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Word formation - B2

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  • The secretary handed in his ...... and left the office. (RESIGN)
    resignation
  • The soldier ...... the orders and was immediately discharged. (OBEY)
    disobeyed
  • The ...... lasted for several minutes when the performers came on the stage. (APPLAUD)
    applause
  • She claimed her ..... and said she had never been at the scene of the crime. (INNOCENT)
    innocence
  • The manager took all the negative effects into ...... (CONSIDER)
    consideration
  • The documents that were stolen were highly ...... (CONFIDENCE)
    confidential
  • The faster you drive the less ...... your car becomes. (ECONOMY)
    economical
  • The ...... was so beautiful that we decided to go there again sometime next year. (SCENE)
    scenery
  • All ...... will be instructed about the takeover tomorrow. (EMPLOY)
    employees
  • This is a very quiet ...... neighbourhood. (RESIDE)
    residential
  • He is fortunate to have the ...... to listen to several people at once. (ABLE)
    ability
  • I had problems coping with the ...... in Central Africa. (HUMID)
    humidity
  • It was a ...... performance. (MARVEL)
    marvellous
  • When I heard what had happened, I was ...... (SPEAK)
    speechless
  • I told him to ...... his voice. (LOW)
    lower
  • The coach was fired because he didn't reach the ...... levels of the club. (EXPECT)
    expectation
  • The patient has shown a great ...... to fight off the disease. (DETERMINE)
    determination
  • She always does her homework with great ...... (ACCURATE)
    accuracy
  • Parents lose ...... of the fact that most teachers try to do their best. (SEE)
    sight
  • The server was offline due to ...... issues. (MAINTAIN)
    maintenance