6 © Examberry 2020 Notes © Examberry 2020 Vocabulary 2 Learn the following words and then answer the questions 1 ContemplateContemplate (v ) to spend time thinking in depth, consider, anticipate I wen[.]
6 © Examberry 2020 Vocabulary © Examberry 2020 Notes Learn the following words and then answer the questions Contemplate (v.): to spend time thinking in depth, consider, anticipate I went for a walk to contemplate the sad news that my best friend was moving away Colleague (n.): partner, teammate, co-worker I accompanied my colleague to his first business presentation to provide moral support Reciprocate (v.): give back, repay, match, reply Sa The doctor smiled at the patient as he entered the room but he did not reciprocate, giving her a sad glance Enormity (n.): vast in scale or importance immensity, magnitude / a grave act, depravity, atrociousness The judge gave the burglar the maximum jail sentence due to the enormity of his crime m Outstanding (adj.): exceptional, wonderful, stupendous Snowdonia is a National Park of outstanding natural beauty, which has protected status Apprehend (v.): arrest, detain, capture Despite all evidence, the police have failed to apprehend the suspect of the crime pl Assertive (adj.): forceful, confident, insistent The assertive car salesman overwhelmed me with information about deals he could offer Refute (v.): reject, disprove, contest e The young scientist attempted to refute the professor’s outdated argument by presenting new evidence Caption (n.): slogan, title, description There was a competition to see who could compose the most attractive caption for the election posters 10 Preoccupy (v.): worry, concern, trouble Mum asked us not to annoy Dad as his business worries were beginning to preoccupy him Copyright (C) Examberry Media Ltd 7 © Examberry 2020 © Examberry 2020 Vocab Synonym Exercise A Write the word from the vocab list which is most similar in meaning next to each word listed below Cut and keep Consider Reject Capture contemplate Co-worker Slogan colleague Stupendous Sa Forceful Importance reciprocate Repay 10 Distract enormity Exercise B m Write the most suitable word from the vocab list in the spaces below You might need to change the form of the word; for instance, walk might become walked outstanding The teacher told me to be ……………………………….in the debating competition Milly could not even ……………………………… sharing a bathroom at university as she was an extremely shy person pl For every study claiming that fad dieting is beneficial, there is another to ……………………………… it apprehend I always give him a hug but he will never ……………………………… with the same affection asser tive Arun was an ……………………………… scientist and had won many awards for his pioneering work refute e Dad told us that his ……………………………… had received the promotion at work instead of him The policeman attempted to ……………………………… the arsonist who had started the blaze Underneath the man’s photo there was a ……………………………… stating that he was wanted for robbery The ……………………………… of the electrical fault became apparent after the traffic lights failed all over the city 10 The looming exams were starting to ……………………………… Gemma’s dreams (at night) Copyright (C) Examberry Media Ltd caption preoccupy 15 © Examberry 2020 Vocabulary © Examberry 2020 Learn the following words and then answer the questions Notes Edible (adj.): fit to be eaten, palatable The cheese was past its sell-by date yet it was still edible Contemporary (adj.): modern, current, fashionable My mum prefers contemporary furniture to antiques Recline (v.): lounge, rest, stretch out Sa Polly and I like to recline in comfort on the sofa while we watch television Foresight (n.): ability to anticipate an event, wisdom about the future Luckily, Mum had the foresight to pack Wellington boots, as the campsite was muddy Promote (v.): share publicly, endorse, help, advance m If you promote our company, we will give you a discount in return, the salesman promised Condense (v.): abbreviate, shorten, summarise, turn from gas into liquid We had to condense the story into a half-page paragraph pl Subjective (adj.): one person’s view, personal, biased An important decision was made based solely on the subjective views of the Prime Minister Extravagant (adj.): unnecessarily expensive, opulent, excessive e The footballer was extravagant, buying several cars and a yacht Maroon (v.): to leave abandoned, stranded, isolated The pirate captain decided to maroon the sailors on an island, and then steal their ship 10 Terrify (v.): frighten, scare, alarm Ghost stories used to terrify the (two) sisters when they were little children Copyright (C) Examberry Media Ltd 17 © Examberry 2020 © Examberry 2020 Vocab Exercise C Select the most suitable word from the choice provided If the monsters wanted to ……………………………… us then they definitely succeeded, because we shook with fear a: promote b: terrify c: contemporary Cut and keep The food on board ship was stale and barely………………….……………………… a: edible b: competence c: recline Sa Children were selected for the cricket team based on the captain’s …………………… view a: subjective b: maroon c: terrify Ellie had gained ……………………………… through years of mistakes and experience a: foresight b: condense c: terrify The dentist told me to …………………………………………… in the examination chair b: contemporary c: invent m a: recline Many people thought that the billionaire’s luxurious wedding was very ………………………… when he arrived by helicopter a: recline b: maroon c: extravagant pl There is no …………………………………………… artist as famous as Picasso a: maroon b: contemporary c: terrify The flood waters are likely to ……………………………… our village for the third year in a row b: maroon c: foresight e a: edible The aim of the European Culture Festival is to ……………………………… an exchange of ideas between countries a: promote b: extravagant b: terrify c: edible 10 Some novels are difficult to …………………………………………… into a two-hour film a: condense c: maroon Copyright (C) Examberry Media Ltd ... buying several cars and a yacht Maroon (v.): to leave abandoned, stranded, isolated The pirate captain decided to maroon the sailors on an island, and then steal their ship 10 Terrify (v.):... failed all over the city 10 The looming exams were starting to ……………………………… Gemma’s dreams (at night) Copyright (C) Examberry Media Ltd caption preoccupy 15 © Examberry 2020 Vocabulary © Examberry... Examberry 2020 © Examberry 2020 Vocab Synonym Exercise A Write the word from the vocab list which is most similar in meaning next to each word listed below Cut and keep Consider