WORD FORMATION PRACTICE

1.He lay quiet, _________after the day’s exertions.(INSOMNIA)

2.After 2012, the base shifted the event to a(n) __________ schedule, but budget
cuts forced it to cancel the 2014 show.(ANNUAL)
3.He was discovered to have been ________ company funds.(PROPERTY)
4. The ________ British drama “Lilting” pivots on the prickly relationship
between two people who are mourning a third.(CRY)
5.They enjoyed a popularity scarcely _____________ with their actual
merits.(MEASURE)
6.At the audition, the actors were asked to give a _______ performance.
(TEMPORARY)
7.Gazprom, whose boss Alexei Miller is a close political ally of Russian President
Vladimir Putin, is almost as _________ in world football.(PRESENT)
8.Blue veins showed through her _________ skin.(LUCID)
9.The machine must be ________________, executing as fast as a mower is able to
cut.(EXPEDITE)
10.Lack of resources has been a(n) ___________ problem since the
beginning.(ANNUAL)
11.I'm not against_______, but obviously we all want to avoid animals suffering
unnecessarily.(SECTION)
12.Among the________ were chiefly the remaining canonries in cathedrals and
colleges.(CURE)
13.The administration announced that the U.S. would no longer produce
______________ landmines or acquire new ones, including replacing expiring
munitions in its stockpile. (PERSON)
14.And lastly, it provided the authorities with an opportunity to dispose of
troublesome true believers or neighborhood __________ (CONTENT)
15.She hopes to _______ her success as a model into an acting career. (LAY)
16.China is another vast country which shares a single time zone - but it spans far
more ___________, which has resulted in some quirky schedules. (LONG)
17.Mohammed Zardah, 26, a slim, _______ man with an academic mien, studied
computer engineering in Damascus, he says. (SPECTACLE)
18.The building's name, El Centro, ________ this identity, as do its exuberant
shape and bright colors. (SPEAK)
19.Some ________ commentators poured scorn on this decision, claiming that an
actor would not have the right credentials to present an arts programme on TV.
(NOSE)
20.Hunger and a _________ meal did not sit happily side by side.(SLAP)
21. When we catch up on the phone it's to discuss her latest short-lived conquest,
the details of which are usually colourful, sometimes _________ and always
entertaining. (TOE)
22. Not only are employees disenfranchised from most policy decisions, they lack
even the power to rebel against _________ and tyrannical supervisors.(EGO)
23. The cold winter has led to a larger-than-expected __________ on oil
stocks.(DOWN)
24. The residences ________ by the deluge were built in a neighborhood known as
El Cambray II near the bottom of a ravine.(GULF)
25. Many architects pay lip service to the idea that good design can and should
__________ the lives of average people not blessed with bountiful wealth.
(NOBLE)
26. The government tried to create ________jobs, but unemployment remained
stubbornly high, and inflation rose.(WORK)
27. Not everyone is so willing to ___________ the colonial powers.(CULPRIT)
28. Every trace and __________ of the Massachusetts bird is marvellously
exceptional. (LINE)
29 He is selling second-hand or ___________ goods.(SHOP) (2 possibilities)
30. All around are __________ mountains which provide the walkers or nature-
lovers with magnificent opportunities to savour the Alpine flora. (SNOW) 31.
________________ people are strong and healthy ones who can make a living on
their own. (BODY)
32. I spent the whole evening _______________ my messy house. (CLUTTER)
33. Remember to read every _______________ in the contract because it can be a
trap for the unwary. (PRINT)
34. I did my project in my own way, not in a ________________ one. (TREAD)
35. From six o’clock _______________, I’m home! (ON)
36. Some of the ________________ and __________________ regions in Somalia
have adopted distinctive symbols , including flags, while others continue to use the
Somali flag. (DEPEND/AUTONOMY)
37. A(n) _________________ disease is one that will gradually deteriorate the
functioning of any one part in your body. (GENERATE)
38. It is widely known that judges have _________________ powers.
(DISCRETION)
39. The little boy left his hand-made boat _______________ on the river. (DRIFT)
40. The students are ________________ seperated into differnt classes.
(QUALIFY)
41.This feminine and _______ style has reappeared in women’s fashion, from
Grecian necklines to flowing floral dresses.(REAL)
42.The car includes such _____ as a cassette deck and bucket seats.(NICE)
43.As for them encouraging sectarianism, his letter is a _________in its bigotry
and insensitivity.(PAR)
44. The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by
___________ police rather than premeditated murder.(TRIGGER)
45.He was fined £40, with 28 days’ imprisonment if the money was not produced
_______.(WITH)
46.She answered in her usual ________ manner.(RIGHT)
47.The National Guard was sent in, to __________ any trouble.(STALL)
48.He spent hours______ the catalog.(USE)
49.The film pays ____________to Martin Scorsese’s ‘Mean Streets’.(HOME)
50.I ____________ my apartment to my sister, packed my van, and headed
west.(LET)
51.But during this season, which has failed to turn up one _________ breakaway
hit, it seems harder than ever.(FIDELITY)
52. Commercials ____________ consumers into buying things they don’t
need.(WASH)
53. The official report into the cause of the fire was labeled a
__________.(WASH)
54. It was funny surely, because it dissolved that secret source of female power
into a double ________.(TEND)
55. The saddle and ___________ can also sometimes be found, and they provide
very succulent meat.(TENDER)
56. Due to __________ industrialization the export capacity of both countries
increased.(NATION)
57. The charity is backed by staff from the ____________ to directorate
level.(ROOT)
58. Byron was the _______ Romantic hero.(TYPE)
59. His _________ whether poets, novelists, producers or scholars, tailored their
books to his minutely worked-out requirements. (LIBRARY)
60. The American landscape is being __________ by malls and fast-food
restaurants.(GENE)
61.Despite its _________ reputation, the street is not a particularly dangerous spot
these days, according to Merrill.(HEW)
62. Louise had many alliances, a ______________ of friends.(THEIST)
63. The system in Britain is not as dominated by ___________, but it is certainly
present.(BARGAIN)
64. ___________ tools, machines and even structures could redefine how humans
live and work.(MORPH)
65. John is the ____________ of good manners.(ESSENCE)
66. A few minor inconsistencies and divergences would give the appearance of
____________.(SIMILAR)
67. The monarchy is something of an ________these days.(CHRONOLOGY)
68. The second actor, the accused, immediately begins a _________ of
defence.(SOLO)
69. The sports program was ________ softball in a little courtyard.(MURAL)
70. The ____________ of science does not refer to definitive concepts: It is
ceaselessly adjusted, completed, varied.(NAME)
71. The ___________, should it not be fixed by agreement, shall be settled by
arbitration.(DAMAGE)
72. They are on the ___________ black waters of the lake (most of Voyager's
observations were on the sunlit side), and are in the same region as spokes that
have previously observed.(LIGHT)
73. Inspired by Theodorus's works on _____________, he came up with a
theory.(MEASURE)
74. The number of buffaloes born this year was reported to be low following two
feeding seasons which were shortened by _________cold winters with extensive
ice coverage.(NORM)
75. Most __________ can be corrected by extractions and removable appliance
therapy.(OCCLUDE)
76. A(n) ________ wind hailing, the breathless void of the sea was wantonly
rousted out.
77. His self-assurance in his own rightness appears to be __________
complete.(PREGNANT)
78. Any case of _______ should be monitored during the delivery episode in case
it causes obstruction.(PRESENT)
79. The plaintiff doesn't submit that the conduct is _____________ otherwise than
under the law.(PUGNACIOUS)
80. There would be a fixed list of relationships covered by the statutory duty of
care, creating a(n) ______________presumption that there was a close tie of love
and attraction.(REBUT)
81. The thieves, however, were soon punished for the ___________.(SACRED)
82. A __________ gesture from the founders of the Open Software Foundation is
needed now to heal any lingering breeches in the industry.(ANIMUS)
83. We’ve built our reputation on searching out obscure ethnic restaurants,
________, cutting-edge bars, and superlative food venues. (PUB)
84. For certainly, once the chapel is built and___________, there will be pilgrims
coming from all over Normandy.(SACRED)
85. Ozone in the _______________ forms a natural shield to filter harmful
ultraviolet light.(SPHERE)
86. The adjective that forms part of the _________ is one that has come to form a
sort of collocation with the noun.(LOGIC)
87. The monarch and _______look alike.(ROYAL)
88. Efficient layouts, _________ dining, and luxe shopping are just a few of the
features turning the airport experience on its nose.(CURE)
89. Finally, hidden under a guide to hotel services in the desk drawer, we found a
___________ binder with instructions.(LEAF)
90.The regional companies rely on customer service rather than on marketing
___________products.(NEW)
91. Their home was decorated with Elvis Presley___________.(PERIPHERY)
92. We've lots of theatre ___________ saved from old music halls and
theatres.(MEMORY)
93. The Austrian ___________ were thunderstruck by this decision, and
immediately agreed to the terms which Napoleon demanded. (POTENT)
94. The third member of the__________, and, as it developed, the most important,
was William Mackenzie.(VIRILE)
95. Over the millennia, cultures have changed very substantially as they have
learned to cope with environmental __________.(VICIOUS)
96. The problem with any such __________ is that, of course, we are basing our
calculations on a statistical sample of one.(GUESS)
97. Just think of it as a ___________and keep your fingers crossed. (LEAD)
98. Actually, scientists say that cloned animals will not be exact replicas of
their________.(GENE)
99. We cannot ride _____________over the concerns of the local
community.(ROUGH)
100. Some companies in the industry are in trouble, but there are ________forces
that will help others survive.(AVAIL)
101. Cindy looked a little __________ after her driving test.(SHELL)
102. What is said in a letter or ________is partly how it is said.(MEMORY)
103. The tobacco companies got a severe_________.(DOWN)
104. Ronald Reagan was deplored as a _________who might bring on a nuclear
war.(BRAND)
105. They were open to a _____________ that they could convert into a California
contemporary-style place.(UP)
106. Small companies are the ___________of the British economy.(SPRING)
107. When the kids leave home, you’ll be __________and
_____________.(FOOT/FANCY)
108. And any attempt to live a righteous life with an evil conscience is
___________ to failure.(DOOM)
109. The ________method of dealing with a software problem was to make
another copy of the disk that came with the application.(SAFE)
