C 1 … stud
… stud
… He works as a horse stud manager.
… The jacket had silver studs on the collar.
… stud
/ stud
… He works as a horse stud manager.
/ He works as a horse stud manager.
… The jacket had silver studs on the collar.
/ The jacket had silver studs on the collar.
C 2 … annuity
… annuity
… She receives a monthly annuity from her retirement plan.
… An annuity provides financial security.
… annuity
/ annuity
… She receives a monthly annuity from her retirement plan.
/ She receives a monthly annuity from her retirement plan.
… An annuity provides financial security.
/ An annuity provides financial security.
C 3 … keep up with
… keep up with
… I can’t keep up with all the new trends.
… She works hard to keep up with her studies.
… keep up with
/ keep up with
… I can’t keep up with all the new trends.
/ I can’t keep up with all the new trends.
… She works hard to keep up with her studies.
/ She works hard to keep up with her studies.
C 4 … horde
… horde
… A horde of fans gathered outside the stadium.
… The store was overrun by a horde of shoppers.
… horde
/ horde
… A horde of fans gathered outside the stadium.
/ A horde of fans gathered outside the stadium.
… The store was overrun by a horde of shoppers.
/ The store was overrun by a horde of shoppers.
C 5 … bravado
… bravado
… His bravado masked his nervousness.
… She displayed bravado during the interview.
… bravado
/ bravado
… His bravado masked his nervousness.
/ His bravado masked his nervousness.
… She displayed bravado during the interview.
/ She displayed bravado during the interview.
C 6 … orphanage
… orphanage
… He grew up in an orphanage.
… The orphanage provides shelter and education.
… orphanage
/ orphanage
… He grew up in an orphanage.
/ He grew up in an orphanage.
… The orphanage provides shelter and education.
/ The orphanage provides shelter and education.
C 7 … surcharge
… surcharge
… There’s a surcharge for late payments.
… The hotel added a surcharge for extra guests.
… surcharge
/ surcharge
… There’s a surcharge for late payments.
/ There’s a surcharge for late payments.
… The hotel added a surcharge for extra guests.
/ The hotel added a surcharge for extra guests.
C 8 … stepfather
… stepfather
… His stepfather raised him with care.
… She lives with her mother and stepfather.
… stepfather
/ stepfather
… His stepfather raised him with care.
/ His stepfather raised him with care.
… She lives with her mother and stepfather.
/ She lives with her mother and stepfather.
C 9 … impunity
… impunity
… He acted with impunity despite the rules.
… No one should break the law with impunity.
… impunity
/ impunity
… He acted with impunity despite the rules.
/ He acted with impunity despite the rules.
… No one should break the law with impunity.
/ No one should break the law with impunity.
C 10 … give away
… give away
… She gave away all her old clothes.
… Don’t give away your password.
… give away
/ give away
… She gave away all her old clothes.
/ She gave away all her old clothes.
… Don’t give away your password.
/ Don’t give away your password.
C 11 … patrician
… patrician
… He spoke with the grace of a patrician.
… The patrician family had lived there for centuries.
… patrician
/ patrician
… He spoke with the grace of a patrician.
/ He spoke with the grace of a patrician.
… The patrician family had lived there for centuries.
/ The patrician family had lived there for centuries.
C 12 … supremacy
… supremacy
… They fought for racial supremacy.
… The team maintained its supremacy in the league.
… supremacy
/ supremacy
… They fought for racial supremacy.
/ They fought for racial supremacy.
… The team maintained its supremacy in the league.
/ The team maintained its supremacy in the league.
C 13 … cove
… cove
… We swam in a quiet cove near the cliffs.
… The boat anchored in the sheltered cove.
… cove
/ cove
… We swam in a quiet cove near the cliffs.
/ We swam in a quiet cove near the cliffs.
… The boat anchored in the sheltered cove.
/ The boat anchored in the sheltered cove.
C 14 … pulp
… pulp
… The fruit was soft and full of pulp.
… He read a pulp fiction novel.
… pulp
/ pulp
… The fruit was soft and full of pulp.
/ The fruit was soft and full of pulp.
… He read a pulp fiction novel.
/ He read a pulp fiction novel.
C 15 … debtor
… debtor
… The debtor failed to repay the loan.
… Creditors contacted the debtor repeatedly.
… debtor
/ debtor
… The debtor failed to repay the loan.
/ The debtor failed to repay the loan.
… Creditors contacted the debtor repeatedly.
/ Creditors contacted the debtor repeatedly.
C 16 … outburst
… outburst
… His angry outburst shocked everyone.
… She had an emotional outburst during the meeting.
… outburst
/ outburst
… His angry outburst shocked everyone.
/ His angry outburst shocked everyone.
… She had an emotional outburst during the meeting.
/ She had an emotional outburst during the meeting.
C 17 … banquet
… banquet
… The banquet was held in a grand hall.
