Vocab 46

Question 1

Adjective: serious, boring, and slightly old-fashioned:

e.g.
In an attempt to change its …… image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger readers.

Answer 1

Staid

Question 2

Noun: the careful organization of a complicated activity so that it happens in a successful and effective way.

Adjective: We need to look at the …… of the whole aid operation.

Answer 2

logistics

Question 3

Noun: a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word:

e.g.
“Senior citizen” is a ……… for “old person”.
The article made so much use of ……. that often its meaning was unclear.

Answer 3

euphemism

Question 4

Adjective : saying correctly what will happen in the future:

Much of Orwell’s writing now seems grimly ……..

Answer 4

Prophetic

Question 5

the ability to say or do the right thing without making anyone unhappy or angry

E.g. He’s never had much …. and people don’t like his blunt manner.

Answer 5

Tact

Question 6

Noun: a short, solid piece of metal that moves up and down inside a cylinder in an engine to press the fuel into a small space and to send the power produced by it to the wheels

Answer 6

piston

Question 7

Verb: to look very angry, annoyed, or threatening:
E.g. There’s no point ……ing at me like that - you know the rules.

figurative- Large, black rain clouds …..ed (= looked likely to produce rain) in the sky.

Answer 7

glowe