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. ... of our branch in Sutton was the main cause of its collapse. EFFICIENT

Inefficiency

. We are forced to buy bottled water for cooking. .... of the tap water leaves much to be desired. PURE

Purity

. We love spending holidays in .... regions. My husband and I are devoted skiers. MOUNTAIN

mountainous

. My cousin Jake is an .... person. He spends long hours constructing things in his workshop. INDUSTRY

industrious

. Mr Young won't cope with such a difficult task . He's still very.... and must learn a lot. EXPERIENCE

inexperienced

. We export coal because our supplies are ..... ABOUND

abundant

. John and I met ..... I had no idea he was going on a package holiday with the same travel agency. ACCIDENT

accidentally

Owing to the watchman's ...the ship avoided hitting the rocks at night. ALERT

alertness

Each time my daughter doesn't arrive home on time I feel great ... for her. ANXIOUS

anxiety

The professor praised Jennifer for being the most .... listener of his lectures. ATTEND

attentive

. Thanks to publicity, young people's .... of the destructive impact of the HIV virus is rising. AWARE

awareness

. That tall guy is ... for his hostile manners, this is why he never gets invited to parties. FAME

infamous

Water swallowed everything. The survivors only managed to take their personal . BELONG

belongings

The rescuers' immense .... was rewarded with an applause by the crowds that gathered round the burning house. BRAVE

bravery

. She remembers going .... before she fainted. BREATH

breathless

. After the ...., Mr Grey was insistent on having an alarm system installed in his office. BURGLE

burglary

. The detective was questioned because some decisions he had taken were not in .... with law. COMPLY

compliance

. We don't get newspapers everyday. They are delivered .... to our island. REGULAR

irregularly

. Cruelty exposed in some films and computer games is believed to ... young people's perception of brutality in everyday life SENSE

desensitise

. More and more schools install facilities for ....people. Wheelchair drives, special railings or even lifts make their life easier. ABLE

disabled

. Majority of the inhabitants would prefer to move out.of the area because of most .... climatic conditions. AGREE

disagreeable

A prompt action will be required to... the terrorists and set the hostages free from the hijacked jet-plane. ARM

disarm

You may use the typewriter whenever you need it. It's at your . DISPOSE

disposal

I'll ask someone to make an .... of the photo. Then, I'll have it framed and hang it on the wall. LARGE

enlargement

. Tax ... is a punishable offence in all civilised countries. EVADE

evasion

. There was tremendous ... in the house when I realised I owned the winning ticket. EXCITE

excitement

Our neighbour had an .... of his villa built last year. EXTEND

extension

. Your brother is very ...., isn't he? He gets angry very quickly and sometimes for no reason at all. IRRITATE

irritable

. Ron is a ....wild animals tamer. He says he is not afraid to be locked in a cage with his lions and tigers. FEAR

fearless

Adam Clark was a ....but not a famous one HISTORY.

historian

. Mass media are known to exert an .... influence upon people all over the world. MEASURE

immeasurable

Some people write diaries to ... theil: memories. MORTAL

immortalise

. A referee should never favour any of sides. One should always be .... PART

impartial

. What you say sounds good in theory, but it may be quite ....in life, I'm afraid. PRACTICE

impracticable

1 don't think people will ever discover alien forms of life. It's rather . PROBABLE

improbable

Turn on the headlights or else you will not see the .... cars. COME

incoming

. We always have to cope on our own Everyone else is .... to our problems. DIFFER

indifferent

There was no .... for your violent reaction. Nobody was going to do any harm to you. JUSTIFY

justification

It's been snowing hard since yesterday morning. There's great .... that all tomorrow's flights will be cancelled. LIKE

likelihood

The general was dismissed because he had broken his .... vows. LOYAL

loyalty

. The doctors said the patient was in ... condition and was making little improvement. MISERY

miserable

. Their father's sudden death was a great .... to the whole family. He was the only breadwinner. FORTUNE

misfortune

. The organisation hasn't been subsidised ever since it appeared all the money they were donated had been .... USE

misused / abused

. Leaving the vault unlocked was a display of sheer .... on one of the clerk's part. NEGLECT

negligence

. The headmaster decided to expel the rough boy from our school. His behaviour was really ..... OBJECT.

objectionable

. There's nobody as as Jim is. He's everybody's friend. GO

outgoing

. We've been informed by the bank that there are still some .... bills that we have to pay immediately. STAND

outstanding

. I must admit I have forgotten to bring your drink, sir. I'm very sorry for this unfortunate ..... SEE

oversigh

. Parents who are too ..... get their children spoilt easily. PERMIT

permissive

. I will never forget the.... surroundings of the island. PICTURE

picturesque

. Parents tend to make a mistake of not expressing their.... in their children's achievements openly. PROUD

pride

. Because their business was highly .... they went bankrupt within a few months. PROFIT

profitless/unprofitable

. Mr Karlsson runs a very ....business. He earns lots of money each year. PROSPER

prosperous

. During the ceremony, gunshots were fired in .... of those who devoted their lives to the country. REMEMBER

remembrance

It was the most ... day I have ever had. I was busy preparing reports and accounts for my bosses from early morning till late at night. REST

restless

exemplary . We're not going to discuss the problem of missing tools at today's meeting. The question is of .... importance. SECOND

secondary

. Little is being done to .... the clearing systems in banks. The procedures are as complicated as they were fifty years ago SIMPLE

simplify

Ifs a shame people still die of .... in many parts of the world. STARVE

starvation

. Young people are advised to practise sports in order to .... th-eir health and stamina. STRONG

strengthen

. I'm sure he's not the man he claims to be. I consider him to be a ....character. SUSPECT

suspicious

. First, I wanted to dismiss Paula, but on second .... I decided to give her a new chance. THINK

thought(s)

. How ever could you forget about your exam? It was most ....of you. THINK

thoughtless

. The question of bonuses has always been tricky and ..... TROUBLE

troublesome

. Mrs Hill has worked for us for ten years now. She is the most experienced ... in our office. TYPE

typist

. I remember him well. He's .... the guy I shared a room with. DOUBT

undoubtedly / doubtless

. The film we went to see was rather ..... That's why we left before it even ended. ENJOY

unenjoyable

. The officer's co-operation with the enemy intelligence was considered an .... offence. This is why he was sentenced to death. PARDON

unpardonable

. The news of another delay was rather ...... To avoid further stress, several passengers gave up travelling on that day. SETTLE

unsettling

I didn't expect Susan to be such an ... perSon. I will never invite her to my party again. SOCIETY

unsociable

. Jim has been moved to another department He was rather .... for the post of a supervisor. SUIT

unsuitable

. I can see you are .... to do any kind of job. But how are you going to earn your living, Steve? WILL

unwilling

. Monica's childhood memories are not so sweet because of the rigorous .... that she was given by her parents. BRING

upbringing

Woodworms are tiny insects. They are hardly .... to the naked eye VISION

visible

. You should be.... in the jungle. Danger lurks everywhere. WATCH

watchful