Intermediate Level
Wordlist and Multiple-choice Exercises
Slumdog Millionaire
Vikas Swarup
Word
Chapter/
Page
Phonetic Spelling
Part Of
Speech
acceptable
7/53
/əkˈ septəbl/
adjective
Med
Star
Rating
2
accused
to accuse
someone
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5/33
/əˈ kjuː zd/
verb
3
airfield
/ˈ eəˌ fiː ld/
noun
[count]
air raid
5/32
/ˈ eə ˌ reɪ d/
noun
[count]
altar
2/13
/ˈ ɔː ltə/
noun
[count]
applause
12/82
/əˈ plɔː z/
noun
[uncount]
the armed
forces
5/34
/ðiː ˌ ɑː md
ˈ fɔː səz/
noun
[plural]
1
arrest
1/12
/əˈ rest/
noun
[count and
uncount]
1
Definition
Sample Sentence
good enough for a
particular purpose
Your essay is not of an
acceptable standard.
to say that someone
has done something
wrong
He accused her of stealing
the money.
a place where
military aircraft
arrive and leave
an attack in which
planes drop bombs
on a place
a table in a church
where ceremonies
are performed
the sound made
when people hit their
hands together to
show they have
enjoyed something
a country’s army,
navy and air force
Several planes were
standing on the airfield.
a situation in which
the police take
someone to a police
station because they
Translation
Large areas of the city
were destroyed in the air
raid.
She knelt before the altar.
The sound of applause
was deafening.
People in the armed
forces are offered a house
in which to live.
Police told her she was
under arrest.
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Exercises
1–10) Choose the correct
words and fill the gaps in
the sentences below.
acceptable / accused / airfield
/ air raid / altar / applause /
armed forces / arrest /
astronomer / bandage
1) Have you always worked in
the ____________?
2) I don’t like being
____________ of things I
haven’t done.
3) The moon landing was
fascinating from an
____________’s point of
view.
4) An officer told me they had
a warrant for my
____________ .
5) A crowd had gathered
around the ____________ to
welcome the pilots home.
6) A nurse removed the
____________ protecting the
wound.
7) I’m sorry, but your
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think they have
committed a crime
astronomer
6/40
/əˈ strɒnəmə/
noun
[count]
bandage
6/42
/ˈ bændɪ ʤ/
noun
[count]
1
basement
3/21
/ˈ beɪ smənt/
noun
[count]
1
bayonet
5/34
/ˈ beɪ ənɪ t/
noun
[count]
/biː m/
noun
[count]
beam
1/10
2
beggar
3/22
/ˈ begə/
noun
[count]
berth
8/55
/bɜː θ/
noun
[count]
bet
10/76
/bet/
verb
2
betray
to betray
someone
10/76
/bɪ ˈ treɪ /
verb
2
big wheel
3/17
/ˌ bɪ g ˈ wiː l/
noun
[count]
someone who
studies the stars and
planets
a piece of cloth that
you wrap around an
injured part of your
body
He’s a well-known
astronomer who presents
a weekly TV show.
They put a bandage round
her arm to stop the
bleeding.
part of a building
that is below the
level of the ground
a long, sharp blade
that is fixed to the
end of a gun
a long piece of
wood, metal or
concrete that
supports a roof
someone who is
very poor and asks
people for money or
food
a bed on a train or
ship
The party was held in the
basement.
to risk an amount of
money on the result
of a race or game
to do something to
hurt someone or put
them in a difficult
situation
a large wheel with
seats at a fair that
takes people round
I bet £100 on the horse.
Soldiers walked through
the area with bayonets
attached to their guns.
The cottage is 450 years
old and has lovely wooden
beams.
The sight of so many
beggars upset her.
We’ve booked a two-berth
cabin on the ferry.
How could you betray us
like that?
Do you fancy a ride on the
big wheel?
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behaviour is not
____________ .
8) The ____________ lasted
for several minutes after the
end of the show.
