Vocabulary Unit 1. Outcomes Advanced

1) Why wasn't Stephen at the meeting? He was _______________ by his absence.

• conspicuous

• suspicious

• evident

2) You have __________ an important issue that deserves proper consideration.

• risen

• raised

• arisen

3) The ___________ of digital learning has been both a challenge and an opportunity for or universities.

• emergence

• initiation

• inception

4) The risk of a heart attack was a __________ reason for him to try a healthier lifestyle.

• convulsive

• compulsive

• compelling

5) She left bright red lipstick on the _________ of the glass.

• brim

• edge

• end

6) __________ house prices have made living in London impossible for young professionals.

• plummeting

• soaring

• inflation

7) She helped in ___________ his release from prison.

• securing

• providing

• speed-up

8) I want to draw your attention to the ___________ issue of sheep farming in Dorset.

• forsaken

• abandoned

• neglected

9) He made an attempt to ____________ the decline of tourism.

• converse

• reverse

• divert

10) The Australian economy recorded 20 years of uniterrupted growth despite two global __________.

• downturns

• upturns

• reductions