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1, He is always ...(pick) people's mistakes-it's so annoying

-> nitpick(v): to find faults in details that are not important -> nitpicking(n): a
way of criticizing by giving too much attention to unimportant details
2, He ...(dash) to New Delhi for specialist treatment for his injury
-> air-dash:(v) to go somewhere, or transport someone, quickly or immediately
by plane, especially because of an emergency
3, His colleague came down with flu unexpectedly,Ted was the one who was
chosen to..(hit) for her tv sportscasters
-> pinch-hit:(v) to do something for someone because they are suddenly unable
to do it
4, They express....(clutch) horror that she was a single mom
-> pearl-clutching:(adj) a very shocked reaction, especially one in which you
show more shock than you really feel in order to show that you think something
is morally wrong
5, The company offers a one-stop software tool for..(clean) the home
computer
-> spring-cleaning(n): the act of cleaning all of a place, especially your house, very
well, including parts you do not often clean
6, She found the duties of motherhood ..(one) difficult after having two
year-old son
-> onerous(adj): difficult to do or need a lot of effort
7, Anger somehow gave me...(nature) strength to force the door open
-> preternatural(adj): more than is usual or natural
8, The fall left her leg all ...(blue)
-> black-and-blue(adj): with dark marks on skin caused by being hit or having an
accident
9, It is just as wrong to let a ...(mouth) work his way into security channels,
even though the hour is such that he can do no immediate harm
-> blabbermouth(n): a person who talks carelessly, often telling secrets to other
people
10, Some of the early explorers thought of the local people as ..(night) savages
who could be exploited
-> benighted(adj): without knowledge or morals
1, It is left to the ___ and the Australian people to address big-picture global
issues which have dogged us for years but seemed too big to comprehend, let
alone tackle. (COMMENT).
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-> commentariat:(n) a council of analysts and commentators
2, Owing to the capacity of RNA to form a large variety of different structures,
which are dynamic and ___, special RNA molecules have evolved that carry out
enzymatic reactions.(CONVERT).
-> interconvertible(adj): be able to convert to each other
3, Poetry is often created anew by ___ hands and voices.(TELL).
-> unforetold(adj): be unable to be foretold
4, The ___ story focuses on his concerns about drug-taking, swearing, and a
host of other antisocial teenage activities.(LINE).
-> headline-grabbing(adj): reported as a very important story in the news
5, The small country is faced with ___ debt.(MOUNT).
-> insurmountable(adj): (especially of a problem or a difficulty) so great that it
can not be dealt with successfully
6, Transgender Studies Quarterly bills itself at the first nonmedical journal
focusing on issues facing the trans and ___ communities.(FORM).
-> gender-nonconforming(adj): exhibiting behavioral, cultural, or psychological
traits that do not correspond with the traits typically associated with one's sex
7, The presence of glass 4 billions years old on the Moon elucidates water is
essential to the rate of ___.(VITREOUS).
-> devitrification(n): the process by which the glass loses part or all of its glassy
nature through crystallization
8, Most ___ can be corrected by extractions and removable appliances of the
therapy.(OCCLUDE).
-> malocclusion(n): (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not
mesh normally
9, The ___ of the King interrupted the completion of the project.(THRONE).
-> dethronement(n): the removal of a dynasty or an empire
10, Great cities and ___ are developed by visionaries who instil pride and
optimism in their fellow citizens.(URBAN).
-> conurbations(n): an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities
1, This term is to be able to have an unique term to ….. (differ) other terms
-> differentiate:(v) to show or find the difference between things that are
compared
2, ….. ( man) is the process of liberating slaves from working in extremely
poor conditions
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-> Emancipation:(v)the the process of giving people social or political freedom
and rights
3, Without governmental funds for free education, many poor students will
be ….. ( night)
-> benighted:(adj) without knowledge and morals
4, Yesterday, some students fiddled with their pens to (stress) ……….. before
taking the exam
-> de-stress:(v) to get rid of feelings stress
5, We …….. ( miss) testimony from the attorney because he made a mistake
in judgement
-> dismiss:(v) to decide that something or someone is not important and not
worth considering
1, That word is such a(n)..........., did the creator want us to get………..?
(jaw/tie)
-> jawbreaker:(n) a tongue-twister, a word that is difficult to pronounce
->tongue-tied:(adj) if you get tongue-tied, you find it difficult to express yourself,
usually because you are nervous
2, Those……… students will be expelled from school due to their bad
manners ( adjust)
->maladjusted:(adj) a maladjusted person, usually a child, has been raised in a
way that does not prepare them well for the demands of life, which often leads to
problems with behaviours in the future
3, The new housing development is a(n) …… of different architectural styles.
(mash)
-> mishmash:(v) a confused mixture
4, She is ……. stunning (die)
-> drop-dead:(adv) used to emphasize that someone or something is extremely
attractive
5, Tet is a(n) ……… tradition (honor)
->time-honored:(adj) a time-honoured tradition, practice, or method is respected
because it has been done or used in the same way for many years
1. Many ask whether ____ actors like Redmayne and Fanning should be playing
trans characters
(gender)
-> cisgender:(adj) used to describe someone who feels that they are the same
gender (= sex) as the physical body they were born with
2. The murderer mixed her drink with ____ chemicals to make her sleep
(insomnia)
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-> somniferous:(adj) tending to induce sleep; soporific.
3. This group demands everyone be honest, and please don't ___ the pudding
(egg)
-> over-egg the pudding: spoil something by trying too hard to improve it
4. The troops were heavily ____ by hunger and disease (debility)
-> debilitate:(v) to make someone or something physically weak
5. Lisa sure have a pretty ____ voice, I can listen to her singing all day (fluent)
-> mellifluous(adj) having a pleasant and flowing sound
6. ____ is sometimes considered an unsportsmanlike act, but it shows how skillful
the players are to bring themselves success while at an advantage (time)
-> time-wasting:(n) in football, the offence of intentionally taking too long to take
a goal kick, throw-in, etc.
