WorksheetsCAE M 8 Vocabulary
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Clearly, they have no idea what____________ there.
lurks out
rakes over
Let's not _________________ my embarrassing past.
lurk out
rake over
I didn't think telling a___________would get Sid in trouble.
white lie
fib
chitchat
Now that you're both here, we can dispense with the mindless ______________.
white lie
chitchat
fib
Why do you not come out like men and tell the truth instead of going round and round _______________?
subterfuging
inverting
prevaricating
It was clear that they must have obtained the information by ________________.
subterfuge
prevarication
impunity
There is no __________________reason why this should be the case.
discernible
forensic
deranged
catalytic
Rescuers were engaged in a _____________all-night effort to reach the survivors before their supply of air ran out.
catalytic
deranged
forensic
frantic
In order to write this last formula somewhat more ______________, we introduce yet the following notations.
keenly
concisely
frantically
solely
get a kick out of
to get a sense of enjoyment,amusement, or excitement from someone or something
to be expelled from an educational institution
to receive some profit or benefit from participating in something illegal
There's something odd about him, but I can't quite _______________ it.
try my hand at
put my finger on
set my foot on
It was her very first time ________________ foreign shores.
putting her finger on
trying her hand at
setting foot on
As a police officer you are expected to ___________the law whether you agree with it or not.
uproot
uphold
In tennis, the umpire can ____________ the line judge.
overthrow
overrule
overhear
The government has been trying to ______________ the crisis.
downplay
downsize
The president directed the Department of Justice to ________________ an investigation of the allegations.
undergo
undertake
go astray
go away from correct way of doing something
become homeless
drift apart from somebody
I had a collection I'd been putting together for nearly 25 years, and burglars stole (a) (hte hwoel tik dan racbdooel).
When the first blow came without warning, we could merely react with the (a) (naiugsehd) surprise of one caught with his guard down; it stunned as well as hurt us.
To begone or appeal in earnest to one'sgoodnature (for something or to do something):
(a)
