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Which phrase best completes the statement: 'When I got out of the hospital, I felt as if I had a new ______ on life.'?
Which phrase best completes the statement: 'When I got out of the hospital, I felt as if I had a new ______ on life.'?
- clump
- lease (correct)
- fate
- stack
Which word describes a place very full of people or things that are all moving about?
Which word describes a place very full of people or things that are all moving about?
- putting up
- getting along
- dealing
- seething (correct)
What term best describes someone who is very _______ of 'popular' writers, whom they describe as having no talent?
What term best describes someone who is very _______ of 'popular' writers, whom they describe as having no talent?
- splendid
- conventional
- contemptuous (correct)
- possessive
What verb best fits the sentence: 'As I sat down, I could not ______ a smile at all these precautions.'?
What verb best fits the sentence: 'As I sat down, I could not ______ a smile at all these precautions.'?
What word describes the effect of cuts in government funding on local health services?
What word describes the effect of cuts in government funding on local health services?
Flashcards
New lease on life
New lease on life
To have a new lease on life means feeling renewed, energized, and optimistic, as if you have been given a second chance.
Seething
Seething
Seething describes a place full of activity, often crowded and bustling with people or things moving about.
Contemptuous
Contemptuous
Contemptuous describes a feeling of strong dislike and disrespect towards someone or something, regarding them as unworthy.
Repress a smile
Repress a smile
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Pernicious effect
Pernicious effect
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Study Notes
Question 32
- Feeling a renewed vitality after leaving the hospital
- Correct response: lease on life
Question 33
- A place filled with activity and people
- Correct response: seething
Question 34
- Describing a writer's exceptional quality
- Correct response: splendid
Question 35
- Inability to smile at precautions taken
- Correct response: repress
Question 36
- Negative consequences of funding cuts
- Correct response: pernicious
Question 37
- Complete loss of movement following injury
- Correct response: mobility
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