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Few _________ know more about the rainforst and its ecosystem than this British university lecturer. OUT

OUTSIDERS

The Amazon has more ________ of plant and animal life than any other place on earth. VARY

VARIETY

As the Brazilian international plane baked over the Amazon rainforest, _______ Ghilean Prance gazed at the dark-green canopy below. BOTANY

BOTANIST

People who hold this belief try to rationalise their resistance by saying it amounts to _________, ignorance or loss of respect. LAZY

LAZINESS

But for some, this new era is one of despair where standards of presentation have slipped and common ______ is fast disappearing. COURTEOUS

COURTESY

Over the years we have evolved certain social codes for our _______ with others. INTERACT

INTERACTION

However, while we are social creatures, we are also __________. RITUAL

RITUALISTIC

It might be a sign that it is an _________ that the stiff-upper-lip Brits are finally responding to fast-forward, modern, multi-cultural life by becoming less inhibited. INDICATE

INDICATION

A more relaxed way of life and increased ________ might, for some, be a sign of national liberation, but for others, it could be a cause of anxiety. FORMAL

INFORMALITY

Jeans are ______ in many smart restaurants and casual buffets have started to replace three-course dinner parties. ACCEPT

ACCEPTABLE

British society ________ loosening up and the famous British etiquette is fast eroding. APPEAR

APPARANTLY

Dress down Fridays, emailed ________ and texting your boss. INVITE

INVITATIONS

Bizarre as it may seem, it is actually _______ to have more than one person on a bike in China, so think twice before deciding to ride a tandem with a friend! LEGAL

ILLEGAL

There are however, drawbacks to cycling, not least the fact that it can be very __________ on some of the rough tracks and bumpy roads! COMFORT

UNCOMFORTABLE

The trains outside of China are slow and ________.RELY

UNRELIABLE

In theory you can now travel the entire silk route by train but in _______ few foreigh visitors use trains outside of China. REAL

REALITY

The bird's eye views of the valleys are _______ and the skill of the balloonists is breathtaking. FORGET

UNFORGETTABLE

Cappadocia is firmly established as one of the prime hot-air balloon destinations in the world because of its _________ wind conditions and agreeable geography. FAVOUR

FAVOURABLE

Although the silk route is strictly a land-based route, it is worth making an _________ in Cappadocia. EXCEPT

EXCEPTION

One of the world's most ________ overland journeys. SPECTACLE

SPECTACULAR

Follow in the ________ of the pioneering traders to experience it. FEET

FOOTSTEPS

Then, if you think that your boss is getting __________, change your activity to another equally time-wasting one. SUSPECT

SUSPICIOUS

You need to have in your mind an __________ list of jobs that just have to get done today, but of course, in reality, don't actually exist. END

ENDLESS

This will make your questioner run off in either bordom or total _________. CONFUSE

CONFUSION

Now, this is the clever bit. Be sure that your explation is completely ________ by using as much tecnical jargo as you can. COMPREHEND

INCOMPREHENSIBLE

This suggests that nothing would give you more _______ than to explain what you are doing in the utmost detail. PLEASE

PLEASURE

The secret to spending time doing nothing, is to be able to lie with _________. CONVINCE

CONVICTION

So if you've ever been caught out by your boss, here's a _________ way to make sure it doesn't happen again. FAIL

INFALLIBLE

Looking busy and achieving nothing takes skill and _________. PREPARE

PREPARATION

Now, that may not account for much but trying to account for the missing energy is proving to be enormously _________. PROBLEM

PROBLEMATIC

They found that oceans dropped in temperature by an ________ 0.2 degrees centigrade between 2011 and 2013. BELIEVE

UNBELIEVABLE

The researchers used data from 3000 floating buoys which monitor the oceans _______. WORLD

WORLDWIDE

Now __________ taken by the National Oceanic Administration have put a wrinkle in the trend. MEASURE

MEASUREMENTS

Generally speaking, the ________ of heat by the oceans reduces atmospheric warming. ABSORB

ABSORBTION

These new _______ tell a different story. FIND

FINDINGS

Scientists have been _________ concerned by rising sea temperatures. INCREASE

INCREASINGLY

While this may just be part of the natural ________ of oceans. VARY

VARIATION

The upper layers of the Earth's oceans have cooled ________ over the past two years. SIGNIFY

SIGNIFICANTLY