VOCABULARY Focus 2: Choose the correct word!

Advert / avert/ unveil: to prevent something bad from happening:

 She tried to ……….……a crisis/conflict/strike/famine / a disaster/economic collapse

Folly / fool / foully: the fact of being stupid, or a stupid action, idea, etc.

She said that the idea was f……….….

Cuneiform / Cunning / cane: describes people who are clever at planning sth so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose

He's a very ……….….. man.

Custard / custom /crust: a sweet sauce made from eggs, milk, and sugar and poured over sweet dishes

She prepared an apple pie and …….………

Huddled / Hooked / Hooded:  having a piece of clothing that can be pulled up to cover the top and back of the head: 

They were jacket armed and …..………. intruders

Numbered / Numbed / nabbed: To make someone unable to feel a part of the body,usually for a short time

The extreme cold ……….……… her face and hands.

Rattled / rattaned / rutted /ˈrʌt.ɪd/ :a sound similar to a series of quickly repeated knocks

From across the town came the ………..… of machine-gun fire.

GIF / Grief/ grieve: Very great sadness, especially at the death of someone

Newspapers should not intrude on people's private ………….