(v) to ridicule or imitate someone, e.g. The other children ______ her, laughing behind their hands.

(adj) outdated.Unfashionable,obsolete, e.g. Cars designed in late nineties look rather ______ now.

(phr v) to renovate, change or rebuild, e.g. He________ a room in the office.

(phr v) full of something. e.g. After the celebration, the streets were _______empty cans and bottles.

(v) to say indirectly, to suggest, e.g. She ______ that she rather liked John.

(adj) disobedient, not behaving properly, e.g. Doctor told us to use force against _______ patients.

(n) minor weakness, e.g. Maurice is a great guy but even he has his own ______.

(adj) established after many years, culturally accepted. e.g The organization was often criticized for being too _______ in its views.

(n) disagreement, refusal to conform, e.g. Two leading political parties have been in ________ for several years now.

(v) to throw in all directions, to spread unevenly, e.g. The largest malls are _________ all over town.

(adj) a little strange, e.g He has a _______ sense of humour

(adj) being everywhere, omnipresent, e.g. Tom seems to be in all the movies. He is a ubiquitous movie star.

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C1 LEXIS - PART 5

Work out the meaning of words related to THE MODERN BRITISH HOUSE

Term	Definition
mocked	(v) to ridicule or imitate someone, e.g. The other children ______ her, laughing behind their hands.
dated	(adj) outdated.Unfashionable,obsolete, e.g. Cars designed in late nineties look rather ______ now.
made over	(phr v) to renovate, change or rebuild, e.g. He________ a room in the office.
littered with	(phr v) full of something. e.g. After the celebration, the streets were _______empty cans and bottles.
implied	(v) to say indirectly, to suggest, e.g. She ______ that she rather liked John.
unruly	(adj) disobedient, not behaving properly, e.g. Doctor told us to use force against _______ patients.
foibles	(n) minor weakness, e.g. Maurice is a great guy but even he has his own ______.
entrenched	(adj) established after many years, culturally accepted. e.g The organization was often criticized for being too _______ in its views.
dissent	(n) disagreement, refusal to conform, e.g. Two leading political parties have been in ________ for several years now.
scattered	(v) to throw in all directions, to spread unevenly, e.g. The largest malls are _________ all over town.
quirky	(adj) a little strange, e.g He has a _______ sense of humour
ubiquitous	(adj) being everywhere, omnipresent, e.g. Tom seems to be in all the movies. He is a ubiquitous movie star.

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