Word Formation 1500-1750

1500. This is the kind of step that is quite often made in science by a junior researcher, not yet _____ by tradition. (HIDE)

hidebound

1501. The report provided a _____ for relieving the county’s crowded jail facilities. (PRINT)

blueprint

1502. The aim of the company's _____ policy is to protect consumers from potentially dangerous fake products. (COUNTERFEIT)

anti-counterfeiting

1503. The company sells _____ software to the film and television industries. (PIRATE)

anti-piracy

1504. In the future, moderators will be given the ability to _____ users without their knowledge. (BAN)

shadow-ban

1505. Is that the real thing or a _____? (KNOCK)

knock-off

1506. The idea behind _____ is that nature has already solved the challenges that we are trying to solve. (MIMIC)

biomimicry

1507. File-sharing isn't a crime, trading the _____ is. (BOOT)

bootlegs

1508. Whether they liked it or not, local people were _____ into the victory parade. (OPT)

co-opted

1509. At the market you can buy affordable _____ versions of expensive perfumes. (CAT)

copycat

1510. _____ bosses are still getting salaries that look like telephone numbers. (CAT)

fat-cat

1511. The application has to be completed in _____, with the original being kept by the bank and the two other copies going to the customer and the tax office. (TRIPLE)

triplicate

1512. The scribes sometimes _____ numbers or made other mistakes. (COPY)

miscopied

1513. He's one of those sportsmen who _____ themselves as TV presenters. (INVENT)

reinvent

1514. He had published an article on the _____ of everyday life. (VIRTUAL)

virtualisation

1515. It has been shown through research the world over that there are huge social benefits from _____ elementary education. (UNIVERSE)

universalising

1516. Mary went to one of the _____ windows, peered through the crack. (BOARD)

boarded-up

1517. Kids sit around _____ watching music videos. (LIST)

listlessly

1518. All that changed in 1918 when, like two _____ boxers, the belligerents began finally to land blows which had effect. (PUNCH)

punch-drunk

1519. No one wants to be looked after by an exhausted and _____ doctor. (SLEEP)

sleep-deprived

1520. After the crash, the passengers were _____ but there were no serious injuries. (SHELL)

shell-shocked

1521. Mystery still surrounds the airliner's _____ last month. (LAND)

crash-landing

1522. New fears over Tube safety have emerged following the _____ at Camden Town. (RAIL)

derailment

1523. The car crossed the road and hit a truck _____. (HEAD)

head-on

1524. He struck and killed a pedestrian in a _____ accident. (HIT)

hit-and-run

1525. The plane _____ the runway and finished up in the water. (SHOOT)

overshot

1526. Among the crashes was a large _____ on the M62 near Goole, in which eight people were hurt - four of them seriously. (PILE)

pile-up

1527. My new car was _____ while it was parked outside the station. (REAR)

rear-ended

1528. There are delays due to _____ at the scene of the accident. (NECK)

rubbernecking

1529. During her lecture on her discoveries, she took several _____ at the leaders of the expedition. (SWIPE)

sideswipes

1530. He hasn't driven since his _____ two years ago. (SMASH)

smash-up

1531. Do we fix it all now, or do we approach it _____ over time? (MEAL)

piecemeal

1532. She gave him a _____ stare. (COLD)

cold-eyed

1533. College athletes share a feeling of _____ from the other students. (STRANGE)

estrangement

1534. The ocean can also be _____ cold. (FORBID)

forbiddingly

1535. Some leadership techniques can tend to create an _____ atmosphere in the office. (HARMONY)

unharmonious

1536. He always tried to keep the discussions _____ so that no one would be offended. (PERSON)

impersonal

1537. "Did you see him?" she asked her mother _____. (HAND)

offhandedly

1538. She's very _____ and isn't at all worried about moving to a big city where she won't know anybody. (CONTAIN)

self-contained

1539. After years of careful study and _____, in 1925, Claude Heman Barlow determined its life cycle in humans. (EXPERIMENT)

self-experimentation

1540. As a boss I found him rather _____. (APPROACH)

unapproachable

1541. Unfortunately I found him almost as _____ as his sister. (CONGENIAL)

uncongenial

1542. I have no idea why he is behaving in such an _____ fashion - he must be in a bad mood. (LIKE)

unlikeable

1543. The house was damp and _____. (WELCOME)

unwelcoming

1544. The press has been presenting the conflict in _____ terms. (BLACK)

black-and-white

1545. She has _____ evidence that the company cheated her. (CUT)

clear-cut

1546. Can you give me a _____ guarantee that the work will be completed on time? (IRON)

cast-iron

1547. Organizations must invest in people and offer flexible, _____ career paths. (DIRECT)

multidirectional

1548. After three hours cycling we decided to turn _____. (HOME)

homeward

1549. He embarked on a _____ journey that took him from Houston to New York. (COUNTRY)

cross-country

1550. The risks detailed here are not _____. (COMPASS)

all-encompassing

1551. Physicists are searching for one _____ theory that covers matter, energy, radiation, and gravity. (EMBRACE)

all-embracing

1552. Both of them said that they'd never have an abortion, but they don't want to go back to the days of _____ abortions and women dying. (ALLEY)

