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1. Liskeard and Callington are basically _____ from here, so it'll take about the same time to get to either of them. (DISTANT)

equidistant

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2. The bride was _____ dressed in white. (STYLE)

stylishly

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3. His methodical _____ was a point of divergence from the Impressionists and he devoted many studies to creating the composition. (PAIN)

painstakingness

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4. It's _____ when people won't believe things that are obviously true. (FURY)

infuriating

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5. _____ of East and West Germany began in 1900 when the Berlin Wall came down. (UNITY)

reunification

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6. In Scotland, there is greater emphasis on _____ by individual schools. (VALUE)

self-evaluation

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7. Eighty percent of people interviewed _____ declared that the use of endangered wild animals such as elephants and tigers as a form of entertainment should be prohibited. (VOICE)

unequivocally

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8. Don't believe what they said. I think they are _____ witnesses. (TRUST)

untrustworthy

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9. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher called the hanging an act of _____ which is deeply repugnant to all civilized people. (BARBARIC)

barbarism

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10. The _____ vigor of man-made things, as suggested by these metaphors, is at the same time ungainly and unnatural. (HUMAN)

humanoid

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11. Don't judge the matter by my opponent's _____ statement, but wait till you have heard the other side. (LATERAL)

unilateral

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12. In my opinion, this book is just _____ rubbish. (INTELLECT)

pseudo-intellectual

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13. Jim is one of the most _____ members of the committee. (SPEAK)

outspoken

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14. She found the idea deeply _____. (REPEL)

repulsive / repellent

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15. He was discovered to have been _____ company funds. (PROPERTY)

expropriating

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16. If you can respond calmly and _____, then I think that would be the best way forward. (AGGRESSIVE)

non-aggressively

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17. Most of the errors were corrected at the _____ stage before the copies were finally printed. (READ)

proof-reading

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18. The other team completely _____ us and we lost 6-0. (PLAY)

outplayed

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19. Some species feed primarily on fruit and so aid in seed _____. (DISPERSE)

dispersal

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20. Any actor who becomes known for one role is in danger of becoming _____. (TYPE)

typecast

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21. If the cabin _____, oxygen masks will automatically drop down. (PRESS)

depressurises

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22. The museum's collection includes _____ dating back to prehistoric times. (FACT)

artefacts

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23. You won't persuade him to change his mind. His decision is _____. (REVOKE)

irrevocable

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24. They were divorced because there was nothing she could do to make her husband change. He was such a _____ flirt. (RIGHT)

incorrigible

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25. The slight _____ in his left hand was corrected by surgery. (FORM)

deformity

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26. You and he were so close about the project; it was an _____ obsession of his. (PERVADE)

all-pervading / all-pervasive

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27. The candidate made an _____ speech that incensed all those who heard it. (FLAME)

inflammatory

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28. These shoes are very nice, but they are terribly _____ (PRICE)

overpriced

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29. It was _____ of him to leave the children on their own in the pool. (RESPONSE)

irresponsible

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30. He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might _____ himself. (CRIME)

incriminate

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31. _____ has left a lot of workers with the risk of losing their jobs, as they were recruited on a temporary basis. (CASUAL)

casualisation

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32. The restaurant's dress code is _____. (CASUAL)

smart-casual

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33. The rumours are completely _____ and I would urge everyone not to believe them. (SUBSTANCE)

unsubstantiated

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34. The boats surrounded the whales, drove them into nets, where they became _____ and were rendered helpless by harpoon thrusts. (MESH)

enmeshed

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35. There is evidence to indicate that most animals face _____ on a daily basis. (TREAT)

mistreatment

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36. I am looking for a flatmate so I am going to put an ad in the _____. (CLASS)

classifieds

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37. New immigrants have been successfully _____ into its community. (SIMILAR)

assimilated

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38. This school was once _____ as a military hospital during the war. (REQUIRE)

requisitioned

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39. The church is the site of a number of _____ manifestations. (NATURE)

supernatural

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40. Steroids often help reduce the _____ and itching in the skin. (FLAME)

inflammation

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41. _____ value of quinine in treating malaria has been proved by science. (THERAPY)

therapeutic

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42. _____ fans crowd near the stage the moment the pop star appears. (AWE)

awe-struck

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43. Niagara Falls really is an _____ sight. (AWE)

awesome / awe-inspiring

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44. The business is _____ as it can no longer meet the repayments on its debt. (SOLVE)

insolvent

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45. Mohammed Zardah, 26, a slim, _____ man with an academic mien, studied computer engineering in Damascus, he says. (SPECTACLE)

bespectacled

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46. She stood there completely _____ so I had no idea at all what she was thinking. (EXPRESS)

expressionless

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47. According to the government figures, the _____ of jobs in the next century will be in service-related fields, such as health and business. (PONDER)

preponderance

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48. Scientists are convinced that, because crocodiles have such a long _____, they must have a natural ability to combat infection. (LIFE)

