NEW ENGLISH FILE UPPER INTERMEDIATE TEST 12

GMAT Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 269forehead(n) The upper part of the face,between the eyes and the hair.--------------------foreign(adj) Belonging to, situated in, orderived from another country.--------------------foreigne[r]

Match sentences 1 and 2 to a) and b).1 1 There were a large number of people at theshopping centre today.2 There were hardly any people at the station.a) The station was crowded.b) The station was empty.2 1 I haven’t got much time for lunch today.2 I haven’t got many clients to see today.a) Let’s go[r]

What differentnationalities doon holiday…A new survey of holidaymakers in Europe andthe USA has found that the holiday you enjoymay depend on the country you come from.Some holiday destinations were popular among allnationalities. The beach, for instance, was the undisputedleader among all de[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 130corrosive(n) That which causes gradual decayby crumbling or surface disintegration.--------------------corruptible(adj) Open to bribery.--------------------corruption(n) Loss of purity[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 108comprehension(n) Ability to know.--------------------comprehensive(adj) Large in scope or content.--------------------compress(v) To press together or into smallerspace.----------------[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 194embezzle(v) To misappropriate secretly.--------------------emblazon(v) To set forth publicly or in glowingterms.--------------------emblem(n) A symbol.--------------------embody(v) To e[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 257gratification(n) Satisfaction.--------------------gratify(v) To please, as by satisfying aphysical or mental desire or need.--------------------gratuitous(adj) Voluntarily.-------------[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 282impend(v) To be imminent.--------------------imperative(adj) Obligatory.--------------------imperceptible(adj) Indiscernible.--------------------imperfectible(adj) That can not be perfe[r]

GMAT Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 620spinous(adj) Having spines.--------------------spinster(n) A woman who has never beenmarried.--------------------splenetic(adj) marked by hostility--------------------spontaneous(adj) Arising fro[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 148deject(v) To dishearten.--------------------dejection(n) Melancholy.--------------------delectable(adj) Delightful to the taste or to thesenses.--------------------delectation(n) Deligh[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 007abusive(adj) Employing harsh words or illtreatment.--------------------abut(v) To touch at the end or boundaryline.--------------------abyss(n) Bottomless gulf.--------------------acade[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 011accustom(v) To make familiar by use.--------------------acerbity(n) Sourness, with bitterness andastringency.--------------------acetate(n) A salt of acetic acid.--------------------ace[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 126conversant(adj) Thoroughly informed.--------------------conversion(n) Change from one state or positionto another, or from one form toanother.--------------------convertible(adj) Interc[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 297indistinct(adj) Vague.--------------------indivertible(adj) That can not be turned aside.--------------------indivisible(adj) Not separable into parts.--------------------indolence(n) L[r]

GMAT Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 351insignificant(adj) Without importance, force, orinfluence.--------------------insinuate(v) To imply.--------------------insipid(adj) Tasteless.--------------------insistence(n) Urgency.

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 271humiliate(v) To put to shame.--------------------hussar(n) A light-horse trooper armed withsaber and carbine.--------------------hustle(v) To move with haste andpromptness.-------------[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 114conformable(adj) Harmonious.--------------------conformation(n) General structure, form, or outline.--------------------conformity(n) Correspondence in form, manner,or use.-------------[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 020affectation(n) A studied or ostentatious pretenseor attempt.--------------------affiliate(n) Some auxiliary person or thing.--------------------affirmative(adj) Answering yes; to a ques[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 221extensor(n) A muscle that causes extension.--------------------extenuate(v) To diminish the gravity orimportance of.--------------------exterior(n) That which is outside.---------------[r]

English Vocabulary Flash Cards @ englishpdf.com andenglishteststore.com File 227feasible(adj) That may be done, performed, oreffected; practicable.--------------------federate(v) To league together.--------------------feint(n) Any sham, pretense, or deceptivemoveme[r]