English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

Which adjective can describe the following? The first letter is given.
1 An extremely loud noise, e.g. very loud music 
d
2 A strange, almost scary silence 
e
3 A high noise that hurts your ears 
p
4 A harsh, irritating kind of voice 
g
5 A voice that has a similar tone to a whistle 
h
-p
6 A whisper that is almost impossible to hear 
i
Complete these expressions.
1 It was so quiet you could have 
.
2 I’ve had some noisy, hectic days with all those kids, now I’m looking forward to some 
.
3 Turn that music down! I can’t 
!
4 I don’t even notice that Will is in the flat sometimes. He’s 
.
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Weight and density
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Synonyms for 
heavy
There are a number of adjectives similar in meaning to 
heavy
. Note their typical contexts.
adjective
typical contexts
example
weighty
abstract and physical things; usually includes 
the idea of ‘seriousness’
a 
weighty tome [large book] 
discuss 
weighty issues
unwieldy
abstract and physical things; usually includes 
the idea of ‘difficult to handle’
unwieldy system/bureaucracy 
an 
unwieldy object, e.g. a big box
cumbersome
often used for machines and equipment that 
are difficult to handle; also used for systems, 
structures, etc.
a 
cumbersome weapon 
a 
cumbersome process
burdensome
usually used of abstract things
a 
burdensome duty