CAE Word Formation

refreshment

'I regret, I cannot offer any ___, Madame' he said with a smile. REFRESH

interchangeably

'Play' and 'game' are used ____- it does not matter which. (CHANGE)

storage

A good flat has plenty of rooms but you need good _________ so everything can be put away (STORE)

dismissal

After he was sacked, he sued over his __________(DISMISS)

applicants

All ___ must be over 18. APPLY

speechless

All this she heard, even understood, but still she was ___ . SPEAK

standardise

An attempt is also being made to ___ textures and symbols where possible. STANDARD

stardom

And he accepts that he set out on the lonely road to ___ too early in life. (STAR)

capable

Are you ___ of sailing in the prevailing conditions? ABLE

widen

As he was watching them, his eyes began to ___ in astonishment. WIDE

vanity

But are we allowing ourselves to be carried away by false ___? (VAIN)

implications

But not all ___ are valid in reference to pedagogy. IMPLY

unthinkable

But the level of social welfare was so high that poverty was ___ . THINK

resemblance

Chris's _________ to Penelope Cruz is incredible! She is the spitting image of the Spanish star. (RESEMBLE)

attendance

Class __________ was low because of the flu virus (ATTEND)

indecisive

Critics say he has been weak and _______ . DECIDE

requirement

Do these goods comply with our safety _________? REQUIRE

vacancy

Do you have a ___________ in your bed and breakfast? I need a room for the night (VACANT)

painless

Doctors have developed a new, modern ___ technique involving ultra-sound. PAIN

identical

Every time the pictorial elements were similar, if not almost ___ . IDENTITY

inexplicable

For some _______ reason, she chose that moment to break the news. EXPLAIN

warmth

He admired the ___ of relationships he saw around him. WARM

indecency

He asked me to sleep with him on our first date! The ___________of his proposal shocked me (DECENT)

endurance

He completed the marathon! I cannot believe his ___________ (ENDURE)

impersonation

He does a really good _____ of Elvis Presley. Have you ever seen him do it? (IMPERSONATE)

redundancy

He hated being out of work. _____________ made him very unhappy. (REDUNDANT)

falsify

He helped his underage son _______ his birth date to illegally obtain a driver's license. FALSE

ignorance

He never reads the papers. His __________ on current affairs astounds me. (IGNORE)

proverbial

He took to it like the ___ fish to water. PROVERB

apologetic

He tried to look ___, but it didn't work. APOLOGY

persistence

He was so tenacious. His _______ in finding the answers to questions was amazing (PERSIST)

insecure

He's definitely someone very nervy, very jumpy and basically___ . SECURITY

sincerity

He's like a politician who wants to convince you of his _____. SINCERE

denial

Her _______ of all the accusations was clearly a lie (DENY)

appearance

Her __________ was rather untidy; she had got up late (APPEAR)

arrival

Her ___________ at the party caused a stir (ARRIVE) People were amazed.

swollen

Her face was blotched and ___ with crying. SWELL

inadequacy

His __________ for the job was obvious: he was underqualified (ADEQUATE)

impatience

His __________ really annoyed me. He couldn't even wait a minute! (PATIENT)

approval

His charming manners met with my _________ (approve). That's the right way to behave.

reluctance

I can understand your _______ to take up bungee jumping. It is very dangerous (RELUCTANT)

difference

I cannot tell the _____________ between those twins (DIFFER)

competence

I do question the ____________ of some of the workers in the LSI office, except Jean. (COMPETENT)

relevance

I don't get the _____________ of you argument about feminism. What does it have to do with sport? (RELEVANT)

hesitant

I feel ___ about including the last sentence. HESITATE

package

I got the _______ you sent me this morning. THANKS! (PACK)

postage

I hate sending parcels. The ________ is now so expensive! (POST)

immediacy

I like to have students who submit their essays quickly. This leads to greater _________ in my marking. (IMMEDIATE)

impersonal

I prefer dealing with small companies. They aren't so _____ as the larger ones who tend to treat everyone the same. (PERSON)

existence

I sometimes question the _______ of God. Do you? (EXIST)

