ONE COOL GUY-FCE5-vocab. support

Choose the best option for the gap.

I don't like body builders who are so overdeveloped you can see the ______ in their muscles.

• tunnel

• pipes

• tubes

• veins

Answer explanation

vein

= a tube that carries blood to the heart from the other parts of the body

Which option can best replace "impeccable" in the following statement?

He had excellent contacts in government and an impeccable local reputation.

• perfect

• gorgous

• pictureque

• overjoyed

Answer explanation

impeccable=

perfect, with no problems or bad parts

Which option can best replace "escalated" in the following sentence ?

They began an email correspondence which escalated into a friendship.

• emmigrate

• develop

• scroll

• increase

Answer explanation

escalate

= to rise or to make something rise

Choose the best option to complete the gap.

He_______ a butterfly on a piece of stone.

• wrote

• etched

• transformed

• fostered

Answer explanation

etch=

to cut a pattern, picture, etc. into a smooth surface, especially on metal or glass, using acid or a sharp instrument:

The meeting turned out to be a ________ since no one had prepared anything.

• trick

• tragedy

• farce

• curiosity

Answer explanation

farce

=

a humorous play or film where the characters become involved in unlikely situations

The young woman was _______. "How strange!" he said, scratching her head.

• perplexed

• astonished

• tearful

• thrilled

Answer explanation

perplexed=

confused, because something is difficult to understand or solve:

She is renowned for her _______ of human rights.

• companionship

• legislation

• acceptance

• advocacy

Answer explanation

advocacy

=

public support for an idea, plan

Complete the sentence with the best option.

The thieves and two_______ made away with over $25,000 in cash.

• accomplices

• colleages

• spouses

• criminals

Answer explanation

accomplice

=

a person who helps someone else to commit a crime or do something morally wrong

In the winter we often take vitamin C to _____ colds.

• switch off

• take off

• ward off

• set off

Answer explanation

switch off

=to stop giving your attention to someone or something

ward off= prevent

He delivered a ______ speech on the president.

• apprehensive

• scathing

• miserable

• elated

Answer explanation

apprehensive= worried

scathing = severely critical and unkind

miserable=unhappy

elated= extremely hapy