Vocab 4

Question 1

Noun : a cream or liquid that makes dry or sore skin softer or less painful

Answer 1

Emollient

Question 2

Adjective : expressing your opinions or feelings in a loud and confident way

a ……… critic of the president’s stance

Answer 2

Vociferous

Question 3

Noun : the quality of being very generous with money

I thanked them for their …….

Answer 3

Munificence

Question 4

Noun

a large number of people or things

The city has a …….. of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.

Answer 4

Multitude

Question 5

Adjective: needing a lot of time and effort

A …… task

Answer 5

Laborious

Question 6

Verb: to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat:
The town finally …… last week after being pounded with heavy artillery for more than two months.

Answer 6

Succumb

Question 7

Adjective: If behaviour or beliefs, etc. are ………, they are very unpleasant, causing a feeling of disgust:
a ……. smell
I find your attitude towards these women quite ……..
The idea of cheating in an exam is morally ……… to me.

Answer 7

Repugnant

Question 8

Noun : a strip of cloth that is part of the front of a jacket or coat. It is joined to the collar and folded back onto the chest:

E.g. A flower was pinned to/in her ….

Answer 8

Lapel

Question 9

Adjective: officially having the named position:
The …….. president faces problems which began many years before he took office.

Answer 9

Incumbent

Question 10

Adjective: having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage:
[ + to infinitive ] He was ……. enough not to take the job when there was the possibility of getting a better one a few months later.
She is a ………. politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily.
It was a …….. move to buy your house just before property prices started to rise.

Answer 10

shrewd