WORD FORMATION ADVANCED

63. Guy was greedy, ________, obsessed with power and self-gratification. (moral)

amoral

85. The goverment's policy to soothe the anger among people was ___________. It should have happened earlier. (CHRONOLOGY)

anachronistic

5. The government stressed it was not abandoning its tough __________ policies. (INFLATE)

anti-inflationary

88. Sleeping during day and working when night comes sounds seemingly __________. (SCIENCE)

anti-scientific

20. He claims that the laws are ________ and have no contemporary relevance. (antique)

antiquated

19. Before creating this sculpture, she studied all the masterpieces of classical ________ (antique).

antiquity

50. _________ and disinfectants are widely used in hospital to kill the bacteria. (SEPTIC)

antiseptics

28. People in coastal area live mainy on the ______________, which allows them to earn a great deal of money from the sea products (CULTURE)

aquaculture

84. Bob is a(n) ___________ of an intelligent student. (TYPE)

archetype

89. Environmental degradation is ________ (character) as any change or aggravation to nature's turf seen to be pernicious or ________ (desire).

characterized undesirable

54. Bertha, exaggerating the seriousness of the affair, thought it ________ (charlatan) to undertake a post without knowledge and without capacity.

charlatanry

D. People intuitively recognize the importance of self-esteem to their psychological health, so it isn't particularly remarkable that most of us try to protect and enhance it in ourselves whenever possible. What is remarkable is that attention to self-esteem has become a(n) 1_______ (commune) concern, at least for Americans, who see a favorable opinion of oneself as the central psychological source from which all manner of positive outcomes spring. The corollary, that low self-esteem lies at the root of individual and thus 2_______ (society) problems and 3_______ (function), has sustained an ambitious social agenda for decades. Indeed, campaigns to raise people's sense of self-worth abound. Consider what transpired in California in the late 1980s. Prodded by State Assemblyman John Vasconcellos, Governor George Deukmejian set up a task force on self-esteem and personal and social responsibility. Vasconcellos argued that raising self-esteem in young people would reduce crime, teen pregnancy, drug abuse, school 4_______ (achieve) and pollution. At one point, he even expressed the hope that these efforts would one day help balance the state budget, a prospect predicated on the observation that people with high 5_______ (regard) earn more than others and thus pay more in taxes. Along with its other activities, the task force assembled a team of scholars to survey the relevant literature. The results appeared in a 1989 volume 6_______ (title) The Social Importance of Self-Esteem, which stated that "many, if not most, of the major problems plaguing society have roots in the low self-esteem of many of the people who make up society." In reality, the report contained little to support that assertion.

communal societal dysfunctions underachievement self-regard entitled

2. The consequences of ________ (compel) gambling are comparable to those of any other addictive disease and are not simply those of financial loss.

compulsive

32. Utilitarian notions in the social sciences are not enough for even providing a(n) ________ framework for grasping what actually happens. (concept)

conceptual

58. She gave me some friendly advice without a trace of ________ (descend).

condescension

34. The procedure is in strict ________ with standard international practices.(conform)

conformity

73. Operation Rescue was an organization notorious for its ________ (front) tactics and its implacable opposition to abortion under all circumstances.

confrontational

51. Due to the prolonged _________, the goods arrived later than we had expected. (CONTAIN)

containerization

37. Last month's elections saw a ________ in power of the country's socialist party. (continue)

continuance

35. The present economic policy is a(n) ________ of the earlier one. (continue)

continuation

36. An historical awareness also imparts a sense of________(continue).

continuity

96. What Thuy Minh said has provoked violent __________ from critics as well as celebrities. (BLAST)

counter-blast

76. A dozen international poverty and development organizations published a report last week on the impact of building new coal power plants in countries where a large percentage of the population lacks access to electricity. The report's conclusions are strikingly ________: on the whole, building coal power plants does little to help the poor, and often it can actually make them poorer. (intuition)

counter-intuitive

71. Moving _________ is moving in a direction opposite to the direction the hands of the clock moves. (CLOCK)

counterclockwise

39. Do you believe in the ________ powers of the local mineral water? (cure)

curative

11. Some people argue that money has _____________ football. (BASE)

debased

49. A cock roach can continue to live for a few days even if it is ________________. (CAPITA)

decapitated

52. I spent the whole evening _______________ my messy house. (CLUTTER)

decluttering

70. Viet Nam went through _________________ process and became an independent country. (COLONY)

decolonization

57. A(n) _________________ disease is one that will gradually deteriorate the functioning of any one part in your body. (GENERATE)