back-alley

1553. If she's so _____ smart, why does she have to study so much? (FIRE)

all-fired

1554. Lack of parking space is affecting the town’s _____ tourist industry. (IMPORTANCE)

all-important

1555. The _____ holiday includes fares, full board and entrance to museums. (IN)

all-in

1556. Our trips are _____—there are no hidden costs. (INCLUDE)

all-inclusive

1557. Top executives _____ denied that the bank was in trouble. (CATEGORY)

categorically

1558. It is impossible to prove _____ that the factory is responsible for the pollution. (CONCLUDE)

conclusively

1559. We need a _____ decision by the end of the week. (DRY)

cut-and-dried

1560. An agreement is looking _____ difficult according to the newspapers. (DECIDE)

decidedly

1561. It would be overly _____ to say that if the party did change its leader, the new one would continue to make the same mistakes. (DETERMINE)

deterministic

1562. He was _____ one of the greatest bandleaders in the history of rhythm and blues. (TEST)

incontestably

1563. Your assertion is _____ true. (CONTROVERT)

incontrovertibly

1564. Everyone has an _____ right to protection by a fair legal system. (VIOLATE)

inviolable

1565. The Prado museum _____ holds the world’s greatest collection of Spanish paintings. (DISPUTE)

indisputably

1566. The leaves _____ are good food for pigs. (REPUTE)

reputedly

1567. The claim cannot be _____ proven. (REFUTE)

irrefutably

1568. The new contract provides employees with _____ job security. (IRON)

ironclad

1569. She is _____ one of the country's finest athletes. (ARGUE)

unarguably

1570. He is, _____, an excellent player. (DENY)

undeniably

1571. We apologize _____ for any offence we have caused. (SERVE)

unreservedly

1572. The case has to be made _____. (WATER)

watertight

1573. After the incident the company reminded its employees of its _____ policy. (BIAS)

anti-bias

1574. Several broadcasters have been criticized for failing to give _____ treatment to all the parties during the election campaign. (EVEN)

even-handed

1575. Sally’s _____ exquisite beauty sets her apart from others. (NATURE)

preternaturally

1576. The human resources team ensures that all applications are reviewed using _____ data. (SUBJECT)

non-subjective

1577. The problems she was experiencing felt like _____ for her past mistakes. (PAY)

payback

1578. He has a reputation for fair play and good _____. (SPORT)

sportsmanship

1579. She is acting _____ by denying people their right to vote on this issue. (DEMOCRACY)

undemocratically

1580. He won the award for best actor, and _____ so. (SERVE)

deservedly

1581. It seemed that he had _____ passed an examination which he hadn't even known he was taking. (SERVE)

undeservedly

1582. His reputation as being a person who is difficult to work with is totally _____, and really he is just a bit shy. (MERIT)

unmerited

1583. We need to consider the merits and _____ of the plan. (MERIT)

demerits

1584. This house would have looked _____ modern when it was built. (DARE)

daringly

1585. With the _____ courage of people of his kind—which we should encourage—he qualified as a solicitor, is in active practice, and has been ever since he qualified. (LION)

lion-hearted

1586. The actors struggled _____ with some of the worst lines of dialogue ever written. (MAN)

manfully

1587. Even the most _____ of hikers would have had to turn back in this weather. (STOUT)

stouthearted

1588. The players displayed a _____ confidence. (SWASH)

swashbuckling

1589. _____ by the cold and the rain, people danced until 2 a.m. (DAUNT)

undaunted

1590. The film takes an _____ honest look at an issue that faces us all. (FLINCH)

unflinchingly

1591. He has become more _____ this season with dress designs that incorporate a variety of ethnic influences. (VENTURE)

venturesome

1592. The new schools were accused of _____ the best students in the area. (CHERRY)

cherry-picking

1593. It's an _____ situation - we can buy a new car this year or we can go on holiday, but we can't do both. (EITHER)

either-or

1594. Why should it be necessary for a _____ committee led by a clergyman to supervise the medical department? (CONSTITUTION)

self-constituted

1595. Online surveys are notoriously biased, because respondents are _____. (SELECT)

self-selecting

1596. We were _____ by a guy dressed in a gorilla suit. (PHOTO)

photobombed

1597. Washington Irving's "Knickerbocker History of New York" _____ begins with the creation of the world. (FACE)

facetiously

1598. She is known for _____ in her dealings with the press. (JOKE)

jocularity

1599. I can share personal memories and _____ with him, and compliment him on his fine choice of tattoo. (JOKE)

in-jokes