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1. The new employee was ________________ after working for 2 years as a junior
manager. *Raise (someone) to a higher position or rank*
3. The first applicant seemed _________ and nervous since she was unable to answer the
questions well. *unable to relax because of nervousness, anxiety, or stimulation*
5. Although the book’s story was believable, it was only a work of _______________. *literature in
the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people.*
6. I need to _____________ my laptop since the applications always load slowly. *an act of
updating something or someone or an updated version of something*
7. We need to evacuate the citizens in case the volcano ___________ *become active and eject
lava, ash, and gases*
Down
2. “I’d like to _____________ for an extension since I wasn’t able to finish my project last week. *An
act of asking politely or formally for something*
3. My friend’s dog is pretty _____________, and is friendly to strangers, so you can pet him without
fear. * not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated*
4. The weather today is quite hot and ____________. *marked by a relatively high level of water
vapour in the atmosphere*
8. You shouldn’t swim in the ocean if you don’t know how to swim since you might ___________.
*Submerge and inhale water and may lead to accidents*
Drown, Promoted, Request, Warm, Humid, Fiction, Rebel, Monitor,
Anxious, Timid, Tame, Annotate, Update, Tense, Corrupt, Erupts, Crude,
Lame