degenerative

94. Harry Porter's personality is successfully ___________ by J.K.Rowling throughout her series. (LINE)

delineated

63. Viet Nam used to be ________________ into two separate areas, with the border being Gianh river. (MASS)

demassified

67. You become ________ when things are not going your way and you can't really see a way out of it. (moral)

demoralized

18. Underground nuclear _____________ are believed to have been carried out. (NOTE)

denotations

44. It is a misconception that _________ human blood is blue. (OXYGEN)

deoxygenated

85. In the UK, the ratio of people of working age to people over 65 could fall from 3.7 to 1 in 1999 to 2.1 to 1 in 2040. This suggests a very big increase in the ________ ratio and is consequently a cause for concern because with current spending pension commitments, it will place a higher burden on the shrinking working population. (depend)

dependency

12. This remote village bore the _____________ of the storm. (PREDATOR)

depredation

27. The teacher said that he found it difficult to cope with a class of ________ (affect) teenagers.

disaffected

18. She was a very selfish, ________ bad-tempered little girl. (agree)

disagreeable

21. I fretted and sweated as they stalked in and stared around with that ________, accusatory look of all cops everywhere. (approve)

disapproving

98. The piece, which had been affected by centuries of ________ and grime, was brought back its former glory by seven conservators from the museum's Hamilton Kerr Institute. (colour)

discoloration

57. His misunderstanding of the situation resulted in his _________. Everyone could make out the embarassing remarks on his face. (COMPOSE)

discomposure

40. She has an artist's ________ eye. (discriminate)

discriminating

41. The government enacted laws to protect women from ________employment practices (discriminate)

discriminatory

1. The act of _________ should be prohibited under any circumstances. Everyone all has equal rights to vote. (FRANCHISE)

disenfranchisement

9. It is inhumane to sell ________ limbs of the animals, such as rhinoceros or elephants, in the market place. (MEMBER)

dismembered

113. ―People‖ is a ____________ word. (SYLLABLE)

disyllabic

23. GEW lamp dimming promise uptime at least 1500 hours, raised productivity and reduces ________ (time).

downtime

84. Radio 4 also announced a new ________ of Primo Levi's short story collection The Periodic Table, starring Henry Goodman and introduced by Janet Suzman, to be broadcast in 12 episodes of varying lengths this spring. (drama)

dramatization

13. She is ________ gorgeous in that gown. (DIE)

drop-dead

48. Mary told the doctor about her stomach's ________________. It didn't seem to work properly. (FUNCTION)

dysfunction

41. Bats use ______________ to navigate in the dark when hunting prey. (LOCATION)

echolocation

66. The man reported than he had seen a(n) _________ object, which might well be a UFO. (EGG)

egg-shaped

8. The spectacular view of Sa Pa has _____________ many visitors. (RAPTURE)

enraptured

36. His recent unpredictable mood ____________ him from his friends. (STRANGE)

estranges

92. In an _________ world, people have to change to get into the swing of the environment. (EVOLVE)

ever-evolving

80. Andy was ___________ from the volunteer group due to his poor attitude. (COMMUNICATE)

ex-communicated

72. Both Hathor and her potential victims became ________ (exceed) drunk and merry, so she failed at her task.

exceedingly

1. This place is an ___________ zone, which is restricted to people who work in the Parliamentary House only. (EXCLUDE)

exclusionary

100. This place is an ___________ zone, which is restricted to people who work in the Parliamentary House only. (EXCLUDE)

exclusionary

26. Mary ______________ with her husband about his budget this month. (POSTULATE)

expostulated

93. Zombies are archetypal monsters from the bottom of the uncanny valley, with their dead eyes and ________ faces (express).

expressionless

42. Maria loved both the children. There was never a hint of ________ (favour)

favouritism

69. His face showed the remark of _________ even when we were talking about seriously. ( FLIP)

flippancies

43. Thanks to the _____________ at the bottom of the page, the Chinese-VietNamese poem becomes more accessible. (NOTE)

footnote

38. The story broadens the horizon of the children about their _______. (BEAR)

forebears

48. The little rainfall ________ a poor crop for farmers in this village. (BODE)

foreboded

30. Every book has a ______________ including what the authors say about their masterpiece. (WORD)

foreword

44. An agreement on the ________ of a new government was reached on June 6. (form)

formation

43. They often are involved in the hiring and dismissal of employees but generally have no role in the ________ of personnel policy. (form)

formulation

39. I met my old friend at the supermarket this morning, which was quite ________. (FORTUNE)

fortuitous

50. Their house is decorated in such a _________________ way so that it fit in with other houses. (DESCRIBE)

nondescript

78. He gained ________ for being difficult to work with as an actor. (notorious)

notoriety

69. Electric-powered cars are still something of a(n) ________ (novel)

novelty

70. Comparisons are simpler to make when ________ data is presented in diagrammatic form and conclusions are easier to draw from it. (number)

numerical

71. ________ pictures have been deemed to contribute to a hostile environment (object)

objectionable

72. Personal disinterest in a programme content will help your ________ in assessing its potential for your public relations purposes. (object)

objectivity

An emerging discipline called neuroaesthetics is seeking to bring scientific 1_______ (objective) to the study of art, and has already given us a better understanding of many 2_______ (master). The blurred 3_______ (image) of Impressionist paintings seems to stimulate the brain's amygdala, for instance. Since the amygdala plays a crucial role in our feelings, that finding might explain why many people find these pieces so 4_______ (move).

