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Benchmark (pre-int)
adjectives, pre-intermediate, Benchmark, BULATS prep
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| faulty | not well-made or not working correctly |
| hectic | very busy and fast |
| manic | very busy |
| meticulous | very careful and paying a lot of attention to detail |
| wealthy | rich |
| challenging | difficult in a way which tests your ability or determination |
| competitive | equal to or better than others |
| face to face | looking directly at one another |
| flexible | able to be changed easily according to the situation |
| rewarding | satisfying because you feel it is important or useful |
| standard | usual or normal |
| leading | the most important |
| booked up | with no free places for extra appointments |
| cluttered | full of unnecessary things |
| online | connected to the internet |
| time-consuming | needing a lot of time |
| up to date | modern or containing the most recent information |
| agricultural | connected with farming |
| permanent | lasting forever or for a very long time |
| temporary | lasting for only a short time |
| in-house | done within a company by its employees - not by people from outside the company |
| engaged | (of a telephone line) unavailable because already being used by another person |
| heavy-duty | especially strong so that it can be used in difficult conditions |
| compact | closely and neatly packed together to save space |
| stylish | of high quality in appearance and design |
| thriving | growing and successful |
| high-tech | using the most advanced technology and equipment |
| state-of-the-art | using the most recent technology and ideas |
| diverse | made up of a variety of different things or different types of people |
| minimal | of a very small amount |
| pharmaceutical | concerned with the preparation of medicinal drugs |
| punctual | arriving or doing things at the correct time -not later |
| to the point | directly expressed and suitable for the topic being discussed |
| committed | willing to give your time and energy to something that you believe in |
| cooperative | willing to work with people and do what they ask |
| creative | producing and using new and unusual ideas |
| original | not the same as anything else and therefore special and interesting |
| talented | having a natural ability to be good at something |
| courteous | polite and respectful |
| demanding | needing a lot of time |
| impressed | feeling admiration for something |
| in due course | at a suitable time in the future |
| negligible | too small in number to be important |
| static | staying at the same value without changing for a long period of time |
| bankrupt | unable in law to pay debts and therefore forced to stop operating |
| gross | total - before any costs or taxes are deducted |
| net | remaining after deduction of tax and other costs |
| fulfilling | making you feel happy and satisfied |
| voluntary | done willingly - without being paid for it |
| computer-literate | having knowledge of how to use and work with computers |
| redundant | no longer employed because there is not enough work |
| anonymous | without the writer’s name on it |
| follow-up | thing done or action taken to continue something done before |
| on the ball | showing up-to-date knowledge and/or an ability to think and act quickly |
| state-of-the-art | using the most recent technology and ideas |
| minimal | of a very small amount |
| diverse | made up of a variety of different things or different types of people |
| pharmaceutical | concerned with the preparation of medicinal drugs |
| punctual | arriving or doing things at the correct time, not later |
| to the point | directly expressed and suitable for the topic being discussed |
| committed | willing to give your time and energy to something that you believe in |
| cooperative | willing to work with people and do what they ask |
| creative | producing and using new and unusual ideas |
| original | not the same as anything else and therefore special and interesting |
| talented | having a natural ability to be good at something |
| courteous | polite and respectful |
| demanding | needing a lot of time, attention or energy |
| impressed | feeling admiration for something |
| in due course | at a suitable time in the future |
| negligible | too small in number to be important |
| static | staying at the same value without changing for a long period of time |
| bankrupt | unable in law to pay debts and therefore forced to stop operating |
| gross | total, before any costs or taxes are deducted |
| net | remaining after deduction of tax and other costs |
| fulfilling | making you feel happy and satisfied |
| voluntary | done willingly, without being paid for it |
| computer-literate | having knowledge of how to use and work with computers |
| redundant | no longer employed because there is not enough work |
| anonymous | without the writer’s name on it |
| follow-up | thing done or action taken to continue something done before |
| on the ball | showing up-to-date knowledge and/or an ability to think and act quickly |