110. A housewife soul must ____________into a
___________housewife.(MORPH/BLEW)
111. I've never heard such ___________nonsense in my life! (ADULT)
112. The common _______ was that we had all worked for the same company.
(NOMINATE)
113. Dependent children are not usually covered by __________, although you
should notify your employer if you are the sole __________.(ANNUAL/WIN)
114. Her heart did a complete ____________ when she saw him.(ASSAULT)
115. I looked down on ___________ politics.(PUMP)
116. Britain's nuclear power programme began with a lie: it was a _________ for
the nuclear weapons programme. (SCREEN)
117. Fortunately, the newly constructed __________ held up under the stress of
several hundred fans. (STAND)
118. Food that is traditionally grown and free from the intrusion of technology will
become increasingly desirable among the ____________. (COGNITIVE)
119. This masculinity was emphasised by her uncompromising __________, her
grey hair drawn tightly back and screwed into a straggling bun.(FUR)
120. Sometimes charming, he could also be egocentric to the point of
___________.(MANIA)
121. The ____________ specialists were organized in the same manner, as were
the aircraft mechanics, and so on.(HYDRO)
122. All civil servants, however, have the very valuable privilege of an
_____________pension.(INDEX)
123. Studio executives were busy _____________each other after the awards
ceremony.(HAND)
124. It counts on the _______________feel of its bicycles' ride to appeal to the
youthful dreams of potential buyers.(JET)
125. I suddenly saw her as the shuttlecock in the game her husband is playing with
his______________.(AMOROUS)
126.You are so __________! Surely you checked when you book the
holiday?(BRAIN)
127. She gave the room a quick ___________ before the guests arrived.(OVER)
128. There was a clean but ____________ rug on the floor beside the bed.(BARE)
129. In private he bitterly ______________Brown for seeking to stymie his
program.(UP)
130. The Good Friday agreement was equivocal on ________________ of
____________weapons.(COMMIT/MILITARY)
131.Individual ___________ of these requirements are infinitely varied, of
course.(STAR)
132.The ____________ vigour of man-made things, as suggested by these
metaphors, is at the same time ungainly and unnatural.(HUMAN)
133.He belonged to a family of ___________.(LITERATE)
134.Heroes represent individuals of exceptional ____________and
courage.(PRIDE)
135.The chances of getting the disease are __________.(MINOR)
136.The 1932 election represented a _________ in American politics.(SHED)
137.It has been a forgotten __________.(WATER)
138.If nuclear ____________is good enough for the rest of the world, why is not it
good enough for us? (PROLIFERATE)
139.After seven years of training she’s now a _________doctor.(FLY)
140.Even the botanical garden's _________ botanist couldn't explain the meaning
of the flower's name.(SCIENCE)
141.Kids these days are much more _________ than we ever were at their
age.(WISDOM)
142.The release, looking like your __________ application form, detailed the new
appointee's biographical details.(STANDARD)
143.My vacation plans _____________ nicely with Joyce’s.(TAIL)
144.Then we went in to face this perfectly ________ and crepuscular little
registrar. (OIL)
145.Despite a _________ of changes, the new models are just £295 more than the
cars they replace.(PLENTY)(2 possibilities)
146. Families were therefore nuclear and patriarchal and only one son inherited the
___________.(MONEY)
147. No other event in sport, except possibly a _________, is as punishing, as
demanding of the mind and body.(FIGHT)
148.The occasion will be a ____________ affair, a day when red joins with blue to
take on the pride of Manchester.(STAR)
149.The predicted backlash from ________ supporters has never materialised
(BLUE)
150.If you can not tell long jokes without getting lost, stick to _______.(LINE)
151. Bob Hope would keep his audience laughing with an endless stream of jokes
and ___________.(CRACK)
152. She had been on ___________ all night, expecting Joe to return at any
moment.(HOOK)
153. We are still waiting for the result of the ___________ election in New
Jersey.(NATION)
154. The big firms pump out a ___________ product.(PERFECT)
155. Unless you are a _________, triumphing over temptation, I fail to see why
you should order wine which you have no intention of drinking.(MANIA)
156. Between 1805 and 1860, traders built posts at every major ________ along
the river.(FLOW)
157. It may be very difficult to __________ the claim.(SAY)
158. The President feels he is _________by Congress.(STRING)
159. CO-OP shops take many forms - from the small corner shop to the department
store or ______.(MARKET)
160. The thought of ____________ crossed his mind several times but like a true
soldier he continued with the War, against the enemy and against
himself.(VERSA) 161. But despite its drawbacks, _________ did offer a rule of
thumb that commanded widespread respect.(GENE)
162.________________ of blacks and whites was extremely common before
emancipation (GENE)
163.One must be realistic about the goal of _________ therapy. (PROPHESY)
164.For much of the past week I have had this dreadful, ___________ feeling of
imminent disaster.(CHURN)
165.The salt solution helps __________ the soy milk into clumps.(COGENT)
166.We recited poems _____________. (FASHION)
167. A number of Republican congressmen were elected on Bush’s
___________.(TAIL)
168."That caused conjecture and huge public debate, and frankly produced an
unsatisfactory situation," admitted the FA's chief ___________.(PUSH)
169.The __________ of the paintings is unknown.(PROVINCE)
170.In major life changes such as adolescence, for successful growth opportunities
both active and ____________ periods are needed.(QUIET)
171.We supply basic, ___________ tractors at low prices.(FRILL)
172.Inflation is still a ___________ round the neck of British businesses.(STONE)
173.Soames was getting impatient with his daughter’s constant _________.(PICK)
174.They wasted their nominations on a ___________.(HOPE)
175.Union leaders allegedly received huge __________ from the company’s
bosses.(OFF)
176.He is still addressing rallies in his usual ____________, arrogant
way.(THUMP)
177.Her shoes were of ___________ with an inner sole of lambskin.(HIDE)
178. Watching the children together gave reassurance that childhood is not all
______________ and go-for-the-jugular.(MAN)
179.The studios ______________ the rivalry between their animation
departments.(PEDAL)
180.Don’t think you can _____________________ me!(SOAP)
181. Don’t you think that’s a rather_________argument? What about the other
point of view? (LATE)
182. He talks_______about how he passed the exam, which makes me annoyed.
(CEASE) ( 2 possibilities)
183. High school students should not be________with too much facts and figures.
(FEED)
184. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to________from
the group. (SOCIAL)
185. She looked absolutely_________when I told her what had happened. She
could hardly say a word. (STRIKE) (2 possibilities)
186. Some critics say that 21st modern Vietnamese literature portraits a generation
of_______youth. (ANGST)
187. The number of________from junior high school is increasing in a worrying
way. (DROP)
188. While she was a high school student, she_______her best friend. (FRIEND)
189. Years of caring for her ageing parents had________her. (BITTER)
190. I don’t think Tom’s getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are
terribly_________. (BLEED)
191. As regards the production of enlightenment, the gains from experience with
the process should cancel out any potential
negative____________of_________.(PERCUSSION/BUREAU)
192. Chinese have a number of ______________ and territories, most of which
were acquired through military conquest, much as they generally do not consider
themselves an imperial or colonial power.(WEALTH)
193. County______________ of townships and municipalities would become
appointed positions under the ___________.(MAYOR/MEND)
194. Domestic markets in Vietnam suffer from a(n) ___________ of resources
lowering consumption and standards of living, wasting human talents, and leaving
many potential productivity gains unrealised.(LOCATE)
195. He was notorious for his __________ dirty tricks when dealing with people
who failed to toe his line.(STATE)
196. It is envisaged the draft being submitted today will make for a(n)
___________ administration free of such potential problems.(CORRUPT)
197. Managing and promoting this _____________ program with faculty from four
departments needed an academic ___________shift.(DEPART/DICTION)
198. Much of the time local rulers were more or less free from the rule of kings:
they were____________ but they were not fully independent either.(AUTO)
199. On account of the higher numbers, the policy will promote better use of the
youth centres by attracting more people and will be ___________(POLICE).
200. Recent studies show that women in the tribe maintain close bonds with their
family of origin ___________ it is predominantly____________.(WITH/PATER)
201. The ____________ sports stadium is the pride of the city.(FUTURE)
202. She is one of those ____________ people who never get angry or
upset.(PERTURB)
203. Nadal has defeated his ________ Ferrer in the quarter final.(PATRIOTISM)
204. Salt water has more ______ than fresh water.(BUOY)
205. His __________ injury put him out of contention for the
championship.(CAPACITY)
206. She ________ the things we need to buy - sugar,tea, and
sandwiches.(NUMBER)
207. _______,we should stay in a hostel instead of a hotel.(BUDGET)
208. The new BMW has a more powerful engine than its
_____________.(PRECEDE)
209. She ____________ herself, left the farm and moved to London.(ROOT)
210. Many fish __________ protect their eggs from predators.(GENIUS) 211.
Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be
________.(DEFEAT)
212. Recent financial scandals have _________ changes in parliamentary
________.(NEED/PROCEED)
213. If you are worried about wrinkles, use a _______ cream every day.(MOIST)
214. They lost the battle, despite ________ the enemy by two to one.(NUMBER)
215. Few active steps were taken to measure, understand or manage the occurrence
of _______.(ABSENCE)
216. The police sergeant grabbed the startled robber and _________ marched him
back inside.(CEREMONY)
217. She stood there completely _________ so I had no idea at all what she was
thinking.(EXPRESS)
218.That news conference was ________ boring.(SPEAK)
219. Advertising is particularly effective on people who are highly
__________.(SUGGEST)
220. Jack strode __________ into the room.(MASTER) 221.At the age of 17 she is
already one of Hollywood's most ____________ actresses.(SEEK)
222.He always gets ____________ as the villain.(TYPE)
223.On average, not surprisingly, marriages last longer and are more stable than
unmarried ___________.(HABITAT)
224.Kazumi is a(n)___________ on a mission to protect the environment.(WAR)
225.The majority of infected persons are ____________ and unaware of their
condition.(SYMPTOM)
226.Despite opposition from Kiev and the West, Crimea moved forward with a
___________ in which voters overwhelmingly backed seceding from Ukraine and
joining Russia.(REFER)
227.Australian voters are naturally very ________, and will not rush __________
into a change of government.(RISK)
228.He's just trying to __________ you into paying him more.(GUILT)
229.Britain set the pattern with three classes of travel and the __________
gradation of station facilities.(COME)
230.For about the hundredth time, I cursed whatever kleptomaniac _______ had
walked off the train with my bag.(MUD)
231. The pilot did manage to get the plane _____________.(BEAR)
232. He was still rumbling ______________when Pike returned bearing a folder of
_________ sheets.(CONTENT/CAP)
233. _____________ conditions can be diagnosed from the
____________.(CANCER/SET)
234. I've finally figured out why soap operas are, and logically should be, so
popular with with generations of __________ people who are too old to go
out.(BIND)
235.Dozens of police motorcycles have been taken off the road in London after
routine inspections found them not to be ___________.(WORTH)
236.The boat had been freshly repainted in bright colours for the occassion, and
beside it stood 5 ________ ____________sailors.(NERVE/BEAT)
237. The two-year course in art and design has turned him into a _______ young
man, interested in fashion and photography.(GROOM)
238. I had no choice but to cut back to a ____________style - getting involved in
exceptions only.(HAND)
239. The boats surrounded the whales, drove them into nets, where they became
_______ and were rendered helpless by harpoon thrusts.(MESH)
240. The economy appears to have begun recovering, but businesses don't expect
consumers to return to _______ ways anytime soon.(EXPENDITURE)
241. Few of us are naturally ___________ but in terms of karate technique this can
be achieved through training.(DEXTERITY)
242. Jay was given to ____________ rambling, and had to check
herself.(LOQUACITY)
243. Regrettably, this illogical and ______________ attitude still persists even
when we are dealing with nations substantially richer than
ourselves.(ANCESTRY)
244. Maybe wrestling with the love / hate, personal / political ____________ is
why he killed himself.(TERMINATE)
245. Agassi's victory speech had more than a touch of __________.(DICTUM)
246. No aromatic oils, vapour rubs, smelly nasal __________ like menthol or
eucalyptus etc.(CONGEST)
247. There isn’t a ________ of evidence.(SCANT)
248. Then we get a ____________ phone call telling us we've got twenty-four
hours to arrange a local arrest squad.(PERIMETER)
249. His ______________of the islands at election time were always diverting
public entertainments.(AGRICULTURE)
250. As Ethel grew older, she became more ___________.(TANK)
251. Sometimes she __________ herself with the stupid ideas she
had.(ASPERITY)
252. Talk is _____________ but writing leaves _________.(VANISH/PRINT)
253. The story's fascinating _____________ were inspired by real
events.(REVOLVE)
254. Their stories were taped and transcribed ___________.(VERBAL)
255. The governor was usually ____________ when dealing with the
media.(SPECTACULAR)
256. Education was once the __________ of the elite.(INTERROGATE)
257. As if that quest were not macabre enough in itself, I went as if under some
sort of _________.(DICTATE)
258. Prosecutors, grand jurors, marshals and court __________ are legally
compelled not to reveal what happens in the grand jury room.(GRAPH)
259. He also published papers on social topics and had a great interest in historical
_________.(METALLIC)
260. The Senator was a gifted __________, with particular skill in manipulating
press and television(PEDAGOGY)

261-270(blogchuyenanh)
Choose the suitable word given in the box below and supply its correct form to fill
in each blank. Each word is used ONCE
absorb breed deprecate like rely
sure confide important manner round
behave bring form

261. (This word fits both blanks.)

