Compounds

Question 1

Upswell

Answer 1

upswell

/ˈʌpswɛl/

an increase or upsurge.
A huge upswell of emotion

“Tolstoy’s Christian anarchism comes into full play as a great upswell of moral fury”

1. remontée

Question 2

Payoff

Answer 2

a payment made to someone, as a bribe or on leaving a job.

“he left the company with an £800,000 pay-off”

Question 3

Knock-off

Answer 3

a copy or imitation, especially of an expensive product.

“knock-off merchandise”

1. contrefaçons

Question 4

Acné, révélation

Answer 4

Breakouts

used to describe someone or something that suddenly becomes very well known or successful in a particular type of activity, or an achievement that helps them do this:
She was the breakout star of this year’s Women’s World Cup.
This was the breakout book by one of the most original writers of his generation.

Question 5

Compound Adjectives

Adjective + Past Participle

Answer 5

Narrow-minded, high-spirited, old-fashioned, short- haired, absent-minded, strong-willed, quick-witted

Question 6

Adverb

+

Past Participle

Answer 6

Well-behaved, well-educated, densely-populated, widely- recognized, highly-respected, brightly-lit, deeply-rooted

Question 7

Noun

+

Past Participle

Answer 7

Sun-baked, child-wanted, middle-aged

Question 8

Noun

Present Participle

Answer 8

English-speaking, time-saving, record-breaking, mouth-watering, thought-provoking

Question 9

Adjective

+

Present Participle

Answer 9

Good-looking, long-lasting, slow-moving, far-reaching

Question 10

Adverb

Present Participle

Answer 10

Never-ending, forward-thinking

Question 11

Noun

+

Adjective

Answer 11

World-famous, ice-cold, smoke-free, sugar-free

Question 12

Adjective

Noun

Answer 12

Full-length, last-minute, long-distance

Question 13

Noun

Noun

Answer 13

Part-time, north-west, bullet-proof