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HADV U7 Vocabulary

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  • The _______________ for today is cloudy and dry at first with showers later.
    outlook
  • The doctor tried to _______________ the seriousness of my father’s illness, but we weren’t fooled.
    play down
  • He's a man of few words, very polite and _______________.
    unassuming
  • He pretended to set up his own business, but his lack of experience had led to his ____________.
    downfall
  • I got caught in a ______________ when I was walking home from class and I ended up completely soaked.
    downpour
  • We have to _____________ that something is wrong with the system.
    acknowledge
  • They have a _____________ plan in case the main backers pull out.
    fallback
  • The ____________ of larger old properties is very expensive.
    upkeep
  • The second film is a ____________. Way better than the first one!
    knockout
  • We need a radical _______________ of the secondary education system.
    shake-up
  • There has been another angry ____________ against the new local tax introduced today.
    outburst
  • Peter went to the doctor about the ______________ pain in his shoulder.
    nagging
  • They don't expect an _______________in the economy until the end of the year. Things are not easy right now.
    upturn
  • The girls had made three crucial ____________, and that's why they failed the exam.
    slip-ups
  • In the ___________________ of the hurricane, many people had to live in temporary accommodation.
    aftermath
  • It's too early to know the ___________ of her illness.
    outcome
  • Obviously we were under a lot of stress. And I basically had a nervous ________________.
    breakdown
  • My elderly mother worries that she's a ______________ to me.
    burden
  • There has been an important _____________ regarding the new vaccines.
    breakthrough
  • He felt the apartment's only _____________ was that it was too small.
    drawback
  • She saw a ______________ face at the window and screamed.
    hideous
  • She was recovering well, but then she had a ______________.
    setback
  • Appearances can be _______________..
    deceptive
  • I get so annoyed when I lose work because I've forgotten to make a _______________.
    back up
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