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Empower C1 Unit 5 [Reading p. 56-57]

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The ______ claim they have been mistreated by the prison guards.

inmates

5

The neighborhood council organized voluntary __________ patrols.

communal

10

She felt it was more _______ to kill the injured animal quickly than to let it suffer.

humane

15

The retail chain has its ______ in New York and branches in 19 states.

flagship

15

A striped top is a simple way of injecting some Parisian _____ into your wardrobe.

chic

20

They arrived at the house to find the door locked and ________.

barred

25

Already the temple was a half-buried heap of _______ stones.

mossy

5

A row of reinforced _________ pillars supports the bridge.

concrete

10

I wanted to take advantage of the tax breaks and decided on a ________ strategy in stocks and shares.

high-risk

15

We were ______ in that broken elevator for four hours.

incarcerated

20

Someone that has become established as part of the normal systems, practices, etc. of an organization, society or culture (adj)

institutionalised

25

All his grandchildren _________ around him.

clustered

5

I was suddenly __________ with a feeling of great insecurity and loneliness.

seized

10

He likes to be _________ as "Sir" or "Mr Partridge".

addressed

15

The teacher confirmed widespread __________ with the lack of up-to-date textbooks.

frustration

20

Getting computers to understand human language is not a ______ problem.

trivial

25