K 1 … spore
… spore
… Ferns reproduce through spores.
… The air was filled with mold spores.
… spore
/ spore
… Ferns reproduce through spores.
/ Ferns reproduce through spores.
… The air was filled with mold spores.
/ The air was filled with mold spores.
K 2 … think better of
… think better of
… I was going to argue, but I thought better of it.
… She thought better of quitting her job.
… think better of
/ think better of
… I was going to argue, but I thought better of it.
/ I was going to argue, but I thought better of it.
… She thought better of quitting her job.
/ She thought better of quitting her job.
K 3 … glaring
… glaring
… There was a glaring error in the report.
… The glaring lights hurt my eyes.
… glaring
/ glaring
… There was a glaring error in the report.
/ There was a glaring error in the report.
… The glaring lights hurt my eyes.
/ The glaring lights hurt my eyes.
K 4 … ambient
… ambient
… The restaurant had soft ambient lighting.
… Ambient noise made it hard to concentrate.
… ambient
/ ambient
… The restaurant had soft ambient lighting.
/ The restaurant had soft ambient lighting.
… Ambient noise made it hard to concentrate.
/ Ambient noise made it hard to concentrate.
K 5 … intrusive
… intrusive
… The questions were too intrusive.
… He found the ad pop-ups very intrusive.
… intrusive
/ intrusive
… The questions were too intrusive.
/ The questions were too intrusive.
… He found the ad pop-ups very intrusive.
/ He found the ad pop-ups very intrusive.
K 6 … porous
… porous
… The sponge is highly porous.
… The porous border allowed easy crossing.
… porous
/ porous
… The sponge is highly porous.
/ The sponge is highly porous.
… The porous border allowed easy crossing.
/ The porous border allowed easy crossing.
K 7 … at a premium
… at a premium
… Housing is at a premium in this area.
… Time is at a premium during exams.
… at a premium
/ at a premium
… Housing is at a premium in this area.
/ Housing is at a premium in this area.
… Time is at a premium during exams.
/ Time is at a premium during exams.
K 8 … acrid
… acrid
… The acrid smoke made us cough.
… An acrid smell filled the room.
… acrid
/ acrid
… The acrid smoke made us cough.
/ The acrid smoke made us cough.
… An acrid smell filled the room.
/ An acrid smell filled the room.
K 9 … under the table
… under the table
… He was paid under the table to avoid taxes.
… The deal was made under the table.
… under the table
/ under the table
… He was paid under the table to avoid taxes.
/ He was paid under the table to avoid taxes.
… The deal was made under the table.
/ The deal was made under the table.
K 10 … build out
… build out
… They plan to build out the network next year.
… The company is building out its global presence.
… build out
/ build out
… They plan to build out the network next year.
/ They plan to build out the network next year.
… The company is building out its global presence.
/ The company is building out its global presence.
K 11 … egregious
… egregious
… It was an egregious mistake.
… His behavior was egregious and unacceptable.
… egregious
/ egregious
… It was an egregious mistake.
/ It was an egregious mistake.
… His behavior was egregious and unacceptable.
/ His behavior was egregious and unacceptable.
K 12 … write off
… write off
… They wrote off the debt as uncollectible.
… The car was written off after the accident.
… write off
/ write off
… They wrote off the debt as uncollectible.
/ They wrote off the debt as uncollectible.
… The car was written off after the accident.
/ The car was written off after the accident.
K 13 … peevish
… peevish
… He became peevish when things didn’t go his way.
… She gave a peevish reply.
… peevish
/ peevish
… He became peevish when things didn’t go his way.
/ He became peevish when things didn’t go his way.
… She gave a peevish reply.
/ She gave a peevish reply.
K 14 … fastidious
… fastidious
… She is fastidious about cleanliness.
… He’s a fastidious editor who notices every detail.
… fastidious
/ fastidious
… She is fastidious about cleanliness.
/ She is fastidious about cleanliness.
… He’s a fastidious editor who notices every detail.
/ He’s a fastidious editor who notices every detail.
K 15 … omnivorous
… omnivorous
… Bears are omnivorous animals.
… He has an omnivorous appetite for books.
… omnivorous
/ omnivorous
… Bears are omnivorous animals.
/ Bears are omnivorous animals.
… He has an omnivorous appetite for books.
/ He has an omnivorous appetite for books.
K 16 … scruffy
… scruffy
… He wore a scruffy old jacket.
… The room looked scruffy and neglected.
… scruffy
/ scruffy
… He wore a scruffy old jacket.
/ He wore a scruffy old jacket.
… The room looked scruffy and neglected.
/ The room looked scruffy and neglected.
K 17 … swine
… swine
… The swine were kept in a pen.
… Don’t act like a swine at the table.
… swine
/ swine
… The swine were kept in a pen.
/ The swine were kept in a pen.
… Don’t act like a swine at the table.
/ Don’t act like a swine at the table.
