Check your english vocabulary for rawdon Wyatt

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their horizons.
B. Check your answers, then use some of the words and expressions in bold above and in the
answer key to write some sentences about your country.

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general vocabulary
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Opposites
Replace the words in
bold
in these sentences with a word from the box which has an opposite
meaning. 
VERBS
withdrew • fell • rewarded • loosened • refused (to let) • set
denied • deteriorated • abandoned • forbade • lowered
demolished • retreated • refused • simplified • defended • rejected
1. They 
accepted
the offer of a ceasefire.
2. He 
admitted 
telling lies in his original statement.
3. The army slowly 
advanced, 
leaving a trail of devastation in its path.
4. They 
agreed 
to meet to discuss the future of the organisation.
5. The minister 
attacked 
his party’s policies in a speech in Parliament.
6. The apartments blocks they 
built 
were the ugliest in the city.
7. He 
complicated 
matters by rewriting the original proposal.
8. They 
continued with 
their plans to assassinate the king when he opened the parliament.
9. He 
deposited 
£7,000 - half his college fees for the forthcoming year.
10. Relations between the two countries have 
improved 
considerably in the last year.
11. He 
permitted 
us to present our petition directly to the President.
12. The members of the commune were 
punished 
for their part in the revolution.
13. He