ birthday present. ____________ly: Example: The leaders realized __________ly that the coup would be disastrous for everyone.
If someone ___________s _______ someone else, they just manage to beat them or get in front of them in a game, race, or contest. Example : In the second race, Germany and France _____ed ___________the British team by less than a second.
The ____________of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it. Example: A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the ____________.If something _____________s an event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist. Example: ...the incident which _________red the outbreak of the First World War... = set off, activate If something acts as a ___________ for another thing such as an illness, event, or situation, the first thing causes the second thing to begin to happen or exist. Example: Stress may act as a __________ for these illnesses.
CHOOSE THE BEST WORD OR EXPRESSION TO MATCH THE DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS GIVEN BELOW
To Slip-up Belated To Underscore Pandemic Strain To Trigger To Edge Out
A _____________ is an occurrence of a disease that affects many people over a very wide area. (FORMAL) Example: One ____________ of Spanish flu took nearly 22 million lives worldwide
If something such as an action or an event ______________es another, it draws attention to the other thing and emphasizes its importance. Example : The Labour Department figures ____________ the shaky state of the economic recovery. = underline
If you _________ _____, you make a small or unimportant mistake. Examples: There were occasions when we __________ped _______You will see exactly where you are________ping _________. A __________ - _______ is a small or unimportant mistake. (INFORMAL).Examples: There's been a _________ - _____ somewhere. The girls had made three crucial _________ - ____s.
_____________is a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation. Examples:
She was tired and under great ___________. ...the stresses and _________s of a busy and demanding career. = stress To ___________ something means to make it do more than it is able to do. Example: The volume of scheduled flights is ____________ing the air traffic control system. = stretch _____________ is a force that pushes, pulls, or stretches something in a way that may damage it. Example: Place your hands under your buttocks to take some of the __________ off your back.
A ______________ action happens later than it should have done. (FORMAL). Example:
...a ____________ birthday present. ____________ly: Example: The leaders realized __________ly that the coup would be disastrous for everyone.
If someone ___________s _______ someone else, they just manage to beat them or get in front of them in a game, race, or contest. Example : In the second race, Germany and France _____ed ___________the British team by less than a second.
The ____________of a gun is a small lever which you pull to fire it. Example: A man pointed a gun at them and pulled the ____________.If something _____________s an event or situation, it causes it to begin to happen or exist. Example: ...the incident which _________red the outbreak of the First World War... = set off, activate If something acts as a ___________ for another thing such as an illness, event, or situation, the first thing causes the second thing to begin to happen or exist. Example: Stress may act as a __________ for these illnesses.