Lesson 2 vocabulary

1. ____________________ management presumes that only the boss has the right answers. It vests power in the hands
of people with titles and demands unquestioning compliance from people without them.
Top-down no longer simplification bottom-up

2. I loved it when Carol sang at the party last night. What a enchanting voice . She definitely has a_____________ for music.
Shortly widespread field gift

3. The only way you can deal with ________________________________people is by becoming a more open-minded person!
misinterpretation cosmopolitan discussion narrow-minded

4. Everybody knows Mike has flunked physics .It’s ________________________________ a secret.

sarcastically significantly no longer summary

5. Nowadays it’s easier for _______________________________speakers to communicate in English.

Globish nonnative psychic narrow-minded

6.The Corinthians team is ______________________ ‘ Bando de Loucos’.

Dubbed estimated conquered plunged

7. World news - Severe flooding due to heavy rain has caused ___________________damage to roads and homes in Costa Rica.
phenomenon field out of widespread

8. The film was a ______________________and didn't even make back enough money to cover the production cost.
status concept failure expertise

9. Like it or not, our families __________________ our lives.
undergo facilitate shape outclass

10. A disabled man is set to become the first patient to ever ______________________ head transplant surgery
reflect undergo rebuild outnumber

11. Their attempt to sail across the Atlantic Ocean ended in _____________________ .

failure misinterpretation gift top-down

12. Do you believe in the paranormal and other  ____________________ phenomena?

cosmopolitan narrow-minded and all psychic

13. He’s ________________________ fatter than he was the last time I saw him.

considerably secondary in summary mastery

14. We admired the ____________with which he prepared the meal.

status accent gift expertise

15. He has been released from prison ____________________ medical treatment in the United States.
To shape to be open to to dub to undergo

16.My area of ___________________is information and technology.

expertise open-minded senior widespread

17. Peter : “ What’s up, Mike ? You always seem so nervous when my friend Joe ‘s around.
___________________________ . he scares me. He seems to know exactly what I’m thinking.”
Mike: I know. That’s why we dubbed him ‘ The Psychic’ at school. He has a gift of reading people’s mind.
Discussion forum There’s little or no doubt I can’t help it In summary
18. Mary : “ What do you think of Mike’s chances of winning the election ?”
Peter : “ Well., he has ____________ support among the freshmen . He estimates over half of them will vote for him .”
open-minded sarcastic secondary widespread
19. Matthew was ______________diagnosed as having a brain tumor.
wrongly systematically considerably in summary

20 . It's okay to climb the tree, but don't _________________________ and fall off. Voc L 1, 2

plunge fear sting shot go out on a limb

21. We _______________ the boat to the dock because we were afraid of the strong I say.
Towed shaped underwent lashed
23. Their attempt to sail across the Atlantic Ocean ended in _____________
failure dazzling maneuver gift
24. Having no time for extra training. Bernie _________________by the other athletes at the swimming competition.
got / grew restless got a running start was eaten alive was sling shot
25.All her hard work and dedication _______________a successful career as an actress
ate her alive added up to was in over her head risked her life
26.I couldn’t believe Mike would be ____________ enough to quit her job and go to Africa to work as a volunteer.
open-minded narrow-minded cosmopolitan bold

27.Fuel economy is a very important _______________________ to consider why buying a car.

factor meticulous shortly might
28.I loved it when Sally sang at the party last night. She definitely has a _______ for music.
Enchanting nirvana gift gear
29. A decade of overspending: how Greece _________________________into economic crisis
plunged drowned shaped got a running start

30. ________________________that Joan needs my help .

I can’t help it I have little or no doubt I took a step back have a gut feeling

31. Getting the essay done in only one hour was a like __________ Mount Everest.
Lashing conquering undergoing climbing

32. Everybody knows Luke has flunked physics. It’s _______________________ a secret.
no longer normally shortly nowadays
33. Nine ___________ ten people like chocolates.
narrow-minded offshore motto out of

34. Nigerian culture us very diverse due to the many different __________ groups that make up the population .
Prospect restless ethnic slingshot

35. Sandy has just begun her new job, but her _______________________ with the company look good.
prank prospects strap freshman

36. Mrs. Miller's lecture ________________________her worries about drug addiction among teens.
paddles rears up reflects plays by the rules
37. Michael spent a _________________________night just thinking about his wedding the next day.
might restless running start yard
38. ____________________ is if we don't train harder, we won't be able to win the competition
Off the scale Rescue sled Tow-in surfing The bottom line
39. The plane plunged into the _________________of the Andes mountains.
craggy might dazzling toward

40. The old lady fell down the stairs; nonetheless, she stood up with all her ______________________.
Senior gill scary-looking might
41. Most people ___________________________ know how important it is to eat healthy food.
expertise nowadays academic bottom-up
42. Women whose moods ____________________according to their menstrual cycle.
estimate infer vary misinterpret

43. Basically, he needs to push himself and try and _______________________________________ .

pulse of life split a second have a gut feeling take his music to the next level

44 . The father ________________to rescue his child from being attacked by the wild tiger.
took a step back rethought facilitate went out on a limb