Check Your Vocabulary

 Fill in the gaps with the given words.

affectation

amiss

deplete

fastidiously

funnel

imbue

pate

slab

stringent

stub

untoward

winch

1. Minds of the most _____ kind, including Nobel Prize - winner Francis crick, who deduced the twisted - ladder structure of DNA, famed Roman educator and rhetorian Quitilian, and even Sigmund Freud had all tried their hand at deciphering sleep's enigmatic code, all in vain.

2 I don't think he's seen anything ______.

3. A lantern holding a candle, lit at the beginning of our shift and now closer to a _____, burns on the wall

4.  I can't get his initial moment of _____ out of my mind.

5. but his document - or at least, the seal affixed to it- was _____ by Proconsul Manius, impossible to fake.

6. So I simply have to hope that his nerves, and his attempt to hide them, are not from anything _____.

7. I go to have lunch when I feel my energy level starts _____.

8. You can _____ him up.

9. Hispius rubs the dark surface of his shaven _____.

10. I start edging around the white _____, deeper into cell forty-one.

11. I've been unaffected by the Sappers, so far, but still I move with care, _____ avoiding brushing against anything.

all of your drive, your focus, your mental and physical evergy, is ______ away by these pale stone beds, to be received by some distant, particularly favoured Septimus.

Answer Key:

1. stringent; 2. amiss; 3. stub;4. affectation; 5. imbue; 6.untoward; 7.deplete; 8. winch; 9.pate; 10. slab;11.fastidiously;12. funnelled

Vocabulary Practice

 Complete the sentences with the words below.

allegation

concede

condone

feint

futile

glower

nitwit

pry

reek

shoo

siphon

snippy

stipulate

vault

1. Strange but he didn't want to _____.

2. She _____ him away with a wave.

3. I'm sorry I got _____.

4. Your wife went public and made some ______.

5. I've _____ a lot of things.

6. You always _____ of drugs and alcohol and whatever else you're taking.

7. You want to frustrate me, _____.

8. You ______ men for money.

9. The World Health Organization and the National Sleep Foundation both _______ an average of eight hours of sleep per night for adults.

10. Worse, should you attempt to diet but don't get enough sleep while doing so,  it is ______, since most of the weight you lose will come from lean body mass, not fat.

11. A ______, I realise immediately.

12. Hrolf ______ at the board, then me, then at the board again.

13. "Lost concentration," he mutters, disgusted as he ______ the game.

14. All of the mighty problem-solving methods in science have been unable to unlock the stubborn ______ of sleep.

Answer key:

1. pry; 2. shooed; 3. snippy; 4. allegation; 5. condoned; 6. reek;7.nitwit;8. siphoned;9. stipulate;10. futile; 11. feint;12.glower;13. concede; 14. vault

Reading practice TOEFL

 Fill in the missing letters in the paragraph

Healthy eating habits contribute significantly to long-term physical and mental well-being. Balanced die_ _ provide essen _ _ _ _ nutrients th_ _ support ene_ _ _ levels, immu_ _ function, a_ _ overall he _ _ _ _. Excessive consu_ _ _ _ _ _ of proce_ _ _ _ foods, su_ _ _, and unhealthy fats can lead to chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart conditions. Awareness of nutrition helps individuals make informed food choices. Developing consistent healthy eating routines reduces health risks and improves quality of life. Proper nutrition also supports concentration, mood stability, and productivity in daily activities.

Read a Campus Cafeteria Notice

Due to a temporary shortage of staff, the cafeteria will provide a limited menu this week. Popular items like pasta bowls and custom sandwiches will still be available, but several specialty dishes will not be offered. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we expect to return to the full menu next Monday once additional staff members complete their training.

What is the cafeteria administration expecting to happen next week?

(A) More specialty meals will be added gradually.

(B) Food prices will increase.

(C) The cafeteria will return to its usual menu.

(D) The cafeteria will close for maintenance.

Read an Online Shipping Update

Your package has left the distribution center and is currently making its way to the destination. According to the latest estimate, it should arrive sometime between Tuesday and Thursday. You can monitor its progress using the tracking link below. While most deliveries arrive on schedule, severe weather conditions or transportation disruptions may occasionally cause delays. If you expect to be unavailable during the delivery period, you may choose to have the package to a nearby pickup location instead.

What does the notice suggest about the package?

(A) It has not yet been processed.

(B) It is currently being transported.

