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CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: Fireworms are AMBITIOUS / VORACIOUS eaters
VORACIOUS=DEVOURING GREAT QUANTITIES OF FOOD
WHICH IS CORRECT? BEAR NO THREAT or POSE NO THREAT
POSE NO THREAT .... (BEAR NO RESEMBLANCE)
FIND A SYNONYM: Literature has frequently CONTENDED that...
asserted/maintained
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: Our bodies KEEP / RETAIN / PRESERVE / STORE time.
KEEP
Explain the difference between: RACK UP, STACK UP, and PILE UP
RACK UP=ACCUMULATE/ACHIEVE SOMETHING : STACK UP=ARRANGE THINGS IN A PILE : PILE UP= INCREASE IN QUANTITY
Explain the difference between: SWITCH and SWAP
SWITCH = PUT ONE THING IN THE PLACE OF ANOTHER : SWAP= TO EXCHANGE SOMETHING WITH SOMEONE/SOMETHING ELSE
DEFINE 'ELUSIVE' AND USE IT IN A SENTENCE.
ELUSIVE = DIFFICULT TO FIND, CATCH, ACHIEVE OR REMEMBER
Explain the difference between:AKIN TO and ANALOGOUS TO
BOTH CAN MEAN 'SIMILAR TO' HOWEVER, ANALOGOUS MEANS EXTREMELY SIMILAR
USE IN A SENTENCE: CUT BACK ON and GET IN WITH
CUT BACK ON = REDUCE : GET IN WITH = BECOME FRIENDLY WITH SOMEONE
USE IN A SENTENCE: TURNED DOWN and JUMPED AT
TURN DOWN = REJECT : JUMP AT = ACCEPT AN OPPORTUNITY EAGERLY
Explain the difference between: PAY UP and PAY OFF
BOTH CAN HAVE SIMILAR MEANINGS - TO PAY WHAT IS OWED. HOWEVER...
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING PV AND USE IN A SENTENCE: STEER CLEAR OF
AVOID
Explain the difference between: PASSING INTEREST and FLOATING INTEREST
PASSING - A BRIEF INTEREST : FLOATING - VARIABLE
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTIONS: This place SEETHES / FUMES with life, yet also has SHARP / ROUGH edges.
SEETHES=CROWDED / ROUGH=NOT PERFECT
CHOOSE THE CORRECTION OPTION: IT still HOLDS / KEEPS true
HOLDS TRUE - It's true even now
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: Overwhelming and fascinating in equal MEASURE / RANGE
IN EQAUL MEASURE - of the same improtance
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION AND GIVE A REASON: The images are DOUBTLESSLY / TRULY beautiful
TRULY - altohugh both can mean 'without doubt', trutly gives more emphasis that they really are beautiful.
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING: DROSS / SEDIMENTS / MATTER
DROSS - scum: SEDIMENTS - matter that settles at the bottom of liquid: MATTER - a substance or material
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION AND GIVE A REASON: Images have GIVEN / PROVIDED inspiration
PROVIDE - the main difference is that PROVIDE implies that what is being made available is something needed/desired where as GIVE does not give this implication
CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: The evidence has been mounting / expanding / increasing
MOUNTING
Discuss the meaning of the following phrasal verbs and use them in a sentence: BEAM BACK and SHOOT BACK
BEAM BACK - (1) someone is smiling at you (2) a light is reflected back off a surface SHOOT BACK- (1)reply with a sharp angry or witty remark (2)come back fast