Vocabulary. Exercise 1

Fill in the blanks with the word described by the definition. Use the words below without capitals.

malign, gauche, feign, epitome, ennui, slough, villain, thorough, cliché, debut, chaotic, bourgeois, catastrophe, blasé, rendezvous, précis, psyche, naive, potpourri, passé

 

1. One who belongs to the middle class.

2. A calamity with widespread effects; disaster.

3. Completely disordered or disorganized; in a state of utter confusion.

4. A person's first public appearance, as on stage or in concert.

5. A general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction, esp. with all aspects of life.

6. A person, thing, or action that represents the essence, or serves as the purest example, of some quality or type.

7. To misrepresent or pretend to.

8. Deficient in manners or other conventions of social behavior; boorish; crude.

9. To speak badly of; defame; slander. Evil in intent, effect, or character.

10. The human soul or spirit.

11. A meeting that has been arranged beforehand.

12. To shed dead skin or tissue. To shed or discard; rid oneself of.

13. Complete.

14. A vile or evil person; scoundrel.

15. Apparently uninterested.

16. An outworn or trite expression.

17. Outdated, old-fashioned.

18. A mixture, usually of exotic spices and other materials, that gives a pleasant scent.

19 A shortened version of an essey or article.

20. Simple, natural, and unsophisticated.