Four-letter words

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. resort to
2. artillery
3. vicinity
4. accountable
5. utterance
6. abundance
7. admission
8. eloquence
9. degree
10. conceal
11. exhaust
12. blasphemy

a. the area close to something
b. something said
c. drop plan A and do plan B
d. when you have to explain your actions to someone
e. you say or admit something openly
f. level
g. collection of large guns
h. hide
i. ability to speak well
j. disrespectful religious references
k. deal with a subject completely
l. when there is lots of something


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