Vocab 35

Question 1

not clear:

e.g.
an …….. shape/sound/recollection

Answer 1

indistinct

Question 2

Verb: to laugh loudly, especially at something stupid that someone has said or done:

e.g.
He …….. with delight when he heard the news.

Answer 2

guffaw

Question 3

the state of a place that is empty or where everything has been destroyed:

e.g.
a scene of ……..

Answer 3

desolation

Question 4

a remark or statement that may be true but is boring and has no meaning because it has been said so many times before:

e.g.
He doesn’t mouth …….. about it not mattering who scores as long as the team wins.

Answer 4

Platitudes

Question 5

Noun: the worst moment, or the moment of least hope and least achievement:
The defeat was the ….. of her career.

Answer 5

Nadir

Question 6

Noun: a phrase, remark, or opinion that has very often been said or expressed before and is therefore not original and not interesting:
My wedding day - and I know it’s a …… - was just the happiest day of my life.
Occasionally his writing slips into …..

Answer 6

Cliche