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  • The constant noise from my neighbours was my _____ reason for moving.
    principle
    principal
  • You need a password to gain ______ to the online database.
    excess
    access
  • The criminal managed to ______ capture despite the police search.
    allude
    elude
  • He seems to have no _____ at all, and is only interested in money.
    principals
    principles
  • This special ______ of the book includes additional illustrations.
    addition
    edition
  • The dog was _____ by the gate waiting for me to come home.
    lieing
    lying
  • The film is full of ______ to Hitchcock.
    illusions
    allusions
  • The role of the police is to _____ that the law is obeyed.
    insure
    ensure
  • The party had an ______ of food, way more than we could eat.
    access
    excess
  • He _____ on the bed and looked at the ceiling.
    laid
    lay
  • I feel that this ia a _____ moment for our country.
    historic
    historical
  • We must _____ from what they said that we need to reapply for the job.
    infer
    imply
  • The house is _____ for two million dollars.
    insured
    ensured
  • Most people these days understand the serious _____ of smoking.
    affects
    effects
  • Are you _____ that I cheated?
    inferring
    implying
  • I love to _____ on the beach and read.
    lie
    lay
  • New technologies continue to _____ how we live.
    affect
    effect
  • In ______ to her earlier points, she added more evidence.
    edition
    addition
  • I love reading _____ novels.
    historic
    historical
  • The magician created the perfect ______ to astonish the audience.
    illusion
    allusion