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  • My first computer only had half a ___ of memory. (byte)
    megabyte
  • The rate of ___ has been very low in my country this year. (inflate)
    inflation
  • Is that dictionary ___ or is it French to English? (lingual)
    monolingual
  • My mother inherited a lot of money after my grandmother´s ___. (die)
    death
  • The band´s recent tour was a great ___. (succeed)
    success
  • Much of London was rebuilt in the ___ era. (war)
    post-war
  • My cousin won a fortune on the lottery. She´s now a ____. (millionaire)
    multimillionaire
  • Kathy always dresses with such ___. (elegant)
    elegance
  • We had a ___ night last night. The baby just wouldn´t stop crying! (sleep)
    sleepless
  • Medicine bottles have to be ___ so that young children can´t open them. (child)
    childproof
  • Since Jane´s been going to the gym she´s noticed a definite ___ in the way she looks and feels. (improve)
    improvement
  • ___ is a problem in many countries. (hungry)
    Hunger
  • Teachers don´t earn enough. They´re definitely ___. (paid)
    underpaid
  • Martin´s biggest ___ is that he can´t concentrate for very long. (weak)
    weakness
  • I think ___ is one of the least serious crimes. (vandal)
    vandalism
  • You should always install good ___ software to protect your computer. (virus)
    antivirus
  • There are too many weight ___ books on the market at the moment. (lose)
    loss
  • One of the most easily ___ symptoms of an allergic reaction is a rash. (recognise)
    recogniseable
  • Although there´s a sauna at my gym, I never use it because I can´t stand extreme ___. (hot)
    heat
  • My mum´s one of the most ___ people I know. She´s always happy. (cheer)
    cheerful
  • Famous people often write their ___ when they are still quite young. (biographies)
    autobiographies
  • Did you know the average ___ of a European male is 177cm? (high)
    height
  • The bill should have been less than this. I think the waiter has ___ us. (charged)
    overcharged
  • You must have ___ Steve when he gave you the directions. We´re lost! (understood)
    misunderstood
  • I like to wear ___ clothes when I´m at home. (comfort)
    comfortable
  • Do you prefer watching a dubbed film or one which is ___? (titled)
    subtitled