7. It would be wrong to ____ that all Californians are surfers, based only on a few
personal experiences. (pole)
-> extrapolate(v): to guess or think about what might happen using information
that is already known
8. I have never met such a(n) ____ person like Jim before, he's way more friendly
than my best
friend (genius)
-> congenial/ genial:(adj) friendly and pleasant
9. The facility ______sea water to produce fresh water for drinking. (salt)
-> desalinate:(v) to remove salt form water
10. A ________ of child prodigies entered the competition and performed as if they
had been
professionals (star)
-> constellation:(n) a group of famous or admired people all together in one place
11. Our antecedents used to raise a lot of ______ animals to protect their yield
(insect)
-> insectivorous:(adj) eating only insects
12. He presented his latest collection at a(n) ___ show during Paris fashion week.
(cat)
-> catwalk:(n)a narrow structure built beside a bridge or building or above a
stage, used for walking, conducting or performing work
13. The sumos sure have ______ bodies right? (elephant)
-> elephantine:(adj) very large
14. Jason was really ______ about his restaurant's non-fresh food service (pig)
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-> pigheaded:(adj) showing unreasonable support for an opinion or plan of
action and refusing to change or listen to different opinions
15. I love ______ people like Lisa, she can always spot mistakes even if they are
virtually invisible, clearly my type though (hawk)
-> hawk-eyed:(adj) someone who is hawk-eyed watches and notices everything
that happens
16. They were obviously a bit ___ about the misunderstanding (sheep)
-> sheepish:(adj) embarrassed because you know that you have done something
wrong or silly
17. You have to buy another phone with higher ____ to store that many images
(wide)
-> bandwidth:(n)a measurement of the amount of information that can be sent
between computers, through a phone line, etc.
18. That student doesn't look like a(n) ___ at all, I can tell just by looking at those
stunning
techniques (foot/horn)
-> tenderfoot:(n) a newcomer or novice, especially a person unaccustomed to the
hardships of pioneer life.
-> greenhorn:(n) a person who is new to or inexperienced at a particular activity
19. He was____ by the havoc he encountered on his return. (may)
-> undismay/ dismay:(v) a feeling of unhappiness and disappointment
20. The ____ approach to marketing means that the campaign is not targeted at
particular
individuals. (gun/shot)
-> scattergun:(adj) referring to a way of doing or dealing with something by
considering many different possibilities, people, etc. in a way that is not well
organized
-> scattershot:(adj) delivered over a wide area and at random; generalized and
indiscriminate
-> shotgun approach: SA is a marketing strategy where marketers try to appeal to
a wide market of potential customers by using various (both Above the line and
Below the line) advertising strategies. This situation occurs when the target
audience of the business is too diverse to focus on any one segment.
21. Life is basically working to get money and avoid being ____ in paying for the
living until your last breath (hand)
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-> behindhand:(adj) late in doing something or slower doing something than
expected
22. This new digital technology makes it possible for deaf and ______ patrons to
enjoy the movies without the need for assistive devices. (hear)
-> hearing-impaired = hard-to-hear :(adj) cannot hear or cannot hear well
23. These policies have sent the construction industry into an abrupt _____. (dive)
-> nosedive:(n) a fast and sudden fall to the ground with the front pointing down
24. He has given up his _____ lifestyle to settle down with his baby daughter.
(wheel)
-> freewheeling:(adj) not limited by rules or accepted ways of doing things
25. He retorted with ______ of shallow criticism. (probation)
-> disapprobation:(n) strong feelings of not approving of something or someone
26. The _____ of the intention in offence of intention
is blurring, so we should restrict its scope of
application. (script)
-> proscription:(n) the act of not allowing something
27. Everything then became a ______ array of sounds and feelings as they slipped
over the edge
of control. (scope)
-> kaleidoscopic:(adj) quickly changing from one thing to another
28. Why is the Secretary attempting to ____ the regulations to tempestuously
gained only a few
years ago? (jet)
-> jettison:(v) to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed
29. In the 2nd Newton's theory of motion, the ____ is usually replaced by the tools
to measure the weight and the force and calculate the acceleration because they
are much cheaper. (accelerate)
-> accelerometer:(n) a device that measures acceleration or G-force
30. The computer market is ____ with software for every kind of computer. (wash)
-> awash: (adj) covered with a liquid, especially water
31. The Aphmau team _____ our modern city life in Minecraft and made a
masterpiece (play)
-> role-play: (v) to act out (a situation), as for therapeutic, educational, or
recreational purposes
32. Marie Curie was on her ____, saying her last words to her sons and daughter,
one of which wrote every words of his mother down and read them every night
after night since passed away (bed)
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-> deathbed: (n) the bed that someone dies in or is dying in
33. Photographs are usually _____ evidence provided it can be proved that they are
authentic. (admit)
-> admissible:(adj) considered satisfactory and acceptable in a law court
34. Liverpool is sailing through Premier League ____ (defeat)
-> undefeated:(adj) in sports, having won every game
35. There is no agreed ___ of what a comprehensive school should be. (define)
->definition:(n) a statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase
36. The report is based entirely on _____ (suppose)
-> presupposition/ supposition:(n) something that you believe it true without
having any proof
37. It is _____ to me whether he stays or goes. (material)
-> immaterial:(adj) not important, not likely to make a difference; or not relating
to the subject you are thinking about
38. When reading a sentence that finishes ____, be sure to read the whole sentence
because missing a single word can cause horrible misapprehension (leaf)
-> overleaf: (adv) on the other side of the page
39. My girlfriend is such a ____, she desires for more in Valentines even after