(C) It has already been delivered.

(D) It is being returned to the sender.

Answer Key:

1 ts

2 tial

3 at

4 rgy

5 ne

6 nd

7 alth

8 mption

9 ssed

10 gar

11 B

12 C

Check Your Vocabulary

 Complete the sentences.

carjack

cattail

fender

scaffolding

shove

slew

stammer

SWAT team

unsub

1. Is the ___ recent?

2. Starting out pleased and approving, he rounded the hood and drew up short when he came upon the left ___.

3. The unsub, described as twentysomething, tall Hispanic man, was believed to have ____ a woman on a street nearby -taking off with the victim's vehicle and her child, who was in a car seat in the back.

4. I was ____ to the ground, but I'm okay.

5. After a perimeter had been established by the Merced County Sheriff's Echo 1 helicopter was deployed to help in the search for the suspect and rescue of young Gabriel Dunne.

6. While the ____ was nowhere to be found, Gabriel was left unharmed, still his car left.

7. When Lex stopped at the water's edge, barking vociferously, Isaih caught up to him and spotted what looked to be a person, almost totally underwater, amidst blackberry bushes and ____.

8. "We have Alphonse Olivarez in custody," Isaih reported to her satisfyingly, while noting that the suspect faced a ____ of serious charges, including murder, robbery, carjacking and the kidnapping of a child.

9. Westnick Hall really was magnificent even covered in ____ as the work Lorenti's recent investment had made possible got underway.

Key: 1. stammering; 2. fender; 3. carjacked; 4. shoved; 5. SWAT team; 6. unsub; 7. cattail; 8. slew; 9. scaffolding

Check Your Vocabulary

 Fill in gaps.

agile

deploy

fluster

gingerly

mundane

on pins and needles

safe and sound

vociferous-vociferously

1. Thank goodness for that much, Isaih told himself, ____ at the thought of the carjacking.

2. After a perimeter had been established by the Merced County Sheriff's Office, working with the Lodren Creek Police Departments, a SWAT team was called in and an Airbus H-125 Echo 1 helicopter was ___ to help in the search for the suspect and rescue of young Gabriel Dunne.

3. Isaiah had voluntarily joined the mission with his canine partner, intent on doing whatever could be done to bring Gabriel back to his mother ___.

4. As Isaiah lifted him from the car, he asked the frightened little boy ____, to be sure, "Are you okay, buddy?"

5. Sensing the armed suspect was hiding somewhere, Isaih took out his weapon and then le Lex loose, believing that the ___ and skilled Begian Malinois would have the element of surprise and fear on his side.

6. When Lex stopped at the water's edge, barking ____, Isaiah caught up to him and spotted what looked to be a person, almost totally underwater, amidst blackbeery bushes and cattails.

7. After being ____ with worry, Tamara was happily reunited with Gabriel at her sister's house.

8. By writing about the admittedly ____ details of my subjects' daily lives -when they slept and ate and worked and worried - I hoped to provide a novel angle on their personalitties and careers, to sketch entertaining small- bore portraits of the artist as a creature of habit.

Key: 1. flustered; 2. deployed; 3. safe and sound; 4. gingerly; 5. agile;6. voceferously; 7. on pins and needles; 8. mundane 

Check Your Vocabulary

 Complete the gaps.

accost

acquiesce

antsy

assailant

at gunpoint

carjack-v

falter

fender

frantic

frizz out

on what grounds

slate (for)

stammer

unsub

1. You don't ____ so you talk normally.
2. She patted down her bangs where they tended to ____ like a forelock.
3. This time the ____ moved, not for but enough to clear the tire, and she stood up and dusted off her hands.
4. What time was this meeting ____?
5. ____ didn't you make breakfast?
6. "All right," Stella ___, "but I want details tomorrow."
7. It was only after she closed the door and went around to the driver's side door that Tamara found herself being ____ by a tall and well-built, dark-haired, dark-eyed Hispanic man in his twenties.
8.  Unfortunately, neither of those was enough to prevent whatever it was her that ___ had in mind.
9. Lex sat quietly nearby in the great room but seemed ____, while Isaih sipped coffee and saw on the television news that a local convenience store clerk had been killed in an armed robbery.
10. The ____ , described as twentysomething, tall Hispanic man, was believed to have carjacked a woman on a street nearby - taking off with the vistim's vehicle and her child, who was in a car seat in the back.
11. She was ___.
12. I was ____ outside my sister's house.
13. He voice ___.
14. Gabriel was inside the car when the man stole it ___.    

