Objective Proficiency 2002 p 14. Vocabulary

Paper 3 Part 1 Open Cloze

• A train of thought: the connected series of thoughts that are in your head at a particular time. Hilo. E.g. The phone ringing interrupted my train of thought.

Ex 1

• Outward: /ˈaʊtwəd/ connected with the way people or things seem to be rather than with what is actually true. Exterior. E.g. Mark showed no outward signs of distress. She simply observes the outward forms of religion. To all outward appearances (= as far as it was possible to judge from the outside) they were perfectly happy. There were no outward signs that the house was inhabited.

• Chord: /kɔːd/ two or more notes played together. Acorde. Strike/touch a chord (with somebody): to say or do something that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm. Acertar el tono. E.g. The speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience.

• Lend itself to something: to be suitable for something. E.g. Her voice doesn't really lend itself well to blues singing.

• Chromium: /ˈkrəʊmiəm/ Chromium is a hard grey metal that shines brightly when polished and is often used to cover other metals in order to prevent them from rusting. Cromo. E.g. He covered the bright chromium parts of his camera.

• Render: Render sb/sth + adj: to cause somebody/something to be in a particular state or condition. Make. E.g. To render something harmless/useless/ineffective. Hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake.  

• Unceasingly: /ʌnˈsiːsɪŋli/ continuing all the time. Incessantly /ɪnˈsesntli/ E.g. Snow fell unceasingly.

• Rate: a measurement of the speed at which something happens. Velocidad, ritmo. E.g. Most people walk at an average rate of 5 kilometres an hour.