Harry should have checked the __________ of the swimming pool before allowing his children in. There could have been an accident. (deep)
DEPTH
To join the police, there is normally both an age and a height ____________ . (Require)
REQUIREMENT
Most of the activities we did on the course were ___________ and irrelevant. I think it is very wasteful to spend money on these things. (meaning)
MEANINGLESS
Put your things on that small __________ table over in the corner. (wood)
WOODEN
This new law will not only affect cinemas in the United States but could have dramatic and significant effects on the film industry ____________ . (world)
WORLDWIDE
He is being very ___________ about his whereabouts last night. (mystery)
MYSTERIOUS
You should dress _________ for the party. No tuxedo required! (formal)
INFORMALLY (no tuxedo required!)
The next time you are in a dark place in the countryside at night, look up at the night sky and wonder at the __________ stars set out in the heavens before you. (number)
NUMEROUS / INNUMERABLE
Due to inflation, house prices in this area have become totally _____________ . We may have to look somewhere cheaper. (afford)
UNAFFORDABLE
Severe ____________ problems in the country's prisons persuaded the government to invest more money in its prison rebuilding programme. (Crowd)
OVERCROWDING
That sign on the truck means that it is carrying ______________ materials. (explode)
EXPLOSIVE
The child's inability to hear his mother calling was blamed on a hearing disability which was eventually solved using a new _____________ technique from Norway. (revolution)
REVOLUTIONARY
You need to take three of these red pills _________ (day)
DAILY
Reports on the invasion are still very unclear, as are the __________ of what this will prompt the government to do. (imply)
IMPLICATIONS
So many asteroids finish their days by crashing into Jupiter due to its huge ________________ pull. (gravity)
GRAVITATIONAL
Addiction to hard drugs have had a very _________ effect on this community. (destroy)
DESTRUCTIVE
As he took more and more drugs to counter the disease, he became _____________ incoherent and confusing. (increase)
INCREASINGLY
Despite the striking similarities between the two paintings, the court decided the artist was not guilty of making a ____________ copy. (FRAUD)
FRAUDULENT
The survey showed many young offenders had had a difficult _____________. (BRING)
UPBRINGING