Key:1. stammer; 2. frizz out; 3. fender; 4. stated for; 5. on what gorunds;6. acquiesced; 7. accosted; 8. assailant; 9. antsy; 10. unsub; 11. frantic; 12. carjacked;13.faltered; 14. at gunpoint

Check Your Vocabulary

 Enjoy this task and check your vocabulary knowledge!

conjure up

decrapulate

dignified

disarray

divulge

embezzlement

impeccable

rebate

1. Set in autum and winter, Miss Plum and Miss Penny allows the author to ___ evocative scenes of Greeth transformed by snow, where "every window framed a frozen picture of the most perfect artistry", of a Christmas  Eve carol - singing expedition, and of the whole village forsaking their daily tasks to ice-skate on the frozen Tarn.
2. Have you looked into Director Jin's ____?
3. Let's ____!
4. He is also charged with receiving ____ from businesses of two million dollars. 
5. The hospital is in ____.
6. People say I'm _____ and charismatic.
7. She pictured Stanley to herself, ______ dressed as always, and looking more like a retired bank manager than any retired bank manager had ever looked, sitting in Daddy's wing chair, his well- kept hands folded upon his stomach, his handsome grey head politely inclined toward the television screen, calmly and dispassionately evaluating the worth of the performers.
8. Be secret not to ____ secret information today.

Key: 1. conjure up; 2. embezzlement; 3. descapulate; 4. rebates; 5. disarray; 6. dignified; 7.impeccably; 8.divulge.

Check Your Vocabulary

 Hello guys! Enjoy these new words!

alienated 

bullion

cochlear

corral

fumble

implication

recracement

scrutinize

1. There can be a ____ within a trend.

2. ETFs that track silver prices or futures could be a better bet versus physical ____, as they can be sold quite easily if investors think prices are too frothy.

3. But we must ___ not only unnecessary actions but unnecessary thoughts, too, so needless acts don't tag along after them.

4. Her romantic life consists of an annual Christmas card from her old flame George, and her social swirl involves Stanley, a prissy neighbour who keeps her in wind for a future wife, and Hubert, a neurotic widowed priest with an ____son. 

5. Until he'd met Bethany, he'd never heard of  ____ implants.

6. he wanted to believe her, but the ___ were grim if he did.

7. She ___ with her phone and heldit out to him.

8. But when someone suggested that he take up biking, Thorp ____ the number  of "deaths per hundred million passenger miles for cycling" and "decided that the risk was too high."

Key: 1. retracement; 2. bullion; 3. corral; 4. alienated; 5. cochlear; 6. implications; 7. fumble; 8. scrutinize.

Check Your Vocabulary

 Hello guys! Some new words for you to enjoy! Enjoy!!!

bole

brocade

cheesy

clog

condescendng

craggy

flatulence

flog-flogger

fradulent

grimoire

impasse

intimidate

islet

kick ass

nick

pandemonium

petty

plunder

putrefy

ravine

remit

slammer

slumber

sombre

squander

swag

turd

twat

1. Our food ____ our bodies, and then, because we're clogged, we start to feel bad and we take measures to feel better, but, at the same time, we're still eating foods that are clogging up the system.
2. Therefore, both proteins ___ in the system.
3. You may be eating fruit absolutely correctly and still develop this gas and ____.
4. According to the legend, John the Baptist himself set foot on the ___.
5. She worked all week, and every Saturday she went to the market to sell her ____.
6. The vines stopped their fall, but it was a long way down to the bottom of the ____.
7. I'm ____
8. She's still very ____.
9. You take the money and just ____ it and have us fool ourselves.
10. You're so ____.
11. Valiant men lie ____, they sleep their last sleep; not one of the warriors can lift his hands.
12. Now as we move inexorably into the twenty first century, we are delighted to be widening out ____ even more.
13. Then, among the wet grey shapes of the trees, ___ rocks began to appear.
14. The honey is black as night, thick as sin, and sweet as ____.
15. The bees of Death are big and black, they buzz low and ____, they keep their honey in combs of wax as white as altar candles.
16. The scythe that had done the work leaned against the gnarled ___ of a pear tree.
17. ___ will always exist.
18. I've been ____ for this guy since I can ever remember.
19. This is so ____.
20. But I'd forgotten to take a flashlight with me, and it turned out that the clothes I'd ___ were a bunch of babies' bibs and toddlers' underpants.
21. I might as well have tried to sell a ___.
22. I was just lying there in this ditch full of nettles, feeling like a ____.
23. The cops came to my house a few days later and found the gloves and my pile of  ____.
24. Ankh- Morpork gradually awoke from its ____.
25. In the Library above, the ____  creaked and rustled their pages in astonishment as the invisible runner passed straight through the books he lives and disappeared, or rather, disappeared even more.
26. As the VBB approached, I' d reached an ____.
27. I couldn't truthfully present my vision, not did it seem wise to craft a ____ board.
28. Winson Green was an old Victorian ____ that had been built in 1849.
29. It was ____.

