Objective Proficiency p 49. Vocabulary

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KEY
Ubiquitous: /juːˈbɪkwɪtəs / seeming to be everywhere or in several places at the same time; very common. E.g.The ubiquitous bicycles of university towns. The ubiquitous movie star, Tom Hanks.

1 B 
Stumble across/on/upon something/somebody: to discover something/somebody unexpectedly. E.g. Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring (group). I stumbled across Thompson outside the hotel.


2 B 



3 A 



4 A 



5 D 



6 B
take something on [no passive] to begin to have a particular quality, appearance, etc. E.g. The chameleon can take on the colours of its background. His voice took on a more serious tone.

Set on/upon somebody: to attack somebody suddenly. I opened the gate, and was immediately set on by a large dog. The farmer threatened to set his dogs on us.

Come on: to begin. E.g. I can feel a cold coming on. I think there's rain coming on.




7 A 
Enhance something: to increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of somebody/something. E.g. This is an opportunity to enhance the reputation of the company. The skilled use of make-up to enhance your best features.


8 C
tenure /ˈtenjə(r)/
1. the period of time when somebody holds an important job, especially a political one; the act of holding an important job. E.g. his four-year tenure as President. She knew that tenure of high political office was beyond her. 
2 the right to stay permanently in your job, especially as a teacher at a university. E.g. It's still extremely difficult to get tenure. 
3 the legal right to live in a house or use a piece of land. E.g. When you rent a house here, you don't have security of tenure. 

proprietorship /prəˈpraɪətəʃɪp/ the action of owning a business, hotel...

custody: /ˈkʌstədi/ the legal right or duty to take care of or keep somebody/ something; the act of taking care of something/ somebody. E.g. Who will have custody of the children? The divorce court awarded custody to the child's mother. The parents were locked in a bitter battle for custody. The bank provides safe custody for valuables. The castle is now in the custody of the state.
 

2002 Edition:
Ex 1

• Beget, begat, begotten: (old use, for example in the Bible) beget somebody: to become the father of a child. E.g. Isaac begat Jacob.
• Frantic: done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized. Hectic. E.g. Things are frantic in the office right now.
• Junk something (informal):  to get rid of something because it is no longer valuable or useful. E.g. All their old computers had been junked. His proposals were junked before they were even considered. 
• Outlive something: to continue to exist after something else has ended or disappeared. E.g. His general theories have outlived those of his contemporaries
• Unruly: difficult to control or manage. E.g. an unruly class
• Bypass something: to ignore a rule, an official system or somebody in authority, especially in order to get something done quickly. Eludir, evitar. E.g. They let us bypass the usual admissions procedure.  
• Ride something out: to manage to survive a difficult situation or time without having to make great changes. Aguantar.  E.g. Do you think we can ride out the recession? To ride out the storm (capear el temporal).

Objective Proficiency p 48. Keys and Vocabulary

Paper 1 Part 1 Multiple-choice Cloze

• Slouch: / slaʊtʃ/ to stand, sit or move in a lazy way, often with your shoulders and head bent forward. E.g. Several students were slouching against the wall. Sit up straight. Don't slouch. He slouched across the room and collapsed in a chair.

• Fling yourself/something + adverb/preposition: Fling, flung, flung. To move yourself or part of your body suddenly and with a lot of force. E.g. She flung herself onto the bed. He flung out an arm to stop her from falling.

 

• Creep, crept, crept: to move slowly, quietly and carefully, because you do not want to be seen or heard. E.g. I crept up the stairs, trying not to wake my parents. I heard someone creeping around the house.

• Wade: to walk with an effort through something, especially water or mud. E.g. He waded into the water to push the boat out.

• Teem: to fall heavily. Pour. E.g. The rain was teeming down. It was teeming with rain. Teem with something: (usually be teeming with something) to be full of people, animals, etc. moving around. The streets were teeming with tourists. A river teeming with fish.

2002 edition:
Ex 1

• Obituary: /əˈbɪtʃuəri/ an article about somebody's life and achievements, that is printed in a newspaper soon after they have died.E.g. an obituary column/notice.
• Towering: extremely impressive, important, or successful. E.g. Picasso is a towering figure in the history of 20th-century art. 
• Frantic: done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized. Hectic. E.g. a frantic dash/search/struggle. They made frantic attempts to revive him. Things are frantic in the office right now. They worked with frantic haste.
• Render somebody/something + adjective: (formal) 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.
• Flicker: to keep going on and off as it shines or burns. Parpadear. E.g. The lights flickered and went out. The flickering screen of the television.
• Weighty: heavy. E.g. a weighty volume/tome.
• Behold, beheld, beheld: to look at or see somebody/something. E.g. Her face was a joy to behold. 
• Hail: to describe somebody/something as being very good or special, especially in newspapers, etc. Aclamar. E.g. hail somebody/something as something: the conference was hailed as a great success. 
• Set sth down: to write something down on paper in order to record it. To set down a good book.
• Realm: an area of activity, interest, or knowledge. Mundo. E.g. in the realm of literature. At the end of the speech he seemed to be moving into the realms of fantasy.  
• Succinct: /səkˈsɪŋkt/ expressed clearly and in a few words. Concise. E.g. Keep your answers as succinct as possible. A succinct explanation.