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DEFINITION: A noun based on a phrasal verb; synonym for "disadvantage".
drawback
I’ve had a couple of d_____ spam emails today and deleted them both without opening them.
dodgy
They managed to build the brand through _____ of mouth.
word
He tried to project some semblance ______ confidence even though the thought of the interview terrified him.
of
I told a _ _ _ when I said I enjoyed the wedding. ("A small, unimportant lie.")
fib
DEFINITION: The way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up. (u _ b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _)
upbringing
DEFINITION: Gender neutral term for wife or husband.
spouse
You shouldn’t leave s_____ cash around the house as it entices burglars. ("Free, extra money to spend.")
spare
DEFINITION: A problem that delays or prevents progress (s _ _ b _ _ _ _)
setback
DEFINITION: An animal's baby or babies (o _ _ s _ _ _ _ _)
offspring
Cathy had an (SATIATE) desire for knowledge from an early age and read every book she could find.
insatiable
DEFINITION: To collect things and hide them somewhere, not least so they can be used later.
hoard
Personally targeted ads push all the right _____ to tempt us into buying.
buttons
My sister b_________ my parents’ trust by not telling the truth.
betrayed
DEFITION: A way of selling something in which there is a lot of pressure on you to buy.
hard sell
Older people are often a/an (clear/easy/obvious) prey for online or phone scams.
easy
The c_ _b _ _ _ s on funding for social care are having a great impact on vulnerable people.
cutbacks
Don’t lend her any more money – you are such a soft _____!
touch