Key: 1. clogged; 2. putrefy; 3. flatulence; 4. islet; 5. brocade; 6. ravine; 7. intimidate; 8. condescending; 9.squander; 10. petty; 11.plundered; 12. remit; 13. craggy; 14. treacle; 15. sombre; 16. bole; 17. floggers; 18. kick ass; 19. cheesy; 20. nicked; 21. turd; 22.twat; 23. swag; 24. slumber; grimoires; 25. impasse; 26. fraudulent; 27. slammer; 28. pandemonium.

My Daily Vocabulary

 Hello guys! I hope you enjoy your English and find time to complete this vocabulary activity! Mind parts of speech!

abysmal

audacity

bling

brat

brocade

cheesy

clog

comply

damsel

exquisite

finicky

flatly

flatulence

gloat

indimidate

inexorably-inexorable

islet

iterate

outrightly

on the rampage 

petty

putrefaction

ravine

resplendent

revamp

valiant

squander

swot

1. Most of the food we eat in this country is of a ___ nature.
2. Because there's this ____, fermentation, and resulting acid, what actually is in the stomach at that time is a mass of spoiled, rotting, foul-smelling food.
3. On occasion the introduction of fruit, properly eaten, will cause some gas and ____.
4. Today's building is perched a top the ___ and is accessible by a narrow path that includes 241 steps.
5. Each ____ took five days to weave.
6. The men heard the sound when Hayes hit the north wall of the ____ hard.
7. He is the most ____ person that has ever walked the surface of this earth.
8. You're about to go ____ again, aren't you?
9. I'm not a ____ in distress.
10. I'm ___.
11. If I have to turn down the Rene holdings measure, I have to come up with an alternative plan and funding to save the company, and also to ____ our stock value in the market.
12. She is very ___.
13. So, now you have known me, when am I getting my ___?
14. I had my doubts though, because you know Satoen is very ___.
15. Your records are ___.
16. The financials show that you ____  every dime.
17. Sell the company ____.
18. Let him ____.
19. You are the one giving him the  ___ to insult me.
20. If a week passes and you don't ____, I will see you in  court.
21. She's just a spoiled ___ who always gets away with things.
22. He is such a ___!
23. You're so ____.
24. You are ___ with light, more majestic than mountains, rich with the game.
25. ___ men lie plundered, they sleep their last sleep; not one of the warriors can lift his hands.
26. Now, as we move ____ into the XXI century, we are delighted to be widening our remit even more.
27. I ___ refused.
28. The way you serve your drinks is ____.
29. This whole process passed for me as long ____ and reading of a lot of stories in a lot of languages hundreds of times.  

Key: 1. clogging; 2. putrefaction; 3. flatulence; 4. islet; 5. brocade; 6. ravine; 7. cheesy; 8. on the rampage; 9. damsel; 10. intimidate; 11. revamp; 12. condescending; 13. bling; 14. finicky; 15. abysmal; 16. squandered; 17. outrightly; 18. gloat; 19. audacity; 20. comply; 21. brat; 22. swot; 23. petty; 24. resplendent; 25. valiant; 26. inexorably; 27. flatly; 28. exquisite; 29 iterations.

