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  • Durham university offers a course on education studies which _________ (EXPLAIN) features a module on Harry Potter.
    inexplicably
  • A detailed (criteria/ analysis) showed that the research (methodology / discipline) was deeply flawed.
    analysis / methodology
  • They ______ that they didn't have enough time to complete the exam. ( insist / complain/ deny )
    complained
  • His ________ (FEAR) meant he could walk into a area full of ferocious wild animals and not be the least bit scared.
    fearlessness
  • In this course, students engage in __________ (ANALYSE) studies on the implications of casting curses and whether or not Hermione Granger was a feminist.
    analytical
  • I'm completely _______, let's take a nap ( tired / sleepy / exhausted )
    exhausted
  • The antique wardrobe cleaned up nicely its _______ spotless. ( absolutely / terribly / slightly )
    absolutely
  • My (scholarly / statistical) opinion is that I disagree completely with your line of (reckoning/ reasoning)
    scholarly/ reasoning
  • Given the man's lack of (insight/ omen) into quantum mechanics, one can (apply / surmise) that his lecture will be pointless.
    insight/ surmise
  • Margie was an ________ traveller, even dangerous conflict wouldn't stop her visiting a place. ( inquisitive / intrepid / insightful / ingenious )
    intrepid
  • If I had to make a _______ (EDUCATE) guess, I'd say you were a music professor.
    educated
  • For those who ______ (VISAGE) themselves as acrobats or performers, a degree in contemporary circus skills can help them achieve that goal.
    envisage
  • Sarah has a ________ for knowlege; she's always reading. ( appetite / thirst / hunger / craving )
    thirst
  • He gave a ________ response to his opponent which impressed the audience. ( long-winded / quick-witted / short-sighted / narrow-minded )
    quick-witted
  • Having grown up in the countryside, Oscar still had a _______ (PROVINCE) way about himself even after living in the city for a few years.
    provincial
  • More than just being one of the most knowledgable (academics / acknowledgements) in the university, Gerard was a ( critical / formidable ) opponent on the jousting field.
    academics / formidable
  • The morbid tale was too much for Frank to bear, given how the storyteller told it so _______ (GRAPH)
    graphically
  • The entire population of great crested newts were _________ when they built the new motorway. ( wiped up / wiped off / wiped out / wiped on )
    wiped out
  • She found many things _______ (DESIRE) about the region- the poverty, the pollution, the smell.
    undesirable
  • My parents _______ me that they'd help me out with expenses at university. ( encourage / suggest / assure )
    assured
  • As their caravan wound around the mountainside, a ________ (PICTURE) village revealed itself in the distance.
    picturesque
  • He _______ to proofread my paper free of charge. ( agree / assure / offer)
    offered
  • She couldn't go on holiday with Jonathan, they had too much emotional ______ (BAG)
    baggage
  • The floral bouquet we entered in the competition were a _______ of colour, but unfortunately we didn't win first prize. ( wham / buzz / drop / riot )
    riot
  • The Colossus of Rhodes was one of the seven ancient ________ of the world. ( marvels / spectacles / wonders / rarities )
    wonders