Task 1. Match the words with their definitions.

a) Tatty 1. a quality, ability, or

achievement that is average
or below average
b) Hustle 2. no longer enthusiastic or
excited about things
because you have
experienced something too
many times
c) Resilience 3. bad, or unpleasant
d) Prerequisite 4. relating to clothes or to how
they are made
e) Sartorial 5. old and in bad condition
f) Mediocrity 6. mercilessness
g) Lousy 7. a thing that is required as a
prior condition for
something else to happen or
exist
h) Ruthlessness 8. he capacity to recover
quickly from difficulties;
i) Jaded 9. famous for something bad
j) Notorious 10. to move quickly

Task 2. Fill in the gaps with the words from task 1.

1) The company is __________ for paying its bills late.

2) Even _________ New Yorkers were thrilled by his performance.
3) The head of the IMF has attracted attention for her ___________ elegance.
4) Psychologists define __________ as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity,
trauma, tragedy, threats, or significant sources of stress—such as family and
relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors.
5) Being fed up with the _________ of the local schools, the majority of teachers decided
to resign.
6) A visa is still a ____________ for travel in many countries.
7) These and other actions indicate that William could show on occasion a cold and
cynical _________.
8) The stairs looked a bit _______ for a place which has been open only a day.
9) The movie was _______. I nearly fell asleep right in the cinema.
10) The salesman will ________ from home to home in an attempt to sell his last few
vacuum cleaners.