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  • He felt very__________ when he saw he failed the exam again.(courage)
    discouraged
  • Please write your name and _________ on the form. (occupy)
    occupation
  • The Lavet Institute fights against ... .. in movies and literature.(censor)
    censorship
  • They are going to announce the____________ of the Queen (arrive)
    arrival
  • Whatever .............are drawn from these results, you can't deny it was a groundbreaking experiment.(conclude)
    conclusions
  • She is so busy with ........activities that she has no time for entertainment. (society)
    social
  • The daily recommended....... of Vitamin C varies from country to country. ( take)
    intake
  • As a child, he received most of his________ at home. (educate)
    education
  • For someone so young, Carl is a very literate and ....young man.(eloquence)
    eloquent.
  • It was quite recently that human ...............was first captured on camera.(conceive)
    conception
  • It was my uncle Clive that provided me with advice and ................when I was young.(guide)
    guidance
  • Many people often make a........ between London and New York (compare)
    comparison
  • Large spiders, ...... from South East Asia, are now being seen in the local countryside.(origin)
    originally
  • The_________ of people prefer TV to radio ( major).
    majority
  • The band performed very__________ in the concert last night (impress)
    impressively
  • Local officials were surprised at the scale of the......... against plans for a local casino.(cry)
    outcry
  • There are power stations across Europe that use the ..........rise and fall of the ocean tides. (day)
    daily
  • On the final day, we visited the ...........Victoria Falls and then flew home. (majesty)
    majestic
  • The new year ...............in this area of the country involve dancing and a drink made from melons.(celebrate)
    celebrations
  • The low wage and poor working conditions caused great _________ among workers ( satisfy)
    dissatisfaction
  • Local planners admit they ................ the number of tourists that would come for the festival.(estimate)
    underestimated
  • The judge was forced to acquit, saying the evidence was wholly .........( conclusion )
    inconclusive
  • The book, like the movie, tracks the anxiety and ........ pains of a teenager in 1970s Germany.
    growing
  • . Though expensive, the .........tour we took in Jerusalem was worth every penny.(guide)
    guided
  • It's a hot day today, so take the ...........of using sun cream and drinking plenty of water.(caution)
    precaution
  • . If you weren't so ...... of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.(critic)
    critical
  • Professor Watkins wasn't only an ......to me, but to thousands of others lucky enough to have met him.(inspire)
    inspiration
  • As it is ..........the case when I go to a restaurant, I ate too much and spent a fortune!(variable)
    invariably
  • Winning the gold medal was an___________ experience for him ( forget)
    unforgettable
  • The true ........ of spoken language remain an area of fierce debate.(origin)
    origins
  • To prepare his  ______________ works, Karl often spends whole day in library. (science)
    scientific
  • Friendship............ (base) on trust and understanding is long lasting.
    based
  • Mr Hansard was elected President after a ......election result.(dispute)
    disputed
  • That the Vikings had horns in their helmets is a common .............(concept)
    misconception
  • Computer is one of the greatest___________ of the 20th century. (invent).
    inventions
  • When shopping online, many people make use of price...... websites.(compare)
    comparison
  • __________,I will have a piece of chocolate, but it's quite rare. (occasion)
    occasionally
  • Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as the ......(invent) of the world wide web.
    inventor
  • The Age Of Enlightenment was one of great inventions and revolutionary ........(discover)
    discoveries
  • This musician's work is very ...... and difficult to understand. Many people say it's just noise.(concept)
    conceptual
  • Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more .......(rest) night's sleep.
    restful
  • Don't you find it ....... how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy? (intrigue)
    intriguing
  • I had a ...................night's sleep. My back was hurting and the storm outside made such a noise.(rest)
    restless
  • I like watching the news because it's very_________ (inform)
    informative
  • The .........of the Rubik's Cube peaked in the early 1980s.(popular)
    popularity
  • This book .........as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two decades ago. (origin)
    originated
  • "Chip and Dale" is really an ___________________ cartoon. (interest)
    interesting