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Question 1

rise

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to go upward in amount or level

e.g. Prices rose sharply last month.

Question 2

rocket(ed)

Answer 2

to increase very quickly

e.g. House prices have rocketed recently.

Question 3

soar

Answer 3

to rise quickly and smoothly to a high level

e.g. The temperature soared to 40°C.

Question 4

increase

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to become greater in amount or level

Question 5

go up

Answer 5

to rise or increase

Question 6

uplift

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to raise or improve

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climb

Answer 7

to go upward

Question 8

upsurge

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a sudden increase

Question 9

shot up

Answer 9

to increase suddenly

Question 10

improve

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to make or become better

Question 11

jump

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to increase suddenly

Question 12

leap

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to increase suddenly and significantly

Question 13

move upward

Answer 13

to go higher in level

Question 14

skyrocket

Answer 14

to increase rapidly

Question 15

surge

Answer 15

to increase suddenly and powerfully

Question 16

a rise

Answer 16

an upward movement

e.g. There was a sudden rise in unemployment.

Question 17

an upward trend

Answer 17

a general direction of increase

e.g. The upward trend continued for several months.

Question 18

plummet

Answer 18

to fall suddenly and quickly

e.g. Profits plummeted by 50%.

Question 19

deteriorate

Answer 19

to become worse

e.g. Her health began to deteriorate.

Question 20

fall

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to drop down

Question 21

decrease

Answer 21

to become less

Question 22

decline

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to become smaller or fewer

Question 23

plunge

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to fall suddenly

Question 24

drop

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to fall or let something fall

Question 25

collapse

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to fall down suddenly

Question 26

dip

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to go down briefly

Question 27

dive

Answer 27

to drop sharply

Question 28

take a nosedive

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to fall rapidly

Question 29

slum

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to decline in quality

Question 30

slide

Answer 30

to move downward

Question 31

go into free-fall

Answer 31

to fall rapidly without control

Question 32

a downturn

Answer 32

a decline in economic/business activity ## Footnote e.g. The industry suffered a sharp downturn.

Question 33

a downward trend

Answer 33

a general direction of decrease ## Footnote e.g. The graph shows a clear downward trend.

Question 34

remain stable

Answer 34

to stay the same ## Footnote e.g. Prices remained stable throughout the year.

Question 35

plateaued

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to stop increasing or decreasing and stay constant ## Footnote e.g. The numbers plateaued in May.

Question 36

a plateau

Answer 36

a period where there is no change ## Footnote e.g. Sales reached a plateau in March.

Question 37

fluctuate

Answer 37

to change level frequently ## Footnote e.g. Temperatures fluctuated during the week.

Question 38

change sporadically

Answer 38

to change irregularly or randomly ## Footnote e.g. The results changed sporadically over time.

Question 39

hit rock bottom

Answer 39

to reach the lowest possible level ## Footnote e.g. Confidence hit rock bottom after the crash.

Question 40

reach the peak

Answer 40

to hit the highest point ## Footnote e.g. The company’s stock peaked in July.

Question 41

significant

Answer 41

large or important enough to be noticed ## Footnote e.g. There was a significant increase in sales.

Question 42

gradual

Answer 42

happening slowly over time

Question 43

sharp

Answer 43

having a sudden and marked effect

Question 44

steep

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rising or falling sharply

Question 45

considerable

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notably large in size, amount, or extent

Question 46

steady

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firmly fixed, supported, or balanced

Question 47

rapid

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happening in a short time

Question 48

slight

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small in degree

Question 49

dramatic

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sudden and striking

Question 50

significantly

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in a noticeable or important way ## Footnote e.g. Sales significantly increased.

Question 51

gradually

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in a slow manner

Question 52

sharply

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in a sudden and marked manner

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steeply

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in a steep manner

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considerably

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to a great extent

Question 55

steadily

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in a steady manner

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rapidly

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very quickly

Question 57

slightly

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to a small degree

Question 58

dramatically

Answer 58

in a striking manner