getting 4 bars from me (chocolate)
-> chocoholic: (n) a person who loves chocolate and eats a lot of it
40. ____ in both physical and mental work may lead to severe outcomes that
influence your life
backward (hand)
->cack-handedness
-> cack-handed: (adj) if someone is described cack-handed, it means that they
handle things in an awkward or clumsy way
41. Getting rid of weapons reduces the risk of accidental, unauthorized,
hair-trigger or ____ use. (empty)
-> pre-emptive: (adj) If something is pre-emptive, it is done before other can act,
esp to prevent them from doing something else
42. Butt ____ is a talent several people have that they are able to fart as if the
sound came from a different location (vent)
-> ventriloquism: (n) the ability to speak without moving your lips so that your
voice seems to be coming from someone or something else, usually as a way of
entertaining people
43. The _____ on the child revealed that she had been poisoned. (mortal)
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-> post-mortem: (adj) a medical examination of a dead person's body in order to
find out the cause of death
44. These people are _________ and they are not going to say anything on camera
that makes them look stupid. (media)
-> media-savvy: (adj) having a good understanding of the influence of the
internet, newspapers, television, etc. and how to use it effectively
45. Right now Usain Bolt can still_______ professional athletes although he's
considerably aging (pace)
-> outpace: (v) to move or develop faster than someone or something else
46. Many scientists still don't believe ______ about their insisting on proving that
they had met aliens (tact)
-> contactee: (n) a person who claims to have been taken away by aliens (=
creatures from other planets), or to have had contact with them
47. In front of the White House lies many guards that always have ______
expressions, they have been trained to stay still for quite a long time so as to be
taken on (face)
-> straight-faced/ poker-faced: (adj) not showing what you are thinking or feeling
in your face; without laughing or smiling
48. The New Year 2020's ______ show involves almost every famous face of the
country (star)
-> all-star: (adj) having or including famous actors or players
-> star-studded: (adj) if a group of people, a film, or a show is star-studded, there
are a lot of famous people in it
49. In most horror movies, there will be a _____ doing spiritual calls with the
people from the underworld and the ghosts haunting someone or somewhere
(clear)
-> clairvoyant: (n) a person who says they have powers to see the future or see
things that other people cannot see
50. Vietnam's football history were atrocious for a long time before hitting a _____
bounce in 2008, ten years later we finally have got to witness a soar of our
national team (cat)
-> dead cat bounce: a temporary increase in the value of shares after there has
been a large reduction in their value
51. I can't stand seeing _____ wandering on the street while others are enjoying
the New Year's Eve (muffin)
-> rag(g)amuffin: (n) a person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes
52. The group has promised a ______ in 2020 after a downward year (break)
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-> break-through: (n) an important discovery or event that helps to improve a
situation or provide an answer to a problem
-> break-even: (n) the fact of a company or a product not making a profit or a
loss:
53. Just because she's read some ____ paperback she thinks she's some kind of
expert on the modus-operandi. (trash)
-> trashy: (adj) of low quality; with little or no value
54. The grin is the ___ of what Fonda describes as the most fulfilling job in his
professional life, playing Ulee Jackson. (glow)
-> afterglow: (n) a pleasant feeling produced after an experience, event, feeling,
etc…
55. He was _____ boyish and attractive. (guile)
-> beguilingly:(adv) in a way that is interesting and attractive, but perhaps not to
be trusted
56. Moving house is a major ____ to everyone (heave)
-> upheaval: (n) a great change, esp causing or involving much difficulty, activities
or trouble
57. Some simulations, such as flight, are largely ____, but some have a high verbal
content. (verb)
-> non-verbal: (adj) not using words, or not relating to the use of words
58. The night elves dispatched a number of scouts ____ and the scouts returned
with frightening stories of the orcs' past atrocities during the First and Second
Wars. (hasty)
-> posthaste: (adj) with great speed or immediacy
59. The hot sun ____ her to the point of collapse. (nerve)
-> enervate:(v) make someone feel weak and without energy
60. Put simply, a ___ is an identical copy without an original. (simulate)
-> simulacrum: (n) something that looks like or represents something else
61. Although she was from a ___ family and could have led a very comfortable life,
Judith had chosen otherwise. (do)
-> well-to-do: (adj) rich
62. After fit, the next day before dawn turns not easily wake, and constant
companion has _____ (insomnia)
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-> somnambulism: (n) a situation in which a person walks around while they are
sleeping
-> parasomnia: (n) a group of sleep disorders that involve unwanted events or
experiences that occur while you are falling asleep, sleeping or waking up;
including abnormal movements, behaviors, emotions, perceptions or dreams.
63. In 1824 they removed to a more _____place at Lower Hareston and let
Hareston Manor to a succession of tenant farmers. (mode)
-> commodious: (adj) used to describe a room or house that has a lot of space
64. But the impact of a conflict over a _____and otherwise unremarkable stretch of
water south of China and bordered by most South East Asian states would be
far-reaching. (storm)
-> storm-tossed: (adj) exposed to or characterized by strong winds and rain
65. ______ temperatures and months of severe drought have fuelled a series of
massive bushfires across Australia. (record)
-> record-breaking: (n) better, bigger, longer, etc. than anything else before
66. The president cannot be ____ from responsibility for this problem (onus)
-> exonerate: (v) to show or state that someone or something is not guilty of
something
67. I can’t understand why her resignation is still such a ___ subject. (touch)
-> touchy: (adj) easily offended or upset
68. They need to remain ____ so that they can continue to be enriched by other
repertoires, tales and songs. (nomad)
