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After that terrible car crash the whole town _________________ with the families who lost their children. SYMPATHY

SYMPATHISED

I am pretty sure that women over 90 _________________ men as they tend to live longer. NUMBER

OUTNUMBER

There has been a _________________ improvement in Mario’s behaviour during classes recently, probably because of the real threat of being expelled. NOTICE

NOTICEABLE

When all my friends went away on holiday, I thought at first that I’d die of _________________. BORE

BOREDOM

We called an ambulance because John lost _________________ when he fell and banged his head on the table. CONSCIOUS

CONSCIOUSNESS

The number of programmes in which _________________ can vote for the best performer has grown substantially. VIEW

VIEWERS

I am afraid we can’t proceed with your order without the _________________ of the manager, who is currently on holiday. APPROVE

APPROVAL

We were overwhelmed by my parents’ _________________ when they lent us a substantial amount of money to buy a flat. GENEROUS

GENEROSITY

Don’t you agree that entering a war zone was a _________________ decision? We could have died. RISK

RISKY

The more I learn about nature, the more _________________ I find it. MIRACLE

MIRACULOUS

I thought I could get a lot of money for the painting but it turned out to be completely _________________. WORTH

WORTHLESS

The major problem with inexperienced workers is their _________________ to fully understand the strict safety procedures we have in our factory. ABLE

INABILITY

I don’t think she liked my suggestion to _________________ the plot of her latest crime story. Well, she shouldn’t have asked for my opinion if she can’t take criticism. SIMPLE

SIMPLIFY

Having been stranded on a desert island for six days without food or much water, we breathed a sigh of _________________when we saw a rescue ship approaching us. RELIEVE

RELIEF

It’s a real skill to _________________ a dress or a skirt and to do it well. Making it shorter is much easier. LONG

LENGTHEN

It took us months to choose the right music to _________________ the fashion show. COMPANY

ACCOMPANY

Having raised three children, I can tell you that you should never ____________ how resourceful little kids can be. ESTIMATE

UNDERESTIMATE

I’m not surprised your bag went missing – it was _________________ of you to leave it unattended. FOOL

FOOLISH

The architect suggested alterations which would make that the conference rooms would be _________________ to people in wheelchairs. ACCESS

ACCESSIBLE

Due to a technical _________________ our flight was delayed by 3 hours, which meant we missed our train home. FAIL

FAILURE