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  • Sorry for being late. I thought the meeting was at 5pm. Sorry for the ______. (understand)
    misunderstanding
  • The quarterback is listed as _____ for the game because he has an injury. (active)
    inactive
  • You should go on a date with my brother. He's a nice guy. He is really _____. (like)
    likeable
  • His mother was very ______ active. She goes to all the town hall meetings. (politics)
    politically
  • In the early twentieth century these ______ tried to recruit the support of industrial workers to the swadeshi cause. (politics)
    politicians
  • Which child is your son, Freddy? The children all look very ______. (like)
    alike
  • My aunt is an animal rights ______. She runs the local ASPCA office and organizes activities to raise awareness of animal abuse. (active)
    activist
  • They believe that Europe needs a common foreign and security ______. (politics)
    policy
  • Turn up the heat. The temperature is not to my ____. (like)
    liking
  • ____ most people, I absolutely love reading novels! (like)
    unlike
  • Could you give me an ______ as to why the vase is broken? (explain)
    explanation
  • There are two major ______ parties in the US - the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. (politics)
    political
  • His uncle passed away yesterday. It's ______ that he is not concentrated on the task at hand. (understand)
    understandable
  • I thought my mother was going to go off on me for breaking the vase, but she was quite _____ given the circumstances. (understand)
    understanding
  • The exhibits were accompanied by long ______ leaflets for more information. (explain)
    explicatory
  • An experienced sailor had _______ disappeared in calm waters. (explain)
    inexplicably
  • I forgot to turn off the alarm. The alarm was then _____ by my movement. (active)
    activated
  • He was shot dead earlier this year in _______ circumstances. The murder remains unsolved to this day. (explain)
    unexplained
  • The NFL is going to set up some ______ for the children outside the stadium to promote active lifestyles. (active)
    activities
  • I told him I'd meet him here, but perhaps he ______ and went straight to the restaurant. (understand)
    misunderstood