VOCABULARY BOOST

SET A

Give the meanings of the words and fill in the blanks.

1. Bawl -

2. shed tears -

3. sob -

4. weep -

5. wail -

6. blubber -

7. snivel -

8. whimper

9. whine

a. There he sat, _________________ like a child.

b. She started to ____________ uncontrollably.

c. He was _____________ his eyes out.

d. Stop _____________ or I won”t bring you out at all.

e. I heard a child ______________ loudly.

f. She __________________ when she heard he was dead.

g. A half-starved dog lay in the corner, ________________ pathetically.

h. Mom told Jenny to stop ________________ about how mistreated she was and just do her

chores.

j. The women gathered around the coffin and began to _________, as was the custom in the

region.
SET B

Give the meanings of the words and fill in the blanks.

1. Gorgeous -

2. appeal -

3. allure -

4. radiant

5. stun -

5. glamorous -

6. charm -

7. ravish -

8. attractive -

a. The film stars look __________________ during the ceremony.

b. She looks so __________________ in her new outfit.

c. The _______________ stunning beauty from China was the hot favourite to win the pagent.

d. With her ______________ looks, she managed to attract a number of suitors.

e. At fifty, she still looks ______________.

f. He had a nice smile and an _________________ personality.

g. She looked ____________ on her wedding day.

h. What a _______________ young man.

I. The _______________ ravishing princess was a sight to behold.

SET C

Give the meanings of the words and fill in the blanks.

1. annoy

2. cross

3. displease

4. pique

5. irritate

6. enrage

7. outrage

8. infuriate

9. furious

10. incensed

a. My sister gets _________ with me for leaving the bathroom in a mess.

b. She couldn't help feeling a little _____________ by his lack of interest in their wedding plans.

c. The government's plan to build a power station near their homes ____________the local

residents.

d. His sexist attitude ______________ me.

e. The villagers are ______________ at the decision to close the railway station.

f. He left home after a ________________ row with his wife.

g. Many were ______________ at the bombing of the hotel.

h. He began to get ______________ by her questions.

I. I am anxious to know what I have done to ______________ him.

j. She was _______________ with me for taking her book without asking for her permission.