Synonyms Letter C

 cajole—coax, persuade, wheedle (to convince by asking nicely)

 camaraderie—friendship, companionship, togetherness

 candid—truthful, straightforward, unrehearsed

 candor—honesty, directness, veracity (truthfulness)

 capricious—willful, arbitrary, impulsive (acting without thought)

 captivate—dazzle, enchant, fascinate

caustic—burning, hurtful, sarcastic (cutting or mocking)

 chaos—disorder, confusion, pandemonium (an uproar or hubbub)

 circumvent—go around, avoid, elude (to get away from)

 clandestine—secret, undercover, covert, surreptitious (hidden)

 cloying—sticky, sentimental, clingy

 coerce—force, bully, pressure 

cogent—powerful, logical, persuasive

 cognizant—aware, informed, sentient (conscious)

 coherent—understandable, clear

 cohesive—close-knit, unified, interconnected

 collaborate—work together, cooperate, join forces

 commend—praise, applaud, honor

 compatible—harmonious, well-suited, congenial (friendly)

 compel—force, require, pressure

 competent—skilled, qualified, proficient (good at)

 complacent—self-satisfied, comfortable, smug (self-satisfied)

 comply—obey, conform, follow

 comprehensive—thorough, inclusive, complete

 concise—short, to the point, succinct (brief)

 condescending—rude, snobbish

 confident—sure, convinced, positive

 conform—comply, submit, follow

 conformity—compliance, submission

 congested—packed, jammed, blocked

 congruent—alike, matching, harmonious (goes well together)

 consensus—agreement, compromise, harmony

 consequential—important, major, meaningful

 conservative—traditional, old-fashioned, conventional

 constant—steady, persistent, incessant (unceasing)

 constrain—hold back, restrict, inhibit (to slow down or prevent)

 consummate—ideal, perfect, superlative (the best)

contaminate—pollute, spoil, taint (to spoil or damage)

 contemporary—modern, up to date, new

 contradict—disagree, oppose, challenge

 conventional—usual, established, typical

 converge—meet, come together, join

 convey—tell, express, communicate

 convoluted—complex, difficult

 corroborate—confirm, support, substantiate (to back up with evidence)

 corrupt—dishonest, shady, crooked

 covert—secret, hidden, underground

 criticize—disparage (to cut down), denigrate (to put down)

 culpable—responsible, guilty, at fault

 curtail—cut back, limit, shorten, restrict

Synonyms Letter B

 baffle—confuse, stump, puzzle

 banal—usual, common, ordinary 

barren—lifeless, empty, unfruitful (not able to support life)

 belated—late, overdue

 benevolent—kind, good-hearted

 benign—mild, peaceable, harmless

 berate—scold, criticize, reprimand (to scold or blame)

 bleak—grim, hopeless, desolate (deserted 

and empty)

 boisterous—noisy, loud, rambunctious (uncontrolled)

 bombastic—boastful, ostentatious (showy), pompous (full of oneself)

 buttress—bolster, reinforce, support

Synonyms Letter A

 abbreviate—shorten, make concise

 abrasive—harsh, rough, irritating

 abstain—refrain, give up, hold back

 acclaim—praise, approve, applaud

 accumulate—acquire, gain, hoard

 accuse—challenge, blame, incriminate (to attribute responsibility)

 adaptable—flexible, changeable

 adept—skillful, proficient, competent

 adhere—attach, stick, follow, uphold

 adversary—enemy, opponent, foe, nemesis (an arch enemy)

 adverse—bad, negative

 aggressive—combative, belligerent (hostile)

 agitate—irritate, anger, upset, stir

 agreeable—pleasant, likeable, delightful

 ambiguous—unclear, vague

 ambitious—determined, driven, motivated 

ambivalent—indecisive, wishy-washy, unsure

 amplify—expand, heighten, enlarge 

animated—energetic, lively, spirited 

animosity—hostility, resentment, hatred

 anomalous—odd, inconsistent, irregular, unusual 

anonymous—nameless, unknown, unidentified

 antagonize—irritate, bother, annoy

 apathy—indifference, unconcern, disregard (lack of interest)

 arbitrary—random, chance, inconsistent

 arid—dry, barren, parched (lacking water)

 attentive—interested, observant, aware 

astute— quick-witted, intelligent, smart 

atypical—not normal, uncommon, unnatural

audacious—outrageous, bold, daring

 audible—perceptible, discernible, distinct (able to be heard)

 authentic—original, trustworthy, credible 

autonomous—independent, self-governing 

My Daily Vocabulary

 Hello guys!!! Hope you enjoy your weekend and find time to complete this vocab activity! The words in bold are of high frequency. Mind the grammar!!

awry

brine

daily

eggnog

feisty

festoon

finicky

flutter

gruff

guffaw

hinged lid

hoopla

inkling

legacy

niggle

no-brainer

nonchalance

pinch

plaintive

pose

recliner

savor

shove

stark

tally

travesty

whiz

1. She is ___ and curt, but I know she misses me.

2. You're kind of ___ today.

3. He dipped his hand into one of the bags and pulled out a half gallon of ___.

4. Caitlyn carefully opened the ___.

5. Today is his four hundredth and thirty-fourth day in space, a ____ arrived at over three different missions.

6. Nine full cycles, of course, of the moon, their silver companion moving placidly through its phases while the days go ___.