objectivity masterpieces imagery moving

73. To say that the ________(observe) of this custom or law is sacrilegious or illicit must be regarded as ________ (error).

observance erroneous

55. It is ________ that he will press ahead with his project. Nothing can prevent him. (ODD)

odds-on

32. I will bring my unbrella along on the _____________ that it rains. (CHANCE)

off-chance

43. It encouraged experimenters to propose ________ (beat) or novel approaches to problems.

offbeate

62. The report is critical of attempts by________(official) to deal with the problem of homelessness.

officialdom

55. From six o'clock _______________, I'm home! (ON)

onwards

56. She came to the party wearing a(n) ________ (land) costume and blond wig.

outlandish

95. Phyllis Schlafly, the ________ conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, has died. (speak)

outspoken

29. The court ________ (turn) that decision on the grounds that the Prosecution had withheld crucial evidence.

overturned

98. A ___________ is an instrument that separates light into a frequency spectrum and records the signal using a camera. (SPECTRUM)

spectrograph

59. Even the most _________ equipment cannot replace the role of the teachers in the future. (ART)

state-of-the-art

11. Although some hold out hope for a sea wall and land reclamation programme, it is admittedly nothing more than a mere ________ (STOP)

stopgap

73. The crews fortuitously dicovered a __________ in the ship's cool chamber. (STOW)

stowaway

41. She cast her eyes ________ and saw a mysterious man looking at her. (STREET)

street-ward

64. The walls were _________________ with colors, which make it so beautiful. (STRIPE)

striated

79. There used to be a __________ in Quang Tri, whose remains now become a historical site. (HOLD)

stronghold

17. This chair is almost too ____________, so replace it with a new one! (ANNUAL)

superannuated

70. What you know is rather __________. And it is unfair to judge just through a cursory glance. (FACIES)

superficial

43. Scientists from Russia, America and Japan have recently filled the periodic table's seventh row with four _________ chemical elements. (HEAVE)

superheavy

60. America is considered one of the biggest _________ in the world. (POWER)

superpowers

99. The company has established total ________ over its rivals. (supreme)

supremacy

42. He was lying, indicated by the _______________ sign that his hands were shivering. (TELL)

tell-tale

42. The girl excelled herself at the exam and came ________ to the two boys. (THREE)

tertiary

The opponents of nuclear power may object to the scheme for some ______________ reasons. (MENTION)

undermentioned

83. Successful candidates will be required to ________ an induction programme. (take)

undertake

79. Tre Transformer is quite intriguing. It is ________ one of the best movies of the year. (doubt)

undoubtedly

3. He was ___________ with intelligence but he tried hard to make up for it. (ENDOW)

unendowed

36. He was in the ________ (envy) position of having to choose between imprisonment or exile.

unenviable

28. He is ________ (fail) polite and tries desperately to understand other people's views.

unfailingly

76. She's ________ (fail) cheerful no matter what the circumstances.

unfailingly

99. Cindy showed ___________ support at Josh's project. She always believes him. (FALTER)

unfaltering

100 Despite fighting between the government and SPLA rebels, citizens will be allowed ________ (hinder) access to humanitarian aid via "tranquility corrid.

unhindered

64. You should not assess a situation from such a(n) ________ side. (LATERAL)

unilateral

92. Technology has been lauded as a way to free up time for us, yet the reality of an all-consuming medium often does the reverse. New innovations bring with them a host of ________ consequences, ranging from the troubling to the downright depressing. Social media makes us lonely. Too much screen-time makes teenagers fall behind their peers. And at the more feeble end of the spectrum, many of us have walked into an obstacle while texting. (intend)

unintended

49. It is ________ for a teacher to inflict corporal punishment on pupils. (law)

unlawful

A. There are a myriad of lifestyle issues affecting the youth of today. Such is the pressure heaped on many school-goers to achieve academic excellence by their parents that these 1_______ (real) expectations are causing children to become hopelessly depressed. Indeed, some, in their 2_______ (despair) to escape and their sense of guilt at being unable reach the levels of success demanded of them by their 3_______ (push) parents, either rebel in what is 4_______ (amount) to a cry for help, or, worse still, engage in 5_______ (harm). It is no coincidence that suicide rates, expecially amongst young males, have been rising steadily for some time now. These are tough times to be a teen.