a. A television announcer with a ________________voice was reading the news.
b. She is a______________________woman, who comes from a family of high
social position.
262. (This word fits both blanks.)
a. It’s a_______________article which is fair to both sides of the dispute.
b. She describes herself as a “________________________ person” who works
hard but has a varied social life.
263. A colleague described him as ___________________and respected by all.
264. He gave a______________________shrug. He is always making his own
achievements seem unimportant.
265. He grew more ____________as he got older, that is to say the older he got,
the more confidence he had in himself and his abilities. (2 possibilities)
266. He watched the joggers with their ______________________________faces.
267. Make sure you are _________________________________about the laws at
your local before setting up a business.
268. On the whole, the visitors were too________________________to complain.
(2 possibilities)
269. Parents should teach their children to be independent or
___________________.
270. She was not at all the _________________________________celebrity I’d
read about. She never thought that she was more important than other people.
271. Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is speaking now. He says the
attack (Paris attack) “appears to have all the __________ of a Daesh
exercise.”(MARK)
272. The union flag has been lowered to __________ over Downing Street with
the French __________ alongside as a “clear demonstration of our solidarity with
the French." (HALVE/COLOUR)
273. Obama offered _________ to Hollande for the lives lost in the attacks and
promised U.S. assistance in France's response.(DOLOR)
274.On behalf of Belgium people, King Filip said he was __________ by the Paris
attacks and added that Belgium is standing together with France.(AGHAST)

275. IS struck at the heart of Parisians’ Paris, diverse Paris, working class and
modest _________ Paris.(BOROUGH)
276. When, ___________ and his voice shaking, François Hollande appeared on
television, he told the nation that the simultaneous gun attacks and suicide
bombings that had killed at least 127 people were “an act of war” by Islamic
State.(FACE)
277. The hopes embodied by the 1998 national football team were relegated to a
distant, __________ memory on Friday night.(SWEET)
278.The Charlie Hebdo is considered by Islamic State as a _____________
magazine.(BLAME)
279. Jihadi fighters in Iraq and Syria reveal the ________ motivations of the
militant movement that has hijacked the Syrian uprising – and transformed the
Middle East.(LAPSE)
280. The jihadis saw themselves at the _______ of a war that many among them
believed had been ___________ in the formative days of Islam.(GUARD/ORDER)
281. World leaders at the G20 summit in Turkey have made fresh _____________
to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to reach a deal to unite against Islamic
State.(OVERT)
282. He is at _______________ with many of his own party over the issue of
taxation.(HEAD)
283. In a conflict these would be vital for military communications, ____________
and even guiding missiles to their targets.(COGNITIVE)
284. He'd expected a _______________ rendezvous - curtained windows, locked
doors - not a gypsy ___________.(CLAM/CAMP)
285. He is barely alive; his breathing is very slow and shallow, and he is
_______.(COMA)
286. His judgments were also swayed by preconceptions based on past experiences
or even personal ___________.(IDIOMATIC)
287. He was mounted on a chestnut _____________ who was already becoming
over-excited at the thought of the day ahead.(BREED)
288. Tamburlaine's _____________ personality and self-confidence are also
echoed throughout the play.(FERVENT)
289. Services is simply too _______________ to be an interesting
category.(GENE)
290. He thought he might like landscaping and enrolled in a two-year program at a
nearby college in __________.(CULTURE)291. A few days later I found some
use-them-once plastic ____________in the medicine cabinet.(DERMATOLOGY)
292. I hate it when people use ___________ words when regular ones will
do.(FLUTE)
293. But the main and most pleasant surprise was the sense of ___________
among climbers in the Alps.(COMRADE)
294. Shakespeare's narration has an excess of __________ and
_______________.(ART/ELOQUENT)
295. Apart from ______________ in buildings, environmental fires can
occur.(FLAG)
296. Rather than being _____________ and despised, he was admired for his
courage, his _____________, his devotion to family.(NEGRO/FAST)
297. In time, she attained, if not virtue, a _________ of
______________.(MODERATE/ANIMUS)
298. This kind of legal ___________ is one of the most damaging legacies of the
takeover binge of the 1980s.(MANUAL)
299. Holder finds himself marooned in the ____________, under attack for giving
advice he never fully considered.(STREAM)
300. Some children placed on the drug became more ________________, less
______________.(DUE/STEREO)301. Today his message is more austere, more
profound and more ___________ than ever.(CLASH)
302. The regime has shown its ____________ by promising to double monthly
state salaries.(LARGE)
303. This _____________ _______________ requires further clarification, if only
for your myriad younger readers.(GREGARIOUS/SEQUENCE)
304. Consumer goods industries were the ________, and these were
overwhelmingly located in the West Midlands and in and around Greater
London.(PIN)
305. These considerations ___________ the argument for the secondary role of
consent in the justification of authority.(UMBRELLA)
306. In one _________ story that circulated on trading floors years ago, Black once
tried to execute several trades using his model.(SCRIPTWRITER)
307. Careless in some situations, in others he proved _____________.(POINT)
308. However, the White House has been encouraged by the political
_____________ coming from Capitol Hill.(SEMANTIC)
309. The monarchy established since 1830 was still far from being popular, but
opposition to it was _________ and lacking focus.(INTRODUCE)
310. Such ___________ came to him naturally, but he had applied himself to
enhancing it as to an art of self defence.(SOLE)
311. The drug could open the door to metabolic diseases, including cancer, by
affecting _________ immunity. (CELL)
312. The statements listed in this section_______ end any transaction active in the
current section.(IMPLY)
313. The three employees are suspected of _______ in their handling of cargo on
the vessel.(NEGLECT)
314. The flight recorder is an ________"black box" which automatically records
the key functions in the aircraft.(DESTROY)
315. Many _________ try to clean up their site, starting with tying a plastic bag to
the grill or table to put their trash in.(PICNIC)
316. The Kwangju massacre in 1980, which _________ Mr Chun's hold on power,
claimed at least 200 victims.(SOLID)
317. Griffin managed to overpower superhumans like Ghost Rider, Spider Man
and Wonder Man with his _________ strength.(BEAST)
318. Using my binoculars, I could see a ________ figure waving at me from the
other end of the beach.(DIMINISH)
319. Is prison necessary at all for users, particularly now that _______have
demonstrated so starkly the damage that prison can caused.(CRIME)
320. Between 2010 and 2011, 18 countries and territories have not reported cases
of _______.(LEPER)321. The events have raised more than $ 900,000 for worthy
_________ organizations throughout greater Los Angeles.(ANTHROPOLOGY)
322. The train has its own telephone exchange and electricity generating car, plus
office accommodations and restaurant cars for the royal _________.(TOUR)
323. Silver paint coating their exterior reflects heat in warm weather and
contributes to the ________ kinetic appearance of the structure.(PHANTASM)
324. ___________, the ideas which rationalize a person's class interests,
___________ scientific analysis.(IDEA/OBSCURE)
325. There was considerable pressure for actions against them from a
_______middle class, some of whose members held extraordinary
delusions.(SAINT)
326. She was very good at _________ and had won the Signaller Badge.(INFER)
327. __________ the _________ cadet will not address any Imperial Fist unless
said Marine first addresses the cadet.(FORTH/NEW)
328. Rory tried to sneak a __________ glance at Adam’s wristwatch.(RAPID)
329. The _________ reason for his resignation was ill health.(TENET)
330. Coral growth and the _______ of sediments in coastal __________ will
compensate.(CRESCENDO/GROVE)331. Monarchies have always understood the
importance of avoiding ___________: the king is dead, long live the
king!(REIGN)
332. Critics of _______________often cite Maryland as having some of the most
irrational voting boundaries in the nation.(AMEND)
333. Applying the label often serves as a(n) __________ of management
respectability.(PRINT)
334. Others would see the acceptance of this bounded walking environment as
timid and ___________.(ANIMUS)
335. A new power station is being built much to the __________ of environmental
groups.(STRATUM)
336. This sense is often identified with nationalism and patriotism which can be
dangerously close to racism, chauvinism and ______.(PHOBIA)
337. The deer had become very numerous by this time in the New Forest, and there
were numerous complaints about their _________.(PREY)
338. Cutting back on any government service is still _________ to
liberals.(THEME)
339. At its worst, the life of faith is portrayed in a way that it is __________ to
spiritual repression.(AMOUNT)
340. She had the ____________ to ask me for more money.(FRONT)
341. Although she gained fame for creating the lead role in Thoroughly Modern
Millie, Sutton Foster got her first Broadway credits in the early 1990s as
a(n)_________________in Les Miserables.(STUDY)
342. Before the first day of class, teachers should be able to think up quite a few
efficacious____________________to get to know their students and help them
loosen up.(BREAK)
343. China is legally required to___________________Vietnam for any loss to the
Eastern waters.(DAMAGE) (revised)
344. If you want to buy a house, you should try and find suitable_____________in
the Mua Ban.(CLASS)
345. Not being able to stretch to the Advanced English courses, she might as well
have___________________one lesson a week, to which the teacher turned a blind
eye, luckily.(LOAD)
346. One of the factors that makes Frozen a resounding success, winning an Oscar
for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year, is the utilising celebrity
___________________________, especially by Idina Menzel (from Glee) and
Kristen Bell (from Gossip Girl).(VOICE)
347. The articles have been ____________,__________________for the ordinary
reader some of the more difficult references in Shakespeare’s
plays.(WORD/LUCID)
348. The school published a long list of names in the morning, but it wasn’t until
later that they requested the______________________students report to
principal.(MENTION)
349. To be revised next month, the current edition of Advanced Word Formation
Booklet by blogchuyenanh is still such a resourceful an _____________guide for
English majors.(PUT)
350. Tourists and many Vietnamese_____________in France have taken to
Trocadero Square near the Eiffel to protest China’s illegal deployment of a giant
oil rig to Vietnamese Eastern waters.(PATRIOT)
351-360
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Those people who fear that three decades of significant technological

(351)_____________have produced a generation of (352)___________and
unhelpful Internet addicts will be (353)____________by a survey showing that
some teenagers are better trained than they ever were, domestically speaking.