-> nomadic: (adj) moving from one place to another rather than living in one
place all of the time
69. The bikes were, technically, ______ , but the border guards turned a blind eye.
(ban)
-> contraband: (n) goods that are brought into or taken out of the country
secretly and illegally
70. The final exercise pitted a ______ squad against an escaping vehicle of
balaclava-clad men who holed up in a concrete building. (terrorist)
-> counterterrorism/ antiterrorism: (adj) action intended to prevent violence for
political purposes
71. The _____ aims to ease the sufferings of the dying. (hospital)
-> hospice: (n) a hospital for people who are dying, especially from cancer
72. His name had been leaked ______in a press interview which I had given and
some one had traced his whereabouts. (advert)
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-> inadvertently: (adv) in a way that is not intentional
73. He had sidled up to it ____ but to his surprise Tory Central Office had
welcomed him. (crab)
-> crabwise: (adv) If you move crabwise, you move sideways or carefully and not
directly
74. He also insists that it won't be a ______ operation, that his commitment to the
community is lasting and genuine. (night)
-> fly-by-night: (adj) Fly-by-night companies or business people cannot be
trusted because they are likely to get into debt and close down the business to
avoid paying the debts or satisfying agreements
75. Several countries have suffered soccer ____ scandals. (fix)
-> match-fixing: (n) dishonest activity to make sure that one team wins a
particular sports match
76. As a result, industry was _____ and pen-pushers were everywhere. (man)
-> overmanned: (adj) having more employees than are needed
77. They were caught ____ by the attack. (foot)
-> flat-footed: (adj) in a difficult or unexpected situation that makes you unable to
move or react quickly or skilfully
78. I gradually ___ to the realization that our marriage was over. (wake)
-> awaken: (v) to stop sleeping or to make someone stop sleeping
79. There's a sense of _____in the capital, as if fighting might at any minute break
out. (bode)
-> foreboding: (n) a feeling that something very bad is going to happen soon
80. With only a few hundred dollars on hand, travelling around the world is a
______ (wisp)
-> will'o’-the-wisp: (n) a person or thing that is difficult or impossible to find,
reach, or catch
- ma trowi
81. Famous people and their private lives are the _____ of the popular newspapers.
(stock)
-> stock-in-trade: (n) the typical characteristics or behaviour of someone or
something
82. Local libraries store lots of ____ audio tapes on almost every subject that you
can imagine, with no cutting short or left-behind data (bridge)
-> unabridged: (adj) An unabridged book, speech, or article is in its original form
and has not been made shorter
83. Watch a ____ man in a wheelchair completing the London Marathon and we
cry, or at least I do. (leg)
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-> legless: (adj) extremely drunk
84. He doesn't conform to the usual _____of the businessman with a dark suit and
briefcase. (type)
-> stereotype: (n) a set idea that people have about what someone or something
is like, especially an idea that is wrong
85. A moose hide collar and ____ laces add a distinctive touch to this unique
footwear. (raw)
-> rawhide: (n) stiff untanned leather
86. It looks as if the election is going to be a ____ (hang)
-> cliffhanger: (n) a story or a situation that is exciting because its ending or
result is uncertain until it happens
87. The Securities Market seems to be a mysterious and ______ changeable place ,
especially in China , and it is full of magic power . (wild)
-> bewilderingly:(adv) in a confusing and difficult way to understand
88. He's a real _____ who's never had a proper job. (beat)
-> deadbeat: (n) a person who is not willing to work, does not behave in a
responsible way, and does not fit into ordinary society
89. A young man may suffer from the ____ monster if his girlfriend begins going
out with someone else. (eye)
-> in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
-> one-eyed: (n) said about a difficult situation in which someone with only a few
skills is in a better position and more successful than those people who have
none
90. A ____ parachutist jumped from the top of Tower Bridge today.(devil)
-> daredevil:(n) a person who does dangerous things and takes risks
91. We credibly promise an ____ monetary policy that will persist for years into
the future. (expand)
-> expansionary: (adj) used to describe a set of conditions during which
something increases in size, number, or importance
92. Right from the ___, they were aggressive in acting to disincentivize smoking.
(go)
-> get-go:(n) the beginning, when someone starts to do something, or a process
starts
93. The ceremony was disrupted by _____heckling and slogan-chanting. (precede)
-> unprecedented:(adj) never having happened or existed in the past
94. She was buried in the cathedral, as ___ someone of her position. (fit)
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-> befits: (adv) to be suitable or right for someone or something
95. Logic an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the
propositions ____ from the axioms contradict one another. (deduce)
-> deductible: (adj) A deductible amount can be taken away from a total
96. I got the ___to skin the fish which helped save on the preparation time.(fish)
-> fishmonger: (n) someone who sells fish, especially from a shop/ a shop that
sells fish
97. He thought his ____ were amusing but found her response too extravagant.
(wit)
-> witticisms: (n) a remark that is both clever and humorous
98. It would be ___ to shovel coal with a teaspoon. (poster)
-> preposterous:(adj) very silly or stupid
99. Recipes accepted as great and _____ are not always compatible with sense.
(sanctity)
-> sacrosanct:(adj) thought to be too important or too special to be changed
100.She went to the seaside to ____ after her stay in hospital. (valerian)
-> convalesce: (v) to rest in order to get better after an illness
101.Thereby, one-dimensional or ____attribute of call events is displayed
simultaneously through the invention. (dimension)
-> multidimensional: (adj) having many different features
102.The two rivals were nevertheless united by the ____ of the acting profession.
(mason)
-> freemasonry: Freemasons considered as a group, or their beliefs and
activities/ friendly understanding between people who are similar or do similar
things
103.Although Mitterrand escaped personally ____, his party paid a heavy price.
(scathing)
-> unscathed: (adj) without injuries or damage being caused
104.The scandalous remarks in the newspaper ____ the reputations of every
member of the society (smirch)
-> besmirch: (v) to say bad things about someone to influence other people's
opinion of them
105.That does not suggest the outrage that a _____ of Hansard might beguile
readers into expecting (use)
-> perusal
106.Those involved had performed acts ____ of university students.(become)
-> unbecoming
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107.It is rather like warfare, the _____ of offensive and defensive, of tank armour
and the high velocity penetrating bullet. (see)
-> seesaw: (n) a long board that children play on. The board is balanced on a
central point so that when a child sits on each end they can make the board go up
and down by pushing off the ground with their feet
-> seesaw: (v) change rapidly and repeatedly from one position, situation, or
condition to another and back again
108.Instead of a single meeting place, we have ____, interactive
telecommunications networks
that extend for thousands of miles. (fling)
-> far-flung: (adj) located in a very distant place
109.Neurotransmission can be affected in several ways by ____ drugs and poisons.
