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English 21 Public

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While I understand the proposal will deliver short-term ____ (solve), I doubt it has any long-term benefit.

solutions

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I’d say that her behaviour is ____ (type) of people who live here. Everyone else tends to be a bit more reserved.

atypical

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It’s not that I want an apology but it would be good if he could at least ____ (know) his mistakes.

acknowledge

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Seasoned travellers though they were, they found life in the village extremely ______ (alien) and left after a few difficult months.

alienating

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I think that looks can be_____ (deceive) so much of what you see has gone through a process of editing.

deceiving

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The classes are designed to build on core strength and enhance ____ (appear) rather than build muscle.

appearance

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She’s been an ____ (inspire) to many young athletes who all wish to emulate her success.

inspiration

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After some investigation we found out that he’d completely____ (state) his role in the businesses success.

overstated

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They totally ______ (jeopardy) their chances of winning a medal when they tested positive for a banned substance.

jeopardised

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This government has been extremely lax (not careful) in____ (force) legislation which protects the rights of migrant workers.

enforcing

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Despite their claims to offer _____ (bias) reporting, there have been questions about their integrity.

unbiased

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She offered a _____ (compel) case for employing more staff, but sadly we can’t afford it.

compelling

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The gang were caught ____ (hand) by detectives as they tried to break into the vault.

red-handed

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I’d heard he was quite articulate, but I found his arguments confusing and entirely ____ (persuade) – there was nothing credible in them.

unpersuasive

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He lacks many of the qualifications required for the role, but he’s incredibly ______ (enthuse)

enthusiastic.

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During his time in office his brash attitude and uncaring approach to the team has only ____ (force) my rather poor view of him.

reinforced

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