Vocabulary development revision

to make a bad situation worse =

• malign

• reiterate

• exacerbate

• alleviate

to examine or inspect something closely =

• entail

• avert

• commiserate

• scrutinize

something that is required is

• an infringement

• a prerequisite

• a prevalence

• a subsidy

Replace the underlined part with ONE word:

It is not responsible to let small children go out alone when it's dark.

Replace the underlined part with ONE word:

I'm sorry. I did not understand your point.

Provide the noun form of the word in parenthesis:

I like the ____ of her dress. (simple)

Provide the noun form of the word in parenthesis:

Our project aims to assess the ____ of identifying people at risk. (feasible)

Provide the noun form of the word in parenthesis:

The document has been carefully written to avoid ____. (ambiguous)

to act in accordance with a wish =

• exonerate

• eschew

• comply

• ascertain

someone or something placed in the wrong period in history =

• anachronism

• idiosyncrasy

• obituary

• clemency