WORD FORM OLYMPIC 30/4-1/5

Abuzz-filled with noise and activity

When we arrived, the party was in full swing and the room was……..(Buzz)

Uproariously

They found it ……..amusing that this hot-shot chef couldn’t even use a tomato ( ROAR)

intone-to say something slowly and seriously in a voice that does not rise or fall

Say after me “ , he would……., and the class dutifully repeated whatever he said (TONE)

Ungainly-awkward, clumsy or ungraceful

Because opera is a collaborate genre, the mechanism of its production and its resulting meaning(s) are often heteroglossic (the fact of there being two or more languages or types of a language in a place) or at best …… ( GAIN)

Endearments

Emotionality is also central in language choice for positive affect, such as……or praise for one’s partner or children.

All-star

The New Year 2020’s………..show involves almost every famous face of the country. ( STAR)

Unsubstantiated

Companies can be punished for making……claims about their products. (Substance)

Corroborate-to add proof to an account, statement, idea, etc. with new information

We can …..our timescale of the circulation(the public availability or knowledge of something.) by looking at the changes in the density surface of the salinity minimum. ( Robust)

Memoir

It was a misery…..of a woman escaped from North Korea to which everyone expressed their sorrow and sympathy. ( Memory)

Acculturated

They were ………in the tradition of “public service” from their contact with older regimes ( Culture)

Inscrutable

Many students consider coding as an utterly ____________ language distinct from human language in general. (SCRUTINY )

equilibrate

Even at higher temperatures, there may be problems of having enough time for the solid to fully ____________ as the system is cooling. (EQUAL ) ( (to achieve equilibrium

trashy

Just because she’s read some ____________ paperback she thinks she’s some kind of expert on the modus-operandi. (TRASH)

hoodwinked

Staff felt as if they had been ____________ when they discovered the new management’s plans. (WINK)

catankerous

The defendant is a ____________ individual gripped by the dangerous delusion that his opinion matters. (RANCOR)- p/s: bad-tempered, uncooperative, argumentative)

perversely

Londoners have long been ____________ proud of a health service that does not serve them well. (VERSE) ( in a way that is strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy )

BACKSLAPPING

There was a party after the ceremony where much drinking and ____________ went on. (SLAP) ( a noisy expression of happiness and positive feelings, usually showing admiration for a shared success )

clear-sighted

I know no private business that cannot be improved by independent investigation, by a ____________ policy provided by "new blood" and so on. (SIGHT) (having a good understanding of a particular subject and the ability to make good judgments about it)

bemusement

However, this new style of theatre caused some ____________ among the spectators, who criticized anything that lacked complete realism. (MUSE)

When we came to the platform on the railway station, we were met by the station master, an…….little man with a peaked cap ( OFFICIOUS)

officiously

conurbations

Great cities and ____________ are developed by visionaries who instil pride and optimism in their fellow citizens. (URBAN) (an extended urban area, typically consisting of several towns merging with the suburbs of one or more cities.)

Enumerates

She ____________ the things we need to buy - sugar, tea and sandwiches. (NUMBER)

Unbeknowst

____________ to me, he had rented out the apartment while I was away. (KNOW)

Physiognomy

He was fascinated by her ____________ - the prominent nose, brooding eyes and thick hair. (PHYSIC)
(the shape and features of a person’s face )

Flexitime

Working hours, including those accruing on a ____________ basis, are monitored by line managers locally and no central figures are available. (TIME)
a system of working in which people work a particular number of hours within a fixed period of time, but can change the time they start or finish work

Lukewarm

Opposition leaders said they would try to stage nationwide protests, but previous opposition rallies have met only ____________ support. (WARM)

Distasteful

Jaubert had been a reasonable man to work for, had never asked her to do anything illegal or ____________. (TASTE)

Painstakingly

For twenty-five years he ____________ amassed evidence to support his hypothesis. (PAIN)

nonconformist

He felt out of place, a(n) ____________ in a society where conformity was highly prized. (CONFORM) ( # homogenous;= heterogeneous)

Disingenous

t would be ____________ on our part to pretend ignorance of our book's impact, both in sales and controversy. (GENUS) (lightly dishonest, or not speaking the complete truth )

Counteract

The power of red wine to ____________ high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press. (ACT)

malodorous

Not only was it gaudy in appearance but the smell wafting from the kitchen was distinctly ____________. (ODOR) (having an unpleasant smell)

ALLEGIANCE

If you join the armed forces, you have to pledge ____________ to your country. (ALLAY)
( loyalty and support for a ruler, country, group, or belief )

disarmanent

The next government will play an energetic role in seeking multilateral nuclear ____________. (ARM) (the act of taking away or giving up weapons)

Verbosity

The message is clear and concise and displays no ____________ that one would expect to find in more courtly love scenes. (VERB)

Inalienably

Some things are ____________ true: Water is wet, grass is green (kind of), dogs bark and houses prices rise, (ALIEN)

emancipated

The country had been ____________ from thirteen years of middle-level Conservative rule of reasonable efficiency, modest dynamism but small-power idealism. (MANCIPLE) (to give people social or political freedom and rights )

omenous

The foreigners in Ottawa constitute a(n) ____________ threat to the integrity and autonomy of our province. (OMEN) (suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen )

well-to-do

Although she was from a ____________family and could have led a very comfortable life, Judith had chosen otherwise. (DO )

declamatory

The sparse dialogue is as mind-numbingly ____________ and unsubtle as political oratory. (CLAIM)
(expressing something with strong feeling, especially in a loud voice or with forceful language )

foresight

She had had the ____________ to prepare herself financially in case of an accident. (SIGHT )

Uncluttered

They were sturdy and wooden; quite beautiful in their ____________, utilitarian lines (=tidy)
( CLOT)

shipshape

My room is ____________, so we can invite them to the party in my room. (SHIP) (=clean and neat; in good condition and ready to use )

queasy

The turbulence of the airplane during the storm made everyone feel ____________. (EASE)
(= a feeling of nausea)

commensurate

It is essential that tutors provide a good service ____________ with the fees being charged to students and/or their employers. (MEASURE)

unrequited

In 1988 there were several well-publicised cases of young people committing suicide apparently because of ____________ love. (QUIT )

premeditated

The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by trigger-happy police rather than ____________ murder. (MEDITATE)

Anaerobic

____________ species require little oxygen, but animals or humans need a fair supply. (AIR) (=relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen)

cross-examine

The opposing counsel then has a last opportunity to ____________ the witness to address facts brought out in redirect examination. (EXAMINE) ( to ask detailed questions of someone, especially a witness in a trial, in order to discover if they have been telling the truth )

metallurgy

It is also of great importance in ____________ and material science in the production of cast alloys. (METAL)