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)