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  • It was a great .................... for me to see her at the airport. (RELIEVE)
    RELIEF
  • The brothers look .............................. I often can't tell one from the other. (LIKE)
    ALIKE
  • The hotel offers a ....................... view of the sea. (SPECTACLE)
    SPECTACULAR
  • Divers went down to a ......................of over 30 metres. (DEEP)
    DEPTH
  • I helped her choose some.......................... clothes for the special occasion. (SUIT)
    SUITABLE
  • You don't have to be afraid of the examination. It's completely ................ (PAIN)
    PAINLESS
  • The boys' .....................was reported to their parents. (BEHAVE)
    BEHAVIOUR
  • The book contains a ............................. of poems from three decades. (COLLECT)
    COLLECTION
  • Sally enjoyed ...................................., even if it meant giving up her job. (MOTHER)
    MOTHERHOOD
  • ........................... brought the Plague to Europe from Asia. (SAIL)
    SAILORS
  • Even though Marty was an excellent shooter, he............. missed the target. (REPEAT)
    REPEATEDLY
  • Our teacher has put together some ........................newspaper articles for us to work on. (INTEREST)
    INTERESTING
  • For your own....................... , please step back from the cages. (SAFE)
    SAFETY
  • According to the weather report there is a high ...................... of thunderstorms this afternoon. (PROBABLE)
    PROBABILITY
  • The orchestra has given a wonderful .............................. during the previous season. (PERFORM)
    PERFORMANCE
  • A barometer is an instrument for measuring ...................... pressure. (ATMOSPHERE)
    ATMOSPHERIC
  • The emails he received were full of............... (HATE)
    HATRED
  • I have an important ......................... to make (ANNOUNCE)
    ANNOUNCEMENT
  • If you plan your journey carefully you will have an ................. time in India. (FORGET)
    UNFORGETTABLE
  • ..................... have been warning us about the effects of global warming for many years. (SCIENCE)
    SCIENTISTS
  • There are millions of ................................ people all over the country. (WEALTH)
    WEALTHY
  • The .........................creature has not been sighted for over a week. (MYSTERY)
    MYSTERIOUS
  • We had ........................ deciding who to send to the competition. (DIFFICULT)
    DIFFICULTY
  • Stonehenge is famous for its ........................ architecture. (ASTONISH)
    ASTONISHING
  • The first settlers came from ........................ islands in the Pacific. (DISTANCE)
    DISTANT
  • The judge came to the ........................... that the witness was lying. (CONCLUDE)
    CONCLUSION
  • Jamie's early ........................... came as a shock to all of us. (DIE)
    DEATH
  • The land is very dry, which makes ........................ difficult (FARM).
    FARMING
  • There are many ...........................companies that are working on new technologies. (INNOVATE)
    INNOVATIVE
  • The boy hit his head so hard that he lost ....................... (CONSCIOUS)
    CONSCIOUSNESS
  • I reported the ....................... of my passport to the authorities. (LOSE)
    LOSS
  • ...............................United fans go, they will never forget their red scarves. (WHERE)
    WHEREVER
  • When I saw the people at the party I was .................... . So many showed up just for me ! (SPEAK)
    SPEECHLESS
  • My mum is the chairman's assistant. She has a lot of .................... . (RESPONSIBLE)
    RESPONSIBILITY
  • The ...................... of our flight was delayed due to foggy weather in London. (ARRIVE)
    ARRIVAL
  • I was proud of my daughter's .................to the well-known university. (ADMIT)
    ADMISSION
  • .................................is the best medicine. (LAUGH)
    LAUGHTER
  • Antibiotics are only .......................... of you take them for a few days. (EFFECT)
    EFFECTIVE