… They prepared a banquet for the guests.
… banquet
/ banquet
… The banquet was held in a grand hall.
/ The banquet was held in a grand hall.
… They prepared a banquet for the guests.
/ They prepared a banquet for the guests.
C 18 … head out
… head out
… We’ll head out early tomorrow.
… He headed out for work at 7 a.m.
… head out
/ head out
… We’ll head out early tomorrow.
/ We’ll head out early tomorrow.
… He headed out for work at 7 a.m.
/ He headed out for work at 7 a.m.
C 19 … decency
… decency
… She showed great decency in a difficult situation.
… Decency is important in public life.
… decency
/ decency
… She showed great decency in a difficult situation.
/ She showed great decency in a difficult situation.
… Decency is important in public life.
/ Decency is important in public life.
C 20 … outage
… outage
… The power outage lasted for hours.
… Internet outage affected the whole neighborhood.
… outage
/ outage
… The power outage lasted for hours.
/ The power outage lasted for hours.
… Internet outage affected the whole neighborhood.
/ Internet outage affected the whole neighborhood.
C 21 … snag
… snag
… We hit a snag in the plan.
… There’s a small snag in the fabric.
… snag
/ snag
… We hit a snag in the plan.
/ We hit a snag in the plan.
… There’s a small snag in the fabric.
/ There’s a small snag in the fabric.
C 22 … furrow
… furrow
… He plowed a furrow in the field.
… A furrow appeared on her forehead.
… furrow
/ furrow
… He plowed a furrow in the field.
/ He plowed a furrow in the field.
… A furrow appeared on her forehead.
/ A furrow appeared on her forehead.
C 23 … grow on
… grow on
… The song grew on me over time.
… This town is starting to grow on me.
… grow on
/ grow on
… The song grew on me over time.
/ The song grew on me over time.
… This town is starting to grow on me.
/ This town is starting to grow on me.
C 24 … doctorate
… doctorate
… She earned her doctorate in biology.
… He’s working on his doctorate thesis.
… doctorate
/ doctorate
… She earned her doctorate in biology.
/ She earned her doctorate in biology.
… He’s working on his doctorate thesis.
/ He’s working on his doctorate thesis.
C 25 … scourge
… scourge
… Poverty is a scourge in many regions.
… The disease became a global scourge.
… scourge
/ scourge
… Poverty is a scourge in many regions.
/ Poverty is a scourge in many regions.
… The disease became a global scourge.
/ The disease became a global scourge.
C 26 … midday
… midday
… We arrived at the station by midday.
… The sun was high at midday.
… midday
/ midday
… We arrived at the station by midday.
/ We arrived at the station by midday.
… The sun was high at midday.
/ The sun was high at midday.
C 27 … come before
… come before
… The case will come before the court next week.
… The needs of the group come before personal desires.
… come before
/ come before
… The case will come before the court next week.
/ The case will come before the court next week.
… The needs of the group come before personal desires.
/ The needs of the group come before personal desires.
C 28 … tenor
… tenor
… He sang in a rich tenor voice.
… The speech had a hopeful tenor.
… tenor
/ tenor
… He sang in a rich tenor voice.
/ He sang in a rich tenor voice.
… The speech had a hopeful tenor.
/ The speech had a hopeful tenor.
C 29 … probation
… probation
… He was released on probation.
… She violated the terms of her probation.
… probation
/ probation
… He was released on probation.
/ He was released on probation.
… She violated the terms of her probation.
/ She violated the terms of her probation.
C 30 … felon
… felon
… The felon was sentenced to ten years in prison.
… He is a convicted felon.
… felon
/ felon
… The felon was sentenced to ten years in prison.
/ The felon was sentenced to ten years in prison.
… He is a convicted felon.
/ He is a convicted felon.
C 31 … hygiene
… hygiene
… Good hygiene prevents illness.
… Personal hygiene is important for health.
… hygiene
/ hygiene
… Good hygiene prevents illness.
/ Good hygiene prevents illness.
… Personal hygiene is important for health.
/ Personal hygiene is important for health.
C 32 … furor
… furor
… The decision caused a public furor.
… A furor erupted over the controversial ad.
… furor
/ furor
… The decision caused a public furor.
/ The decision caused a public furor.
… A furor erupted over the controversial ad.
/ A furor erupted over the controversial ad.
C 33 … pigment
… pigment
… Melanin is the pigment that gives skin its color.
… The artist mixed pigments to create new shades.
… pigment
/ pigment
… Melanin is the pigment that gives skin its color.
/ Melanin is the pigment that gives skin its color.
… The artist mixed pigments to create new shades.
/ The artist mixed pigments to create new shades.
C 34 … swagger
… swagger
… He walked into the room with a confident swagger.
… His swagger annoyed some of his classmates.
… swagger
/ swagger
… He walked into the room with a confident swagger.
/ He walked into the room with a confident swagger.
