Let's play with VOCABULARY!

Time to check with some English vocabulary/ expressions for better communication!

Try to fill in the following blanks with the most proper words using the given clues/ definitions.

 

1.  Uh-oh…. Your resume sounds a bit too embellished and exaggerated. I think you’d be in big trouble if you mis_________________ yourself like that. (*meaning “to falsify/ give misleading information about yourself”)

  

   2.  I get awestruck by the pictures of ae___________ on the cliff. High-flying birds like hawks and eagles always amaze me. (*meaning: birds’ nests built somewhere high on the cliff or tree tops)

  

   3.  Tm_____________ is a linguistic device that separates a compound word and inserting one or more words between the different parts. For example, you might hear someone say “abso-freakin’-lutely” instead of “absolutely” or “un-bloody-believable” instead of “unbelievable”. (*There’s already the definition of this word in the above sentence.)

  

   4.  I love this painting that makes me feel as if the autumn breeze were shifting the se_____  leaves from the dead trees. (*meaning “bone dry/ withered”)

   

   5.  Our community is planning to send a round-_____________ to the city hall to protest the noise from the nearby shooting range in the wee hours. Since the owner of the shooting range is also living in our gated community, it might be awkward for us to let him know who was the first to have signed the petition. (*meaning a petition, especially one with signatures written in a circle to conceal the order of writing)

  

   6.  Thomas wants to bring the old coin from his cherish box to an expert who can sh____________ the real value of the ancient coin. (*meaning “to test/ examine/ evaluate a coin/ gemstone)

 

   7.  When Harry found out about the unauthorized withdrawals of his assets that occurred several times in the past few months, he was in the state of shock and strongly determined to bring the matter to the court. It was one of the most glaring cases of the br_______________ of trust in his life. (*meaning “essentially any act or omission by a trustee that violates the terms of the trust or their legal duties. This can be intentional or due to negligence)

  

   8.  The King of Pop, Michael Jackson is still being har__________ by trashy tabloids even though 16 years have passed since his untimely demise. (*meaning “to keep bothering someone repeatedly”)

 

   9.  I hate his off-key joke. Against his own will, he always r__________ people around him the wrong way. (*meaning “to annoy someone without intending to…)

 

   10. Today, sl_____________ workers are no longer a new trend. People with multiple careers are everywhere. (*meaning “people who combine two jobs (or more) alternately over the same period”)  

 

 

Answer Keys

   1.  misrepresent  

   2.  aeries  

   3.  Tmesis

   4.  sere

   5.  round-robbin

   6.  shroff

   7.  breach

   8.  harried

   9.  rub

   10. slash workers = slashers