Academic Vocabulary 3

There is an English idiom which says that beauty is only skin-deep — in other words, beauty is only a .......... quality and you should judge people by their personalities

It's important to Norma that her three children are
honest with her she hates the thought of them
being .......... and doing things behind her back.

Harry felt .......... after his ride on the roller-coaster at the fun fair and immediately wanted to go on another ride.

I got a stain on my white T-shirt, so I.......... it in
warm water and detergent overnight.

Sheep ........ on New Zealand's grassy meadows in
the mild and comfortable climate and outnumber
humans 20 to 1.

As I was getting off the train on the London
Underground, my scarf slipped from around my
neck into the .......... between the train and the
platform.

In Bangladesh, where only one third of the population can read and write, any form of education is an advantage, while a university education is available only to the .......... few.

In Britain, the .......... for income tax is about three
thousand pounds Per person; in other words, once you have earned over this amount, you start paying tax.

After a hard day at work, Janine likes to ..........
herself by having a hot bubble bath followed by a
cup of hot chocolate and biscuits. This little
indulgence makes her feel really good!

I don't know what Jenny's problem is — I've just
seen her in the street and I know she saw me, hut
she walked straight past me and she just ........... me.

The surgeon didn't seem nervous when he performed a delicate operation last week. He ........ chatted with friends just moments before beginning.

As the big dog barked ........... Roberta ran and hid behind a tree, but then she noticed that the dog was on a chain.

To avoid trouble during Euro '96, the English police took several ......... . One of these was to arrest many wellknown hooligans.

I have just ......... at a new gymnasium. I joined now
because they are offering a generous discount.

The government knows that if they introduce the new tax, there will be a ......... . The people won't tolerate it and will cause trouble.

The dog's barking is .......... . The owner has locked it on the balcony and it will not stop barking.

If you want your seeds to grow into healthy plants,
you need to ......... them by giving them plenty of
water and light.

Molly forgot to put salt and spices into the stew she made for dinner, and as a result, it was really ......... and bland.

My hands were so cold that my fingertips were
completely ........... I couldn't feel them at all.

The earthquake in Mexico City in 1985 was a
monumental catastrophe. News footage showed scenes of total ........... as people searched the rubble for signs of survivors.

Julie is afraid of her boss and always speaks ..........
to him, but he's actually a nice guy and he'd really
prefer it if she were more self-confident in his
presence.

Richard hasn't washed his hair for a week. As a result, it is very .......... .

Samuel doesn't tell jokes as such, but he always keeps dinner guests amused with his .......... stories of things that have happened to him on his travels.

The few democratic periods in the country's history have been ............ not lasting for long before being brought to an end by military action.

Although in Europe and America, trees are
decorated at Christmas time, this ........... formed
part of an earlier pre-Christian festival.