unrealistic desperation pushy tantamount self-harm

45. The house is painted in such a(n) _________ style. (SAVOUR)

unsavoury

5. Too late, she remembered the ________ (settle) effect such comments would have on Johnny.

unsettling

97. The country's economic crisis had a(n) ________ effect on world markets. (settle)

unsettling

82. Mongolia, although poor, has considerable ________ (tap) resources of oil and minerals.

untapped

15. The demise of the industry has caused ________(tell) misery to thousands of hard-working tradesmen.

untold

6. Putting up with noise coming from the neighbor is probably the most ____________ thing. (TO)

untoward

9. Andy has received such _____________ fame after he tried himself in the school's play. (WONT)

unwonted

46. In this modern day, you have to keep yourself _________ so as not to lag behind others. (DATE)

up-to-date

42. Broadly speaking, on-line shopping experiences can be categorized into two distinct dimensions: ________ (use) and hedonic value.

utilitarian

83. Try not to be ___________ even if you are tremendously successful. (VAIN)

vainglorious

21. She made several ________ (par) remarks about the manager she dislikes.

disparaging

18. At all events, it was this group of the ________ (possess) that gave the first successful impetus to the Revolution.

dispossessed

53. Listen to both sides and you will be ________ (light), heed only one side and you will be ________ (night).

enlightened benighted

13. She has become ________(mesh) in a tangle of drugs and petty crime.

enmeshed

1. Democracy died after a period of ________(cease) wars, imperial expansion abroad, and the rise of demagoguery at home.

incessant/ceaseless

83. Towards the end of the ________ (infant) period the child is becoming more perspicacious.

infantile

71. Travellers may be ________ (inquire) about the world, but they also travel to make discoveries about themselves.

inquisitive

19. ________(prey) pricing by large supermarkets was threatening the livelihood of smaller businesses.

predatory

34. He impressed his audience by the ________ (profound) of his knowledge.

profundity

16. Attracting the banks are the ________ (surge) economy and reforms that have opened up industries to foreign capital.

resurgent

6. Some economists are now predicting the danger of ________ (run) inflation.

runaway

9. When you come down on him too hard, you may only intensify his own ________ (critic)

self-criticism

22. As women we tend to be ________ (face) and make light of what we have achieved.

self-effacing

45. Several spoke out against the harshly ________ (right) tone of the original motion.

self-righteous

51. Pressure was applied with cool precision: women had discovered that to ________ (step) male dominance was to avoid destructive rage.

sidestep

31. The state ________ (fast) refused to settle this matter at any time.

steadfastly

46. Elections are essential for the ________ (sustain) of parliamentary democracy. sustenance: sự tồn tại

sustemance

67. If he resigned it would be ________ (amount) to admitting that he was guilty.

tantamount

32. What is illustrated by these photographs is as much the culture of shamelessness as the reigning admiration for ________ (apology) brutality.

unapologetic

55. I write this down ________ (verb), for much the same reason I took notes in college.

verbatim

39. Natalie considered herself very ________ (virtue) because she neither drank nor smoked.

virtuous

20. He is a ________(voice) critic of the president's stance on abortion.

vociferous

65. Darwin's theory of evolution was a(n) ________ (shed) dividing the old way of thinking from the new.

watershed

33. It once seemed ________ to everyone that men should travel to the moon. (conceive)

INconceivable

8. They were now faced with seemingly________(mount) technical problems.

INsurmountable

28.They gave him a(n) ________ assurance that he would not be hurt.(category)

categorical

31. The full costume is only worn on important ________ occasions. (ceremony)

ceremonial

30. Their ________ greetings did not seem heartfelt. (ceremony)

ceremonious

70. She unveiled the picture with a(n) ________ (ceremony) gesture.

ceremonious

45. There are people who want to ________ you and grind you down. (humble)

humiliate

56. They cannot forget the ________ they suffered at the hands of their oppressors. (humble).

humiliation

55. Her first defeat was an early lesson in ________ (humble).

humility

5. Surely all women must have ___________ instinct or the human race would die out. (MOTHER)

maternal

69. He felt out of place, a(n) ________ (conform) in a society where conformity was highly prized.

nonconformist

53. Remember to read every _______________ in the contract because it can be a trap for the unwary. (PRINT)

small-print

15. Taking that old lady for a ride is _____________. (CONSCIENCE)

unconscionable

47. ________ (similar) is consequently difficult, particularly as the minority groups experience considerable hostility.

Assimilation

47. This book is _________. You can find information about the varieties of plants around the world here. (EMBRACE)

all-embracing

80. ________ (type) images of women are used to legitimise male dominance.

