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  • The first settlers came from___________ islands of the Pacific. (DISTANCE)
    DISTANT
  • There is no _________ between his latest and his earlier books (COMPARE).
    COMPARISON
  • The woman was hit so hard that she lost __________ . (CONSCIOUS)
    CONSCIOUSNESS
  • Jane has been suffering from headaches ________. (LATE)
    LATELY
  • Jack, who was an excellent shooter, ____________ missed his target. (REPEAT)
    REPEATEDLY
  • She was extremely intelligent and passed all her exams with________ . (EASY)
    EASE
  • For their own ________ the visitors of zoos are kept at a distance. (SAFE)
    SAFETY
  • Even__________ people can’t buy everything. (WEALTH)
    WEALTHY
  • Matt quickly came to the ________ that Jane was not telling the truth.(CONCLUDE)
    CONCLUSION
  • We nearly died of_______ when we went to see the new opera. It was so dreadful (BORING)
    BOREDOM
  • It is my___________ that we will fly to Mars some day. (BELIEVE)
    BELIEF
  • Most people believe that it is inprobable _______ that UFOS exist. (PROBABLE)
    IMPROBABLE
  • _________ are warning about the effects global warming will have on us. (SCIENCE)
    SCIENTISTS
  • The__________ that banks charge for borrowing money has gone up. (PERCENT)
    PERCENTAGE
  • __________ farmers in Japan have figured out a way to produce square-shaped watermelons. (INNOVATE)
    INNOVATIVE
  • In _________ to many complaints by residents, we decided to make the area a no-parking zone. (RESPOND)
    RESPONSE
  • You should always take special care with your ________ when you go for an interview (APPEAR).
    APPEARANCE
  • There are several run-down districts in the city where _______ is in a bad state (HOUSE).
    HOUSING
  • Divers went down to a ________ of over 50 metres. (DEEP)
    DEPTH
  • This area is very dry, and__________ is very difficult. (FARM)
    FARMING
  • He wrote a/ an_________ , in which he describes how he had gone through his troubling days as an adolescent. (BIOGRAPHY)
    AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • The judge sentenced the boy to two weeks of community __________ (SERVE).
    SERVICE
  • Up to now the government’s___________ programme has been very successful. (CONSERVE)
    CONSERVATION
  • Is there any____________ in the rumour that the Prime Minister is planning to resign? (TRUE)
    TRUTH
  • You should take the antibiotics for a whole week so that it is _______ . (EFFECT)
    EFFECTIVE
  • The _______ of our flight was delayed due to fog. (ARRIVE)
    ARRIVAL
  • Easter Island is famous for its ________ statues. (ASTONISH)
    ASTHONISHING
  • There’s a great __________ of houses in most major cities. (SHORT)
    SHORTAGE