Vocabulary completion - Part 1

Our friendship came to an ____________ end.

abrupt

Given the lack of funding, any discussion of future plans was somewhat ____________.

academic

She's certainly bright, but she's not very ____________.

academic

The book brings together several ____________ subjects.

academic

The meeting was chaired by a leading Japanese ____________.

academic

I started to feel nervous as the car ____________d.

accelerate

A successful business is one that ____________s to changing situations.

adapt

You can ____________ the volume using this control here.

adjust

We usually go to visit my grandma on ____________ Sundays.

alternate

You go first this game, and then we'll ____________.

alternate

Can you suggest an ____________?

alternative

We're going to have to find an ____________ route.

alternative

Could you ____________ the report before you send it?

amend

She regards the marriage ceremony as a quaint ____________.

anachronism

We've got our ____________ conference next month.

annual

You'll receive an ____________ salary of €100,000.

annual

The desk is an ____________.

antique

We offer a wide range of ____________ furniture.

antique

As we ____________ed the airport, we put our seat belts on.

approach

I decided to ____________ Dr Wilson for advice.

approach

She has an interesting ____________ to teaching.

approach

With the ____________ of the holidays, we all begin to dream of sunnier places.

approach

As we began to ____________ the mountain, the weather got worse.

ascend

Our agent will ____________ the value of your property.

assess

We tried to ____________ his suitability for the job.

assess

Everyone accepted she was telling the truth, although in fact this was quite a lot to ____________.

assume

Detectives remain ____________d by these murders.

baffle

It was a ____________ report.

biased

You are allowed one ____________ and then you have to catch the ball again.

bounce

Stop ____________ that ball against the wall.

bouncing

Scientists have finally made the ____________ they were hoping for.

breakthrough

Have you got ____________ at home yet?

broadband

You need a ____________ connection to watch the video.

broadband

His family has ruled Morocco since the 17th ____________.

century

The paintings are presented in ____________ order.

chronological

How long have you worked for the ____________?

civil service

We quickly ____________ed up the rocks.

clamber

Matt ____________ed his teeth but didn't say anything.

clench

____________ here for more results.

Click

She advises ____________s on their investments.

client

I ____________ed my passport as we made our way through the busy airport.

clutch

Friends and ____________s will remember him with affection.

colleague

The issue is too ____________ for simple solutions.

complex

I was sleeping badly and finding it hard to ____________.

concentrate

Simon is a very ____________ worker.

conscientious

I grew up in a village where most of the people were quite ____________.

conservative

She paused and ____________ed for a moment.

consider

They ____________ it inevitable that some jobs will be lost.

consider

She's a ____________ cardiologist.

consultant

She's a design ____________.

consultant

There's just so much choice in the world of ____________ these days.

consumer electronics

I haven't got time to sit around ____________ the meaning of life.

contemplating

I'm ____________ retirement next year.

contemplating

Most of his ____________ regarded him as a mere eccentric.

contemporaries

____________ sources offer a very different interpretation.

Contemporary

I'm not very keen on ____________ art.

contemporary

I didn't use to like Fiat cars, but now I've become a ____________.

convert

I was rather shocked when my dad ____________ed to Islam.

convert

We're ____________ing to a new computer system at work, so it's chaos at the moment.

convert

It's a shame that traditional ____________s are fast disappearing.

craft

You can see that this basket was ____________ed by a real expert.

craft

My exams are in two weeks, so I'm ____________ming at the moment.

cram

Most babies begin to ____________ when they are a few months old.

crawl

The burglar ____________ along the corridor.

crept

Our mathematics ____________ is much broader now.

curriculum

I know that some of you are very ____________ about the proposals.

cynical

I must just ____________ to the post office.

dash

Imagine how much ____________ passes over the Internet each day.

data

Prices have risen sharply in the last ____________.

decade

Too much sugar in our diets is a major cause of tooth ____________.

decay

When leaves ____________, chemicals are returned to the soil.

decay

Finding fossils far inland, he ____________d that the area had once been covered by water.

deduce

The judges ____________d for an hour before choosing the winner.

deliberate

We ____________ed the mountain slowly.

descend

The situation in the country has ____________d and tourists are advised not to go there.

deteriorate

I'm in a ____________ over whether to tell him or not.

dilemma

Employers are not allowed to ____________ on the basis of gender.

discriminate

Long-range missile attacks simply cannot ____________ between military and civilian targets.

discriminate

Are you doing the course by ____________?

distance learning

Journalists often ____________ statistics in order to tell a good story.

distort

Listen to this song I ____________ed from the Internet.

download

When your ____________ has finished, close this window.

download

I don't speak French very well, but I got his ____________.

drift

The boat must have been ____________ing for a long time.

drift

There's in been a ____________ in public opinion away from supporting the policy.

drift

I'm very ____________ about his ability to do the job.

dubious

The story seemed bit ____________ to me.

dubious

The ____________ of the film is 110 minutes.

duration

The world of electronics is a very ____________ area.

dynamic

Humour is often far more ____________ than shouting.

effective

The new machine is far more ____________ than the old one.

efficient

Another hour ____________d and still the wind continued to howl.

elapse

My brother is thinking of ____________ to Australia.

emigrating

don't know how people ____________ the conditions in prison.

endure

Shakespeare's works have ____________d for over 400 years.

endure

We are living in an ____________ in which technology is developing very rapidly.

era

According to official ____________s, over 25% of carbon emissions come from the United States.

estimate

It's difficult to ____________ the cost of making your house safe.

estimate

The committee are currently getting ____________s for repairs to the stonework.

estimate

She has earned our ____________ gratitude.

eternal