(active)
-> pseudo-active: (adj) Apparently, but not truly, active
110.The war between these two countries has been ____ and episodic. (draw)
-> long-draw-out: (adj) taking more time than necessary
111.It was____ whether we would get to the airport in time. (touch)
-> touch-and-go: (adj) If a situation is touch-and-go, it is uncertain
112.We can ____ our timescale of the circulation by looking at the changes in
density surface of the salinity minimum. (robust)
-> corroborate: (v) to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new
information
113. Another worry is that nuclear material from ____nuclear power plants and
dismantled nuclear weapons might end up in the wrong hands. (function)
-> defunct: (adj) no longer existing, living, or working correctly
114. Its smoky, herbal flavors from sauvignon blanc grapes ______ neatly with the
apple nuances and fuller body of the chardonnay. (twine)
-> intertwined: (adj) twisted together or closely connected so as to be difficult to
separate
115. But with them he could be violent, abusive, _____, a Lothario of the highest
order. (double)
-> duplicitous: (adj) involving duplicity
116. Readers whose stomachs are turned will not_____ of any food for thought.
(take)
-> partake: (v) to become involved with or take part in something/ to eat or drink
117. He ____ herbal remedies at first. (pooh)
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-> pooh-pooh: (v) to express an opinion that an idea or suggestion is silly or not
worth considering
118. They were silent; they were _____; and most of them were reading texts with
titles like Operating Systems. (spectacle)
-> bespectacled: (adj) wearing glasses
119. The contradictions in the Clinton policy were _____ described in a recent
article by Robert Kagan, a former Reagan administration official. (trench)
-> trenchantly: (adv) in a way that expresses criticism or opinions forcefully and
clearly
120. Wilson said that ____ stress disorder sufferers who have been terrorized
typically fear imminent death. (trauma)
-> post-traumatic stress disorder: PTSD a mental condition in which a person
suffers severe anxiety and depression after a very frightening or shocking
experience, such as an accident or a war
121. The school's _____ purpose is to involve parents more closely in the education
of their children. (except)
-> unexceptionable: (adj) not bad; having nothing that anyone could criticize or
disapprove of
122. His library displayed ____of mementos from different parts of the world, a
lifetime of traveling. (cell)
-> miscellania: (n) miscellaneous items, especially literary compositions, that
have been collected together.
123.Jermaine Jackson slammed such reports as misleading and "_____". (sense)
-> sensationalist:(adj) presenting information in a way that is shocking or
exciting rather than serious, especially in newspapers, on television, etc
124.Positive effects of being a ___ child include independence and self-reliance.
(key)
->latch-key child: a child who has a key to his or her home and is often alone at
home after school has finished for the day because his or her parents are out at
work
125.He stood staring at the ghost, ___ with terror. (fix)
->transfixed: (adj) unable to move or stop looking at something because you are
so interested, surprised, or frightened
126.Well, for one thing, a lot of journalists are ____ and a lot don't know much
about history. (number)
-> innumerate: (adj) unable to understand and use numbers in calculations
127.The defendant is a ____ individual gripped by the dangerous delusion that his
opinion matters. (rancor)
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-> cantankerous: (adj) arguing and complaining a lot
128.She picked up the strange telephone receiver ____ , and dialled the number of
the card. (believe)
-> disbelievingly: in a distrustful way
129.My hand was lacerated, deformed, and ____with pus. (bulb)
->bulbous: (adj) if a part of a body is bulbous, it’s fat and around
130.The Japanese JLPT test is a ____ event happening on July and December every
year (annual)
-> biannual: (adj) happening twice a year
131.Chef Tony Rea said a popular ____ is ostrich pepper steak in a wine sauce for
$ 22. 95. (enter)
-> entrée: (n) the main dish of a meal
132.He remained in____control of the business for another ten years. (name)
-> nominal: (adj) in name or thought but not in fact or not as things really are
133.Kasparov's recent performance had been ____ and many experts were
predicting that Karpov was about to regain the world title. (Source:BBC) (luster)
-> lackluster: (adj) without energy and effort
134.Tough a little strange those questions are no difficulty for the genuine ____
(affect)
-> aficionado: (n) someone who is very interested in and enthusiastic about a
particular subject
135.Tokyo is Not a city for the_____ or faint-hearted. (liver)
-> lily-livered:(adj) not brave
136.It was an _____ failure - the plane left the runway then crashed into a ball of
flames. (name)
-> ignominious: (adj) (especially of events or behaviour) embarrassing because of
being a complete failure
137.The _____ workers feel forlorn, if not outright hostile. (race)
-> deracinated: (adj) tear (something) up by the roots
138.You can _____ the carbon dioxide to separate it from the other constituents.