Nearly 60% of parents said that their teenagers were(354)__________at looking
after themselves, agreeing with the statement that ‘My son/daughter can organise a
meal and cook it.’ Those parents with children aged 14–18, were most likely to be
in agreement with this. The aim of the survey was to (355)__________the attitude
of parents towards their teenagers.

About 1,000 parents were asked if they agreed with (356)_________views on

typical teenage behaviour and lifestyles in the early years of the 21st century. In
the analysis of responses it was found that, while teenagers regarded weekends as a
time of (357)__________________, most parents considered them a time for study
or family (358)_______________. However, the contention that it’s useful to have
a teenager because of their seemingly (359)_____________ability to know how
the TV and computers work was a point that almost everyone
(360)___________to.
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The medieval crusades, when Western European knights and adventurers

attempted to seize Jerusalem from the hands of the Seljuk Turks, are widely
(361)_________________ by most people in the West, who think of them as
(362)____________and__________________(363). True, displays of
(364)___________________ were occasionally (365)______________________
but in fact the crusaders were for the most part
(366)_______________________and
(367)________________________________. For example, they viewed the
Byzantine Emperor, through whose lands they had to travel, as an annoying
(368)____________________________, denying him even so much as a
(369)_____________________ role in the (370)_________________ . In reality,
his long experience of the Saracens had given him a not
(371)___________________________knowledge of their fighting methods and
politics. His advice, had the crusaders chosen to follow it, would have been
absolutely (372)______________________. Instead, they
(373)__________________ dismissed it as (374)____________________with the
result that, despite initial success, the crusaders eventually dwindled to
(375)_______________failure.
376. Harvard has produced a _________________ of leaders for the United States
in many fields.(COPY)
377. He felt poets there had to demean themselves, flattering their noble patrons by
writing ________________. (AGORA)
378. Using cutting-edge technologies, we can now scan ancient documents to read
the ___________________ writings (PALAEOGRAPHY)
379.Generally speaking, there are two types of thermodynamic
processes,__________________and_________________ ones.(THERM) (One
word for both blanks)
380 . The U.S. dollar edged up against several other currencies on Tuesday,
supported by a euro that’s under increasing pressure due to the
Greek_____________________.(EMBROIL)
381. I hate doing the ______________routine everyday.(GROUND)
382. After questioning by the critics, now hers is a(n)__________ argument
inasmuch as it was not strongly worded initially. (WATER)
383. He is in a(n) __________ position since Maximark has never assigned a male
as receptionist before, though that does no harm to their management. (NORM)
384. If you will treat your colleagues like dogsbodies, you are going to get your
__________. Our boss won’t take to that behaviour and you will be given the sack
soon.(COME)
385. It is common knowledge that oil and water are__________. For example,
pouring olive oil into water results in two distinct layers. (MIX)
386. The executives promised the shareholders a(n) __________ performance in
the second quarter regardless of current dire financial situations. (BREAK)
387. There is no comparison between these two bands of cars. They are clearly of
__________ distinctions.(MEASURE)
388. To contrast and relate the two styles of Picasso, you should have his early
drawings __________ with his later works in the exhibition. (POSE)
389. When I was younger, I thought my parents’ philosophy of children-raising
was so outmoded that it was __________; however, I’ve changed my mind since
I’ve become a parent. (DELUGE)
390. I can't see any _______________ in continuing negotiation with her over the
issue.(BECOME)391. The Government are still _____________ in that
respect.(LIVER)
392. The Boston Globe _______________ the first American exhibition, calling it
a hotbed of Bolshevism.(CORTEX)
393. Stella tiptoed from the ________________ arch, shielding her eyes from the
glare of the footlights.(SCENE)
394. You may be versed in __________________, and steeped in alchemy, and
schooled in the ancient cruel arts of your realm.(MANIA)
395. It was unlike her to be so _____________ - she must have had something on
her mind.(TACIT)
396. Confederation A confederation is an association in which states delegate some
power to a ________________ central government but retain primary
power.(NATION)
397. This kind of legal ____________________ is one of the most damaging
legacies of the takeover binge of the 1980s.(MANUAL)
398. Financial distress ________________, and the popular discontent culminated
in revolution.(VENUE)
399. When an illness occurs, those who are knowledgeable in such matters
_____________ a diagnosis.(OFFER)
400. Quantitative material is also used as evidence for the criminal
______________ of persons with certain social characteristics.(CLIFF)

401)They are blessed with the distinguished _________ of the Pellerin Collection,
formed by Auguste Pellerin between 1895 and 1925.(PROVINCE)
402)The room, with its unusual decor and ___________, was always kept
locked.(COUTURE)
403)The Romantic plays increase the interrogations, _____________, abrupt
interruptions, exclamations and leaders that were so evident in sentimental
comedy.(APOCALYPSE)
404)I can teach, do my creative ______________ work which I love, as well as
dealing with clients and performing on stage.(VANGUARD)
405)The hotel has an attractive bar area, an àlacarte restaurant currently holding a
Michelin Star and a _______________ with patio area.(BREW)
406)She turns her back to him to look in the mirror beside the cherrywood
_________.(ARM)
407)The photographs are linked across the book by fleeting resemblances,
oppositions, repetitions, the pictorial equivalents of ____________ and half-
rhyme.(CONSONANT)
408)In spite of his inane ______________, he can talk circles around everyone else
in the book.(APPROPRIATE)
409)The ____________ for CO2 at 321 K shows that the gas does not liquefy
whatever the pressure or volume at this temperature.(THERMOMETER)
410)A good market _____________ and restaurants can all be found in this pretty
town.(P411) The __________ government has no policies to make cutbacks in
water consumption irrespective of shortage of rainfall this year. (SPEND)
412) The __________ of grass and plants in the garden has brought about the
proliferation of insects and worms. (ABUNDANT)
413) The book was __________. You should chuck it out. (CHRONIC)
414) The committee has stipulated that all __________ legal procedures should be
simplified. (ANTIQUE)
415) The government is looking to promote __________ (PROLIFIC) agreement
and __________ (ARM).
416) The most serious charges entail the regime’s efforts to __________ (DUE)
___________ (SURGE) in the Northern provinces.
417) The situation was further __________ by the impending arrival of the
security forces. (FLAME)
418) The two parties have been leaning over backwards to promote free and
__________ trade. (PEDAL)
419) Their boycott of the talks constitutes a serious __________ to peace
negotiations. (PEDAL)
420) They designed the book in such a way as to make it __________.
(WILD)421) St Nicholas' was the first example in Prague of the late _________
style of Baroque. (ITALY)
422) The researchers __________ all of the tumor cells to render them incapable of
spreading once returned to the patients' bodies. (RADIATION)
423) The exam is strictly __________, and its scoring process is blind. (VIGIL)
424) The Babylonian story begins with a(n) __________ battle between the gods
of the sweet and salt-water oceans and their offspring. (NECROPOLIS)
425) The axe of _________ time had had nearly the shape of an almond.
(LITHOLOGY)
426) When the verdict was read _________ broke out in the courtroom.
(DEMON)
427) He had an infectious sense of humour, and recently scripted an amusing and
satirical __________. (MIME)
428) He was trying to get a _________ advantage for himself. (PENNY)
429) Trump’s ___________ for praising Russia’s president,Vladimir Putin, has
been linked to his business dealings in Moscow. (CHANT)
430) There was a window at each of the compass points, and, binoculars in hand,
he made his slow __________. (AMBULATE)431) The business has been
__________ with financial problems. (SET)
432) Smokers often feel as though they are being treated as social __________.
(CAST)
433) Her __________ eyes spoke of unbearable suffering. (WOEFUL)
434) The duke, with great _________, paced up and down his sleeping chamber,
situated in the eastern wing of the castle, facing the Viborg lake. (QUIETUDE)
435) He hated being the object of public attention and ridicule like some
fairground __________. (BANK)
436) Any modern understanding of the history of the region must _________ rely
on the oral traditions. (FORCE)
437) They are currently awaiting the decision on a planning submission which, if
approved, will send them off to structural engineers __________. (HASTE)
438) The paintings recapture the memory of a grand era _________ the debris of
contemporary history. (MIDDLE)
439) The Mac creators are emblematic of a new kind of artist spawned by the
_________ nature of the computer. (PROTEUS)
440) The streets erupt in a __________ of lawlessness, to which the director adds
an inspired touch: an escaped elephant from Barnum's circus trumpeting down the
rubble-strewn streets. (SATURN)
441) All told, the cradle of civilization has been tearing __________ for some 30
million years. (SUNDER)
442) Regulated, socialised economies trample on human dignity, __________ the
natural environment and depress economic performance. (SPOIL)
443) They needed to find the soft __________ of their opponents. (BELLY)
444) Unfortunately, any attempts to reach him by telephone were ___________.
(AVAILABLE)
445) She was staring outside, at the __________ benches because her mind could
not seem to bear her Biology teacher's irritating voice. (KISS)
446) His ___________ approach and his commanding presence have been
influential on the good order of the Assembly. (STENTOR)
447) Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslett play two __________ lovers whose
future looks bleak after they miss the chance to evacuate. (CROSS)
448) Almost everyone is there - the whole village dressed in its festival
___________. (FINE)
449) As in the New York skyscraper photographs that followed, Church Street El
features the blank faces of several buildings seen from a steep _________ view.
