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  • I am firmly against all ___ prerecorded calls. (DIAL)
    AUTODIALLED
  • Sometimes they try to ___and again end up doing nothing, which can lead to frustration. (TASK)
    MULTITASK
  • In 2010, people were _______ one hundred million photos on Facebook every single day. (LOAD)
    UPLOADING
  • I can see that I've completely ___ you. (JUDGE)
    MISJUDGED
  • The organizers ___ how many people would attend, and there weren't enough chairs for everyone. (ESTIMATE)
    UNDERESTIMATED
  • The book is both ___ and exaggerated. (ACCURATE)
    INACCURATE
  • No one would ever even think to ___ a big holiday. (DATE)
    POSDATE
  • He was the main ___ in the first two series and the movie. (STAR)
    CO-STAR
  • I like a story with an ___ ending. (BEAT)
    UPBEAT
  • The chicken was ___ and dry. (COOK)
    OVERCOOKED
  • We're not going back to that restaurant - they _____ us last time we went! (CHARGE)
    OVERCHARGED
  • The team’s _____ attempt to climb the mountain ended in disaster. (FATED)
    ILL-FATED
  • The other team completely ___ us, and we lost 6-0. (PLAY)
    OUTPLAYED
  • It's going to be an _____ struggle to motivate the team after last week's defeat. (HILL)
    UPHILL
  • The large firm ___ with a smaller company. (CONTRACT)
    SUBCONTRACTED
  • We can wash these jars and ___ them. (USE)
    REUSE
  • Criticism just ___ their confidence. (MINE)
    UNDERMINES
  • Michelle Obama's ___ was a bestseller. (BIOGRAPHY)
    AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • Owing to its influence on global politics, the US is considered to be a ___. (POWER)
    SUPERPOWER
  • Our business is ___ its small office building. (GROW)
    OUTGROWING
  • The police have promised to tackle _____ behaviour in city centres. (SOCIAL)
    ANTISOCIAL
  • My boss's negative attitude to everything is very ___ for the staff. (MOTIVATE)
    DEMOTIVATING
  • Manufacturers already fit ___ devices voluntarily on all new cars. (THEFT)
    ANTI-THEFT
  • You can ___ the competition for a job. (SHINE)
    OUTSHINE
  • It is ___ to get rid of the very people who have the expertise to carry out the job. (LOGICAL)
    ILLOGICAL
  • We saw the movie at a special ___. (VIEW)
    PREVIEW
  • She gave an ____ response when asked about the mistake. (TEMPERED)
    ILL-TEMPERED
  • Only since 1962 has the show been held ___. (ANNUAL)
    BIANNUALLY
  • Many countries passed ___ laws because of the rise in tobacco-related illnesses. (SMOKE)
    ANTISMOKING
  • During the ___ period, there was a great deal of rebuilding to be done. (WAR)
    POST-WAR
  • The teacher was concerned about the _____ students in her class. (PREPARED)
    ILL-PREPARED
  • I can't read my doctor's handwriting. It's completely ____! (LEGIBLE)
    ILLEGIBLE
  • Having to take care of my sister's dogs while she's on holiday is terribly _____. (CONVENIENT)
    INCONVENIENT
  • Children often ___ in order to get attention. (BEHAVE)
    MISBEHAVE
  • Bacteria and fungi help ___ organic matter. (COMPOSE)
    DECOMPOSE
  • The small area occupied by the town of Torquay has its own ___, so the weather there is milder than in the rest of the country. (CLIMATE)
    MICROCLIMATE
  • Food poisoning from _____ meat can be very serious. (COOK)
    UNDERCOOKED
  • I had to _____ my project because the original version didn't meet the requirements. (WRITE)
    REWRITE
  • After visiting Rome, we caught the ___ train to Messina in Sicily. (CITY)
    INTERCITY
  • College football offers ___ competition between different districts. (SCHOOL)
    INTERSCHOLASTIC
  • The expedition failed because they were ____. (EQUIP)
    ILL-EQUIPPED
  • The hotel has an _____ swimming pool that's only open from June to September. (DOOR)
    OUTDOOR