Stereotypical

14. His behavior at the party was _________, which went beyond everyone's expectations. (ERR)

aberrant

51. ________________ people are strong and healthy ones who can make a living on their own. (BODY)

able-bodied

82. The government ____________ its responsibility in the leakage of confidential information. (NEGATE)

abnegated

29. People felt a great pity for the time spent to see such a(n) _____________ film. (ABYSS)

abysmal

82. The new policy only serves to ________ the inadequacy of help for the homeless. (accent)

accentuate

58. The minister _________ the fight against hunger in his opening speech. (ACCENT)

accentuated

59. The little boy left his hand-made boat _______________ on the river. (DRIFT)

adrift

61. He suffered from headaches as an _______________ of his accident. (AFFECT)

after-effect

40. The mall has intrigued a great number of visitors since it was ________ last month. (GRAND)

aggrandized

54. He laid his desk _________. It is untidily filled with all kinds of stuff. (HEAP)

aheap

23. She's ________ and knows how to get round her parents. (art)

artful

22. A good teacher can encourage ________creativity. (art)

artistic

25. One encouraging feature of period-instrument performances in recent decades has been a growing concern with reliable and ________editions. (authority)

auathoritative

24. Most ________ or totalitarian regimes are nonconstitutional. (authority)

authoritarian

62. He took off his hat and a pigeon flew out. It was ________ a trick. (GUILE)

beguilingly

87. I was completely ___________ by the fact that he was going to get married. (MUSE)

bemused

2. He was ___________ by the darkness and got lost in the forest. (NIGHT)

benighted

74. The man was _________ on a medal for bravely taking a child out of the burning house. (STOW)

bestowed

10. The aridity in that area _____________ a poor crop. (TOKEN)

betokens

37. Nitrogen oxide is a(n) ________ compound of oxygen and nitrogen. (ATOM)

biatomic

G. The comedy Bringing Up Baby, on the other hand, presents practically non-stop dialogue delivered at 1_______ (neck) speed. This use of dialogue 2_______ (score) not only the dizzy quality of the character played by Katherine Hepburn, but also the 3_______ (absurd) of the film itself and thus its humor. The audience is bounced from gag to gag and conversation to conversation; there is no time for audience reflection. The audience is caught up in a(n) 4_______ (wind) of activity in simply managing to follow the plot. This film presents pure 5______ (escape) - largely due to its frenetic dialogue.

breakneck underscored absurdity whirlwind escapism

90. Adam's gait is a(n) __________ for his strong personality. (WORD)

byword

27. He thought back to the ________ days of his childhood. (care)

care-free

81. Her latest novel is a(n) ________ thriller, set some time in the late 21st century. (future)

futuristic

27. It is impossible to _______________ his excellence at work. (SAY)

gainsay

72. Reta is studying animal __________ at the Oxford university. (GENE)

genomics

91. The apricot blossom __________ during spring. (GERM)

germinates

39. His recent ups and downs made the criminal more ____________ than ever. (BITE)

hard-bitten

31. I cannot imagine why there are such ______________ people in this world. Don't they feel any sympathy for the homeless? (HEART)

hard-hearted

40. John Cena used to be in his _____________ in WWE but since his dislocation, he had to leave for operation and it would take him a long time to make a full recovery. (DAY)

heyday

64. Capital punishment was regarded as inhuman and ________ (moral)

immoral

65. The homless woman pleaded for a shelter from the rain in a(n) _________ tone. (PASSION)

impassioned

96. The results ________ poor hygiene as one cause of the outbreak. (imply)

implicate

94. The terrible scenes were indelibly ________ on his mind (print).

imprinted

8. ________ programs are offered to those who want to do professional training while being paid to work. (SERVICE)

in-service

53. ________ of violence has been possible by means of television. (DOCTRINE)

indoctrination

61. The water ________ in the building is of great concern. It can damage the walls if not managed properly and timely. (FILL)

infiltration

95. Your __________ saying last night could hurt other people's feelings although you might not intend to say so. (SENSE)

insensate

62. The renown that Michael Jackson gained for himself is almost ________________. (SUPERIOR)

insuperable

7. The leader was taken into custody, which brought an end to the _____________. (SURGE)

insurgency

47. ________ and specialization in agriculture, especially in the vineyards, gave rise to commercial exchange and opportunity for profit and saving. (intense)

intensification

46. The discussions reached a new level of ________ and by lunchtime the exchanges were becoming very heated. (intense)

intensity

57. Sales have slowed down quite ________ (mark).

markedly

C. In January 2001, the 1_______ (govern) Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its latest report on climate change. Climate models worked out by giant super-computers had become far more reliable since the previous report in 1995 and allowed them to 2_______ (praise) the earlier projections for global warming. Their conclusions were that something very serious is happening and that it cannot be a natural process. The 1990s was the hottest decade for 1,000 years and the Earth is warming faster than at any time in the last 10,000 years. According to the report, human activities are 3_______ (equivocate) to blame for the temperature rise. The burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide and, due to deforestation, there are fewer trees to absorb this gas and recycle it back into oxygen. Methane 4_______ (concentrate) have also gone up dramatically because of increases in rice culture and 5_______ (cattle), both of which generate methane from 6_______ (compose) vegetation. These greenhouses gases trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere and cause the temperature to rise. In the worst case, the resulting melting of ice-caps and glaciers would cause sea levels to rise by up to 88 cm, endangering the homes and 7_______ (lively) of tens of millions of people who live in low-lying regions.

