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The upper layers of the Earth's oceans have cooled ________ over the past two years. SIGNIFY
SIGNIFICANTLY
While this may just be part of the natural ________ of oceans. VARY
VARIATION
Scientists have been _________ concerned by rising sea temperatures. INCREASE
INCREASINGLY
These new _______ tell a different story. FIND
FINDINGS
Generally speaking, the ________ of heat by the oceans reduces atmospheric warming. ABSORB
ABSORBTION
Now __________ taken by the National Oceanic Administration have put a wrinkle in the trend. MEASURE
MEASUREMENTS
The researchers used data from 3000 floating buoys which monitor the oceans _______. WORLD
WORLDWIDE
They found that oceans dropped in temperature by an ________ 0.2 degrees centigrade between 2011 and 2013. BELIEVE
UNBELIEVABLE
Now, that may not account for much but trying to account for the missing energy is proving to be enormously _________. PROBLEM
PROBLEMATIC
Looking busy and achieving nothing takes skill and _________. PREPARE
PREPARATION
So if you've ever been caught out by your boss, here's a _________ way to make sure it doesn't happen again. FAIL
INFALLIBLE
The secret to spending time doing nothing, is to be able to lie with _________. CONVINCE
CONVICTION
This suggests that nothing would give you more _______ than to explain what you are doing in the utmost detail. PLEASE
PLEASURE
Now, this is the clever bit. Be sure that your explation is completely ________ by using as much tecnical jargo as you can. COMPREHEND
INCOMPREHENSIBLE
This will make your questioner run off in either bordom or total _________. CONFUSE
CONFUSION
You need to have in your mind an __________ list of jobs that just have to get done today, but of course, in reality, don't actually exist. END
ENDLESS
