Vocabulary

1. NEW LANGUAGE LEADER INTERMEDIATE VOCABULARY REVISION UNITS 4 & 5
PART A. Fill in the blanks by using the CORRECT FORM of the words in the box below. Four words
are extra.
CATCH ON SLANG BILINGUAL APPROPRIATE
LET DOWN PAY OFF FALL BEHIND BROKE GET BY
RIPPED OFF NATIVE KEEP UP WITH TAKE UP
1) Using __________ in daily speech has become a trendy way of showing sincerity in relations. However,
my grandparents still show their dislike whenever they hear me use it. For their generation, if someone uses
it in his daily speech, this means that person is vulgar and uneducated.
2) My father has two more years to become retired. He is already dreaming of moving to a nice coastal town
and _____________ fishing .
3) The actual price of the trip cost much less than what we paid them. I am aware that we have been
_____________, but still I am not going to cancel my reservation because I really want to join this trip.
4) We could not have lesson for two weeks because our teacher was ill. Therefore, we ___________ our
schedule.
5) This economic crisis is affecting everyone. My cousin was fired two days ago. When I think of their
children and all the expenses an average family has, I fear that they might find it hard to __________
6) You ______ all of us _________ when you quit the job in the middle of the project without giving us any
prior notice. I have always thought that you have a strong sense of responsibility.
7) This film has violent scenes which might affect little kids badly. I believe it is not ___________ for small
children.
8) I know you have been paying a lot of money for their education, yet I am sure all of your efforts will
____________ in the future.
9) Do not lose your motivation if he seems lost when you make explanations to him. He may not be an ideal
listener who can grasp what you want to say in a minute, but if you are patient enough, he
_________________ eventually.
PART B. Fill in the blanks by using the CORRECT FORM of the words in the box below. Four
words are extra.
ALTER EXAGGERATE CATCHY DULL PERSUASIVE
SOPHISTICATED WITTY ENDORSE ENHANCE
DISTORT MANIPULATE MISLEADING
INTRIGUING EYE-CATCHING RECOGNISABLE
1) He is brilliant. He can make me laugh a lot, but at the same time he is very clever. I always enjoy
his _________ talk.
2) The party in power is carrying out that emotional campaign on purpose. They try to ____________ people
by playing on their feelings. Without a doubt, it has worked well. They have easily ______________ public
opinion and turned any crisis to their own advantage so far.
3) To be honest, I do not find her trustworthy at all. Whenever I talk to her, I regret it afterwards because she
always _____________ everything I say in order to make me look bad.

2. 4) His presentation was very effective. In the first place, I thought the product was not as useful as he claimed,
but I decided to buy it afterwards. He was incredibly ______________.
5) This activity was neither exciting nor interesting for them. They lost their attention sooner than I expected.
However, it is my fault, I couldn’t see that they would find it so ____________.
6) I think my knowledge won’t be enough to use it. I have always used very simple systems, and I’m afraid that
technology is too ______________ for me.
7) I do not value statistical information very much since I believe the numbers can be ____________ . They
may not always reflect the real picture. Reality is much more complex than that.
8) I believe, this perfume is not worth that high amount of money; however, a lot of people tend to buy such
products when they see their favourite stars are using them. Actually, those celebrities are paid millions of
dollars to ____________ that certain product, it is not their own personal choice at all.
9) People around the world have always been interested in the right answer to this question: Is there intelligent
life in the universe? The idea of having some other intelligent forms of life on another planet is very
_____________. It still remains a mystery, but scientists cannot stop searching for a definitive answer.
10) It is not possible to identify them in the photos. There is not a ____________ difference between the twins'
outlooks.
PART A. Answer Key:
1) SLANG 2) TAKING UP 3) RIPPED OFF 4) HAVE FALLEN BEHIND 5) GET BY
6) LET … DOWN 7) APPROPRIATE 8) PAY OFF 9) CATCHES ON
PART B. Answer Key:
1) WITTY 2) MANIPULATE / ALTERED 3) DISTORT (MANIPULATE is also acceptable)
4) PERSUASIVE 5) DULL 6) SOPHISTICATED 7) MISLEADING 8) ENDORSE
9) INTRIGUING 10) RECOGNISABLE
prepared by Öznur Ş. Yalgın