7. The ceiling was ____  with navy glittering fabric and twinkle lights, reminding her of the night sky, and each square coffer was designed in such a way that it looked like small peaks, making the ceiling seem higher, and the room larger, than it was.

8. No flowers, ___, or throw rugs.

9. Jenny was a ___ in home economics class.

10. Caitlyn _____ the words.

11. This was a ___.

12. After all, she loved party planning, and this should have been a ___.

13.  The salty kiss of the sea air and the ____ cry of the distant gulls were the first to welcome Luella Jameson as she stepped out onto the gravel road of Polk Island.

14. The scent of ____ and blooming hydrangeas filled her nostrils, stirring memories of a father she has yet to meet.

15. She forgot about the ___ in her chest that had been getting louder since passing thirty.

16. She all but ____ Krista toward the group, then scrolled her emails for her contact at the balloon company.

17. Bless her heart, Linda had insisted that the timing of her own daughter's engagement party wouldn't ____ a problem.

18. He looked happy and at peace, a ____ contrast to the only other photograph she'd seen of Leroy, the one her mother kept.

19. Here he was, living his life, forming connections and leaving a ____.

20. Sasha's beautiful face ___.

21. She shrugged, but inside she felt no such ____.

22. These parties the ____... they're not me.

23. Her eyes ____ upward to his face, and he was seized with the honesty in them.

24.  People turned ____.

25. Cole had the ____ to gently take those fingers and hold them to soothe her worry.

26. She ___.

27. Noah introduced Luella to his mother, June, and his father, Daniel, who set in a ____, looking happy to see them.

Key: 1. gruff; 2.feisty; 3. eggnog; 4. hinged lid; 5. tally; 6. awry; 7.festooned; 8. doily; 9. whiz; 10. savored; 11. travesty; 12. no-brainer; 13. plaintive; 14. brine; 15. niggle; 16. shoved; 17. pose; 18. stark; 19. legacy; 20. pinched; 21.nonchalance; 22. hoopla; 23. flutter; 24. finicky; 25. inkling; 26. guffawed; 27. recliner.

My Daily Vocabulary

 Hello guys!!! Hope you enjoy your holidays and find some time to do this short activity.))) The words in bold are of high frequency. Don't forget about the grammar!

bash

console

fumble

grueling

jittery

linger

locum

ogle

one's heart in one's throat

rimmed

slump

soar

stint

swipe (at)

worried sick

1. He still had another three months of his ___ position left.

2. He had one more ___ on the island, so they had to continue to work together.

3. Since he'd left the island, she'd tried her best to ___ herself with his friendship, but a part of her knew she'd taken the coward's way out that day.

4. Meg started running too, ____.

5. Summer wanted to trace it with her fingers, then immediately commit it to canvas so she could ___ it for the rest of her life.

6. She wasn't expecting anyone, and since receiving a disturbing call from a prosecuting attorney last week, her nightmares and ____ nerves had returned with a vengeance.

7. Meg's heart ____.

8. Sam ____ next to Paula's chair.

9. Her red ___ and swollen eyes spoke of the tears she had shed.

10. Paula ____ in her chair.

11. I'm ____ about Derrick.

12. Her frustration grew as she ____ with the lock.

13. It was ___.

13. It was going to be the best surprise fortieth birthday ____ ever.

14. Paula ____ at her eyes.

Key: 1. locum; 2. stint; 3. console; 4. her heart in her throat; 5. ogle;6.littery; 7.soared; 8.lingered; 9. rimmed ; 10. slumped; 11. worried sick; 12. fumbled; 13. grueling; 14. bash; 15. swiped.

 

My Daily Vocabulary

 Hello guys!!! Enjoy this new vocabulary task!! Fill the gaps with suitable words. Mind the grammar!

adamant

casualty

confide (in)

DOA-dead on arrival

dogsbody

foul play

knoll

muster

nascent

offal

shove

skid

* words in bold are of high-frequency

1. As the Southern REscue helicopter took their ___ over the Foreaux Strait, the sea separating Stewart Island from the larger South Island of New Zealand, Cam turned to Meg.

