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

inexorable
continuing without hope of being 
stopped; 
formal
rise, slide, decline, pressure, advance of time
incipient
just beginning; 
formal
panic, rage, rebellion, stages, wrinkles, dementia
protracted
lasting for a long time or made to last 
longer; 
formal
negotiations, discussions, argument
lingering
taking a long time to leave or disappear
perfume, kiss, smile
Other useful time words
Terrorists carried out 
simultaneous attacks on three places in the capital. 
[happening at the same time]
Schools were closed for the 
duration of the President’s visit. 
[amount of time that it lasted]
We shouldn’t 
prolong the meeting; we’ve already discussed the matter for an hour. 
[make it 
last longer]
I’m sorry, I can’t change the date 
at such short notice. 
[just a short time before it is due to happen]
The teacher 
repeatedly warned the student that she would fail her exam. 
[many times]
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B
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Exercises
127
English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 since / they’ve / same / living / the / house / year / the / been / in / dot
2 you / sec / I’ll / with / a / in / be
3 to / keeps / Magda / it / John / for / gave
4 no / we / time / in / together / get / less / can / done / it / than
5 never / all / he’s / his / been / than / nearest / born / town / further / days / in / the
6 nick / we / hospital / got / in / to / time / the / of / the
Which of the adjectives in B would you be most likely to use to describe the following?
1 a scent that remains in the room after its wearer has left
2 a feeling of joy that is short-lived
3 criticism that seems to go on and on
4 a headache that is beginning
5 a process that takes a long time
6 the never-ending ageing process – you can’t stop its progress
7 a grin that lasts only for a moment
8 an investigation that takes a long time to complete