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