Revision. Advanced

He's been trying __________________ her position by spreading rumours about her.

• to flag his feelings

• to undermine 

• to combat

My father is ____________ by nature and found it hard to express his grief when my mother died.

• vulnerable

• incessant

• stoic

Being an unmarried couple no longer carries the social __________ that it used to.

• stamina

• stigma

• penchant

Choose synonyms to "like"

• loathe

• have a soft spot

• despise

• have penchant for

• be smb's pet peeve

Choose synonyms to "become bigger":

• to outpace

• to surpass

• to dwindle

• to plummet

• to surge

Poor people are increasingly _____________ of money-lenders.

• at the mercy

• on the verge of

• in charge

Gas lamps became _____________ when electric lighting was invented.

• garish

• substantial

• obsolete

Her poetry was imbued _______ a love of the outdoors.

• in

• with

• to

I was too _________ to be a boxer so I decided to be a musician.

• grumpy

• conscientious

• wimpy

Smoking is frowned upon in many countries. - means:

• it is allowed in many countries

• It is banned in many countries