I Am the Cheese | Vocabulary Set-1

When you buy a house, someone will need to ..................... its value before you can get a mortgage.

• acquire

• demolish

• appraise

• applause

To ....................... something is to figure out or evaluate its worth in the marketplace, on the field, or in the world of ideas.

To assess the value of (something).

• pursue

• forge

• obtain

• appraise

Pouring water into a leaky bucket is ..................... .

• worthwhile

• futile

• notable

• impassioned

When something fails to deliver a useful result, you can call it ..................... .

• useful

• futile

• effective

• imperative

To assume that something is true without questioning it. 😬

• to call it a day

• to be like a lamb to the slaughter

• to take something for granted

• to cut somebody some slack

To believe that something is true without checking or thinking about it.

• to break the ice

• to do something at the drop of a hat

• to take for granted

• to be on thin ice

If you .................... a person, vehicle, or animal, you follow them, possibly to capture or harm.

• envy

• admire

• blame

• pursue

Which word fits best in the blanks?

"A hungry lion might ..................... a zebra."

"The paparazzi might ..................... a celebrity."

"A young dancer might ..................... her dream of becoming a ballerina."

• crave

• invite

• embrace

• pursue

When you pursue someone, it's NOT necessarily with bad intentions.

• True.

• False.

To ....................... is to fade away or to literally turn into vapor.

• amaze

• evaporate

• lurk

• pursue