inter-govenmental reappraise unequivocally concentrations cattle-raising decomposing livelihood

22. His ______________ talking annoys the teachers a lot. (TERMINAL)

interminable

75. Since 1990 the price of sugar has tended to fluctuate more wildly than any of the other four commodity groups, and has almost ________ been the most expensive relative to 2002-2004 prices. (vary)

invariably

65. A bottle of cooled water had __________________ effects on us after a long walk. (VIGOR)

invigorating

56. X-rays, known as a form of ________, are widely utilized nowadays to diagnose medical conditions. (RADIAL)

irradiation

49. That word is such a(n) ________. It is not easy to pronounce at all. (JAW)

jawbreaker

34. Many people nowadays want to indulge themselves in ________ industries such as finance and the like. (KNOW)

knowledge-based

51. A builder from South London, McAvoy was the ________ of the robbery (master)

mastermind

68. The advent of Internet is an important __________ in human history. (MARK)

landmark

48. Areas near the frontier were rough and ________ in the old days. (law)

lawless

97. You are becoming a(n) ___________. Just go outside and see what happens. (LAY)

layabout

81. It will ________ (legal) sex - far from helping girls resist pressure, it will help boys bully girls into sex.

legitimate

90. The United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction describes environmental degradation as the ________ of the limit of the earth to meet social and environmental destinations, and needs (less).

lessening

34. The contaminated drinking water in Flint, Michigan can cause ______________ consequences. (LIFE)

lifelong

35. It is a _____________ fact that the vegeterian sausages were invented during World War I. (KNOW)

little-known

37. I was ______________ and fell in love with her immediately at first sight. (LOVE)

lovestruck

74. Recent developments in biology have made it possible to acquire more and more precise information concerning our genetic ________ . Scientists can even today identify a number of genetic disorders that may cause illness and disease. (make)

make-up

69. I do not understand why Adriana was so ________________ at last night's party. She is usually clever and tactical when meeting people. (ADROIT)

maladroit

47. Ivan's camera now ________________ because he carelessly dropped it into the pool. (FUNCTION)

malfunctions

4. Any ___________ gimmicks are forbidden in this competition. (MALICE)

malicious

86. The UK government has already made tentative steps to raise the retirement age and increase the role of private sector pensions. These policies will make an ageing population more ________ (manage).

manageable

50. The relation of politics and economy is a ________ of historical gradual progress. (master)

masterstroke

35. Please accept this ________ as a reminder of your stay here. (REMEMBER)

memento

54. Olympic gold medalist Ekaterina Gordeeva is writing a(n) ________ about her life with Sergei Grinkov, her late husband and figure-skating partner.(memory)

memoir

52. Photographs and ________ that cover the walls and fill several display cases chronicle the foods this area is famous for. (memory)

memorabilia

53. The three countries have signed a(n) ________ pledging to work together. (memory)

memorandum

21. The ______________ is used to measured the smallest things! (MICRO)

micrometer

59. Always check the ________ before you buy a secondhand car (mile)

mileage

60. The invention of the wheel was a(n) ________ in the history of the world. (mile)

milestone

78. The machine cannot work properly as a direct result of _________. (ALIGN)

misalignment

86. Tom's collection is such a(n) ___________. There is no connection between things. (MASH)

mish-mash

93. I __________ the distance from my house to the Ann's hospital and arrived there rather late. (RECK)

misreckoned

61. One ________ lapse in concentration could prove fatal. (moment)

momentary

62. It was in Glasgow, however, that many ________ events were taking place. (moment)

momentous

66. A couple of victories would improve the team's ________enormously. (moral)

morale

65. Since their interest in the past was primarily ________, precise knowledge of actual events and when they happened was not required. (moral)