(VERTICAL)
450) Her estimation of the revolutionary importance of her ideas was perhaps
excessive, but Joyce admired her ambition and her ____________. (FAIRNESS)

KEY
1.He lay quiet, SOMNOLENT after the day’s exertions.(INSOMNIA)
2.After 2012, the base shifted the event to a BIENNIAL schedule, but budget cuts
forced it to cancel the 2014 show.(ANNUAL)
3.He was discovered to have been EXPROPRIATING company
funds.(PROPERTY)
4. The LACHRYMOSE British drama “Lilting” pivots on the prickly relationship
between two people who are mourning a third.(CRY)
5.They enjoyed a popularity scarcely COMMENSURATE with their actual
merits.(MEASURE)
6.At the audition, the actors were asked to give an EXTEMPORE performance.
(TEMPORARY) (Alternatively, at the audition the actors were asked to perform
EXTEMPORE)
7.Gazprom, whose boss Alexei Miller is a close political ally of Russian President
Vladimir Putin, is almost as OMNIPRESENT in world football.(PRESENT)
8.Blue veins showed through her TRANSLUCENT skin.(LUCID)
9.The machine must be EXPEDITIOUS, executing as fast as a mower is able to
cut.(EXPEDITE)
10.Lack of resources has been a PERENNIAL problem since the
beginning.(ANNUAL)11.I'm not against VIVISECTION, but obviously we all
want to avoid animals suffering unnecessarily.(SECTION)
12.Among the SINECURES were chiefly the remaining canonries in cathedrals
and colleges.(CURE)
13.The administration announced that the U.S. would no longer produce
ANTIPERSONNEL landmines or acquire new ones, including replacing expiring
munitions in its stockpile. (PERSON)
14.And lastly, it provided the authorities with an opportunity to dispose of
troublesome true believers or neighborhood MALCONTENTS (CONTENT)
15.She hopes to PARLAY her success as a model into an acting career. (LAY)
16.China is another vast country which shares a single time zone - but it spans far
more LONGITUDES, which has resulted in some quirky schedules. (LONG)
17.Mohammed Zardah, 26, a slim, BESPECTACLED man with an academic
mien, studied computer engineering in Damascus, he says. (SPECTACLE)
18.The building's name, El Centro, BESPEAKS this identity, as do its exuberant
shape and bright colors. (SPEAK)
19.Some TOFFEE-NOSED commentators poured scorn on this decision,
claiming that an actor would not have the right credentials to present an arts
programme on TV. (NOSE)
20.Hunger and a SLAP-UP meal did not sit happily side by side.(SLAP)
21. When we catch up on the phone it's to discuss her latest short-lived conquest,
the details of which are usually colourful, sometimes TOE-CURLING and always
entertaining. (TOE)
22. Not only are employees disenfranchised from most policy decisions, they lack
even the power to rebel against EGOCENTRIC and tyrannical supervisors.(EGO)
23. The cold winter has led to a larger-than-expected DRAWDOWN on oil
stocks.(DOWN)
24. The residences ENGULFED by the deluge were built in a neighborhood
known as El Cambray II near the bottom of a ravine.(GULF)
25. Many architects pay lip service to the idea that good design can and should
ENNOBLE the lives of average people not blessed with bountiful wealth.
(NOBLE)
26. The government tried to create MAKE-WORK jobs, but unemployment
remained stubbornly high, and inflation rose.(WORK)
27. Not everyone is so willing to EXCULPATE the colonial powers.(CULPRIT)
28. Every trace and LINEAMENT of the Massachusetts bird is marvellously
exceptional. (LINE)
29 He is selling second-hand or SHOPWORN (AE)/ SHOP-SOILED (BE)
goods.(SHOP) (2 possibilities)
30. All around are SNOW-CAPPED mountains which provide the walkers or
nature-lovers with magnificent opportunities to savour the Alpine flora. (SNOW)
31. able-bodied
32. decluttering
33. small-print
34. well-trodden
35. onwards
36. quasi-independent/semi autonomous
37. degenerative
38. discretionary
39. adrift
40. Qualitatively
41. Pentecostalism and jazz are undeniably siblings, with all the
CONSANGUINITY and rivalry such a blood link always brings with
it.(SANGUINE)
42. She said she had assisted in MIDWIFERY , accident and surgical
cases.(WIFE)
43. There is a GUT-WRENCHING description of life in the war
zone.(WRENCH)
44. In the woman, however, adulthood is punctuated by the MENOPAUSE ,
which can have a deep psychological effect.(PAUSE)
45. She just hoped she would be spared a pressing invitation to his OBSEQUIES
.(OBSERVE)
46. From that moment, it was doomed to become a huge, sprawling, one-story
CONURBATION, hopelessly dependent on the automobile.(URBAN)
47. Around 250,000 REFUSENIKS have not paid the tax.(REFUSE)
48. The priest is a representative of his people, making ATONEMENT for their
sin.(TONE)
49. It will be WELL-NIGH impossible to raise that amount of money.(NEAR)
50. We had a double-page spread with a statue of one of the leaders across the
CENTERFOLD (AE)/CENTREFOLD (BE), which is absolutely
forbidden.(FOLD)51.But during this season, which has failed to turn up one
BONA FIDE breakaway hit, it seems harder than ever.(FIDELITY)
52. Commercials BRAINWASH consumers into buying things they don’t
need.(WASH)
53. The official report into the cause of the fire was labeled a
WHITEWASH.(WASH)
54. It was funny surely, because it dissolved that secret source of female power
into a double ENTENDRE (TEND)
55. The saddle and TENDERLOIN can also sometimes be found, and they
provide very succulent meat.(TENDER)
56. Due to TRANSNATIONAL industrialization the export capacity of both
countries increased.(NATION)
57. The charity is backed by staff from the GRASS ROOTS to directorate
level.(ROOT)
58. Byron was the PROTOTYPICAL Romantic hero.(TYPE)
59. His LIBRETTISTS whether poets, novelists, producers or scholars, tailored
their books to his minutely worked-out requirements. (LIBRARY)
60. The American landscape is being HOMOGENIZED by malls and fast-food
restaurants.(GENE)
61.Despite its ROUGH-HEWN reputation, the street is not a particularly
dangerous spot these days, according to Merrill.(HEW)
62. Louise had many alliances, a PANTHEON of friends.(THEIST)
63. The system in Britain is not as dominated by PLEA-BARGAINING, but it is
certainly present.(BARGAIN)
64. POLYMORPHOUS tools, machines and even structures could redefine how
humans live and work.(MORPH)
65. John is the QUINTESSENCE of good manners.(ESSENCE)
66. A few minor inconsistencies and divergences would give the appearance of
VERISIMILITUDE.(SIMILAR)
67. The monarchy is something of an ANACHRONISM these
days.(CHRONOLOGY)
68. The second actor, the accused, immediately begins a SOLILOQUY of
defence.(SOLO)
69. The sports program was INTRAMURAL softball in a little
courtyard.(MURAL)
70. The NOMENCLATURE of science does not refer to definitive concepts: It is
ceaselessly adjusted, completed, varied.(NAME)
71. The indemnification, should it not be fixed by agreement, shall be settled by
arbitration.(DAMAGE)
72. They are on the UNILLUMINATED black waters of the lake (most of
Voyager's observations were on the sunlit side), and are in the same region as
spokes that have previously observed.(LIGHT)
73. Inspired by Theodorus's works on INCOMMENSURABILITY, he came up
with a theory.(MEASURE)
74. The number of buffaloes born this year was reported to be low following two
feeding seasons which were shortened by ANOMALOUSLY/ABNORMALLY
cold winters with extensive ice coverage.(NORM)
75. Most MALOCCLUSIONS can be corrected by extractions and removable
appliance therapy.(OCCLUDE)
76. A(n) ill-omened/ominous wind hailing, the breathless void of the sea was
wantonly rousted out.
