WorksheetsUseful Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 12mins
What's the meaning of the word?
Good independent journalism underpins a free, democratic society.
to give support to something or provide the starting point from which something can develop
to be or go before something or someone in time or space
to generate or to cause something to exist
What's the meaning of the word?
The company's waning share price caused tension at board level.
not moving, changing, or developing
to become larger in amount or number
getting smaller, weaker, or less important
What's the meaning of the word?
He is impervious to criticism and rational argument.
easily upset or offended by events or things that people say
not affected by something or not seeming to notice it
not willing to accept ways of thinking and behaving that are different from your own
What's the meaning of the word?
Some of their research is now bearing fruit, and the results are interesting.
to produce successful results
to experience great difficulties
to fail to reach an amount or standard that was expected or hoped for
What's the meaning of the word?
The working classes bear the brunt of the economic havoc.
To avoid something unpleasant
To endure the worst part of something.
to give up the control of or responsibility for something, often because you have been forced to
What's the meaning of the word?
Most chemicals have a detrimental effect on the environment
not likely to cause harm
helpful, useful, or good
causing harm or damage
What's the meaning of the word?
He's so dismissive of anybody else's suggestions.
showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on personal opinions
caring about and respectful of others' ideas or opinions
showing that you do not think something is worth considering
What's the meaning of these words?
The negotiations have been fraught with difficulties right from the start.
The crowded factories are rife with disease.
This article is riddled with errors.
What's the meaning of the word?
Nurses soon become inured to the sight of suffering.
Used to something unpleasant, you become familiar with it and able to accept and bear it
Understand and care about someone else's suffering
Not kind or helpful to someone who is having problems
What's the meaning of the word?
Each human being has intrinsic dignity and worth.
Coming from outside, or not related to something
Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
Not real or not made of natural things
What's the meaning of the word?
She paid lip service to blue-collar workers, but she did nothing to help them.
to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults
to say that you agree with an idea, group, or person, and usually to help them because you want them to succeed
an avowal of advocacy, adherence, or allegiance expressed in words but not backed by deeds
What's the meaning of the word?
She paid lip service to blue-collar workers, but she did nothing to help them.
to express your disapproval of someone or something, or to talk about their faults
to say that you agree with an idea, group, or person, and usually to help them because you want them to succeed
an avowal of advocacy, adherence, or allegiance expressed in words but not backed by deeds
What's the meaning of the word?
A staggering $3 trillion was spent in building the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
reasonable and based on good judgment
very shocking and surprising
happening or behaving in a way that you expect and not unusual or interesting
What's the meaning of the word?
The film studio is striving to improve its public image.
to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties
to deal with something difficult
to do something good to show that you are sorry about something you have done
What's the meaning of the word?
Two presidential decrees had been designed to cushion the blow of the price rises.
To make worse (a problem, bad situation, negative feeling, etc.); aggravate.
To make the effect or force of something softer
to wait until a later time to do something
What's the meaning of the word?
If you keep working so hard, the stress will eventually take its toll.
to (make something) become larger in amount or size
to result in success
to cause harm or suffering