K 18 … kinetic
… kinetic
… The sculpture had kinetic elements that moved with the wind.
… Kinetic energy increases with speed.
… kinetic
/ kinetic
… The sculpture had kinetic elements that moved with the wind.
/ The sculpture had kinetic elements that moved with the wind.
… Kinetic energy increases with speed.
/ Kinetic energy increases with speed.
K 19 … cursory
… cursory
… He gave the document a cursory glance.
… Her cursory inspection missed the flaw.
… cursory
/ cursory
… He gave the document a cursory glance.
/ He gave the document a cursory glance.
… Her cursory inspection missed the flaw.
/ Her cursory inspection missed the flaw.
K 20 … pull the plug
… pull the plug
… The company pulled the plug on the project.
… They pulled the plug on the event due to weather.
… pull the plug
/ pull the plug
… The company pulled the plug on the project.
/ The company pulled the plug on the project.
… They pulled the plug on the event due to weather.
/ They pulled the plug on the event due to weather.
K 21 … rapt
… rapt
… The children listened with rapt attention.
… He watched the performance in rapt silence.
… rapt
/ rapt
… The children listened with rapt attention.
/ The children listened with rapt attention.
… He watched the performance in rapt silence.
/ He watched the performance in rapt silence.
K 22 … surrender to
… surrender to
… He surrendered to his emotions.
… The army surrendered to the enemy.
… surrender to
/ surrender to
… He surrendered to his emotions.
/ He surrendered to his emotions.
… The army surrendered to the enemy.
/ The army surrendered to the enemy.
K 23 … slapstick
… slapstick
… The movie was full of slapstick comedy.
… He enjoys old slapstick routines.
… slapstick
/ slapstick
… The movie was full of slapstick comedy.
/ The movie was full of slapstick comedy.
… He enjoys old slapstick routines.
/ He enjoys old slapstick routines.
K 24 … zenith
… zenith
… She reached the zenith of her career.
… The sun was at its zenith at noon.
… zenith
/ zenith
… She reached the zenith of her career.
/ She reached the zenith of her career.
… The sun was at its zenith at noon.
/ The sun was at its zenith at noon.
K 25 … to be frank
… to be frank
… To be frank, I didn’t like the movie.
… To be frank, I think you’re wrong.
… to be frank
/ to be frank
… To be frank, I didn’t like the movie.
/ To be frank, I didn’t like the movie.
… To be frank, I think you’re wrong.
/ To be frank, I think you’re wrong.
K 26 … dilapidated
… dilapidated
… They live in a dilapidated house.
… The barn was old and dilapidated.
… dilapidated
/ dilapidated
… They live in a dilapidated house.
/ They live in a dilapidated house.
… The barn was old and dilapidated.
/ The barn was old and dilapidated.
K 27 … hardy
… hardy
… These hardy plants survive winter easily.
… He’s a hardy adventurer.
… hardy
/ hardy
… These hardy plants survive winter easily.
/ These hardy plants survive winter easily.
… He’s a hardy adventurer.
/ He’s a hardy adventurer.
K 28 … malevolent
… malevolent
… She gave him a malevolent glare.
… The villain had a malevolent plan.
… malevolent
/ malevolent
… She gave him a malevolent glare.
/ She gave him a malevolent glare.
… The villain had a malevolent plan.
/ The villain had a malevolent plan.
K 29 … syndicate
… syndicate
… The crime syndicate was dismantled.
… A media syndicate owns several newspapers.
… syndicate
/ syndicate
… The crime syndicate was dismantled.
/ The crime syndicate was dismantled.
… A media syndicate owns several newspapers.
/ A media syndicate owns several newspapers.
K 30 … tether
… tether
… The dog was tethered to a post.
… He felt emotionally tethered to his past.
… tether
/ tether
… The dog was tethered to a post.
/ The dog was tethered to a post.
… He felt emotionally tethered to his past.
/ He felt emotionally tethered to his past.
K 31 … transgression
… transgression
… He apologized for his transgression.
… The law punishes serious transgressions.
… transgression
/ transgression
… He apologized for his transgression.
/ He apologized for his transgression.
… The law punishes serious transgressions.
/ The law punishes serious transgressions.
K 32 … derive from
… derive from
… This word derives from Latin.
… His strength derives from experience.
… derive from
/ derive from
… This word derives from Latin.
/ This word derives from Latin.
… His strength derives from experience.
/ His strength derives from experience.
K 33 … ostentatious
… ostentatious
… He wore an ostentatious gold watch.
… Her house was decorated in an ostentatious style.
… ostentatious
/ ostentatious
… He wore an ostentatious gold watch.
/ He wore an ostentatious gold watch.
… Her house was decorated in an ostentatious style.
/ Her house was decorated in an ostentatious style.
K 34 … with a vengeance
… with a vengeance
… The storm returned with a vengeance.
… She worked with a vengeance after the criticism.
