Matching Pairs Guess the WordOnline version Guess the synonym of the word given from the picture provided. by Gloria Hidalgo-Machirant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 BOMBARD ( to assail vigorously: bombarded me with questions) DEAD-END ( Permitting no opportunity for progress or advancement: a dead-end job.) CUTTING-EDGE ( in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "cutting-edge technology";) AIRTIGHT (excuse, alibi, social class, etc.) (without cracks or holes or weak points) BRAINWASH ( persuade completely, often through coercion; "The propaganda brainwashed many people") CARROT-AND-STICK ( Combining a promised reward with a threatened penalty: took a carrot-and-stick approach to the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders.) BUTTER SOMEONE UP (To praise or flatter excessively: You're always buttering up the boss.) DEEP-ROOTED ( Firmly implanted; well-established: deep-rooted prejudices.) BREAKTHROUGH (A major achievement or success that permits further progress, as in technology.) BUZZ (sound like the one that bees make) WORK AROUND THE CLOCK (work day and night) SEE EYE TO EYE (WITH SOMEONE) ON SOMETHING (be in agreement; "We never saw eye to eye on this question) CHAT UP ( To talk informally with (someone), especially in a flirtatious manner) BLEND ( To combine (different elements) into a single entity: a career that blends medicine and engineering)