How dumb am I?

vocabulary revision

WARNING many lists are of dubious usefulness. Vocabulary should be learnt in context. What follows is just a quick revision list and is no substitute for careful dictionary work and your own notetaking.

Match the key words with their definitions:

1. cerebral
2. exasperation
3. smug
4. modifications
5. lure
6. infallible
7. to rank
8. hoop
9. (mentally) retarded
10. assess
11. cut out for
12. flunk

a. too self-satisfied
b. attract (often by something bad)
c. of the brain
d. changes
e. a circle of, eg wood or plastic
f. extreme frustration
g. never making a mistake
h. to have a particular status
i. examine, evaluate
j. to fail
k. be suitable for
l. having failed to develop


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