word formation 1-200

inferiority

A person with an ... complex is generally quite shy. (INFERIOR)

unbelievable

After so many successes your present inefficiency is ... . (BELIEVE)

habitual

All had their ... places at the tables in the teachers' room. (HABIT)

laughter

All of us burst into ... at his joke. (LAUGH)

adherence

Because of the excessibe speed the tyres lost their ... . (ADHERE)

attendence

Daily ... of classes is desirable, if not compulsory. (ATTEND)

height

Do you happen to know the ... of Ben Nevis? (HIGH)

standardizing

Do you think they'll succeed in ... the weights? (STANDARD)

imitation

Due to his amazing powers of ... he became a good comedian. (MIMIC)

competitive

Fashion designed in highly ... today. (COMPETITION)

concealment

Fear of discovery forced him into .... . (CONCEAL)

acquittal

Given the lack of evidence, the case resulted in an... (ACQUIT)

nutritious

Goat milk is believed to be very ... . (NUTRIMENT)

suspiciously

He behaved rather ... under the circumstances. (SUSPECT)

courtesy

He bowed to us with elaborate ... . (COURTEOUS)

mercilessly

He hit the little boy... . (MERCY)

cellist

He is a worldwide famous ... . (CELLO)

inventive

He is highly thoughts of for his ... mind. (INVENT)

inexhaustible

He is in his late 50's and yet his energy seems ... . (EXHAUST)

loss

He is veryy anxious about his son's of memory. (LOSE)

kingship

He knew he was giong to lose his ... . (KING)

pointless

He proved so stubborn that it seemed ... to me to insist. (POINT)

energetic

He proved to be a very ... man as Chair of the comitee. (ENERGY)

defence

He raised his sword in ... . (DEFEND)

liability

He stubbornly refused to admit ... for the accident. (LIABLE)

mouthful

He took a ... of water to quench his thirst. (MOUTH)

unawares

He was cought ... making faces at himself in the mirror. (AWARE)

residence

He was granted permanent ... in Canada. (RESIDENT)

typist

Her boss can't help shouting at her for being such a poor ... . (TYPE)

questionable

Her faith in the power of God is ... . (QUESTION)

exclusively

Her interview was ... to Vogue. (EXCLUDE)

influential

How do you know he is that ... ? (INFLUENCE)

automat

I can't recognize you; you're reacting like an ... . (AUTOMATIC)

inexplicable

I can't understand his attitude; it is absolutely ... . (EXPLAIN)

powerless

I felt ... under the circumstances. (POWER)

envious

I felt she was ... of me in spite of her smile. (ENVY)

troublesome

I find his boring insistance ... . (TROUBLE)

clarity

I heared a voice whisper my name with ... . (CLEAR)

reassurance

I need ... that he will really recover. (REASSURE)

investment

I wonder what the expect from this... . (INVEST)

tactfully

I'm glad you have so ... explained things to her. (TACT)

length

I'm not very sure about the ... of the room. (LONG)

sufficient

Is this money ... for your expenses? (SUFFICE)

dishonourable

It is absolutely dishonest and ... to cheat your parents. (HONOUR)

young

It is amazing how ... she looks at her age. (YOUTH)

harmful

Locusts are extremely ... to crops. (HARM)

volunteered

Lots of Americans ... to fight in World War I in Europe. (VOLUNTARY)

pursuit

Lots of people go abroud in .. of work. (PURSUE)

unavoidable

Meeting her sooner or later is ... . (AVOID)

warmth

My spirits rose at the ... of her voice. (WARM)

arrival

On our ... we were greeted by the head of the department. (ARRIVE)

countless

On the 4th of July ... people watched the fireworks. (COUNT)

imaginative

One must be highly ... to write such things. (IMAGINATION)

reliable

One need ... friends when one is in trouble. (RELY)

confidential

One's relationship with one's priest or lawyer is strictly ... . (CONFIDENCE)

muscular

Practising any sport definitely make you ... . (MUSCLE)

variety

Romanian cuisine offers a great ... of dishes. (VARY)

cautiously

She ... tiptoed across the room for fear thay might hear her. (CAUTION)

anxiety

She is trembling with ... at tomorrow's prospects. (ANXIOUS)

choice

She resented having to make a ... . (CHOOSE)

stardom

She rose to ... in no time, they say. (STAR)

mountainous

Snow lasts longer in ... regions. (MOUNTAIN)

formalities

Sometimes all these ... turn out to be rather boring. (FORMAL)

abstained

Summing up: non votes in fabour, two againts and four ... . (ABSTAIN)

advisible

Telling the truth is ... in this case. (ADVISE)

spectacular

That was a highly ... performance. (SPECTACLE)

descent

The ... down that steep slope is quite exhausting. (DESCEND)

speedy

The ... retreat helped them survive. (SPEEDY)

economical

The ... use of any fuel will save your money. (ECONOMY)

scenic

The Grand Canyon is a place of ... beauty. (SCENE)

uncontrollable

The animals appeared ... when the flames surrounded them. (CONTROL)

lifeless

The body lay there ... but no one dared touch it. (LIFE)

concession

The company had to make important ... to the strikes. (CONCEDE)

impassable

The floods made that path ... . (PASS)

appetizing

The food on the table all looked ... . (APPETITE)

stretchers

The injured men were carried to the ambulance on ... . (STRETCH)

leakage

The media often benefit from ... a of confidential information. (LEAK)

packet

The postman delivered a large ... to our next door neighbour. (PACK)

expulsion

The principal threatened him with ... . (EXPEL)

depth

The proffesor's explanation was out of my ... . (DEEP)

expectations

The result of the test were quite different from out ... . (EXPECT)

enclosure

The wild horses were driven into an ... . (ENCLOSE)

certainty

There was ... in her voice and it was encouraging. (CERTAIN)

fixation

There was a ... in her insistence that I didn't like. (FIX)

cursed

These ... neighbours of ours have made another complaint. (CURSE)

widen

They have to ... this street to ease the traffic. (WIDE)

neighbourhood

They live somewhere in the... . (NEIGHBOUR)

residential

They've got a villa in the ... area. (RESIDE)

sociologist

This ... has written an outstanding book about family life. (SOCIOLOGY)

complimentary

This has been an unusually ... remark for you. (COMPLIMENT)

precission

This kind of work requires... . (PRECISE).

mastery

To become a writer requires ... of the written language. (MASTER)

seasoning

To mae food taste and smell better add some ... . (SEASON)

starvation

Too many people still die of ... . (STARVE)

amateurishly

We are dissapointed by her approaching this matter so ... . (AMATEUR)

grief-stricken

We felt rather ... not to be invited to the ceremony. (GRIEVE)

enjoyable

We had an ... day boating on the lake. (ENJOY)

entertainment

What possibilities of .. would you recommend in your town? (ENTERTAIN)

apologetic

Why should out be so ... when the fault was not yours? (APOLOGIZE)

changeable

You can never guess what she wants; she is so ... . (CHANGE)

worthless

You have been cheated; these stamps are ... (WORTH)

strengthen

You have to do a lot of special excercise to ... your muscles. (STRONG)

weight

You'll put on ... if you keep eating so many sweets. (WEIGH)

encouragement

Your ... on the eve of the exam means a lot. (COURAGE)

hindrance

Your interference proved more of a ... than a help. (HINDER)

meanness

Your well-known ... is disguisting. (MEAN)