2. To his right he saw a high, steep ___ covered with scrubby grass.

3. Although many of Lomb's principles have been corroborated by SLA research, the preceding points- the value of extensive reading at ___  learning stages - remain relatively unexplored.

4. Today's star is beef ____ for 512 yen.

5. Like Meg, Harold had been born on the island and following his diagnosis, was ____ he wanted to die there, surrounded by the place and people he loved.

6. Two passengers had been ____ at the hospital.

7. Any evidence of ___ in the van or at the scene?

8. My parents went out to dinner, ___ on ice, and rolled off the road.

9. Maybe he shouldn't have ____ in her about his past, his fiance, whose love was also ripped away while Cam had been distracted by grief.

10. But Cam's mind cleared as he ____ his pain down where it belonged.

11. As a full-time manager, part-time therapist, housekeeper, general ___ to her baby sister, Summer thought she'd seen it all from behind the scenes in the comfort of jeans, sweaters, and, most importantly, comfy sneakers.

12. It was as if neither of them had been able to ____ the will to fight for a future.

Key: 1. casualty; 2. knoll;3. nascent;4. offal; 5.adamant; 6. DOA; 7. foul play;8. skidded; 9.confided; 10.shoved; 11. dogsbody; 12. mustered

My Daily Vocabulary

 Fill the gaps with suitable words.

adamant

alleviate

confide (in)

dire

don

graft

offal

on-ramp

pertinent

shove

skid (mark)

square

smattering

wince

* words in bold are of high-frequency

1. We'll look at doing some skin ____ at a later date, but hopefully Miss Chloe will be out of here soon.

2. The Battalion had a few older men, veterans of the Great War, but most of the soldiers were working-class boys without even the Officer Training Corps experience that Bernie and the ___ of other public -  school men possessed.

3. But the Russian was ____, his face set.

4. Put the garlic on top of the ___.

5. Meg ___ at the panicked tone of Jan's voice, abandoned her breakfast and stood.

6. To her relief, Cam quickly ____ his coat.

7. Panic froze Meg's veins as she navigated the short drive to the Stevenses' home, outlining Harold's ___ medical history for Cam.

8. He'd often ____ in Meg that he hated hospitals.

9. It was only a few hundred yards from the ___ to the interstate.

10. The black ____ suggested the driver had tried to make a sudden stop.

11. His prognosis was ___.

12. Cam ___ his fingers through his hair.

13. The disease has obviously advanced since he last saw the respiratory specialist, but there are things that could be done to ___ his current symptoms.

14. She ____ her shoulders.

Key:1. grafts;2. smattering; 3.adamant;4. offal; 5. wince; 6. donned; 7. pertinent; 8. confided; 9. on-ramp; 10. skid marks; 11. dire; 12. shoved; 13. alleviate; 14. squared.

 

New Vocabulary Task

Fill the gaps with suitable words.

 abate

buck

casualty

corroborate

DOA

femur

knoll

rear

slit

squeal

throb

topple

1. As they fitted the splint together and prepared their ____ for transportation to hospital, Cam watched Meg with fascination.

2. The Republic had held a strong opposition, on top of a hill that sloped down steeply to the Jarama river valley, dotted with little ___ and planted with olive trees.

3. Although many of Lomb's principles have been ____ by SLA research, the preceding points - the value of extensive reading at nascent learning stages - remain relatively unexplored.

4. Two ____, one in critical condition.

5. He felt the ____ of them in his brain.

6. He tried to open his eyes, but he couldn't manage, more than a narrow ____ that allowed the flashing lights to pierce his head.

7. The ___ of a tow truck jerked her attention back to the ongoing activity only yards away.

8. It's enough that we go into each and every day knowing that there is no one to pass the ___ to.

9. With a shriek and flailing of arms, the woman ____ into the water.

10.  The highest calling of a physician has always been to identify the disease process at its earliest moment of inception through skill, judgment, and wisdom, and to ____ the problem with surgery, medicine, or irradiation.

11. When she cut the damp trousers from his injured leg with scissors, the compound fracture of the ___ gave both Meg and him pause.

