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They quarrelled out of sheer (bored)
boredom
Some new products have built-in (obsolete)
obsolescence
Environmental (aware) has increased dramatically over the last decade
awareness
They felt great (proud) when their youngest daughter won first prize
pride
He's got the (confident) to walk into an interview and get the job
confidence
The government believes hat its (austere) programme will reduce inflation
austerity
Her friends take advantage of her (generous), and borrow her things without asking.
generosity
They complained that the (inefficient) of the bus service was having an impact on employment.
inefficiency
His feelings of (insecure) made him desperate to get other people's approval. In other words, to be a people-pleaser.
insecurity
Scrooge is a character in Dickens' book A Christmas Carol who is famous for his (mean).
meanness
(Individual) is the idea that freedom of thought and action for each person is the most important quality of a society, rather than shared effort and (responsible)
Individualism, responsibility
Louise's (aspire) to help others come from their own misfortune as a child.
aspirations
I think it's important to treat his articles with a degree of (sceptical).
scepticism