9) No one who has lived
through an ____________
can ever forget it.
10) A large, gold cross stood
on the ____________ .
11–20) Choose the correct
words and fill the gaps in
the sentences below.
basement / bayonet / beams /
beggar / berth / bet / betray /
big wheel / blind / bomb
1) From the ____________ ,
we had a fantastic view of the
city.
2) I don’t understand why
anyone would ____________
their friends.
3) She was born
____________ and deaf.
4) We took the escalator
down to the ____________ .
5) A ____________
approached us with his hand
held out.
6) He removed the
____________ from his rifle.
7) How much did you
____________ on the match?
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and round in the air
blind
3/22
/blaɪ nd/
adjective
2
unable to see
She went blind in her old
age.
bomb
5/35
/bɒm/
noun
[count]
3
a weapon designed
to explode at a
particular time or
when it hits
something
The bomb went off at a
quarter past two in the
packed city centre.
booth
3/17
/buː ð/
noun
[count]
1
broke into
to break into
something
7/50
/ˌ brəʊk ˈ ɪ ntuː /
phrasal
verb
Anyone wishing to access
the Internet may use one of
the computers in the
booths.
Thieves broke into our
hotel room.
bruise
4/29
/bruː z/
noun
[count]
a small enclosed
space where you
can buy things or
use a service
to enter a building
by force, especially
in order to steal
things
a mark that you get
on your body if you
hit it against
something
a small piece of
metal that is shot
from a gun
a room or set of
rooms with strong
walls that is built
underground
a score of 100
points made in
cricket by one player
an organization that
gives money or help
to people who are
poor or ill
bullet
5/35
/ˈ bʊlɪ t/
noun
[count]
2
bunker
5/33
/ˈ bʌŋkə/
noun
[count]
century
10/76
/ˈ senʧəri/
noun
[count]
3
charity
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/ˈ ʧærəti/
noun
[count]
3
He has a terrible bruise on
his right eye.
A man was hit by a bullet
and injured.
In the event of a nuclear
war, bunkers have been
built to protect people.
He hit a century in just
under two hours.
Do you ever give money to
charity?
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8) The ____________
caused a huge amount of
damage.
9) If you’re travelling
overnight, it’s a good idea to
reserve a ____________ .
10) One of the
____________ in the ceiling
has come loose.
21–30) Choose the correct
words and fill the gaps in
the sentences below.
booth / broke into / bruise /
bullet / bunker / century /
charity / in cold blood /
comedy / commercial break
1) The movie is a nice, lighthearted ____________ .
2) We give our old books and
clothes to a local
____________ .
3) Someone ____________
our apartment during the
night.
4) He enjoyed killing animals
___________ .
5) She had a big, yellow
____________ on her arm.
6) ‘I’m afraid we have to take
another ____________ now.’
7) A ____________ hit her in
the chest.
8) They were hiding in the
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in cold blood
12/85
/ɪ n ˌ kəʊld ˈ blʌd/
phrase
comedy
4/27
/ˈ kɒmədi/
noun
[count]
commercial
break
12/82
/kəˌ mɜː ʃ l
ˈ breɪ k/
noun
[count]
cremate
to cremate
someone
How dare
you?
5/33
/krɪ ˈ meɪ t/
verb
9/68
/haʊ ˈ deə juː /
verb
den
7/46
/den/
noun
[count]
3/16
/ˈ depjʊti/
noun
[count]
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Author
p4
9/64
/ˈ dɪ pləmæt/
noun
[count]
/ɪ nˈ geɪ ʤd/
adjective
deputy
diplomat
engaged
2
3
2
in a cruel, calm way,
without showing any
emotion
a funny film, play or
television
programme
a short pause in a
television
programme when
advertisements are
shown
to burn the body of a
dead person
The judge said that the
man had killed his victims
in cold blood.
Dad’s Army is the name of
a well known British TV
comedy.