… with a vengeance
/ with a vengeance
… The storm returned with a vengeance.
/ The storm returned with a vengeance.
… She worked with a vengeance after the criticism.
/ She worked with a vengeance after the criticism.
K 35 … ruddy
… ruddy
… He had a ruddy complexion.
… The sky turned a ruddy orange at sunset.
… ruddy
/ ruddy
… He had a ruddy complexion.
/ He had a ruddy complexion.
… The sky turned a ruddy orange at sunset.
/ The sky turned a ruddy orange at sunset.
K 36 … frivolous
… frivolous
… Stop making frivolous complaints.
… She spent money on frivolous items.
… frivolous
/ frivolous
… Stop making frivolous complaints.
/ Stop making frivolous complaints.
… She spent money on frivolous items.
/ She spent money on frivolous items.
K 37 … miscellaneous
… miscellaneous
… The drawer was full of miscellaneous items.
… He packed some miscellaneous tools.
… miscellaneous
/ miscellaneous
… The drawer was full of miscellaneous items.
/ The drawer was full of miscellaneous items.
… He packed some miscellaneous tools.
/ He packed some miscellaneous tools.
K 38 … stricture
… stricture
… The new law imposes strictures on imports.
… Religious strictures shaped their lifestyle.
… stricture
/ stricture
… The new law imposes strictures on imports.
/ The new law imposes strictures on imports.
… Religious strictures shaped their lifestyle.
/ Religious strictures shaped their lifestyle.
K 39 … depraved
… depraved
… The novel depicts a depraved character.
… He was accused of depraved behavior.
… depraved
/ depraved
… The novel depicts a depraved character.
/ The novel depicts a depraved character.
… He was accused of depraved behavior.
/ He was accused of depraved behavior.
K 40 … let off
… let off
… The teacher let him off with a warning.
… They were let off lightly for the offense.
… let off
/ let off
… The teacher let him off with a warning.
/ The teacher let him off with a warning.
… They were let off lightly for the offense.
/ They were let off lightly for the offense.
K 41 … petite
… petite
… She is petite but strong.
… The dress is designed for petite women.
… petite
/ petite
… She is petite but strong.
/ She is petite but strong.
… The dress is designed for petite women.
/ The dress is designed for petite women.
K 42 … end up with
… end up with
… He ended up with a broken leg.
… We ended up with too much food.
… end up with
/ end up with
… He ended up with a broken leg.
/ He ended up with a broken leg.
… We ended up with too much food.
/ We ended up with too much food.
K 43 … kill oneself
… kill oneself
… He worked so hard he nearly killed himself.
… Don’t kill yourself over this project.
… kill oneself
/ kill oneself
… He worked so hard he nearly killed himself.
/ He worked so hard he nearly killed himself.
… Don’t kill yourself over this project.
/ Don’t kill yourself over this project.
K 44 … out in the cold
… out in the cold
… He was left out in the cold during the decision.
… The new policy left many workers out in the cold.
… out in the cold
/ out in the cold
… He was left out in the cold during the decision.
/ He was left out in the cold during the decision.
… The new policy left many workers out in the cold.
/ The new policy left many workers out in the cold.
K 45 … let on
… let on
… She didn’t let on that she was upset.
… He let on that he knew the secret.
… let on
/ let on
… She didn’t let on that she was upset.
/ She didn’t let on that she was upset.
… He let on that he knew the secret.
/ He let on that he knew the secret.
K 46 … susceptibility
… susceptibility
… His susceptibility to colds is high.
… Emotional susceptibility varies by person.
… susceptibility
/ susceptibility
… His susceptibility to colds is high.
/ His susceptibility to colds is high.
… Emotional susceptibility varies by person.
/ Emotional susceptibility varies by person.
K 47 … abhorrent
… abhorrent
… Violence is abhorrent to her.
… The idea was morally abhorrent.
… abhorrent
/ abhorrent
… Violence is abhorrent to her.
/ Violence is abhorrent to her.
… The idea was morally abhorrent.
/ The idea was morally abhorrent.
K 48 … dingy
… dingy
… The room was small and dingy.
… He wore a dingy old coat.
… dingy
/ dingy
… The room was small and dingy.
/ The room was small and dingy.
… He wore a dingy old coat.
/ He wore a dingy old coat.
K 49 … exert oneself to
… exert oneself to
… She exerted herself to finish the task.
… He exerted himself to win the race.
… exert oneself to
/ exert oneself to
… She exerted herself to finish the task.
/ She exerted herself to finish the task.
… He exerted himself to win the race.
/ He exerted himself to win the race.
K 50 … zero in on
… zero in on
… The camera zeroed in on her face.
… Let’s zero in on the main issue.
… zero in on
/ zero in on
… The camera zeroed in on her face.
/ The camera zeroed in on her face.
… Let’s zero in on the main issue.
/ Let’s zero in on the main issue.
