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  • He left his laptop on the train. He's very ____________. RESPONSIBILITY
    IRRESPONSIBLE
  • These organic potatoes are delicious. Be careful not to ___________ them. COOK
    OVERCOOK
  • I think I've done this all wrong. I probably __________ the instructions. UNDERSTAND
    MISUNDERSTOOD
  • She behaves like a child. She's very ___________. MATURITY
    IMMATURE
  • He always asks me what I think he should do. He seems __________ of making his own decision. CAPABLE
    INCAPABLE
  • There is no good reason for it, it's completely ___________. RATIONAL
    IRRATIONAL
  • Most of what you've written in your answer has nothing to do with the questions and is therefore _____________. RELEVANCE
    IRRELEVANT
  • There was some ____________ about who should be captain and it took quite a while to reach a decision. AGREE
    DISAGREEMENT
  • She walks to work every day, despite her physical ____________. ABLE
    DISABILITY
  • He claimed he had won the lottery but most people who knew him suspected he had obtained the money ______________. HONEST
    DISHONESTLY
  • You can't come to the office dressed like this. It's ____________. APPROPRIATE
    INAPPROPRIATE
  • I keep telling you you're ___________. Those trousers are far too tight for you now. WEIGH
    OVERWEIGHT
  • The number is not correct. It's ___________. ACCURACY
    INACCURATE
  • These vegetables are _____________. You should have boiled them a bit longer. COOK
    UNDERCOOKED
  • Jessica decided not to accept the job because the company's policies were _________. ETHICS
    UNETHICAL
  • Derek is so ________________. You can never trust him to arrive on time for anything. RELY
    UNRELIABLE
  • It's easy to _________ someone's character by looking at the clothes they wear. JUDGE
    MISJUDGE
  • My house is always __________. I don't have enough time to organise my things. TIDY
    UNTIDY
  • You can't leave without saying goodbye. It's __________. POLITE
    IMPOLITE
  • The parents, who had left the two children alone in the house, were accused of behaving __________. RESPONSIBLE
    IRRESPONSIBLY
  • He's lying. His story about how he cycled across Africa was completely__________. BELIEVE
    UNBELIEVABLE
  • It's difficult to travel because the buses and trains are very __________. REGULAR
    IRREGULAR