moralistic

68. The _________________ inside our bodies is a complex system. (MUSCLE)

musculature

20. Every point in his speech is _____________, which allows the audience to follow easily. (PERSPEX)

perspicuous

75. The report has _________ the cause of global warming in the past decades. (POINT)

pinpointed

24. A(n) _____________ schedule assists me in passing the day smoothly. (ARRANGE)

pre-arranged

6. The woman detected her ________ conditions soon after she felt ill in her body. (CANCER)

precancerous

29. They are taking ________measures to safeguard their forces from the effects of chemical weapons. (caution)

precautionary

23. Many ______________ policies have come into force to boost the economic development. (BUSINESS)

pro-business

60. The students are ________________ seperated into differnt classes. (QUALIFY)

qualitatively

56. Some of the ________________ and __________________ regions in Somalia have adopted distinctive symbols , including flags, while others continue to use the Somali flag. (DEPEND/AUTONOMY)

quasi-dependent semi-autonomous

89. I question whether a spectacle so fantastic and impressive was ever dealtwith, even in the pages of __________ fiction. (SCIENCE)

quasi-scientific

63. In a _________ manner, he stepped into the room and shouted at the top of his voice. (DOUBT)

redoubtable

3. The prison service has the twin goals of punishment and ________ (habit).

rehabilitation

58. To the untrained eye, the two flowers look ________ similar. (mark)

remarkably

88. The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a(n) ________ calling for a halt to hostilities. (solve)

resolution

87. Ian Darkin of One Traveller, which specialises in offering holidays for mature single travellers, says: ―The new generation of ________ (retire) aren't sitting at home knitting. Their keenness to experience other countries and cultures is ________ (diminish) with age.‖

retirees undiminished

52. Found in ________ condition, the house is intended to be demolished. (DOWN)

run-down

66. Hand ________________ is accused of including BBA, which can cause many health problems. (SANITARY)

sanitizer

Could the same approach also shed light on abstract twentieth-century pieces, from Mondrian's geometrical blocks of colour, to Pollock's 5_______(seem) haphazard arrangements of splashed paint on canvas? 6_______ (sceptical) believe that people claim to like such works simply because they are famous. We certainly do have an inclination to follow the crowd. When asked to make simple 7_______ (perceive) decisions such as matching a shape to its rotated image, for example, people often choose a definitively wrong answer if they see others doing the same. It is easy to imagine that this 8_______ (mental) would have even more impact on a fuzzy concept like art appreciation, where there is no right or wrong answer.

seemingly sceptics perceptual mentality

25. Allowing yourself anything you like makes you a ____________ figure. (INDULGE)

self-indulgent

67. Their trouble is __________________. They themselves made the situation worse. (INFLICT)

self-inflicting

16. To achieve the _____________ logic, you have to employ certain techniques of using connectives like ‗and', ‗or' in the right place within the sentence. (SENTENCE)

sentential

33. I ________ over whether to go abroad or not. (SHALL)

shilly-shally

77. ―Titanic‖ is an example of _________ romance. (SHIP)

shipboard

76. It may take more than a month to deliver our car from Germany to VietNam as it is _________. (SHIP)

shipborne

77. The scandal surely ________ the end of his political career. (sign)

signals

33. The dramatic decrease in the ________________ of this factory can be a direct result of underpayment. (PUT)

throughput

80. Her hip has been ________ for quite a while, and she'll probably need surgery on it. (trouble)

troublesome

Unfortunately, there is far greater 8_______ (unanimous) among the world's scientists over the issue than among politicians. As long ago as 1990, the IPCC recommended a 60% reduction in carbon dioxide 9_______ (emit), as the basic level required to return the planet's climate to a healthy level. Governments globally failed to 10_______ (act) these proposals. Now that the dangers have been reaffirmed by the latest report, it is high time that governments took an active interest in exploring alternative, renewable energy sources.

unanimity emission enact

26. It is essential that there is a(n) ________ (author) use of the confidential information.

unauthorised

67. The coal cellar needs to be equipped with _________ system in order to prevent suffocation. (VENT)

ventilation

Then there are those who get hooked on the internet; the 6 _______ (virtue) world becomes their reality. For these teens, their social circle shrinks 7_______ (drama) until, at last, their friendship sphere is limited solely to their online 8_______ (bud). Not alone do they commonly suffer from sleep 9_______ (private) on account of their destructive addiction to game play and net-surfing, their behaviour may become so 10 _______ (err) and peculiar over time as to be considered 11_______ (social) . And while they sit at their computer screens hidden away in splendid isolation from the real world, such is the lack of exercise they get that their calorie intake far exceeds what is necessary for them to maintain a stable weight. In essence, due to their sedentary lifestyle, their weight 12_______ (rocket) until such time as they become morbidly obese.

