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I value her (friend) greatly
friendship
They quarrelled out of sheer (bored)
boredom
Some new products have built-in
obsolescence
Environmental (aware) has increased dramatically over the last decade
awareness
He felt great (proud) when his youngest daughter won first prize
pride
He's got the (confident) to walk into an interview and get the job
confidence
The government believes that its (austere) programme will reduce inflation
austerity
His friends take advantage of his (generous), and borrow his things without asking
generosity
Now she is 18, she is keen to have her (independent) from her parents
independence
He 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
insecurity
Scrooge is a character in Charles 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 her own misfortune as a child
aspirations
I think it's important to treat his articles with a degree of (sceptical)
scepticism