77. His self-assurance in his own rightness appears to be IMPREGNABLY
complete.(PREGNANT)
78. Any case of MALPRESENTATION should be monitored during the delivery
episode in case it causes obstruction.(PRESENT)
79. The plaintiff doesn't submit that the conduct is PUGILISTIC/PUGILANT
otherwise than under the law.(PUGNACIOUS)
80. There would be a fixed list of relationships covered by the statutory duty of
care, creating a(n) REBUTTABLE presumption that there was a close tie of love
and attraction.(REBUT)
81. The thieves, however, were soon punished for the SACRILEGE.(SACRED)
82. A MAGNANIMOUS gesture from the founders of the Open Software
Foundation is needed now to heal any lingering breeches in the
industry.(ANIMUS)
83. We’ve built our reputation on searching out obscure ethnic restaurants,
GASTROPUBS, cutting-edge bars, and superlative food venues. (PUB)
84. For certainly, once the chapel is built and CONSECRATED, there will be
pilgrims coming from all over Normandy.(SACRED)
85. Ozone in the STRATOSPHERE forms a natural shield to filter harmful
ultraviolet light.(SPHERE)
86. The adjective that forms part of the SYLLOGISM is one that has come to
form a sort of collocation with the noun.(LOGIC)
87. The monarch and VICEROY look alike.(ROYAL)
88. Efficient layouts, EPICUREAN dining, and luxe shopping are just a few of the
features turning the airport experience on its nose.(CURE)
89. Finally, hidden under a guide to hotel services in the desk drawer, we found a
LOOSE-LEAF binder with instructions.(LEAF)
90.The regional companies rely on customer service rather than on marketing
NEWFANGLED products.(NEW)91. Their home was decorated with Elvis
Presley PARAPHERNALIA .(PERIPHERY)
92. We've lots of theatre MEMORABILIA saved from old music halls and
theatres.(MEMORY)
93. The Austrian PLENIPOTENTIARIES were thunderstruck by this decision,
and immediately agreed to the terms which Napoleon demanded. (POTENT)
94. The third member of the TRIUMVIRATE, and, as it developed, the most
important, was William Mackenzie. (VIRILE)
95. Over the millennia, cultures have changed very substantially as they have
learned to cope with environmental VICISSITUDES. (VICIOUS)
96. The problem with any such GUESSTIMATE is that, of course, we are basing
our calculations on a statistical sample of one.(GUESS)
97. Just think of it as a LOSS LEADER and keep your fingers crossed. (LEAD)
98. Actually, scientists say that cloned animals will not be exact replicas of their
PROGENITORS.(GENE)
99. We cannot ride ROUGHSHOD over the concerns of the local
community.(ROUGH)
100. Some companies in the industry are in trouble, but there are
COUNTERVAILING forces that will help others survive.(AVAIL) 101. Cindy
looked a little SHELL-SHOCKED after her driving test.(SHELL)
102. What is said in a letter or MEMORANDUM is partly how it is
said.(MEMORY)
103. The tobacco companies got a severe DRESSING-DOWN.(DOWN)
104. Ronald Reagan was deplored as a FIREBRAND who might bring on a
nuclear war.(BRAND)
105. They were open to a FIXER-UPPER that they could convert into a
California contemporary-style place.(UP)
106. Small companies are the MAINSPRING of the British economy.(SPRING)
107. When the kids leave home, you’ll be FOOTLOOSE and FANCY-
FREE.(FOOT/FANCY)
108. And any attempt to live a righteous life with an evil conscience is
FOREDOOMED to failure.(DOOM)
109. The FAIL-SAFE method of dealing with a software problem was to make
another copy of the disk that came with the application.(SAFE)
110. A housewife soul must METAMORPHOSE into a FULL-BLOWN
housewife.(MORPH/BLEW)
111. I've never heard such UNADULTERATED nonsense in my life! (ADULT)
112. The common DENOMINATOR was that we had all worked for the same
company. (NOMINATE)
113. Dependent children are not usually covered by SUPERANNUATION,
although you should notify your employer if you are the sole BREAD
WINNER.(ANNUAL/WIN)
114. Her heart did a complete SOMERSAULT when she saw him.(ASSAULT)
115. I looked down on PARISH-PUMPpolitics.(PUMP)
116. Britain's nuclear power programme began with a lie: it was a
SMOKESCREEN for the nuclear weapons programme. (SCREEN)
117. Fortunately, the newly constructed GRANDSTANDS held up under the
stress of several hundred fans. (STAND)
118. Food that is traditionally grown and free from the intrusion of technology will
become increasingly desirable among the COGNOSCENTI. (COGNITIVE)
119. This masculinity was emphasised by her uncompromising COIFFURE, her
grey hair drawn tightly back and screwed into a straggling bun.(FUR)
120. Sometimes charming, he could also be egocentric to the point of
MEGALOMANIA.(MANIA)121. The HYDRAULIC specialists were organized
in the same manner, as were the aircraft mechanics, and so on.(HYDRO)
122. All civil servants, however, have the very valuable privilege of an INDEX-
LINKED pension.(INDEX)
123. Studio executives were busy GLAD-HANDING each other after the awards
ceremony.(HAND)
124. It counts on the JET-PROPELLED feel of its bicycles' ride to appeal to the
youthful dreams of potential buyers.(JET)
125. I suddenly saw her as the shuttlecock in the game her husband is playing with
his INAMORATA.(AMOROUS)
126.You are so FEATHER-BRAINED! Surely you checked when you book the
holiday?(BRAIN)
127. She gave the room a quick ONCE-OVER before the guests arrived.(OVER)
128. There was a clean but THREADBARE rug on the floor beside the
bed.(BARE)
129. In private he bitterly UPBRAIDED Brown for seeking to stymie his
program.(UP)
130. The Good Friday agreement was equivocal on DECOMMISSIONING of
PARAMILITARY weapons.(COMMIT/MILITARY)
131.Individual CONSTELLATIONS of these requirements are infinitely varied,
of course.(STAR)
132.The HUMANOID vigour of man-made things, as suggested by these
metaphors, is at the same time ungainly and unnatural.(HUMAN)
133.He belonged to a family of LITERATI.(LITERATE)
134.Heroes represent individuals of exceptional PROWESS and courage.(PRIDE)
135.The chances of getting the disease are MINUSCULE.(MINOR)
136.The 1932 election represented a WATERSHED in American politics.(SHED)
137.It has been a forgotten BACKWATER.(WATER)
138.If nuclear NON-PROLIFERATION is good enough for the rest of the world,
why is not it good enough for us? (PROLIFERATE)
139.After seven years of training she’s now a FULL-FLEDGED doctor.(FLY)
140.Even the botanical garden's OMNISCIENT botanist couldn't explain the
meaning of the flower's name.(SCIENCE)
141.Kids these days are much more STREETWISE than we ever were at their
age.(WISDOM)
142.The release, looking like your BOG-STANDARD application form, detailed
the new appointee's biographical details.(STANDARD)
143.My vacation plans DOVETAIL nicely with Joyce’s.(TAIL)
144.Then we went in to face this perfectly OLEAGINOUS and crepuscular little
registrar. (OIL)
145.Despite a PLETHORA/CORNUCOPIA of changes, the new models are just
£295 more than the cars they replace.(PLENTY)(2 possibilities)
146. Families were therefore nuclear and patriarchal and only one son inherited the
PATRIMONY.(MONEY)
147. No other event in sport, except possibly a PRIZEFIGHT, is as punishing, as
demanding of the mind and body.(FIGHT)
148.The occasion will be a STAR-STUDDED affair, a day when red joins with
blue to take on the pride of Manchester.(STAR)
149.The predicted backlash from TRUE-BLUE supporters has never materialised
(BLUE)
150.If you can not tell long jokes without getting lost, stick to ONE-
LINERS.(LINE)
151. Bob Hope would keep his audience laughing with an endless stream of jokes
and WISECRACKS. (CRACK)
152. She had been on TENDERHOOKS all night, expecting Joe to return at any
moment.(HOOK)
153. We are still waiting for the result of the GUBERNATORIAL election in
New Jersey.(NATION)
154. The big firms pump out a LETTER-PERFECT product.(PERFECT)
155. Unless you are a DIPSOMANIAC, triumphing over temptation, I fail to see
why you should order wine which you have no intention of drinking.(MANIA)
156. Between 1805 and 1860, traders built posts at every major CONFLUENCE
along the river.(FLOW)
157. It may be very difficult to GAINSAY the claim.(SAY)
158. The President feels he is HAMSTRUNG by Congress.(STRING)
159. CO-OP shops take many forms - from the small corner shop to the department
store or HYPERMARKET. (MARKET)
160. The thought of TERGIVERSATING crossed his mind several times but like
a true soldier he continued with the War, against the enemy and against
himself.(VERSA)
161. But despite its drawbacks, PRIMOGENITURE did offer a rule of thumb that
commanded widespread respect.(GENE)
162.MISCEGENATION of blacks and whites was extremely common before
emancipation (GENE)
163.One must be realistic about the goal of PROPHYLACTIC therapy.
(PROPHESY)
164.For much of the past week I have had this dreadful, STOMACH-
CHURNING feeling of imminent disaster.(CHURN)
165.The salt solution helps COAGULATE the soy milk into clumps.(COGENT)
166.We recited poems PARROT FASHION. (FASHION)
167. A number of Republican congressmen were elected on Bush’s
COATTAILS.(TAIL)
168."That caused conjecture and huge public debate, and frankly produced an
unsatisfactory situation," admitted the FA's chief PENPUSHER.(PUSH)
169.The PROVENANCE of the paintings is unknown.(PROVINCE)
170.In major life changes such as adolescence, for successful growth opportunities
both active and QUIESCENT periods are needed.(QUIET)
171.We supply basic, NO-FRILLS tractors at low prices.(FRILL)
172.Inflation is still a MILLSTONE round the neck of British
businesses.(STONE)
173.Soames was getting impatient with his daughter’s constant NIT-
PICKING.(PICK)
174.They wasted their nominations on a NO-HOPER.(HOPE)
175.Union leaders allegedly received huge PAYOFFS from the company’s
bosses.(OFF)
176.He is still addressing rallies in his usual TUB-THUMPING, arrogant
way.(THUMP)
177.Her shoes were of RAWHIDE with an inner sole of lambskin.(HIDE)
178. Watching the children together gave reassurance that childhood is not all
ONE-UPMANSHIP and go-for-the-jugular.(MAN)
179.The studios SOFT-PEDAL the rivalry between their animation
departments.(PEDAL)
180.Don’t think you can SOFT-SOAP me!(SOAP)
181. Don’t you think that’s a rather UNILATERAL argument? What about the
other point of view? (LATE)
182. He talks INCESSANTLY (CEASELESSLY) about how he passed the
exam, which makes me annoyed. (CEASE) ( 2 possibilities)
183. High school students should not be SPOON-FED with too much facts and
figures. (FEED)
184. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to DISSOCIATE
MYSELF from the group. (SOCIAL)
185. She looked absolutely DUMBSTRUCK/THUNDERSTRUCK (when I told
her what had happened. She could hardly say a word. (STRIKE) (2 possibilities)
186. Some critics say that 21st modern Vietnamese literature portraits a generation
of ANGST-RIDDEN youth. (ANGST)
187. The number of DROPOUTS from junior high school is increasing in a
worrying way. (DROP)
188. While she was a high school student, she BEFRIENDED her best friend.
(FRIEND)
189. Years of caring for her aging parents had EMBITTERED her. (BITTER)
190. I don’t think Tom’s getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly
BLOOD-SHOT. (BLEED)
191. As regards the production of enlightenment, the gains from experience with
the process should cancel out any potential negative REPERCUSSIONS of
BUREAUCRACY.(PERCUSSION/BUREAU)
192. Chinese have a number of COMMONWEALTHS and territories, most of
which were acquired through military conquest, much as they generally do not
consider themselves an imperial or colonial power.(WEALTH)
193. County MAYORALTY of townships and municipalities would become
appointed positions under the AMENDMENT.(MAYOR/MEND)
194. Domestic markets in Vietnam suffer from a(n) MISALLOCATION of
resources lowering consumption and standards of living, wasting human talents,
and leaving many potential productivity gains unrealised.(LOCATE)
195. He was notorious for his UNSTATESMANLIKE dirty tricks when dealing
with people who failed to toe his line.(STATE)
196. It is envisaged the draft being submitted today will make for a(n) ANTI-
CORRUPTION administration free of such potential problems.(CORRUPT)
197. Managing and promoting this INTERDEPARTMENTAL program with
faculty from four departments needed an academic PARADIGM
shift.(DEPART/DICTION)
198. Much of the time local rulers were more or less free from the rule of kings:
they were SEMI-AUTONOMOUS but they were not fully independent
either.(AUTO)
199. On account of the higher numbers, the policy will promote better use of the
youth centres by attracting more people and will be SELF-POLICING (POLICE).