… His swagger annoyed some of his classmates.
/ His swagger annoyed some of his classmates.
C 35 … what is more
… what is more
… She’s kind and, what is more, very talented.
… The book is informative and, what is more, entertaining.
… what is more
/ what is more
… She’s kind and, what is more, very talented.
/ She’s kind and, what is more, very talented.
… The book is informative and, what is more, entertaining.
/ The book is informative and, what is more, entertaining.
C 36 … blackout
… blackout
… A sudden blackout left the city in darkness.
… He experienced a brief blackout after the fall.
… blackout
/ blackout
… A sudden blackout left the city in darkness.
/ A sudden blackout left the city in darkness.
… He experienced a brief blackout after the fall.
/ He experienced a brief blackout after the fall.
C 37 … graveyard
… graveyard
… The graveyard was quiet and peaceful.
… They visited the family graveyard on Sunday.
… graveyard
/ graveyard
… The graveyard was quiet and peaceful.
/ The graveyard was quiet and peaceful.
… They visited the family graveyard on Sunday.
/ They visited the family graveyard on Sunday.
C 38 … cognition
… cognition
… Sleep is essential for healthy cognition.
… The study focuses on child cognition.
… cognition
/ cognition
… Sleep is essential for healthy cognition.
/ Sleep is essential for healthy cognition.
… The study focuses on child cognition.
/ The study focuses on child cognition.
C 39 … tense
… tense
… The atmosphere grew tense before the announcement.
… He looked tense during the interview.
… tense
/ tense
… The atmosphere grew tense before the announcement.
/ The atmosphere grew tense before the announcement.
… He looked tense during the interview.
/ He looked tense during the interview.
C 40 … protagonist
… protagonist
… The protagonist of the novel is a young detective.
… She played the protagonist in the play.
… protagonist
/ protagonist
… The protagonist of the novel is a young detective.
/ The protagonist of the novel is a young detective.
… She played the protagonist in the play.
/ She played the protagonist in the play.
C 41 … graft
… graft
… The surgeon performed a skin graft.
… The politician was accused of graft.
… graft
/ graft
… The surgeon performed a skin graft.
/ The surgeon performed a skin graft.
… The politician was accused of graft.
/ The politician was accused of graft.
C 42 … noun
… noun
… “Book” is a common noun.
… She underlined all the nouns in the sentence.
… noun
/ noun
… “Book” is a common noun.
/ “Book” is a common noun.
… She underlined all the nouns in the sentence.
/ She underlined all the nouns in the sentence.
C 43 … rodent
… rodent
… Mice and rats are common rodents.
… The rodent chewed through the wires.
… rodent
/ rodent
… Mice and rats are common rodents.
/ Mice and rats are common rodents.
… The rodent chewed through the wires.
/ The rodent chewed through the wires.
C 44 … relapse
… relapse
… He had a relapse after months of recovery.
… Stress can trigger a relapse.
… relapse
/ relapse
… He had a relapse after months of recovery.
/ He had a relapse after months of recovery.
… Stress can trigger a relapse.
/ Stress can trigger a relapse.
C 45 … lock in
… lock in
… They locked in the price for one year.
… The contract locks in the current terms.
… lock in
/ lock in
… They locked in the price for one year.
/ They locked in the price for one year.
… The contract locks in the current terms.
/ The contract locks in the current terms.
C 46 … conundrum
… conundrum
… We faced a moral conundrum.
… The puzzle presents a classic conundrum.
… conundrum
/ conundrum
… We faced a moral conundrum.
/ We faced a moral conundrum.
… The puzzle presents a classic conundrum.
/ The puzzle presents a classic conundrum.
C 47 … debacle
… debacle
… The event turned into a complete debacle.
… The product launch was a marketing debacle.
… debacle
/ debacle
… The event turned into a complete debacle.
/ The event turned into a complete debacle.
… The product launch was a marketing debacle.
/ The product launch was a marketing debacle.
C 48 … fall back on
… fall back on
… I can fall back on my savings if needed.
… He had no one to fall back on.
… fall back on
/ fall back on
… I can fall back on my savings if needed.
/ I can fall back on my savings if needed.
… He had no one to fall back on.
/ He had no one to fall back on.
C 49 … phantom
… phantom
… She felt a phantom pain in her missing limb.
… The ghost was just a phantom of her imagination.
… phantom
/ phantom
… She felt a phantom pain in her missing limb.
/ She felt a phantom pain in her missing limb.
… The ghost was just a phantom of her imagination.
/ The ghost was just a phantom of her imagination.
C 50 … stagnation
… stagnation
… The economy is suffering from stagnation.
… Stagnation in creativity can be frustrating.
… stagnation
/ stagnation
… The economy is suffering from stagnation.
/ The economy is suffering from stagnation.
… Stagnation in creativity can be frustrating.
/ Stagnation in creativity can be frustrating.
