VOCABULARY X

TERMS AND PHRASES

 Choose 5 words. Use each of the words in your own
sentence.
➢ FLUCTUATE - rise and fall irregularly in number or amount

➢ DOMINATE - have a commanding influence on; exercise control over.

➢ ABSTAIN – go without, withdraw, desist, restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.

➢ HEADSTRONG – stubborn, willful

➢ CREDIBLE – believable, convincing, trustworthy

➢ RENOWN – famous, well-known

➢ GOING OFF TANGENT – going off the main subject or topic

➢ OBLITERATE – destroy, demolish, eradicate, wipe out., exterminate

➢ PLUMMET – fall suddenly and steeply

➢ OBSCURE - difficult to understand, partially hidden, not discovered or known about; uncertain.

➢ DEBUNK – expose false claims or myths

 Fill in the correct expression ➢ FLUCTUATE

➢ Dollar is _________________these days ➢ DOMINATE

➢ Coco Chanel was a _______________fashion designer from France. ➢ ABSTAIN

➢ They adopted her from Europe but her origins were _________________. ➢ HEADSTRONG
➢ That client has always been ____________________. He does things his own way.
➢ CREDIBLE
➢ My doctor said I need to ______________from eating salty foods for my health.
➢ RENOWN
➢ Japanese cars already __________________the market in Asia.
➢ GOING OFF TANGENT
➢ The memory was so painful he hopes he can ______________________it from his mind.
➢ Only a few people found her story _______________. ➢ OBLITERATE

➢ If this product is not effective, I will ___________________it on social media. ➢ PLUMMET

➢ When he tells stories and I asked a question, he usually ______________________ and ➢ OBSCURE
discuss another topic.
➢ DEBUNK
➢ The sales in the first quarter _____________________ due to the pandemic.