200. Recent studies show that women in the tribe maintain close bonds with their
family of origin NOTWITHSTANDING it is predominantly
PATRILINEAL.(WITH/PATER)211. Paying children too much attention when
they misbehave can be SELF-DEFEATING (DEFEAT)
212. Recent financial scandals have NECESSITATED changes in parliamentary
PROCEDURES.(NEED/PROCEED)
213. If you are worried about wrinkles, use a MOISTURIZING cream every
day.(MOIST)
214. They lost the battle, despite OUTNUMBERING the enemy by two to
one.(NUMBER)
215. Few active steps were taken to measure, understand or manage the
occurrence of ABSENTEEISM.(ABSENCE)
216. The police sergeant grabbed the startled robber and UNCEREMONIOUSLY
marched him back inside.(CEREMONY)
217. She stood there completely EXPRESSIONLESS so I had no idea at all what
she was thinking.(EXPRESS)
218.That news conference was UNSPEAKABLY boring.(SPEAK)
219. Advertising is particularly effective on people who are highly
SUGGESTIBLE. (SUGGEST)
220. Jack strode MASTERFULLY into the room.(MASTER)
221.At the age of 17 she is already one of Hollywood's most SOUGHT-AFTER
actresses.(SEEK)
222.He always gets TYPECAST as the villain.(TYPE)
223.On average, not surprisingly, marriages last longer and are more stable than
unmarried COHABITATION.(HABITAT)
224.Kazumi is a(n) ECO-WARRIOR on a mission to protect the
environment.(WAR)
225.The majority of infected persons are ASYMPTOMATIC and unaware of
their condition.(SYMPTOM)
226.Despite opposition from Kiev and the West, Crimea moved forward with a
REFERENDUM in which voters overwhelmingly backed seceding from Ukraine
and joining Russia.(REFER)
227.Australian voters are naturally very RISK-AVERSE and will not rush
HEADLONG into a change of government.(RISK)
228.He's just trying to GUILT-TRIP you into paying him more.(GUILT)
229.Britain set the pattern with three classes of travel and the CONCOMITANT
gradation of station facilities.(COME)
230.For about the hundredth time, I cursed whatever kleptomaniac
CURMUDGEON had walked off the train with my bag.(MUD)
231. The pilot did manage to get the plane AIRBORNE.(BEAR)
232. He was still rumbling DISCONTENTEDLY when Pike returned bearing a
folder of FOOLSCAP sheets.(CONTENT/CAP)
233. PRECANCEROUS conditions can be diagnosed from the
ONSET.(CANCER/SET)
234. I've finally figured out why soap operas are, and logically should be, so
popular with with generations of HOUSEBOUND people who are too old to go
out.(BIND)
235.Dozens of police motorcycles have been taken off the road in London after
routine inspections found them not to be ROADWORTHY.(WORTH)
236.The boat had been freshly repainted in bright colours for the occasion, and
beside it stood 5 NERVOUS WEATHERBEATEN sailors.(NERVE/BEAT)
237. The two-year course in art and design has turned him into a WELL-
GROOMED young man, interested in fashion and photography.(GROOM)
238. I had no choice but to cut back to a HANDS-OFF style - getting involved in
exceptions only.(HAND)
239. The boats surrounded the whales, drove them into nets, where they became
ENMESHED and were rendered helpless by harpoon thrusts.(MESH)
240. The economy appears to have begun recovering, but businesses don't expect
consumers to return to SPENDTHRIFT ways anytime soon.(EXPENDITURE)
241. Few of us are naturally AMBIDEXTROUS but in terms of karate technique
this can be achieved through training.(DEXTERITY)
242. Jay was given to GRANDILOQUENT rambling, and had to check
herself.(LOQUACITY)
243. Regrettably, this illogical and ANTEDILUVIAN attitude still persists even
when we are dealing with nations substantially richer than
ourselves.(ANCESTRY)
244. Maybe wrestling with the love / hate, personal / political DICHOTOMY is
why he killed himself.(TERMINATE)
245. Agassi's victory speech had more than a touch of
VALEDICTION.(DICTUM)
246. No aromatic oils, vapour rubs, smelly nasal DECONGESTANTS like
menthol or eucalyptus etc.(CONGEST)
247. There isn’t a SCINTILLA of evidence.(SCANT)
248. Then we get a PEREMPTORY phone call telling us we've got twenty-four
hours to arrange a local arrest squad.(PERIMETER)
249. His PEREGRINATIONS of the islands at election time were always
diverting public entertainments.(AGRICULTURE)
250. As Ethel grew older, she became more CANTANKEROUS.(TANK)
251. Sometimes she EXASPERATED herself with the stupid ideas she
had.(ASPERITY)
252. Talk is EVANESCENT but writing leaves
FOOTPRINTS.(VANISH/PRINT)
253. The story's fascinating CONVOLUTION were inspired by real
events.(REVOLVE)
254. Their stories were taped and transcribed VERBATIM.(VERBAL)
255. The governor was usually CIRCUMSPECT when dealing with the
media.(SPECTACULAR)
256. Education was once the PREROGATIVE of the elite.(INTERROGATE)
257. As if that quest were not macabre enough in itself, I went as if under some
sort of MALEDICTION.(DICTATE)
258. Prosecutors, grand jurors, marshals and court STENOGRAPHERS are
legally compelled not to reveal what happens in the grand jury room.(GRAPH)
259. He also published papers on social topics and had a great interest in historical
METALLURGY.(METALLIC)
260. The Senator was a gifted DEMAGOGUE, with particular skill in
manipulating press and television(PEDAGOGY)
271. Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is speaking now. He says the
attack (Paris attack) “appears to have all the HALLMARKS of a Daesh
exercise”.(MARK)
272. The union flag has been lowered to HALF-MAST over Downing Street with
the French TRICOLOUR alongside as a “clear demonstration of our solidarity
with the French.(HALVE/COLOUR)
273. Obama offered CONDOLENCES to Hollande for the lives lost in the attacks
and promised U.S. assistance in France's response.(DOLOR)
274.On behalf of Belgium people, King Filip said he was FLABBERGASTED by
the Paris attacks and added that Belgium is standing together with
France.(AGHAST)
275. IS struck at the heart of Parisians’ Paris, diverse Paris, working class and
modest BOURGEOIS Paris.(BOROUGH)
Note: Bourgeois is a French term referring to the Middle Class and not a
place.
276. When, ASHEN-FACED and his voice shaking, François Hollande appeared
on television, he told the nation that the simultaneous gun attacks and suicide
bombings that had killed at least 127 people were “an act of war” by Islamic
State.(FACE)
277. The hopes embodied by the 1998 national football team were relegated to a
distant, BITTERSWEET memory on Friday night.(SWEET)
278.The Charlie Hebdo is considered by Islamic State as a BLASPHEMOUS
magazine.(BLAME)
279. Jihadi fighters in Iraq and Syria reveal the APOCALYPTIC motivations of
the militant movement that has hijacked the Syrian uprising – and transformed the
Middle East.(LAPSE)
280. The jihadis saw themselves at the VANGUARD of a war that many among
them believed had been PREORDAINED in the formative days of
Islam.(GUARD/ORDER)
281. World leaders at the G20 summit in Turkey have made fresh OVERTURES
to the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to reach a deal to unite against Islamic
State.(OVERT)
282. He is at LOGGERHEADS with many of his own party over the issue of
taxation.(HEAD)
283. In a conflict these would be vital for military communications,
RECONNAISANCE and even guiding missiles to their targets.(COGNITIVE)
284. He'd expected a CLANDESTINE rendezvous - curtained windows, locked
doors - not a gypsy ENCAMPMENT.(CLAM/CAMP)

285. He is barely alive; his breathing is very slow and shallow, and he is
COMATOSE.(COMA)
286. His judgments were also swayed by preconceptions based on past experiences
or even personal IDIOSYNCRASIES. (IDIOMATIC)
287. He was mounted on a chestnut THOROUGHBRED who was already
becoming over-excited at the thought of the day ahead.(BREED)
288. Tamburlaine's EFFERVESCENT personality and self-confidence are also
echoed throughout the play.(FERVENT)
289. Services is simply too HETEROGENEOUS to be an interesting
category.(GENE
290. He thought he might like landscaping and enrolled in a two-year program at a
nearby college in HORTICULTURE.(CULTURE)291. A few days later I found
some use-them-once plastic HYPODERMICS in the medicine
cabinet.(DERMATOLOGY)
292. I hate it when people use HIGHFALUTIN words when regular ones will
do.(FLUTE)
293. But the main and most pleasant surprise was the sense of CAMARADERIE
among climbers in the Alps.(COMRADE)
294. Shakespeare's narration has an excess of ARTIFICE and
CIRCUMLOCUTION. (ART/ELOQUENT)
295. Apart from CONFLAGRATIONS in buildings, environmental fires can
occur.(FLAG)
296. Rather than being DENIGRATED and despised, he was admired for his
courage, his STEADFASTNESS, his devotion to family.(NEGRO/FAST)
297. In time, she attained, if not virtue, a MODICUM of EQUANIMITY.
(MODERATE/ANIMUS)
298. This kind of legal LEGERDEMAIN is one of the most damaging legacies of
the takeover binge of the 1980s.(MANUAL)
299. Holder finds himself marooned in the MAELSTROM, under attack for
giving advice he never fully considered.(STREAM)
300. Some children placed on the drug became more SUBDUED, less
OBSTREPEROUS.(DUE/STEREO)
301. Today his message is more austere, more profound and more
ICONOCLASTIC than ever.(CLASH)
302. The regime has shown its LARGESSE/LARGESS by promising to double
monthly state salaries.(LARGE)
303. This EGREGIOUS NON SEQUITUR requires further clarification, if only
for your myriad younger readers.(GREGARIOUS/SEQUENCE)
304. Consumer goods industries were the LINCHPIN, and these were
overwhelmingly located in the West Midlands and in and around Greater
London.(PIN)
305. These considerations ADUMBRATE the argument for the secondary role of
consent in the justification of authority.(UMBRELLA)
306. In one APOCRYPHAL story that circulated on trading floors years ago,
Black once tried to execute several trades using his model.(SCRIPTWRITER)
307. Careless in some situations, in others he proved PUNCTILIOUS.(POINT)
308. However, the White House has been encouraged by the political
SEMAPHORE coming from Capitol Hill.(SEMANTIC)
309. The monarchy established since 1830 was still far from being popular, but
opposition to it was INCHOATE and lacking focus.(INTRODUCE)
310. Such SOLIPSISM came to him naturally, but he had applied himself to
enhancing it as to an art of self defence.(SOLE)
311. Cellular
312. Implicitly
313. Negligence
314. Indestructible
315. Picnickers
316. Consolidated
317. Bestial
318. Diminutive
319. Criminologists
320. Leprosy321. The events have raised more than $ 900,000 for worthy
PHILANTHROPIC organizations throughout greater Los
Angeles.(ANTHROPOLOGY)
322. The train has its own telephone exchange and electricity generating car, plus
office accommodations and restaurant cars for the royal ENTOURAGE (TOUR)
323. Silver paint coating their exterior reflects heat in warm weather and
contributes to the DIAPHANOUS kinetic appearance of the
structure.(PHANTASM)
324. IDEOLOGY, the ideas which rationalize a person's class interests,
OBFUSCATES scientific analysis.(IDEA/OBSCURE)
325. There was considerable pressure for actions against them from a
SANCTIMONIOUS middle class, some of whose members held extraordinary
delusions.(SAINT)
326. She was very good at SEMAPHORE and had won the Signaller
Badge.(INFER)
327. HENCEFORTH the NEOPHYTE cadet will not address any Imperial Fist
unless said Marine first addresses the cadet.(FORTH/NEW)
328. Rory tried to sneak a SURREPTITIOUS glance at Adam’s
wristwatch.(RAPID)
329. The OSTENSIBLE reason for his resignation was ill health.(TENET)
330. Coral growth and the ACCRETION of sediments in coastal MANGROVES
will compensate.(CRESCENDO/GROVE)331. Monarchies have always
understood the importance of avoiding INTERREGNUMS : the king is dead, long
live the king!(REIGN)
332. Critics of GERRYMANDERING often cite Maryland as having some of the
most irrational voting boundaries in the nation.(AMEND)
333. Applying the label often serves as a(n) IMPRIMATUR of management
respectability.(PRINT)
334. Others would see the acceptance of this bounded walking environment as
timid and PUSILLANIMOUS.(ANIMUS)
335. A new power station is being built much to the CONSTERNATION of
environmental groups.(STRATUM)
336. This sense is often identified with nationalism and patriotism which can be
dangerously close to racism, chauvinism and XENOPHOBIA. (PHOBIA)
337. The deer had become very numerous by this time in the New Forest, and there
were numerous complaints about their DEPREDATIONS.(PREY)
338. Cutting back on any government service is still ANATHEMA to
liberals.(THEME)
339. At its worst, the life of faith is portrayed in a way that it is TANTAMOUNT
to spiritual repression.(AMOUNT)
340. She had the EFFRONTERY to ask me for more money.(FRONT)
341.understudy
342.icebreakers
343.indemnify
344..classifieds
345.freeloaded
346.voice-overs
347.well-worded,elucidating
348.aforementioned
349.unputdowntable
350.expatriates Those people who fear that three decades of significant
technological (351) breakthroughs have produced a generation of (352) workshy
and unhelpful Internet addicts will be (353) uplifted by a survey showing that
some teenagers are better trained than they ever were, domestically speaking.
