to recognize or admit truth or importance - My friend refused to _________ the fact that I studied harder than her for the exam.

a small noticeable part of a problem, which is really much bigger - The plastic that can be cleaned from the shore is just the __________.

learning something from memory, rather than understanding it - Much of what they do in class is little more than _________.

old and not fresh - We could not eat the bread because it was __________.

to accept something to be true without question or proof - My parent just ___________ that I will go on to study at university, but I am not so sure.

in my opinion - To my _______, McDonald´s is better than Burger King.

to achieve everything you are capable of - She is a gifted violinist, but she may never __________.

intentional and planned - We made a _________ decision to live apart for a while.

needing a lot of time - The legal process was _________ and expensive.

able to pass a disease from one person, animal or plant to another - This disease is highly _________.

when the world becomes warmer because of pollution - __________ is affecting the polar ice caps.

barriers or methods used to stop an area from flooding - The government plans to build stronger _________ on this area of coastline.