(liquid)
-> liquefy: (adj) to (cause a gas or a solid to) change into a liquid form
139.It hurtles through two hours of _____ dialogue. It makes an untellable story
clear and
fascinating. (bind)
-> spellbinding: (adj) holding your attention completely
140.Can we just _____a little bit and look at your primary and secondary
education? (track)
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-> backtrack: (v) to go back along a path that you have just followed
141. I skipped through the neighborhood, singing ____ songs. (key)
-> off-key: (adj) If you sing or play music off-key, you produce notes that are
slightly higher or lower than they should be
142. Beauty is in the eye of the ____. (hold)
-> beholder: (n) a person who sees or looks at someone or something
143.Since then, he has worked_____ for the good of the game, in Manchester,
England and much further afield, earning him recognition around the globe as a
true ambassador of football. (stint)
-> unstintingly: extremely generous with time, money, praise, help, etc
144.She's trying to build up a ___ of work to show during job interviews. (foliage)
-> portfolio: (n) a collection of drawings, documents, etc. that represent a
person's, especially an artist's, work
145.The 1648 Treaty of Westphalia saw its ____ and division into more than 300
individual and sovereign states and principalities. (member)
-> dismemberment: (n) the action of partitioning or dividing up a territory or
organization
146.Cinematic scenes sometimes appear a _____ who looks exactly like one
another, but with a more tainted mind craving for eroding the other's life
(double) (Borrowed from German)
-> doppelganger: (n) an apparition or double of a living person
147.____ is a medical condition in which one cannot remember familiar things'
names (name)
-> anomia: (n) a condition in which someone cannot remember words they want
to use
148.I can never understand why people become ____ and sentimental about the
past.(eye)
-> dewy-eyed/ misty-eyed
149.The basic idea is this: use _____ after a noun to show that one thing owns, or
possesses, another. (strophe)
-> apostrophe: (n) the symbol ’ used in writing to show when a letter or a number
has been left out, as in I'm (= I am) or '85 (= 1985), or that is used before or after
s to show possession, as in Helen's house or babies' hands
150.Be certain that you are not _____ against catastrophic illness. (insurance)
-> underinsured: (adj) if a person or organization is underinsured, they do not
have a high enough level of insurance
151.The leader wants blameless to be an official, sureness works, must first
____be an upright. (board)
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-> above-board: (adj) If a plan or business agreement is above-board, it is honest
and not trying to deceive anyone
152.This article takes the sulfur dye wastewater as the processing object, and has
conducted the applied research to the ____ ore waste residue decolorants
performance. (metal)
-> metalliferous: (adj) (chiefly of deposits of minerals) containing or producing
metal
153.____ is used because of a desire to protect others from hate speech and
intimidation, nevertheless it also poses a threat to free speech (platform)
-> no-platforming: (n) the action or practice of preventing someone holding
views regarded as unacceptable or offensive from contributing to a public debate
or meeting
154.A ____ is a man who enjoys putting on woman's clothes (vest)
-> transvestite: (n) a person who wears the clothes of the opposite sex
155.Burgess' illegal use of alcohol ran ___of the code, a point the righteous
Karnaugh was quite eager to make. (foul)
-> run/fall afoul of : to experience problems, punishment, or harm because you
do not obey a rule or disagree with a powerful organization, group, or person
156.Mr Johnes is an old ____, you'll never persuade him to change at all. (mud)
-> stick-in-the-mud:(n) someone who is old-fashioned and too serious and avoids
enjoyable activities
157.Attempts to ___ his playing simply because of his popularity are misplaced
but regrettably widespread. (nigger)
-> denigrate: (v) to say that someone or something is not good or important
158.He was a self-opinionated, ____ tyrant, and he was the last man she should
want to tangle with. (bear)
-> overbearing: (adj) too confident and too determined to tell other people what
to do, in a way that is unpleasant
159.The instruction manual includes a section on _____ to help you with any
simple problems you might have with the television. (shoot)
-> troubleshooting:(n) discovering why something does not work effectively and
making suggestions about how to improve it
160.The book presents the ______ of a dull middle-aged woman remembering the
riveting thoughts she once had. (drama)
-> psychodrama: (n) a form of psychotherapy in which patients act out events
from their past/ a play, movie, or novel in which psychological elements are the
main interest.
161.Barbara looked increasingly ____ as defeat loomed. (cast)
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-> downcast: (adj) looking down, usually because of being shy or sad
162.He ____ that man for snobbishness and was unwilling to talk to him. (dainty)
-> disdain: (v) the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that
they do not deserve your interest or respect -> to feel disdain for something
163.Lots of young couples do not use _____ on their first time, and many do not
use it at all. (conception)
-> contraception: (n) (the use of) any of various methods intended to prevent a
woman becoming pregnant
164.The rest of the dinner, I was ____on getting him to eat French fries, drink wine,
have dessert and say bad words, things he never seemed to allow himself to do.
(bend)
-> be hell-bent on sth: to be extremely determined to do something, without
considering the risks or possible dangerous results
165.The captain ____ his men for falling asleep. (braid)
-> upbraid: (v) to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a
particular thing and criticize them for having done it
166.Friday was a ____ day for me. I got a lot of birthday presents from my friends.
(letter)
-> red-letter day: a special, happy, and important day that you will always
remember
167.It was a misery ____ of a woman escaped from North Korea to which everyone
expressed their sorrow and sympathy (memory)
-> memoir: (n) a book or other piece of writing based on the writer's personal
knowledge of famous people, places, or events
168.Seeing a(n) _____ book means that its owner have read it numerous times, or
he must be a careless moron who hates reading and disrespects his books (ear)
-> dog-eared: (adj) A book or paper that is dog-eared has the pages turned down
at the corners as a result of a lot of use
169.For some ____ reasons they built the toilet next to the kitchen. (fathom)
-> unfathomable: (adj) impossible to understand
170.He was _____ in defeat and praised his opponent's skill. (animus)
-> magnanimous: (adj) very kind and generous towards an enemy or someone
you have defeated
171.I am not much of an ____ type but as a child, I did do my share of camping,
fishing and hiking. (door)
-> outdoorsy: (adj) of, associated with, or fond of the outdoors
172.He was _____ by the press as a monster of perversity. (vile)
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-> vilify: (v) to say or write unpleasant things about someone or something, in
order to cause other people to have a bad opinion of them
173.Prices of iPhone 8 have hit ____ since people scarcely pay attention to it
anymore (bottom)
-> rock-bottom: (n) the lowest possible level
174.Please dance with me, it's Valentine, don't be such a ____ (puss)
-> sourpuss: (n) someone who always looks unhappy and annoyed
175. Miku's heart made a complete ___ when Ichika pushes Futaro near her
(assault) (Source: Quintessential Quintuplets)
-> somersault: (n) a rolling movement or jump, either forwards or backwards, in
which you turn over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with
your head on top again
176.I can give this ___ promise that I will never betray you my cute honey
(diamond)
-> diamantine: (adj) made from or reminiscent of diamonds
177.Though he's strictly ___, his girlfriend tried to make him drink by knocking off
the glass and him ardently (total)
-> teetotal: (adj) choosing or characterized by abstinence from alcohol
178.You know, ___ love, more ____ love, and a bit of rampant lust to be getting on
with.(Source:____ love) (quite)
-> unrequited:(adj) If love that you feel for someone is unrequited, it is not felt in
