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This article is very _____ ; it could be a lot more concise. [WORD]

wordy

wordly

wordful

over-worded

Deciding who should win the photography competition was a tough ______ .

call

matter

luck

going

Which word does NOT collocate with the adjective SOLID?

concentration

build

evidence

gold

Unfortunately, many people's cognitive faculties decline ____ they age.

as

if

when

like

Tomatoes were once _____ poisonous, so people didn't eat them. [BELIEVED]

believed to be

to have been believed to be

believed that they were

believed to have been

Sometimes the media _____ famous people just to attract readers who like scandals.

vilifies

vilificates

vilification

This adjective means that something is extremely difficult to understand.

inaccessible

misunderstood

unaccessible

disunderstood

Please _______ that you hand your work in before the deadline. [SURE]

ensure

insure

assure

reassure

It is reported that ______ adults are victims of cybercrime than young people.

fewer

less

little

few

The doctor recommended ___________ more exercise.

taking

that I take

that I should take

me to take

Which words take the suffix -ure to make the noun form?

close / pose / expose

press / pose / measure

fail / clarify / confuse

compose / refuse / close

Try to lose any _______ you might have about public speaking if you plan to become a politician. [INHIBIT]

inhibitions

inhibitments

inhibitenesses

inhabitants

I'm sure it wasn't John you saw yesterday - it ________ someone who looks like him.

must have been

should have been

can't have been

must had been

The verb GALVANISE means...

shock into action

say or declare something

tempt someone

Seventy-three percent of Spanish students _____________ in exams.

confessed to cheating

confessed to cheat

admitted to cheat

admitted to cheating

increase (make the adverb)

increasingly

truth (make the adverb)

truthfully

The woman objected _______ completing the survey

to

She claimed ______ the painting was an original

that

We asked people ______ their opinions were

what

He insisted _____ the authenticity of the painting (prep)

on

She said that she hoped _____ a miracle to happen (prep)

for

They asked us ____ our opinion (prep)

for

dirturb (make the noun)

disturbance

criticise (make the noun)

criticism

argue (make the adverb)

arguably

suitable (make the adverb)

suitably

fail (make the noun)

failure

dismiss (make the noun)

dismissal

commit (make the noun)

commitment

close (make the noun)

closure

defend (make the noun)

defence

break (make the noun)

breakage

We must deal with the matter quickly. The matter_____

MUST BE DEALT WITH QUICKLY

Celebrities _______ said to have a significant influence on young people.

ARE

Rarely _______ I get involved in the organisation of events.

DO

In _____ way would I say I'm a huge sports fan.

NO

Are you an _______ prey for advertisers?

EASY

Which is the odd one? FURY - BLUB - WRATH - OUTRAGE - ANGST - RANT

BLUB

Which is the odd one? SHOUT - SCREAM - SNIGGER - HOWL - SHRIEK - YELL

SNIGGER

I know what it's like to have migraines, so I really __________ .

SYMPATHISE

The cemetery is a ________ place. G_ _ _ _ _

GLOOMY

What's the noun? BREAK

BREAKAGE

What's the noun form? APPROVE

APPROVAL

What's the noun form? DEPEND

DEPENDENCE

He regretted ________ that last slice of pizza.

EATING / HAVING

They wanted to know ______ we were going to help them.

IF/WHETHER

I ________ not have worried to finish my assignment because the teacher is away for 4 days.

NEED

I ought to have ________ he'd forget our arrangement. He's got a terrible memory. (know)

KNOWN

He's taking too long. He should ______ finished by now.

HAVE