Practice Test 2

Reading & Writing

The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever

difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember

imminent disaster/danger

/ˈɪm.ə.nənt/

coming or likely to happen very soon

The bank manager waived the charge (= said we didn't have to pay), as we were old and valued customers.

formal

to not demand something you have a right to, or not cause a rule to be obeyed

The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.

to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true

to refute a person/theory/argument/claim

to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

We're trying to bring out the latent artistic talents that many people possess without realizing it.

present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed

It is always stressed that scientific results must be replicable in order to be valid.

that can be done in exactly the same way as before, or produced again to be exactly the same as before

Karen has always felt overshadowed by her famous elder sister.

T often passive

to cause someone or something to seem less important or less happy

Grand Central Station in New York is overshadowed by the PanAm building.

T often passive

(of a building) to be much taller than another building and therefore block the sun from it

The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.

A tenuous connection, idea, or situation is weak and possibly does not exist

When you arrive in daylight and you feel like it's night, it can be disorienting.

making someone confused about where they are, where they are going, or what is happening

His London accent is very slightly nuanced by an occasional Russian pronunciation.

made slightly different in appearance, meaning, sound, etc.

babies are generally far more resilient than new parents realize

(of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions

a shoe with resilient cushioning

(of a substance or object) able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed

This work is woefully (= extremely) inadequate - you'll have to do it again.

not good enough or too low in quality

Maddie's a real expert on art, so I feel completely inadequate whenever I talk to her about it.

not confident enough to deal with a situation