Share CAE: Term 2 - Vocab Review
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Don’t lend her any more money – you are such a soft _____!
touch
The c_ _b _ _ _ s on funding for social care are having a great impact on vulnerable people.
cutbacks
Older people are often a/an (clear/easy/obvious) prey for online or phone scams.
easy
DEFITION: A way of selling something in which there is a lot of pressure on you to buy.
hard sell
My sister b_________ my parents’ trust by not telling the truth.
betrayed
Personally targeted ads push all the right _____ to tempt us into buying.
buttons
DEFINITION: To collect things and hide them somewhere, not least so they can be used later.
hoard
Cathy had an (SATIATE) desire for knowledge from an early age and read every book she could find.
insatiable
DEFINITION: An animal's baby or babies (o _ _ s _ _ _ _ _)
offspring
DEFINITION: A problem that delays or prevents progress (s _ _ b _ _ _ _)
setback
You shouldn’t leave s_____ cash around the house as it entices burglars. ("Free, extra money to spend.")
spare
DEFINITION: Gender neutral term for wife or husband.
spouse
DEFINITION: The way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up. (u _ b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)
upbringing
I told a _ _ _ when I said I enjoyed the wedding. ("A small, unimportant lie.")
fib
He tried to project some semblance ______ confidence even though the thought of the interview terrified him.
of
They managed to build the brand through _____ of mouth.
word