significance

I struggle to understand the __________ of what you are saying. What do you really mean? (SIGNIFY)

secrecy

I wish the government would be more honest. All this ___________ is very worrying. (SECRET)

inefficiency

I worry about __________ in that office. However, Jean is perfect. (EFFICIENT)

inheritance

I'm hoping for a big ________ from my parents They we can paint the town red!(INHERIT)

upbringing

I've had a very sheltered ___, so this has really been an eye-opener. BRING

likelihood

In all ___________ the vase was made in the seventeenth century. LIKELY

gratitude

In that case, young lady, you would have my undying ___ . (GRATEFUL)

decency

It is common ______ to do the right thing and to thank someone when they give you a present (DECENT)

strenght

It should come as no surprise that cycling builds leg ___ . STRONG

spacious

It was a ___ room with a deep bay window overlooking the river. (SPACE)

choice

It was not, he admits, the wisest ___ for a beginner. (CHOOSE)

insistence

It was only at her ____________ that he bought the luxury house. She knew just what she wanted. (INSIST)

considerate

It was very __________ of you. Thank you. (CONSIDER)

sensible

It would be much more ___ for you to marry a woman with money. (SENSE)

survival

It's all about the ______of the fittest. That's life. (SURVIVE)

illogical

It's an ___ and dangerous policy. LOGIC

competition

It's normal for there to be _______ between brothers and sisters. COMPETE

convenience

LSI is very near the tube which is of great ___________ to students (CONVENIENT)

appreciation

Many candidates showed little ___ of the problems from the headhunter's point of view. APPRECIATE

patience

Many thanks for your ________, you had to wait a long time (PATIENT)

collision

Moments before there was a ___ with a car. (COLLIDE)

annoyance

Much to my ____________ he turned up late. I am so angry! (annoy)

resistance

My efforts to introduce more homework met with a lot of __________. Basically, they refused to do it (RESIST)

discredited

Now surely our ___ government must go. CREDIT

performance

One Direction's ___________ last night was terrible. (PERFORM)

illiterate

One of the main problems with third world countries is the amount of ___________ (LITERATE)

dependency

Our __________ on alcohol in the Western World is a problem (DEPEND)

misled

People are being ________ into parting with their money. LEAD

offence

Please don't take _____: but you're just not my type (OFFEND)

privacy

Please stay out of my room. I need some ___________ (PRIVATE)

weight

Remember to _______ patients twice daily at 8.00am and 8.00pm. (WEIGHT)

literacy

She couldn't spell:____________ was not her strong point (LITERATE)

pregnancy

She enjoyed her ___________ , apart from the sickness (PREGNANT)

complaint

She's made an official ___ . (COMPLAIN)

personality

She's so lovely and has a great _______ . (IMPERSONATE)

evidence

Sherlock Holmes examines every little bit of _______ (EVIDENT)

impractical

Silk is always wonderful too, even if it's totally ___ . PRACTICE

tolerance

Society is too hard on people. We need more _____________ of people's problems (TOLERATE)

urgency

Stop looking so relaxed! We need more sense of ________ if we are to win this competition (URGENT)

irresponsible

Such an act would have been deceitful and ___ . RESPONSIBILITY

infancy

Technology is just in its ____________. There is so much more to come (INFANT)

coverage

The BBC's ___________ of the Winter Olympics will be wonderful (COVER)

frequency

The _______ of his visits was diminishing. He came less and less Did he really like me? (FREQUENT)

inaccuracy

The _______ of his work let him down . He made so may mistakes!(ACCURATE)

adequacy

The _________ of her student funding was in doubt/. Did she have enough money?(ADEQUATE)

importance

The _________ of recording vocabulary cannot be emphasised enough (IMPORTANT)

burial

The __________ of her pet cat was simple but moving (BURY)

revival

The __________ of the Macbeth play was amazing. I never thought they could do it again! (REVIVE)

distance

The ___________ between the UK and the USA is enormous (DISTANT)

recurrence

The ____________ of certain errors in your essays worries me. Learn from your mistakes! (RECUR)

intimacy

The class was very small and there was a lovely sense of __________in the room (INTIMATE)

