1000 WORD FORM CPE

On our … we were greeted by the head of the department **(ARRIVE)**

arrival

He bowed to us with elaborate …**(COURTEOUS)**

courtesy

A person with an … complex is generally quite shy **(INFERIOR)**

inferiority

This has been an unusually … remark for you (**COMPLIMENT)**

complimentary

The injured men were carried to the ambulance on … **(STRETCH)**

stretchers

Do you happen to know the … of Ben Nevis ? **(HIGH)**

height

It is amazing how … she looks at her age! **(YOUTH)**

young

We had an … day boating on the lake **(ENJOY)**

enjoyable

Snow lasts longer in … regions **(MOUNTAIN)**

mountainous

He proved so stubborn that it seemed … to me to insist **(POINT)**

pointless

He is very anxious about his son's ... of memory **(LOSE)**

loss

He was caught ... making faces at himself in the mirror **(AWARE)**

unawares

Her faith in the power of God is ... **(QUESTION)**

questionable

All of us burst into... at his joke. **(LAUGH)**

laughter

The results of the test were quite different from our ... **(EXPECT)**

expectations

It is absolutely dishonest and ... to cheat your parents **(HONOUR)**

dishonourable

The professor's explanation was out of my ... **(DEEP)**

depth

I felt... under the circumstances **(POWER)**

powerless

Lots of Americans ... to fight in World War I in Europe **(VOLUNTARY)**

volunteered

Romanian cuisine offers a great ... of dishes. **(VARY)**

variety

Is this money... for your expenses?

**(SUFFICE)**

sufficient

He proved to be a very ... man as Chair of the committee. **(ENERGY)**

energetic

I wonder what they expect from this ...

**(INVEST)**

investment

The animals appeared ... when the flames surrounded them. **(CONTROL)**

uncontrollable

This ... has written an outstanding book about family life. **(SOCIOLOGY)**

sociologist

I can't understand his attitude; it is absolutely ... **(EXPLAIN)**

inexplicable

He behaved rather ... under the circumstances. **(SUSPECT)**

suspiciously

What possibilities of ... would you recommend in your town.

**(ENTERTAIN)**

entertainment

Lots of people go abroad in ... of work.

**(PURSUE)**

pursuit

Practising any sport definitely makes you ... **(MUSCLE)**

muscular

I felt she was ... of me in spite of her smile. **(ENVY)**

envious

Sometimes all these ... turn out to be rather boring. **(FORMAL)**

formalities

On the 4th of July ... people watched the fireworks. **(COUNT)**

countless

I need ... that he will really recover.**(REASSURE)**

reassurance

You can never guess what she wants; she is so ... **(CHANGE)**

changeable

You have been cheated: these stamps are ... **(WORTH)**

worthless

I'm glad you have so ... explained things to her. **(TACT)**

tactfully

Summing up: nine votes in favour, two against and four ... **(ABSTAIN)**

abstentions

You'll put on ... if you keep eating so many sweets. **(WEIGH)**

weight

You have to do a lot of special exercise to ... your muscles. **(STRONG)**

strengthen

Goat milk is believed to be very ...

**(NUTRIMENT)**

nutritious

He is highly thought of for his ... mind.

**(INVENT)**

inventive

This kind of work requires ... **(PRECISE)**

precision

I can't recognize you; you're reacting like an ... **(AUTOMATIC)**

automaton

I'm not very sure about the ... of the room. **(LONG)**

length

There was ... in her voice and it was encouraging. **(CERTAIN)**

certainty

She resented having to make a ...**(CHOOSE)**

choice

Her boss can't help shouting at her for being such a poor ... **(TYPE)**

typist

What are your ... about her?

**(FEEL)**

feelings

She is trembling with ... at tomorrow's prospects. **(ANXIOUS)**

anxiety

These... neighbours of ours have made another complaint! **(CURSE)**

accursed

Her interview was... to Vogue.**(EXCLUDE)**

exclusive

One needs ... friends when one is in trouble. **(RELY)**

reliable

She ... tiptoed across the room for fear they might hear her.

**(CAUTION)**

cautiously

My spirits rose at the ... of her voice.

**(WARM)**

warmth

Because of the excessive speed the tyres lost their ... **(ADHERE)**

adhesion

Daily ... of classes is desirable, if not compulsory. **(ATTEND)**

attendance

Your ... on the eve of the exam meant a lot. **(COURAGE)**

encouragement

The ... retreat helped them survive.**(SPEED)**

speedy

They have to ... this street to ease the traffic. **(WIDE)**

widen

The floods made that path ... **(PASS)**

impassable

He is in his late 50's and yet his energy seems ... **(EXHAUST)**

inexhaustible

The Grand Canyon is a place of ... beauty. **(SCENE)**

scenic

Fear of discovery forced him into ...

**(CONCEAL)**

concealment

All had their ... places at the tables in the teachers' room. **(HABIT)**

habitual

The body lay there ... but no one dared touch it. **(LIFE)**

lifeless

The wild horses were driven into an ...

**(ENCLOSE)**

enclosure

The media often benefit from ... of confidential information. **(LEAK)**

leakage

To make food taste and smell better add some ... **(SEASON)**

seasoning

The ... down that steep slope is quite exhausting. **(DESCEND)**

descent

They've got a villa in the ... area.**(RESIDE)**

residential

The ... use of any fuel will save your money. **(ECONOMY)**

economical

They live somewhere in the ...**(NEIGHBOUR)**

neighbourhood

He was granted permanent ... in Canada. **(RESIDENT)**

residency

The principal threatened him with…

**(EXPEL)**

expulsion

Given the lack of evidence, the case resulted in an ...

**(ACQUIT)**

acquittal

She rose to ... in no time, they say.

**(STAR)**

stardom

Fashion design is highly ... today.

**(COMPETITION)**

competitive

Due to his amazing powers of ... he became a good comedian. **(MIMIC)**

mimicry

I heard a voice whisper my name with ... **(CLEAR)**

clarity

That was a highly ... performance.

**(SPECTACLE)**

spectacular

Locusts are extremely ... to crops.

**(HARM)**

harmful

He hit the little boy …

**(MERCY)**

mercilessly

We felt rather ... not to be invited to the ceremony. **(GRIEVE)**

aggrieved

I find his boring insistence ...**(TROUBLE)**

troublesome

Your interference proved more of a ... than a help. **(HINDER)**

hindrance

One's relationship with one's priest or lawyer is strictly ... **(CONFIDENCE)**

confidential

Why should you be so ... when the fault was not yours? **(APOLOGIZE)**

apologetic

The food on the table all looked … **(APPETITE)**

appetizing

The company had to make important ... to the strikers. **(CONCEDE)**

concessions

How do you know he is that ... ?

**(INFLUENCE)**

influential

One must be highly ... to write such things. **(IMAGINATION)**

imaginative

Do you think they'll succeed in ... these weights? **(STANDARD)**

standardizing

After so many successes your present inefficiency is … **(BELIEVE)**

unbelievable

Telling the truth is ... in this case.

**(ADVISE)**

advisable

Meeting her sooner or later is ...

**(AVOID)**

unavoidable

I am ... at a loss but I'll come to my senses, that's a promise. **(MOMENT)**

momentarily

The postman delivered a large ... to our next door neighbour. **(PACK)**

package

To become a writer requires ... of the written language. **(MASTER)**

mastery

Most factories and plants release ... into the atmosphere. **(POLLUTE)**

pollutants