the same way by the other person
179. It was _____ seeing Joshua confessing his heart out before she commit suicide.
(butt)
-> butt-clenching: (adj) When something makes you so nervous or scared, it
makes your butt clench
180. Though Yuki didn't want to come in with her, Yuno looked ____ right in the
wedding dress which made him blushed (possess)
-> preprocessing: (adj) subject (data) to preliminary processing
181.She was once a pretty young lady, but turned into a scarred witch after
continuous _____ (figure)
-> disfigurement: (n) the action of spoiling the appearance of something or
someone; defacement
182. The movie is a moral tale about a _____ who dies and is reborn as a beautiful
woman, for that he hates women so much (gynecology)
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-> misogynist: (n) a man who hates women or believes that men are much better
than women
183.Today when cleaning out the attic, I found my ice skates, slightly _____but the
blades in perfect condition. (moth)
-> moth-eaten: (adj) If clothing or furniture is moth-eaten, it looks old and has
holes in it
184.Harry Potter possesses great skill at ______ (erg)
-> thaumaturgy: (n) The purported capability of a magician to work magic or
other paranormal events or a saint to perform miracles
185. It is good to take this_____ anxiety and anchor it by planning positive moves
for the future. (float)
-> free-floating: (adj) not attached to anything
186.Incidents of ______ on Facebook and Instagram have been reported in the
mainstream press. (bully)
-> cyberbullying: (n) the activity of using the internet to harm or frighten another
person, especially by sending them unpleasant messages
187.An old industrial plant is always ____ with a rapidly developing international
metropolis city, and then it is not long before its gradual disappearance.
(harmony)
-> inharmonious: (adj) not looking, tasting, or working well together
188.The works are beguilingly small, and in clean acrylic colours on canvas, have
a _______kaleidoscopic effect, which is dizzying in its intensity. (fantasy)
-> phantasmagorical: (adj) full of different images, like something in a confused
dream
189.The land is under the _____ of the people who use it. (guard)
-> guardianship: (n) the state or duty of being a guardian
190.The accident was the result of a _____failure to consider the risks involved.
(culprit)
-> culpable: (adj) deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for
something bad
191.So the classroom has to get ____ and transcend to the life world so as to give
the classroom vitality and energy. (vivace)
-> revivify: (v) to give new energy and strength to an event or activity
192.Aircraft production continued to plod along at an ____ slow pace. (agony)
-> agonizingly: (adj) in a way that causes extreme physical or mental pain
193.There can be no ______ endings following sexual trafficking. (tale)
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-> fairy-tale: (adj) a traditional story written for children that usually involves
imaginary creatures and magic
194.Trejo received 55 years for murder and 10 years, to be served consecutively,
for _________. (fetus)
-> foeticide/ feticide: (n) the crime of killing a baby that has not yet been born
195.Consider an experiment on_________in which a person attempts to influence
the fall of a coin using mental telepathy. (kinetic)
-> psychokinesis/ telekinesis: (n) the ability that some people claim to have to
move objects, or to make them change shape, using the power of the mind, not
physical power
196.From all the available statistics, the politician _____ only those that backed up
his ideas. (pick)
-> cherry-pick: (v) choose and take only (the most beneficial or profitable items,
opportunities, etc.) from what is available
197.During the day she would experience frequent ______ of the accident which
caused her to panic. (flash)
-> flashback: (n) a short part of a film, story, or play that goes back to events in
the past
198.In the _________ world of European agriculture, farmers are paid more to grow
more even when nobody wants to buy what they produce. (land)
-> outlandish: (adj) strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like
-> Alice-in-Wonderland: (adj) not logically explicable or predictable
199.This business is frequently performed by a ______, a sum being paid him for
any litter of cubs or foxes found on his beat. (game)
-> gamekeeper: (n_ a person whose job is to take care of wild animals and birds
that are kept especially for hunting
200.There was an ______ of hard currency, leaving the colonists with no medium of
exchange. (flow)
-> inflow: (n) the action of people or things arriving somewhere
-> outflow: (n) a movement away from a place
201.Formerly close friends, they had been _____ from each other for many years.
(strange)
-> estrange: (adj) to cause someone to no longer have a friendly relationship with
another person or other people
202.They stigmatized Vietnamese immigrants as a(n) ______ horde of criminals,
slum dwellers, lunatics, and drunkards (similar)
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-> unassimilable: (adj) not able to be taken in or absorbed : not capable of being
assimilated
203.The popular image of ______ is that it is a difficulty with reading - something
to do with the misperception of printed words. (lexicon)
-> dyslexia: (n) a condition affecting the brain that makes it difficult for someone
to read and write
204.There's a list of ______ at the beginning of the book for the reader to manually
fix. (correct)
-> corrigenda/ corrigendum: (n) a mistake in a printed text that needs to be
corrected
205._______and self-distrust are grievous errors. (damage)
-> self-condemnation: (n) the act of condemning oneself
206.A(n) ________ is an angel at the highest rank. (angel)
-> archangel: (n) an angel of high rank
207.Bella always has a reddish, healthy cheeks and skin, no wonder she's called
the _______ angel (ruddy)
-> ruddy(-complected): (of a white person’s skin) having a whole or perfect red
color, often suggesting good health
208.He claimed the finance manager had _______company funds. (proper)
-> (mal/mis)appropriate/ expropriate: (v) to take away money or property
especially for public use without payment to the owner, or for personal use
illegally
209.Dilberitos can lay claim to the title of the first ______ that granted benefits
regarding it's nutritional content. (nutrient)
-> nutraceutical: (adj) a food to which vitamins, minerals, or drugs have been
added to make it healthier
210.The lid of the _________ could be wrenched off or tightly sat upon by strict
control over labor market, otherwise problems after problems will start to
transpire (box)
-> tinderbox / Pandora’s box: (n) a dangerous and uncontrolled situation in
which violence is likely to happen
211.______ and the threat of deeper world recession has left marks upon the
consciousness of the workers. (inflate)
-> stagflation: (n) an economic situation in which prices keep rising but economic
activity does not increase
212.Motel is a ________ word that is made when combining "motor" and "hotel"
(porter)
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-> portmanteau: (n) a large case for carrying clothes while travelling, especially
one that opens out into two parts
213.Their passion was _______ by a romantic trip to Venice. (ignite)
-> reignite/ ignite: (v) to make something such as a disagreement or worry that
was disappearing grow stronger
214.She concealed the problem with remarkable ______ (plumb)
-> aplomb: (n) confidence and style
215.This year sees the _____ of Handel's birth since 1720 (three)
-> tercentenary: (n) the day or year that is 300 years after an important event
216.With sharp mind and witty words, the ____diplomat skillfully coped with the
tough questions from the press. (tongue)
-> silver-tongued: (adj) If you are silver-tongued, you are good at persuading
people to do things
217.He was born in a(n) ________ family, and with a silver spoon in his mouth.