It’s time now for a
commercial break.
used to show that
you are shocked or
angry about
something that
someone has done
a room in a house
where someone
goes to be alone
someone whose job
is the second most
important in a
department or
organization
an official who
represents their
government in a
foreign country
How dare you come into
my office without
knocking?!
if two people are
engaged, they have
formally agreed to
How long have you been
engaged?
We decided to cremate the
body, rather than bury it.
She was sitting in the den
doing a crossword.
She’s the sheriff’s deputy.
He’s the British diplomat in
Paris.
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____________ .
9) She went into the
____________ to make a
phone call.
10) That’s the first
____________ I’ve ever
scored.
31–40) Choose the correct
words and fill the gaps in
the sentences below.
cremate / How dare you / den
/ deputy / diplomat / engaged
/ exploded / fainted /
fortune-teller / foundry
1) David and Sarah have just
got ____________ .
2) I like coming to the
____________ for a bit of
peace and quiet.
3) He went terribly pale and
____________ .
4) The children pricked the
balloon and it ____________.
5) ____________ speak to
me like that!
6) He’s a senior
____________ based in
Moscow.
7) Scrap metal is melted
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marry
exploded
to explode
5/33
/ɪ kˈ spləʊdɪ d/
verb
2
fainted
to faint
1/12
/ˈ feɪ ntɪ d/
verb
1
fortune-teller
3/17
/ˈ fɔː ʧənˌ telə/
noun
[count]
foundry
4/30
/ˈ faʊndri/
noun
[count]
gangster
3/18
/ˈ gæŋgstə/
noun
[count]
hang
6/45
/hæŋ/
verb
3
heads
1/12
/hedz/
noun
[plural]
honeymoon
11/78
/ˈ hʌniˌ muː n/
noun
[count]
1
hosted
to host
something
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/ˈ həʊstɪ d/
verb
2
to burst with a lot of
force and a loud
noise
to suddenly fall to
the ground and
become
unconscious
someone who tells
you what will
happen to you in the
future
a factory where
metal or glass is
heated and made
into different objects
a member of an
organized group of
criminals
to kill someone by
putting a rope
around their neck
and making them fall
the side of a coin
that has a picture of
a head on it
a holiday that two
people take after
they get married
to introduce and talk
to the people taking
part in a television or
radio programme
The bomb exploded in a
busy railway station.
A woman had fainted and
was lying on the floor.
down in the ____________ .
8) A ____________ predicted
she would become very rich.
9) In western Europe, we
usually ____________
people after their death.
10) She’s been promoted to
be the boss’s ____________.
Have you ever visited a
fortune-teller?
He works at the local
foundry.
Al Capone was a wellknown American gangster.
If they find out you’re a
traitor, they will hang you.
The umpire asked the two
players to call heads or
tails.
We’re going to Morocco for
our honeymoon.
She hosted a radio quiz
show for over twenty years.
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41–50) Choose the correct
words and fill the gaps in
the sentences below.
gangster / hang / heads /
honeymoon / hosted /
immigrant / interfere / Jesus /
launching / mentally
1) Do you believe in
____________ ?
2) ____________ you win;
tails you lose.
3) I’d be grateful if you
wouldn’t ____________ .
4) Even young children were
____________ stones at the
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immigrant
11/78
/ˈ ɪ mɪ grənt/
noun
[count]
1
interfere
to interfere
in something
6/43
/ˌ ɪ ntəˈ fɪ ə/
verb
2
Jesus
2/13
/ˈ ʤiː zəs/
noun
[sing]
launching
to launch
something
5/33
/ˈ lɔː nʧɪ ŋ/
verb
mentally
9/62
/ˈ ment(ə)li/
adverb
Ministry of
Defence
7/49
/ˌ mɪ nɪ stri əv
dɪ ˈ fens/
noun
[sing]
monsoon
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2/13
/mɒnˈ suː n/
noun
[count]
/ˈ nɒmɪ neɪ tɪ d/
verb
nominated
to nominate
someone or
something
orphanage
/ˈ ɔː f(ə)nɪ ʤ/
noun
[count]
3
1
someone who
comes to live in a
country from another
country
to try to influence
the way a situation
develops, although
you have no right to
do this
the man who some
people believe to be
the son of God
to send a rocket,
satellite or other
object into space or
into the air
in a way that relates
to the mind or brain
Immigrants arrived in the
country looking for work.
a government
department that is
responsible for
protecting a country
a period of heavy
rain in India and
South-East Asia
She works as a civil
servant in the Ministry of
Defence.
