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

scornful of our amateur theatrical productions. (verb)
3 She has an 
abhorrence of injustice, wherever it occurs. (verb)
4 I do not have an 
aversion to a vegetarian diet. I’ve just never tried it. (adjective)
5 His attitude 
irritated me very much. (adjective) (
two possible answers
)
6 The news was 
alarming to us all. (adjective ending in 
-ed
)
Answer the questions.
1 If you are distressed by a piece of news, are you (a) angry, (b) upset, or (c) depressed?
2 If you find something loathsome, what emotion do you feel towards it?
3 If someone feels antipathy towards another person, do they (a) just not like them, (b) feel 
annoyed by them, or (c) actively and strongly dislike them?
4 If someone irritates you, do you feel (a) deep anger, (b) annoyance, or (c) hatred towards them?
Match the sentence beginnings on the left with the endings on the right.
1 We were distraught 
a so I offered to buy him a coffee.
2 She felt dejected 
b by the death of so many good friends.
3 He was looking a bit down 
c who rarely laughed or enjoyed herself.
4 They were utterly devastated 
d when our cat went missing.
5 She was quite a miserable person 
e because she failed the exam.
Add words to complete the sentences.
1 The palace was very 
, with gold ceilings and marble statues everywhere.
2 One of my friends is a bit 
; he has a new girlfriend every week!
3 She thinks I’m 
because I like opera, but I think that’s unfair. I like pop music too.
4 The lawyers were very 
- 
when they were dealing with old Mrs Carson’s 
complicated will.
5 The decorators were very 
and didn’t paint the kitchen properly.
6 He’s an 
person; absolutely nobody thinks he’s nice.
7 The receptionist was very 
with me, and didn't seem to take me seriously.
8 The Minister made a very 
speech, and seemed full of his own importance.
9 Their behaviour was silly and 
. I wish they would act more maturely.
10 The man at the museum was very 
, telling us to be quiet and not to touch 
the exhibits.
11 She looked a bit 
because all her friends had gone to a party and she was not invited.
12 We were 
when our friends didn’t arrive and we heard there’d been an accident on 
the motorway.