loosen

The country will _______ currency controls to encourage spending abroad. LOOSE

unprecedented

The economies of Western Europe and Japan experienced ___ growth. (PRECEDE)

prehistoric

The evidence from ___ times can seldom be interpreted with any certainty. (HISTORY)

entrance

The film star's __________ was dramatic: everyone gasped when she walked in. (ENTRY)

accidentally

The first thing he discovered was that Newley had not died ___ . ACCIDENT

uncompromising

The government is noted for its ___________ drugs policy. COMPROMISE

unprofitable

The government stopped funding ______ industries. PROFIT

friendship

The handshake is a basic gesture of ___ .FRIEND

negligent

The jury found the doctor criminally _______. NEGLECT

unbelievably

The music was ___ loud, you couldn't hear yourself think. BELIEVE

inconclusive

The result of the experiment turned out to be _______ . There was no real evidence one way or the other. CONCLUDE

conclusively

The study showed ______ that smoking is bad for your health. CONCLUDE

inaccuracies

The system is liable to suffer from ___ of the type discussed above. (ACCURATE)

unendurable

The tension in the room seemed ___ . (ENDURE)

simplification

The whole method is a form of ___ . SIMPLE

shortage

There are not enough desks in our class. The __________ of seats could become a problem. (SHORT)

insecurity

There is a feeling of isolation and professional ___ in schools. SECURE

belief

There is a growing ______ that she will resign. BELIEVE

pressure

There is already enough ___ without that, you know. PRESS

efficiency

There is no doubt about the ____________ of Jesus in arranging accomodation. He is brilliant. (EFFICIENT)

disturbance

There was a huge ___________ outside the pub. All the students were drunk and fighting (DISTURB)

obedience

There was a lack of ___________ in the CAE class that term. They were a naughty bunch! (OBEY)

intelligence

There was no doubt about his ___________: he answered every question first (INTELLIGENT)

breakages

There were a lot of _________________ after the drunken teenage party (BREAK)

theft

There's no damage done, there's no ___ . THIEF

miraculous

They fell into a ___ sleep which lasted until they were rediscovered in 1878. MIRACLE

wreckage

They searched through the ___________ of the car but there was no sign of who had been in it during the crash (WRECK)

performance

This is the most interesting ___ I've ever seen. (PERFORM)

rehearsals

Unfortunately ,_____________ for the play did not go well. Everyone forgot their lines. (REHEARSE)

beneficial

Walking the dog is ideal exercise for anyone and the fresh air will be ___ too. BENEFIT

thoughtless

We have caused enough harm by our ___, irresponsible, selfish behaviour. THINK

anxiety

We must experience ___, pain, and death because we are alive. ANXIOUS

advertising

We spend $5 million a year on _________. ADVERTISEMENT

proof

We were unable to establish_______ of her innocence. PROVE

violence

What I hate about cities is the _____________ you can experience on the streets at night (VIOLENT)

arrogance

What annoyed me most was his big-headed attitude and _____________ (ARROGANT)

presence

What helped her through the birth was his loving ___________. It reassured her (PRESENT)

occurence

When Eiji turned up late it was a truly strange ___________ . He's always on time! (OCCUR)

fantasize

Which women do you ___ about? FANTASY

removal

Why are these intermediate students in my class! I insist on their ___________ (REMOVE)

worthless

Why do you always want to go with those ignorant ___ people? (WORTH)

notified

Winners will be _____ as soon as possible. (NOTE)

harmless

You can hold the snake: it's _____. (HARM)

frighten

You'd ___ too many people off with that speech. FRIGHT

reliance

Young people's __________ on modern technology is worrying. How would they cope with a power cut? (RELY)

proposal

Your _______ about saving money at LSI was invaluable. But should we really sack all the teachers? (PROPOSE)

conclusion

Your essay is fine apart from the _______, which is a little short. CONCLUDE

renewal

Your passport needs ___________. Hurry up and get it done! (RENEW)

absence

______ makes the heart grow fonder (ABSENT)

accuracy

________ is essential in exam tests : if you want to succeed. you need to check your answers (ACCURATE)