51–60) Choose the correct
words and fill the gaps in
the sentences below.
How long does the
monsoon season last?
Ministry of Defence /
monsoon / nominated /
orphanage / outhouse /
philosophy / praising /
to officially suggest
that someone
should get a job or
prize
He was nominated as
candidate for the Democrat
party.
presenters / priest /
psychology
a place where
children whose
parents have died
are looked after
Saya and her sister were
brought up in an
orphanage.
You mustn’t interfere too
much in children’s lives.
Some of the children at the
orphanage had never
heard of Jesus.
Protestors started
launching missiles.
I’m feeling mentally
exhausted.
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soldiers.
5) He came here as a poor
____________, with no work
and no family.
6) After the ceremony, the
couple left for their
____________ .
7) You will ____________ for
your crimes.
8) I wasn’t ____________
prepared for the situation in
which I found myself.
9) This part of the city is full of
criminals and ____________.
10) Who ____________ the
discussion programme last
night?
1) Birds had made a nest in
the ____________ at the end
of the garden.
2) The ____________ is
situated in the centre of
London.
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outhouse
9/62
/ˈ aʊtˌ haʊs/
noun
[count]
philosophy
1/4
/fɪ ˈ lɒsəfi/
noun
[uncount]
3
praising
to praise
someone
presenter
3/23
/ˈ preɪ zɪ ŋ/
verb
2
2/14
/prɪ ˈ zentə/
noun
[count]
1
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p4
/priː st/
noun
[count]
2
/saɪ ˈ kɒləʤi/
noun
[uncount]
priest
psychology
a building near a
house or joined to it,
used for storing
things
the study of
knowledge and
beliefs
to show your love of
a god with words or
music
the person who
introduces a
television or radio
programme
someone whose job
is to perform
ceremonies in some
Christian churches
All the gardening
equipment is in the
outhouse.
2
the study of the
mind and behaviour
She has a degree in
psychology.
She studied Philosophy,
Politics and Economics at
Oxford.
They sang a hymn
praising God.
He’s presenter of a TV
quiz show.
Father Timothy is a
Catholic priest who looks
after Ram.
punished
to punish
someone
3/21
/ˈ pʌnɪ ʃ t/
verb
2
to make someone
suffer because they
have done
something wrong
She punished the child for
not doing his homework.
queen
4/26
/kwiː n/
noun
[count]
3
a woman who does
something very well
rabies
9/66
/ˈ reɪ biː z/
noun
[uncount]
Judi Dench is considered a
queen among British
actors.
Make sure your pets are
vaccinated against rabies.
a serious disease
that makes a human
or animal feel crazy
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3) When his parents were
killed during the war, he had
to be put into an
____________ .
4) Being successful in your
career is often about having a
strong mind and good
____________ .
5) People knelt before the
shrine, ____________ the
deity.
6) They ____________ her
for the Orange Prize for
Fiction.
7) During the ____________ ,
over 30 cm of rain can fall in
one day.
8) ____________ is an
abstract but fascinating area
of study.
9) The service was conducted
by a ____________ .
10) She’s one of TV’s most
famous ____________ .
