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Proficiency part 3: Word formation

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  • She was chosen to be the representative of the health care products because of her ________ complexion. (FLAW)
    flawLESS = perfect or without mistakes:
  • The police tried to evict the three __________ from the building. (OCCUPY)
    occupANTS = a person who lives or works in a room or building
  • By __________ the appearance of the car racers can distinguish themselves from others. (CUSTOM)
    customISING / customIZING = to make or change something according to the buyer's or user's needs
  • I believe she had the ____________ to have been seriously ill as a child. (FORTUNE)
    MISfortune = bad luck, or an unlucky event
  • There have been a number of female _________ in the field of aircraft design. (INNOVATE)
    innovatORS = someone who introduces changes and new ideas.
  • There are a number of ______________ activities now being offered at the school. (CURRICULUM)
    EXTRAcurriculAR = an activity or subject not part of the usual school or college course.
  • Stefen was a _________ collector of gadgets throughout his life. (COMPEL)
    compULSIVE = doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it.
  • People have always enjoyed the ___________ effects of sea air. (BENEFIT)
    benefiCIAL = helpful, useful, or good
  • The bank did not condsider me to be _____________. (CREDIT)
    creditWORTHY = used to describe a person, business, or government to which financial organizations are willing to lend money
  • The company's legal _____________ for resolving disputes requires changes. (FRAME)
    frameWORK = a system of rules, ideas, or beliefs that is used to plan or decide something
  • The side wall of the house had to be ___________ (STRONG)
    strENGTHENED = to make something stronger or more effective, or to become stronger or more effective.
  • The ________ of the meeting was rather inconclusive. (COME)
    OUTcome = a result or effect of an action, situation, etc.
  • The broken vase turned out to be totally ___________ (REPLACE)
    IRreplaceABLE = too special, unusual, or valuable to replace with something or someone else
  • This decision will have a __________ impact on foreign policy. (DISASTER)
    disastROUS = extremely bad or unsuccessful
  • The changes to the distribution system are purely ____________ at the moment. (EXPERIMENT)
    experimentAL = using or based on new ideas
  • After failing my driving test, I was _____________ about it all. (PHILOSOPHY)
    philosophICAL = to accept something calmly and without anger, understanding that failure and disappointment are a part of life.
  • Tony is a really _________ person. (OPINION)
    opinionATED = certain about their beliefs, and expresses their ideas strongly and often.
  • The teacher's advice was ___________ ignored by the students. (WILL)
    wiLFULLY = = intentional, or determined to do as you want
  • We need to cut down on our use of __________ products to reduce our waste. (DISPOSE)
    disposABLE = intended to be thrown away after use
  • __________ seems to suit Ella - she's really happy with her home life. (DOMESTIC)
    domesticITY = life at home taking care of your house and family.
  • She showed her deep ________ by slamming the door in our faces. (APPROVE)
    DISapprovAL = the feeling of having a negative opinion of someone or something
  • Since ___________, cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes (ANTIQUE)
    antiquITY = the distant past (= a long time ago), especially before the sixth century
  • His brother had a second-hand car which was barely ___________ (ROAD)
    roadWORTHY = (of a vehicle) in good enough condition to be driven without danger
  • She was __________ with indignation! (SPEECH)
    speechLESS = unable to speak because you are so angry, shocked, surprised, etc.
  • What has lead to humans becoming the __________ life-form on earth? (DOMINATE)
    dominaNT = more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the same type
  • The __________ of fast food is increasing at a frightening rate. (CONSUME)
    consumPTION = the amount used or eaten
  • There were a number of __________ built into the contract. (CONSTRAIN)
    constrainTS = something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits.
  • There has been a __________ improvement in Tim's cooking. (NOTICE)
    noticeABLE = easy to see or recognize:
  • It was rapidly becoming ________ that we would have to make changes to our plans. (APPEAR)
    appARENT = able to be seen or understood
  • The animal ________ really fascinates my young daughter. (KING)
    kingDOM = one of the groups that natural things can be divided into, depending on their type.
  • The green shoots were _______ signs of spring. (HOPE)
    hopeFUL = having / giving hope
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