12. A breeding pair will reunite year after year to ___ their chicks.

Key: 1. casualty; 2. knoll; 3 .corroborate; 4. DOA; 5. slit; 6. squel; 7. buck; 8. topple; 9. abate; 10. femur; 11. rear

Check your vocabulary

 Hello guys!!! Let's revise our vocabulary!!! complete the gaps with the given words.  Mind the grammar and enjoy!!!

affluent

beau 

blurt out

brine

callow

corral

cove

delude

dispense (with)

dissuade

frond

glazier

impeccable

invincible

lanky

lavish

meddlesome

muse

oblong

on a whim

rueful

shoddy

suffuse

tangles

1.  The ___ was scared of me.
2. How can such a person not be ___?
3. But we must ____ not only unnecessary actions but necessary thoughts, too, so needless acts don't tag along after them
4. As much as Maria loved her ____ aunts, there was no denying that they were the bane of her existence.
5. That time had chiseled his features and smoothed away the youthful ____ in his limbs so that he looked like an overly flattering portrait of himself.
6. There was no graceful, polite way to extricate herself from the prospect of spending the remainder of the afternoon in the company of her former ___.
7. She trailed after him, aware of the ___ nature of this place.
8. The deep ___ quiet of it all.
9. It was palatal - though not, she ____, for a person who had his own palace.
10. Perhaps this was the equivalent of a ____ old hostel for a man like Cajetan.
11. Cajetan gazed at the feast, then at her, and there was something almost ___ in his gaze.
12. "Oh, don't", Maria ___, half a second before her brain caught up with her mouth.
13. Not that I don't appreciate the effect, but could we ___ with the pleasantries?
14. Only Cajetan who had to remind himself that he was a grown up man, not a ___ adolescent who had never been in the presence of a woman before.
15. At least, that was what the prolonged silence indicated as the two of them continued making their way through ___ of palms and vines.
16. The truth, which she hadn't bothered to share with her aunts, or anyone else in her family lest they try to ___ her, was that was no ordinary walk.
17. Pushing one last palm ___ aside, Maria stepped through the tangle of gree and emerged into a spot on a cliff above a sheltered cove.
18. The last time Maria had seen it, it had lain beneath the brilliant blue waters of the ___, its broken mast jutting out so close to the surface that Maria had been able to dive down and touch it.
19. The landed far below, in a cramped, airless space that smelled of ____ and seaweed.
20. I don't ever do things ____.
21. In addition to all above-mentioned fruits and nuts, half of an ____ Russian olive stone was recorded from Rabat - 4.
22. "A shipwreck?" Enrique repeated, his voice ____ with fury.
23. I saw I had been ___ in thinking that we would've been anything, but a mistake.
24. Half a dozen young ladies of good families and ___ manners, all of whom sported smooth air, delicate gold jewelry and impeccable frocks in shades of white and ivory.

Key: 1 glazier; 2 invincible; 3 corral; 4 meddlesome; 5 lankiness; 6 beau; 7 lavish; 8 affluent; 9 mused; 10 shoddy; 11 rueful; 12 blurted out; 13 dispense; 14 callow; 15 tangles; 16 dissuade; 17 frond; 18 cove; 19 brine; 20 on a whim; 21 oblong; 22 suffused; 23 deluded; 24 impeccable.

When to double the final consonant?

 If a word of more than one syllable ends with a short vowel and one consonant,

• DOUBLE THE FINAL CONSONANT before adding a suffix that begins with a

vowel if the accent is on the last syllable.

• DO NOT DOUBLE THE FINAL CONSONANT if the accent is not on the last syllable or if the suffix begins with a consonant.

Double the Final Consonant

-ing, -ed -ence, -ent -ance -al

befitting abhorrence acquittance acquittal

befogged concurrent admittance transmittal

committing excellence remittance noncommittal

compelled intermittent transmittance

controlling occurrence

impelling recurrent

incurred

omitting -er -en -able

permitted beginner forbidden controllable

propelling propeller forgotten forgettable

regretted transmitter regrettable

submitting

Do NOT Double the Final Consonant

ENDING IN TWO VOWELS ACCENT NOT SUFFIX BEGINS

TWO CONSO- BEFORE THE ON THE FINAL WITH A

NANTS CONSONANT SYLLABLE CONSONANT

-ing, -ed -ing, -ed -ing, -ed -ment

consenting concealing benefiting allotment

converted contained blossomed annulment

demanding detaining differed commitment

diverted disdained gathered deferment

requesting refraining limiting equipment

subsisted remounted profited interment

supplanting restraining quarreling preferment

supported retained soliciting

transcending revealing summoned