61–70) Choose the correct
words and fill the gaps in
the sentences below.
punished / queen / rabies /
railing / rat / regiment /
revenge / revolver / rocket /
role
1) More than half of the men
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a fence made of
narrow posts
supporting a bar at
the top
a dishonest person
She held on to the railing
as she walked down the
path.
a group of soldiers
whose leader is a
colonel
something that you
do to hurt or punish
someone because
they have upset or
hurt you
a small gun
Which regiment does he
belong to?
railing
6/40
/ˈ reɪ lɪ ŋ/
noun
[count]
rat
12/85
/ræt/
noun
[count]
2
regiment
5/33
/ˈ reʤɪmənt/
noun
[count]
1
revenge
12/83
/rɪ ˈ venʤ/
noun
[uncount]
1
revolver
8/56
/rɪ ˈ vɒlvə/
noun
[count]
rocket
5/33
/ˈ rɒkɪ t/
noun
[count]
1
a weapon shaped
like a tube that flies
through the air and
explodes when it
hits something
role
4/27
/rəʊl/
noun
[count]
3
the character played
by a particular actor
in a film, play, etc.
He first became famous for
his role as Macbeth.
sacked
to sack
someone
7/46
/sækt/
verb
The club has just sacked
its manager.
safe
9/68
/seɪ f/
noun
[count]
to tell someone that
they can no longer
continue to do their
job
a strong metal box
used for storing
money or valuable
things
2
1
How could he do such a
thing! What a rat!
She enjoys taking revenge
on her enemies.
He took a revolver out of
his pocket and pointed it at
me.
Demonstrators were
launching rockets at the
police.
Put the money in a safe.
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in his ____________ were
killed.
2) She was frightened that he
might try to take
____________ on her.
3) Kate Moss is considered
____________ of the
modelling industry.
4) She shot the man dead
with a ____________ .
5) He’s a complete
____________ . Don’t trust
him.
6) Her most famous
____________ was as
Cleopatra.
7) They ____________ me
by not letting me go out with
my friends.
8) He leant on the
____________ and looked
out at the ocean.
9) A ____________ exploded
in the middle of the crowd.
10) Cats and dogs are
quarantined to prevent them
bringing ____________ into
the UK.
71–80) Choose the correct
words and fill the gaps in
the sentences below.
sacked / safe / siren / slum /
spying / stain / sympathy /
tank / warden / wound
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siren
5/32
/ˈ saɪ rən/
noun
[count]
slum
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7/50
/slʌm/
noun
[count]
/ˈ spaɪ ɪ ŋ/
noun
[uncount]
stain
8/57
/steɪ n/
noun
[count]
1
sympathy
5/39
/ˈ sɪ mpəθi/
noun
[uncount]
2
tank
5/35
/tæŋk/
noun
[count]
3
warden
3/16
/ˈ wɔː dn/
noun
[count]
wound
5/33
/wuː nd/
noun
[count]
spying
1
2
a piece of
equipment that
makes a loud sound,
used for warning
people
a poor area of a
town where houses
are in a bad
condition
People ran for shelter when
they heard the siren.
the activity of finding
out secret
information about a
country or
organization
a mark left
accidentally on
clothes or surfaces
a feeling of kindness
and understanding
for someone who
has problems
a strong military
vehicle with a gun at
the top
someone whose job
is to take care of a
place or thing and to
check that rules are
obeyed
an injury in which
your skin is
damaged
You can be sentenced to
death for spying.
She grew up as part of a
poor family living in a slum.
There was a red wine stain
on his shirt.
People felt a lot of
sympathy for the victims.
Villagers came out of their
homes when they heard
the tank approaching.
He works as a park
warden.
It was a deep wound that
needed several stitches.
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1) You must bandage that
____________ as soon as
possible.
2) I can hear the
____________ . We must
find somewhere safe to go.
3) ____________ is illegal.
4) I know how difficult a
divorce can be – you have my
____________ .
5) The firm ____________
three of its workers.
6) What’s that horrible
____________ on the
carpet?
7) All my precious jewels are
kept in a ____________ at
the bank.
8) We asked the
____________ for permission
to enter the area.
9) The house was described
as a health hazard and a
____________ .
10) Have you ever ridden in a
____________ ?