CAE

WORD LIST

P 15-16-17

TEST

WHAT’S THE WORD?

…clothes, objects, buildings etc are very detailed and decorated - used to show disapproval:
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to control someone or something or to have more importance than other people or things:

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without a limit or end: ___________________

if a door, gate etc …, or if someone … it, it shuts with a loud noise: ___________________

to improve something: ___________________

to make a sound like something being crushed: _____________________

if a bird … its wings, it moves them up and down in order to fly: ____________________

if leaves, papers, clothes etc …, or if you … them, they make a noise as they rub against each other:
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common at a particular time, in a particular place, or among a particular group of people:

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to remove something from a surface using the edge of a knife, a stick etc: __________________

to communicate or express something, with or without using words: _________________

to correct something that is wrong: ___________________

to promise to do something or to promise that something will happen: _____________________

to put something inside or into something else: ___________________

MATCH:

RUSTLE UP an attempt to prevent the public from discovering the truth about something

COVER UP to only just succeed in passing an examination or dealing with a difficult

Situation

SCRAPE THROUGH to change, progress, improve, or become more modern as time passes

ROOT AROUND IN to make a meal quickly

SET UP choose one from many

MOVE ON establish

PICK OUT to search for something by moving things around

PULL UP to stop the vehicle that you are driving

USE THESE EXPRESSIONS IN SENTENCES:

WHEN IT COMES TO THE CRUNCH

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GET OFF TO A GOOD START

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GET INTO A FLAP

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GET A BUZZ

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RAM OPINIONS DOWN ONE’S THROAT

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ROOTED TO THE SPOT

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DEFINE:

PUT OFF FROM: ___________________________________________________________________

COME UP WITH: __________________________________________________________________

CURL UP: ________________________________________________________________________