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MELTDOWN VOCABULARY

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The company wanted to ________________________ alliances with other motor manufacturers.

a)

struggle

b)

deter

c)

forge

d)

discard

2.

Violence may have been _______________________ with a greater police presence.

a)

averted

b)

converted

c)

suppressed

d)

inundated

3.

With technological changes many traditional skills have become _____________________.

a)

sedentary

b)

benevolent

c)

pronounced

d)

obsolete

4.

Emergency teams are still clearing the ___________________ from the plane crash.

a)

ruins

b)

debris

c)

flakes

d)

crumbs

5.

Please ____________________________ of your litter thoughtfully.

a)

discharge

b)

decay

c)

discharge

d)

dispose

6.

The photos will be a permanent _______________________ of your wedding.

a)

surplus

b)

memorial

c)

memento

d)

monument

7.

The cliff face has been steadily __________________by the sea.

a)

eroded

b)

prevailed

c)

squandered

d)

collided

8.

The ___________________ struck the north-east yesterday, causing serious damage.

a)

glacier

b)

blizzard

c)

equator

d)

tide

9.

Children are being ___________________in many of these factories.

a)

erupted

b)

dismantled

c)

exploited

d)

augmented

10.

The journey through the jungle was _____________________.

a)

malnourished

b)

malevolent

c)

benign

d)

perilous

11.

Just one of these bombs could ______________________ a city the size of New York.

a)

aspire

b)

annihilate

c)

ignite

d)

evaporate

12.

Old people are particularly _____________________ to the flu.

a)

vulnerable

b)

engaged

c)

reflective

d)

captivated

13.

Individual _________________ for the car can be very expensive.

a)

typhoons

b)

components

c)

minerals

d)

features

14.

A new satellite has been put into_____________ around the earth.

a)

orbit

b)

decay

c)

surplus

d)

fault

15.

Help to___________________ energy by insulating your home.

a)

shatter

b)

conserve

c)

wipe out

d)

treasure

16.

___________________ pulls objects together.

a)

Contemplation

b)

Destiny

c)

Gravity

d)

Humidity

17.

He wants to impose a levy on ____________________waste.

a)

typhoon

b)

landfill

c)

hurricane

d)

methane

18.

My dentist could not find any signs of ___________.

a)

collapse

b)

erosion

c)

decay

d)

dehydration

19.

This ______________of food led to an unusual increase in the bird population.

a)

sewage

b)

disposal

c)

surplus

d)

sediment

20.

She's _______________ with work at the moment.

a)

inundated

b)

susceptible

c)

covered

d)

exhausted