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  • Which adjective do you use to describe something of low quality, with little or no value?
    trashy
  • He kept his hostility hidden behind a friendly f....................
    facade
  • In every friendship there has to be some ................ .............. ............ (willingness to accept suggestions from another person and give up some of your own)
    give and take
  • The radical urban transport scheme is designed to clear London's g........................ roads.
    gridlocked
  • The encyclopedia was the b......................... of historian John McCormick.
    brainchild
  • David's cooking was brilliant - we'll never LIVE TO / LIVE UP TO / LIVE FOR that.
    live up to
  • What adjective form do you use to describe something that is not attractive or interesting?
    unappealing
  • They seem to have a SHAMEFUL / ASHAMED / SHAMELESS disregard for truth.
    shameless
  • We are c................................. to the ideal of equality.
    committed
  • She h............................. her car horn at the dog in the road.
    hooted
  • I was getting a little frustrated ON / FOR / WITH the delay.
    with
  • My kids get a real k............................ out of winning races.
    kick
  • They live in a REMOVED / RETIRED / REMOTE corner of Scotland, miles from the nearest shop.
    remote
  • The w........................ exhibition includes several models of well-known celebrities.
    waxwork
  • My grandfather disapproved of DISPLAYING / EXPOSING / REVEALING emotion in public.
    displaying
  • What phrasal verb is used to express that a particular person or thing will not be useful, important, or successful any more? WRITE OUT / WRITE OFF / WRITE UP
    write off
  • What is the noun form for the verb "to reveal"?
    revelation
  • The mice s................................ inside the cupboard
    squeaked
  • The areas that form the edge of a town or city: OUTSKIRTS / RESIDENTIAL / RURAL
    outskirts