Vocabulary completion - Part 1

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Our friendship came to an ____________ end.

abrupt

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

academic

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

academic

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The book brings together several ____________ subjects.

academic

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The meeting was chaired by a leading Japanese ____________.

academic

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I started to feel nervous as the car ____________d.

accelerate

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A successful business is one that ____________s to changing situations.

adapt

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You can ____________ the volume using this control here.

adjust

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We usually go to visit my grandma on ____________ Sundays.

alternate

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

alternate

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Can you suggest an ____________?

alternative

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

alternative

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Could you ____________ the report before you send it?

amend

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She regards the marriage ceremony as a quaint ____________.

anachronism

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We've got our ____________ conference next month.

annual

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

annual

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The desk is an ____________.

antique

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We offer a wide range of ____________ furniture.

antique

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

approach

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I decided to ____________ Dr Wilson for advice.

approach

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She has an interesting ____________ to teaching.

approach

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

approach

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

ascend

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Our agent will ____________ the value of your property.

assess

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We tried to ____________ his suitability for the job.

assess

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

assume

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Detectives remain ____________d by these murders.

baffle

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It was a ____________ report.

biased

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

bounce

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Stop ____________ that ball against the wall.

bouncing

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Scientists have finally made the ____________ they were hoping for.

breakthrough

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Have you got ____________ at home yet?

broadband

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You need a ____________ connection to watch the video.

broadband

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His family has ruled Morocco since the 17th ____________.

century

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The paintings are presented in ____________ order.

chronological

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How long have you worked for the ____________?

civil service

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We quickly ____________ed up the rocks.

clamber

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Matt ____________ed his teeth but didn't say anything.

clench

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____________ here for more results.

Click

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She advises ____________s on their investments.

client

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

clutch

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Friends and ____________s will remember him with affection.

colleague

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The issue is too ____________ for simple solutions.

complex

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I was sleeping badly and finding it hard to ____________.

concentrate

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Simon is a very ____________ worker.

conscientious

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

conservative

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She paused and ____________ed for a moment.

consider

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They ____________ it inevitable that some jobs will be lost.

consider

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She's a ____________ cardiologist.

consultant

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She's a design ____________.

consultant

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

consumer electronics

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

contemplating

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I'm ____________ retirement next year.

contemplating

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Most of his ____________ regarded him as a mere eccentric.

contemporaries

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____________ sources offer a very different interpretation.

Contemporary

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I'm not very keen on ____________ art.

contemporary

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

convert

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I was rather shocked when my dad ____________ed to Islam.

convert

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

convert

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

craft

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

craft

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

cram

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

crawl

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The burglar ____________ along the corridor.

crept

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Our mathematics ____________ is much broader now.

curriculum

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

cynical

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I must just ____________ to the post office.

dash

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Imagine how much ____________ passes over the Internet each day.

data

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Prices have risen sharply in the last ____________.

decade

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

decay

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When leaves ____________, chemicals are returned to the soil.

decay

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

deduce

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The judges ____________d for an hour before choosing the winner.

deliberate

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We ____________ed the mountain slowly.

descend

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

deteriorate

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

dilemma

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

discriminate

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

discriminate

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Are you doing the course by ____________?

distance learning

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

distort

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Listen to this song I ____________ed from the Internet.

download

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When your ____________ has finished, close this window.

download

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

drift

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The boat must have been ____________ing for a long time.

drift

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

drift

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

dubious

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The story seemed bit ____________ to me.

dubious

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The ____________ of the film is 110 minutes.

duration

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The world of electronics is a very ____________ area.

dynamic

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Humour is often far more ____________ than shouting.

effective

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

efficient

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Another hour ____________d and still the wind continued to howl.

elapse

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My brother is thinking of ____________ to Australia.

emigrating

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

endure

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Shakespeare's works have ____________d for over 400 years.

endure

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

era

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

estimate

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

estimate

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

estimate

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She has earned our ____________ gratitude.

eternal