lifespan

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49. There are very few _____ places on earth today. Man has been nearly everywhere. (EXPLORE)

unexplored

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50. Do you think these children are _____? They look very thin. (NOURISH)

malnourished

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51. Constant correction by a teacher is often _____ as the student may become afraid to speak at all. (PRODUCE)

counterproductive

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52. He is currently standing trial for alleged _____. (PRACTICE)

malpractices

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53. We all go out for a _____ meal after the two-week project. (CELEBRATE)

celebratory

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54. Some _____ members left to form a new party. (AFFECT)

disaffected

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55. The boss ordered his staff to be _____ with each other in dealing with the company's end-of-year burden. (LABOR)

collaborative

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56. A lot of farming techniques have been abandoned because they were too _____. (LABOUR)

labour-intensive

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57. When technology works, it's a wonderful _____ device. (LABOUR)

labour-saving

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58. Tax exemption only applies to those with _____ status. (RESIDENT)

non-resident

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59. _____ pain is the reason for around 5% of all emergency department visits. (ABDOMEN)

abdominal

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60. We often forget we are inextricably linked to nature, and by doing so, _____ contribute to its slow destruction. (ADVERT)

inadvertently

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61. Six-core processor is one of the most _____ technologies yet invented to revolutionise the way computers work. (CUT)

cutting-edge

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62. I must admit that it is time the organizers did away with the _____ computer system and bought a new one. (ANNUAL)

superannuated

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63. Workers are fully exposed to chemical toxins and hazardous machines, and suffer sickness, _____, and death at the highest rates in world history. (FIGURE)

disfiguration

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64. What a terrible film! It's really _____ in my views. (RATE)

overrated

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65. They were now faced with seemingly _____ technical problems. (MOUNT)

insurmountable

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66. There are various myths surrounding bats, those _____ creatures of the night. (ENIGMA)

enigmatic

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67. She looked absolutely _____ when I told her what had happened. She could hardly say a word. (DUMB)

dumbfounded

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68. When they announced her name, the winner just sat there, _____. (AGHAST)

flabbergasted

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69. I was completely _____ by his reply. (PLUS)

nonplussed

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70. What a _____ nuisance! (FOUND)

confounded

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71. He was completely _____ when he won the award. (SMACK)

gobsmacked

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72. She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial _____. (DICTION)

predicament

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73. Campaign leaders were caught _____ when the opinion polls suddenly started to swing the other way. (FOOT)

flat-footed

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74. _____ tourists stared at the famous painting. (GOGGLE)

goggle-eyed

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75. Each time they asked him a question he was like a deer caught in the _____. (LIGHT)

headlights

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76. They stared _____ at the extent of the damage. (OPEN)

open-mouthed / open-eyed

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77. They expressed _____ horror that she was an unmarried mother. (PEARL)

pearl-clutching

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78. Anthony and Doc stared _____ at the intruders for a moment. (JAW)

slack-jawed

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79. "He's doing something for me," Matt replied _____. (COMMIT)

non-commitally

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80. His state of alarm seemed such a _____ to the interpreter. (CONCERN)

non-concern

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81. We are left _____, suddenly unable to believe, yet repelled by the spectacle in front of us. (RUDDER)

rudderless

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82. Was he crazy or just temporarily _____ by jealousy? (MOOR)

unmoored

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83. The robber _____ carried the stolen painting to the getaway car. (BRASS)

brazenly

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84. Her _____ attitude is what made her our choice for the job. (CAN)

can-do

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85. It's important that girls feel _____ and in control of what happens to them. (POWER)

empowered

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86. They are happy to support him _____ because they know that he's going to win. (THROAT)

full-throatedly

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87. We are not sitting back in _____; we will continue to strive. (CONGRATULATE)

self-congratulation

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88. Everything in the film was done with absolute conviction and _____. (FOOT)

surefootedness

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89. "I'm not a good person," Stephen tells Molly, whom he has treated _____. (RAKE)

rakishly

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90. I was led _____ by an out-of-date map. (STRAY)

astray

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91. The audience behaved _____, as if the concert were an informal rehearsal. (DÉCOR)

indecorously

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92. Brawling on and off the field has sparked a debate about increasing _____ by sports figures. (LOUT)

loutishness

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93. He demonstrated a worrying _____ about political issues. (NAÏVE)

naivety / naivete

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94. Companies that _____ themselves soon find themselves in debt. (REACH)

overreach

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95. You've _____ the mark this time, Simpson - you're fired! (STEP)

overstepped

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96. The way he spoke to his brother was _____. (FORGIVE)

unforgivable

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97. The Transformer is quite intriguing. It is _____ one of the best movies of the year. (DOUBT)

undoubtedly

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98. The station quickly fell into _____ after it was closed. It is now in very bad condition. (REPAIR)

disrepair

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99. The amounts of radioactivity present were _____ small. (FINITE)

infinitesimally

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100. The _____ appearance of the building has not changed at all in 200 years. (OUT)

outward