Nearly 60% of parents said that their teenagers were(354) thorough at looking
after themselves, agreeing with the statement that ‘My son/daughter can organise a
meal and cook it.’ Those parents with children aged 14–18, were most likely to be
in agreement with this. The aim of the survey was to (355) evaluate the attitude of
parents towards their teenagers.
About 1,000 parents were asked if they agreed with (356) mixed-up views on
typical teenage behaviour and lifestyles in the early years of the 21st century. In
the analysis of responses it was found that, while teenagers regarded weekends as a
time of (357) unwinding, most parents considered them a time for study or family
(358) reunion. However, the contention that it’s useful to have a teenager because
of their seemingly (359) unbearable ability to know how the TV and computers
work was a point that almost everyone (360) subscribes to.
The medieval crusades, when Western European knights and adventurers
attempted to seize Jerusalem from the hands of the Seljuk Turks, are widely (361)
misunderstood by most people in the West, who think of them as (362)
glamorous and heroic (363). True, displays of (364) bravery were occasionally
(365) impressive but in fact the crusaders were for the most part (366) ignorant
and (367) misguided. For example, they viewed the Byzantine Emperor, through
whose lands they had to travel, as an annoying (368) irrelevance, denying him
even so much as a (369)consultative role in the (370) proceedings. In reality, his
long experience of the Saracens had given him a not (371)inconsiderable
knowledge of their fighting methods and politics. His advice, had the crusaders
chosen to follow it, would have been absolutely (372) invaluable. Instead, they
(373)repeatedly dismissed it as (374) worthless with the result that, despite initial
success, the crusaders eventually dwindled to (375) ignominious failure.
376. Harvard has produced a CORNUCOPIA of leaders for the United States in
many fields.(COPY)
377. He felt poets there had to demean themselves, flattering their noble patrons by
writing PANEGYRICS. (AGORA)
378. Using cutting-edge technologies, we can now scan ancient documents to read
the PALIMPSEST writings (PALAEOGRAPHY)
379.Generally speaking, there are two types of thermodynamic processes,
ENDOTHERMIC and EXOTHERMIC ones.(THERM) (One word for both
blanks)
380 . The U.S. dollar edged up against several other currencies on Tuesday,
supported by a euro that’s under increasing pressure due to the Greek
IMBROGLIO.(EMBROIL)
381. I hate doing the DAILY GRIND routine everyday.(GROUND)
382. After questioning by the critics, now hers is a(n) WATERED-DOWN
argument inasmuch as it was not strongly worded initially. (WATER)
383. He is in a(n) ANOMALOUS position since Maximark has never assigned a
male as receptionist before, though that does no harm to their management.
(NORM)
384. If you will treat your colleagues like dogsbodies, you are going to get your
COMEUPPANCE. Our boss won’t take to that behaviour and you will be given
the sack soon.(COME)
385. It is common knowledge that oil and water are IMMISCIBLE. For example,
pouring olive oil into water results in two distinct layers. (MIX)
386. The executives promised the shareholders a(n) BREAKTHROUGH
performance in the second quarter regardless of current dire financial situations.
(BREAK)
387. There is no comparison between these two bands of cars. They are clearly of
IMMEASURABLE distinctions.(MEASURE)
388. To contrast and relate the two styles of Picasso, you should have his early
drawings JUXTAPOSED with his later works in the exhibition. (POSE)
389. When I was younger, I thought my parents’ philosophy of children-raising
was so outmoded that it was ANTEDILUVIAN; however, I’ve changed my mind
since I’ve become a parent. (DELUGE)
390. I can't see any OUTCOME in continuing negotiation with her over the
issue.(BECOME)
391. lily-livered.
392. excoriated.
393. proscenium.
394. necromancy.
395. taciturn.
396. supranational.
397. legerdemain
398. supervened.
399. proffer.
400. proclivities.
401)They are blessed with the distinguished provenance of the Pellerin Collection,
formed by Auguste Pellerin between 1895 and 1925.(PROVINCE)
402) The room, with its unusual decor and accoutrements, was always kept
locked..(COUTURE)
403) The Romantic plays increase the interrogations, apostrophes, abrupt
interruptions, exclamations and leaders that were so evident in sentimental
comedy.(APOCALYPSE)
404) I can teach, do my creative avant-garde work which I love, as well as dealing
with clients and performing on stage..(VANGUARD)
405) The hotel has an attractive bar area, an àlacarte restaurant currently holding a
Michelin Star and a brasserie with patio area. (BREW)
406) She turns her back to him to look in the mirror beside the cherrywood
armoire.(ARM)
407) . The photographs are linked across the book by fleeting resemblances,
oppositions, repetitions, the pictorial equivalents of assonance and half-rhyme.
(CONSONANT)
408) In spite of his inane malapropisms, he can talk circles around everyone else
in the book.(APPROPRIATE)
409) The isotherm for CO2 at 321 K shows that the gas does not liquefy whatever
the pressure or volume at this temperature.(THERMOMETER)
410) A good market patisseries and restaurants can all be found in this pretty
town.(PASTRY)
411) The spendthrift government has no policies to make cutbacks in water
consumption irrespective of shortage of rainfall this year. (SPEND)
412) The superabundance of grass and plants in the garden has brought about the
proliferation of insects and worms. (ABUNDANT)
413) The book was anachronistic. You should chuck it out. (CHRONIC)
414) The committee has stipulated that all antiquated legal procedures should be
simplified. (ANTIQUE)
415) The government is looking to promote non-proliferation (PROLIFIC)
agreement and DISARMANENT (ARM).
416) The most serious charges entail the regime’s efforts to subdue (DUE)
insurgents (SURGE) in the Northern provinces.
417) The situation was further inflamed by the impending arrival of the security
forces. (FLAME)
418) The two parties have been leaning over backwards to promote free and
unimpeded trade. (PEDAL)
419) Their boycott of the talks constitutes a serious impediment to peace
negotiations. (PEDAL)
420) They designed the book in such a way as to make it bewildering. (WILD)
421) St Nicholas' was the first example in Prague of the late Italianate style of
Baroque. (ITALY)
422) The researchers irradiated all of the tumor cells to render them incapable of
spreading once returned to the patients' bodies. (RADIATION)
423) The exam is strictly invigilated, and its scoring process is blind. (VIGIL)
424) The Babylonian story begins with an internecine battle between the gods of
the sweet and salt-water oceans and their offspring. (NECROPOLIS)
425) The axe of Paleolithic time had had nearly the shape of an almond.
(LITHOLOGY)
426) When the verdict was read pandemonium broke out in the courtroom.
(DEMON)
427) He had an infectious sense of humour, and recently scripted an amusing and
satirical pantomime. (MIME)
428) He was trying to get a pecuniary advantage for himself. (PENNY)
429) Trump’s penchant for praising Russia’s president,Vladimir Putin, has been
linked to his business dealings in Moscow. (CHANT)
430) There was a window at each of the compass points, and, binoculars in hand,
he made his slow perambulation. (AMBULATE)
431) The business has been beset with financial problems. (SET)
432) Smokers often feel as though they are being treated as social outcasts.
(CAST)
433) Her woebegone eyes spoke of unbearable suffering. (WOEFUL)
434) The duke, with great inquietude, paced up and down his sleeping chamber,
situated in the eastern wing of the castle, facing the Viborg lake. (QUIETUDE)
435) He hated being the object of public attention and ridicule like some
fairground mountebank. (BANK)
436) Any modern understanding of the history of the region must perforce rely on
the oral traditions. (FORCE)
437) They are currently awaiting the decision on a planning submission which, if
approved, will send them off to structural engineers post-haste. (HASTE)
438) The paintings recapture the memory of a grand era amidst the debris of
contemporary history. (MIDDLE)
439) The Mac creators are emblematic of a new kind of artist spawned by the
protean nature of the computer. (PROTEUS)
440) The streets erupt in a saturnalia of lawlessness, to which the director adds an
inspired touch: an escaped elephant from Barnum's circus trumpeting down the
rubble-strewn streets. (SATURN)
441) All told, the cradle of civilization has been tearing asunder for some 30
million years. (SUNDER)
442) Regulated, socialised economies trample on human dignity, despoil the
natural environment and depress economic performance. (SPOIL)
443) They needed to find the soft underbelly of their opponents. (BELLY)
444) Unfortunately, any attempts to reach him by telephone were UNAVAILING.
(AVAILABLE)
445) She was staring outside, at the sun-kissed benches because her mind could
not seem to bear her Biology teacher's irritating voice. (KISS)
446) His stentorian approach and his commanding presence have been influential
on the good order of the Assembly. (STENTOR)
447) Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet play two star-crossed lovers whose
future looks bleak after they miss the chance to evacuate. (CROSS)
448) Almost everyone is there - the whole village dressed in its festival finery.
(FINE)
449) As in the New York skyscraper photographs that followed, Church Street El
features the blank faces of several buildings seen from a steep vertiginous view.
(VERTICAL)
450) Her estimation of the revolutionary importance of her ideas was perhaps
excessive, but Joyce admired her ambition and her savoir faire. (FAIRNESS)