Unit 39

Question 1

amusing (adj)

Answer 1

funny or entertaining
Jan sent me an amusing birthday card.

Question 2

annoy (v)

Answer 2

to make someone feel slightly angry or impatient
I don’t dislike her – she just annoys me sometimes.

Question 3

attitude (n)

Answer 3

opinions or feelings that you show by your behaviour
We can win if we keep a positive attitude.

Question 4

bad-tempered (adj)

Answer 4

made annoyed or angry very easily
Relax and try not to be so bad-tempered.

Question 5

behave (v)

Answer 5

to do things in a particular way
The children behaved very badly.

Question 6

bully (v)

Answer 6

to frighten or hurt someone who is smaller or weaker than you
You shouldn’t bully the other children in your class.

Question 7

bully (n)

Answer 7

someone who uses their strength or status to threaten or frighten people
Leave him alone and don’t be such a bully!

Question 8

calm (adj)

Answer 8

not affected by strong emotions
‘Don’t move and the snake won’t attack,’ he said in a calm voice.

Question 9

celebrate (v)

Answer 9

to do something enjoyable in order to show that an occasion or event is special
Let’s have a party to celebrate.

Question 10

character (n)

Answer 10

the qualities that make up someone’s personality
Amy has got a really nice, friendly character.

Question 11

depressed (adj)

Answer 11

very unhappy and without any feelings of hope or enthusiasm
She got very depressed after her husband left her.

Question 12

embarrassing (adj)

Answer 12

making you feel nervous, ashamed, or stupid
What’s the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done?

Question 13

emotion (n)

Answer 13

a feeling that you experience, for example love, fear, or anger
Jealousy is an uncomfortable emotion.

Question 14

enthusiastic (adj)

Answer 14

very interested in something, or excited by it
For a while, we were enthusiastic about the idea.

Question 15

feeling (n)

Answer 15

an emotional state, for example anger or happiness
He found it difficult to express his feelings.

Question 16

glad (adj)

Answer 16

happy and pleased about something
Maggie was glad to be home.

Question 17

hurt (v)

Answer 17

to feel pain somewhere in your body
Fred’s knees hurt after skiing all day.

Question 18

hurt (adj)

Answer 18

injured, or feeling physical pain
Two young men were badly hurt in the accident.

Question 19

miserable (adj)

Answer 19

extremely unhappy
He looked cold and miserable.

Question 20

naughty (adj)

Answer 20

a naughty child behaves badly
Sally was often naughty and got into trouble at school.

Question 21

noisy (adj)

Answer 21

making a lot of noise, or full of noise
We have really noisy neighbours.

Question 22

polite (adj)

Answer 22

behaving towards other people in a pleasant way that follows all the usual rules of society
It’s not polite to talk with your mouth full of food.

Question 23

react (v)

Answer 23

to behave in a particular way because of things that are happening around you or things that other people are doing to you
I wasn’t sure how you would react.

Question 24

regret (v)

Answer 24

to feel sorry or sad about something that has happened, or about something that you have done
We regret any problems because of the delay.

Question 25

regret (n)

Answer 25

a feeling of sadness about something that has happened or something that you have done *Do you have any regrets about what you did?*

Question 26

ridiculous (adj)

Answer 26

silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at *She looks absolutely ridiculous in that hat.*

Question 27

romantic (adj)

Answer 27

involving love, or making you have feelings of love *We had a romantic dinner in an expensive restaurant.*

Question 28

rude (adj)

Answer 28

not polite *I don't want to seem rude, but I'd rather be alone.*

Question 29

sense of humour (n phr)

Answer 29

the ability to laugh at things and recognize when they are funny *Kev has got a great sense of humour and he makes me laugh all the time.*

Question 30

shy (adj)

Answer 30

nervous and embarrassed in the company of other people, especially people who you do not know *I'd love to meet her, but I'm too shy to introduce myself.*

Question 31

stress (n)

Answer 31

a worried or nervous feeling that makes you unable to relax, or a situation that makes you feel like this *Carol's been under a lot of stress lately.*

Question 32

tell a joke (v phr)

Answer 32

say a short story with a funny ending to make people laugh *The kids were telling jokes.*

Question 33

upset (v)

Answer 33

to make someone feel sad, worried, or angry *I'm sorry, I didn’t mean to upset you.*

Question 34

upset (adj)

Answer 34

sad, worried, or angry about something *It’s nothing to get upset about.*