Vocabulary revision : lessons 1 - 5

diplomat  	euphoria 	nerd 	make ends meet	daunting 	adrenalin  	
fabulous 	pagoda 	dilemma 	lenient 	down-to-earth 	go blank 
	
blackmail 	primitive 	stab 	spectacular	slush fund	rash 
	
a hitch 	wager 	penny-pincher  	break even	accomplice 	 gauntlet 
	
original 	manslaughter 	sect 	euthanasia	intruder 	prudent 

 
diplomat  	euphoria 	nerd 	make ends meet	daunting 	adrenalin  	
fabulous 	pagoda 	dilemma 	lenient 	down-to-earth 	go blank 
	
blackmail 	primitive 	stab 	spectacular	slush fund	rash 
	
a hitch 	wager 	penny-pincher  	break even	accomplice 	 gauntlet 
	
original 	manslaughter 	sect 	euthanasia	intruder 	prudent 

diplomat  	euphoria 	nerd 	make ends meet	daunting 	adrenalin  	
fabulous 	pagoda 	dilemma 	lenient 	down-to-earth 	go blank 
	
blackmail 	primitive 	stab 	spectacular	slush fund	rash 
	
 a hitch 	wager 	penny-pincher  	break even	accomplice 	 gauntlet 
	
original 	manslaughter 	sect 	euthanasia	intruder 	prudent 

___________ cannot usually be arrested and tried when they are in foreign countries. They have special immunity.  (diplomats)

The view from the top of the mountain was absolutely ______________  (spectacular)

Just after midnight he was woken by an _____________ who had climbed in through a ground floor window.  (intruder)

She was a member of a strange religious ________ that  believed Michael Jackson had divine powers.  (sect)

It was hardly an  _____________ idea – it'd been done many times before,  but it was effective.
 (original)

The wedding went without ________________ and everybody was very happy. (a hitch)

The bus driver has been charged with ______________ following the accident.  (manslaughter)

It would be ____________ to reduce our spending given the downturn in the market.  (prudent)

As they left the church, Cruise and his new bride had to run a ____________ of photographers.
 (guantlet)

In the first year they managed to __________________ and in the second they made a small profit.
 (break even)

You only met her last week and now you're going to marry her. Don't you think that's rather ___________ ?  (rash)

In the end he got three years, which was considered ____________ considering the crime.
 (lenient)

His ______________ waited outside with the car while Roberts robbed the bank.
 (accomplice)

_______________ is illegal in most countries in the world. But some people think people with terminal conditions should be helped to die.  (euthanasia)

The president has been accused of keeping a ______________ to buy votes in the election.
 (slush fund)

Lawrence Dorkins, 21, of Highfield Road, Manchester was found guilty of _________ Michael Paisley with a kitchen knife.  (stab)

I looked at the paper but my mind   _________  and I couldn't answer even the easiest questions.
 (go blank)

You'll like Sheila. She's very __________________ and says exactly what she thinks.
 (down-to-earth)

As I jumped off the bridge I felt a rush of _______________.  (adrenalin)

We're finding it quite difficult to ___________________ now that Ronnie has lost his job.
 (make ends meet)

We managed to build a kind of ____________ hut on the beach out of banana leaves and tree branches.
 (primitive)

He made a _____________ that she couldn't drink six cans of Coke in five minutes.
 (wager)

I've got to see the CEO tomorrow. I don't know what he wants. It's a bit _____________ .
 (daunting

She's such a ______________  ! She uses tea bags three times and would rather walk in the rain than take a taxi.  (penny-pincher)

I'm in a real _________________ about this job. If I take it, I'll have to work on Sundays. On the other hand, the money is really good.  (dilemma)

I'm not a ______________, really! I know I spend quite a lot of time on my computer but I need to for my work, you see.  (nerd

Simpkins apparently tried to _______________ Henson after he saw him in a nightclub with a hostess. However, Henson refused to pay and Henson's wife said she couldn't care less.
 (blackmail)

The Emperor's palace was surrounded by extensive gardens with lakes, waterfalls and  
ancient______________ rising from the trees.  (pagoda)

When he told me I'd passed the feeling was absolute ________________. (euphoria)

We had an absolutely ________________ holiday. The best we've ever had.  (fabulous)