How To Win 27🏆

Front 1

(of goods, work, etc.) made or done badly and with not enough care

Back 1

shoddy workmanship

Hint 1

shoddy goods

Front 2

to speak angrily to somebody because they have done something wrong

Back 2

The teacher bawled him out for being late.

Front 3

a particular good quality or habit

Back 3

Patience is not one of her virtues, I'm afraid.

Hint 3

As a politician, he always emphasized the virtues of compromise and conciliation.

Front 4

very large or powerful and causing surprise; impressive

Back 4

a prodigious achievement/memory/talent

Hint 4

USB sticks can store prodigious amounts of information.

Front 5

disappointed because the person you admired or the idea you believed to be good and true now seems without value

Back 5

I soon became disillusioned with the job.

Hint 5

Her book is the testimony of a disillusioned woman.

Front 6

familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual

Back 6

My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark.

Hint 6

This was not the kind of behaviour I was accustomed to.

Front 7

an event that causes one person or a group of people to suffer, or that makes difficulties

[Disaster]

Back 7

The attempt to expand the business was a catastrophe for the firm.

Hint 7

We've had a few catastrophes with the food for the party.

Front 8

to think a lot about something that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset

Back 8

You're not still brooding over what he said, are you?

Front 9

to not include something/somebody, either deliberately or because you have forgotten it/them

Back 9

If you are a student, you can omit questions 16–18.

Hint 9

People were surprised that Smith was omitted from the team.

Front 10

to make something necessary or appropriate in a particular situation

Back 10

Further investigation is clearly warranted.

Hint 10

he situation scarcely warrants their/them being dismissed.

Front 11

a list showing the tasks that different people have to do at different times within an organization

Back 11

The boss has drawn up a duty roster.

Front 12

enjoying playing tricks and annoying people[ naughty]

Back 12

a mischievous boy 👦

Front 13

the practice of training people to obey rules and orders and punishing them if they do not; the controlled behaviour or situation that is the result of this training

Back 13

She keeps good discipline in class.

Hint 13

The school has a reputation for high standards of discipline.

Front 14

to make somebody/something seem less bad

Back 14

The only redeeming feature of the job (= good thing about it) is the salary.

Front 15

to be very good at doing something

Back 15

She has always excelled in foreign languages.

Hint 15

The team excels at turning defence into attack.