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  • Her books are often based on______ and fairy-tales.
    folklore
    immigration
    excavation
    influx
  • I'm attending a ______ next week. It is an important event where I can have an opportunity to meet experts.
    upbringing
    massacre
    empathy
    conference
  • They have been _____ their border defences in preparation for war.
    discovering
    strengthening
    escaping
    attending
  • An anonymous businesswoman _____ one million pounds to the charity.
    donated
    declared
    recognized
    expanded
  • She is quite ______. She always thinks that bad things are more likely to happen in her life.
    enthusiastic
    optimistic
    pessimistic
    eccentric
  • He is an______ who recently excavated an extraordinary site in Mexico.
    recognition
    archaeologist
    immigration
    excavation
  • The local government _____will take place in May. Everybody has to vote.
    invention
    aggression
    election
    declaration
  • The number 30 on a road sign ____ that the speed limit is 30 miles an hour.
    signifies
    simplifies
    clarifies
    excavate
  • Three skulls and one full skeleton were discovered during the ______ of an Egyptian tomb.
    exaggeration
    excavation
    exhaustion
    extroversion
  • There was a rowdy party last night in the neighborhood. It was so noisy and hectic.
    rowdy
    innovative
    humble
    brainy
  • He experienced financial _______ and was forced to sell his business.
    novelty
    difficulties
    nostalgia
    invention
  • The first safety razor was ____ by company founder King C. Gillette in 1903.
    invented
    excavated
    escaped
    imagined
  • The song has been played _____ times on the radio. We have listened to it too many times.
    underprivileged
    hopeful
    awful
    countless
  • She has the most _____ ideas. Those ideas are unusual.
    pessimistic
    peculiar
    knowledgeable
    enthusiastic
  • Her teachers regard her as a______, trouble-making girl.
    rebellious
    humble
    hopeful
    optimistic
  • ______ people will not brag about their success.
    ambitious
    Humble
    Rebellious
    Awful
  • He is quite calm and confident in a tough situation. This is the result of his _______. His parents raised him well.
    nostalgia
    longevity
    advantage
    upbringing
  • Some adults feel ______ for their schooldays. They think about memorable events that happened in the school.
    massacre
    nostalgia
    novelty
    declaration
  • They won their first match of the season 5–1 which was an ______ beginning.
    rowdy
    auspicious
    humble
    pessimistic
  • It's the most ______ comedy on television. It makes a lot of people laugh.
    hilarious
    constant
    ambitious
    auspicious