(blood)
-> blue-blooded: (adj) A blue-blooded person has been born into a family that
belongs to the highest social class
218.Observing all this from the great beyond, Susie gradually figures out that
she's not alone in her _____ (victim).
-> victimhood: (n) the condition of having been hurt, damaged, or made to suffer,
especially when you want people to feel sorry for you because of this or use it as
an excuse for something
219.Broad-shouldered and ________, with thinning hair, he is dressed as usual in a
shirt and tie. (chest)
-> barrel-chest/ deep-chest: (adj) Barrel chest refers to an increase in the
anterior posterior diameter of the chest wall resembling the shape of a barrel,
most often associated with emphysema
220.He has a(n) _____attitude towards her, suspicious and questionable (valid)
-> ambivalent: (adj) having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being
uncertain about how you feel
221.Peptic ________ may cause chronic gastrointestinal blood loss as well as an
acute bleed. (ulcer)
-> ulceration: (n) the process of forming an ulcer or ulcers
222.The emphasis is on _________massage which is one of the finest techniques
available for soothing the detrimental effects of stress using natural oils to brush
on the skin or
smell. (therapy)
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-> aromatherapy: (adj) the treatment of worry or nervousness, or medical
conditions that are not serious, by rubbing pleasant-smelling natural substances
into the skin or breathing in their smell
223.A sibyl is a woman ________.(tell)
->fortune-teller: (n) a person who tells you what they think will happen to you in
the future
224.In this way _____ had ravaged their feelings, so do not want to feel the fear
experienced once. (flagellum)
->self-flagellation: (n) the practice of whipping yourself or someone else,
especially as a religious practice, for punishment, or for sexual pleasure
225.A heavy lorry has ______ on the motorway, causing long delays. (knife)
->jack-knifed: (adj) If a truck that has two parts jackknifes, one part moves
around so far towards the other part that it cannot be driven
226.Hence, the commander had to beg, cajole, and _____authorities of three
nations to get
what he needed. (beat)
-> browbeat: (adj) to try to force someone to do something by threatening them
or persuading them forcefully and unfairly
227.Staff felt as if they had been _______ when they discovered the new
management’s plans. (wink)
-> hoodwinked: (adj) deceive or trick (someone)
228.It will be very adjuvant for you to _____ the meeting so you have time to play
golf (short / tail)
-> foreshorten: (v) to reduce something or make it shorter
-> curtail: (v) to stop something before it is finished, or to reduce or limit
something
229.My old friends stopped by and we had a real ____ (gab)
-> gabfest: (n) a conference or other gathering with prolonged talking.
230.She was known to all and _______ as Bella.(dry)
-> sundry: (adj) several differences; various
231.The inflation lead poor people into consumerist ____ (sand)
-> quicksand:(n) deep wet sand that sucks in anyone trying to walk across it
(metaphor)
232.The city is notorious for its _____ district and strip clubs. (light)
-> red-light:(adj) Red-light district is a part of an urban area where a
concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops,
strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found
233.One week after the accident she still looked pretty ____ (bang)
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-> banged-up:(adj) injured or damaged
234.Samoan culture is very localized, and centered on_______extended families,
whereas Western societies tend to be highly individualistic and homophobic.
(knit)
-> close-knit / tight - knit: (adj) If a group of people are close-knit, they all help
and support each other
235.Londoners have long been _____ proud of a health service that does not serve
them well. (verse)
-> perversely:(adj) in a way that is strange and not what most people would
expect or enjoy
236.If you encounter a negative mood, try to _______ it into something good. This
time, I used a little alchemy, turning the sensation into lung capacity.(channel)
-> rechannel:(v) to direct into a different channel
237.After why liking her, what dare often do, but after the thing goes, do not feel
how ______ again however? (credit)
-> recreant:(adj) cowardly
238. AXJ's growth will likely slow meaningfully, possibly even ________ our own
forecasts. (shoot)
-> undershoot:(v) to fail to achieve a particular result
239.It's_____ to expect a person of her experience to work for so little income.
(grotty)
-> grotesque: (adj) strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly
frightening way
240.What they added was a sense of _____- they took blues licks and put them on
an epic scale. (grand)
-> grandeur:(n) the quality of being very large and special or beautiful
241.Definitely it was his stuff of ______ jokes, cheap one-liners and stereotyping
slurs. (sophisticated)
-> sophomoric:(adj) silly and behaving like a child
242.He is not one of your_______ criminals, he is a serial killer we have to beware
(vary)
-> garden-variety (invariable/unvariegated): very common or ordinary
243.In principle, ________ acts are paramount in fighting back the Coronavirus
(bacterium)
-> antibacterial:(adj) intended to kill or reduce the harmful effects of bacteria
especially when used on the skin
244.The school concert is _____ and is intended to help students relax after
exhausting
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-> felicific:(adj) relating to or promoting increased happiness
245.A _____ is a recurring music piece typical of a person or an idea, often used as
background backup for people to deepen their thoughts (motive)
-> leitmotiv/ leitmotif:(n) a phrase or other feature that is repeated often in a
work of art, literature, or music and that tells you something important about it
246.The company is about to give you the _____, so you'd better start looking for
another job (kiss)
-> kiss-off:(n) an act of making it clear that you do not want or need someone or
something
247.Plans to build a new mall were ______ after protests from local residents. (six)
-> deep-six:(v) destroy or dispose of something irretrievably
248. Their breakup was the ______ way to ensure each other's dream pursuits
(fire)
-> sure-fire:(adj) certain or likely, especially to succeed