virtual dramatically buddies deprivation erratic antisocial skyrocket

B. The standard of television programming produced in this country is in terminal decline. The 1_______ (shed) has become a meaningless term confined in its 2_______ (apply) to 3_______ (go) days when adult content felt the full force of censorship and was not allowed to appear on the box until after 9:00 p.m. Nowadays, however, it seems anything goes any time. And, truth told, whatever anything is, it seldom 'goes' for much longer than a half hour or so at any rate before it is interrupted by a commercial break. And don't even get me started on those appalling 4_______ (inform) most of the networks run right the way through the night, one after another, for up to thirty minutes at a time. It is truly painful. Terrestrial television is now, as far as I am concerned, a laughing stock. All the quality has been bought up by the satellite networks, with their big-money weight behind them, but even here 5_______ (pick) are slim. In protest at the dire state of things, I have become a converted 6_______ (net). I look to the web now to find good content. There, I can find just enough 7_______ (run) of quality programmes to prevent myself from falling into utter despair and pining for the good old days of 8_______ (year).

watershed applicability bygone informercials pickings netizen re-run yesteryear

14. The young boy was _____________ by the two men who then asked the innocent for money. (WAY)

wayLAID

81. I was so ____________ that even a spider scared me. (KNEE)

weak-kneed

54. I did my project in my own way, not in a ________________ one. (TREAD)

well-trodden

38. The camera must be clean with a soft ____________ cloth. Otherwise, the water will permeate and cause damage. (WRING)

well-wrung

36. A(n) ________ is the one who turns into wolf during full moon. (WOLF)

werewolf

91. Humans have destroyed a tenth of Earth's remaining ________ in the last 25 years and there may be none left within a century if trends continue, according to an authoritative new study. (wild)

wilderness

66. I can find just enough re-run of quality programmes to prevent myself from falling into utter despair and pining for the good old days of ________ (year).

yesteryear

75. Wage control is the ________ (corner) of the government's economic policy.

cornerstone

40. Their refusal to ________ (tail) spending plans and to increase the burden on poll tax payers is expected.

curtail

14. Do not set your goals too high or else you will always be failing and there is nothing more ________ (moral).

demoralising

64. Jaubert had been a reasonable man to work for, had never asked her to do anything illegal or ________ (taste)

distasteful

35. The causes of social ________(stress) include inadequate housing.

distress

44. It's a bustling ________ (eat) where the fishy fare is served in cones of butcher's paper.

eatery

52. I found your book absolutely ________ (thrall)!

enthralling

63. The system of counties was essential to Frankish government, and a count could wield considerable power, particularly in ________ (far) regions.

far-FLUNG

12. The teachers are fair and avoid ________ (favour) and scapegoating.

favoritism

17. The ordinary reader is impressed by the tone and manner of publication, and the words chosen to ________ (head) a story.

headline

37. He was ________ (capacity) by old age and sickness.

incapacitated

38. The bank is ________ (solve) and will be unable to live up to its obligations.

insolvent

10. Your speech should not have been ________ (lace) with these facts beside the point.

interlaced

24. Would you mind if I took one of the pictures as a________(keep)?

keepsake

26. This was too a ________ (hole) for the tax planners: no wonder inheritance tax is called a voluntary tax.

loophole

57. Opposition leaders said they would try to stage nationwide protests, but previous opposition rallies have met only ________ (warm) support.

lukewarm

11. Their views lie outside the ________ (stream) of current medical opinion.

mainstream

79. Foreign observers also accused the authorities of widespread ________ (practice).

malpractice

48. Growth and ________ (mature) of vascular plants are often controlled by light, usually in conjunction with temperature.

maturation

30. Some of these statements are misleading and some downright ________ (amend).

mendacious

4. The first ________ (conceive) is that legal study at university is exclusively for students who intend becoming solicitors or advocates.

misconception

33. The judge found that in her case there were________(mitigate) circumstances.

mitigating

74. A(n) ________ (face) approach to sustainable construction is required for use by policy - makers, practitioners and civil society.

multi-faceted

60. And then, to the audience's ________ (mystic), the band suddenly stopped playing.

mystification

7. The ________ (narrate) in this book plays second fiddle to the excellent photographs.

narrative

She waited her turn to audition, trying to look ________ (charlatan).

nonchalant

68. For twenty-five years he ________ (pain) amassed evidence to support his hypothesis.

painstakingly: chịu khó

49. The practice of meditation and ________ (temple) is life-long, reflecting this daily process of repentance and change at heart.

contemplation

50. The new policy only serves to ________ (accent) the inadequacy of provision for the homeless.

accentuate

78. For users, they are still expensive ________ (add) features and come with their own set of integration problems.

add-on

77. Instead of just ________ (moan) your fate, why not do something to change it?

bemoaning

41. Rather than a benevolent "socialist" super power China, whose population is made up over 90% Han Chinese, will ________ (stride) the world as a racially homogeneous, and communalistic "Middle Kingdom‖.

bestride

25. Mania usually alternates with depression, to form a ________ (pole) disorder.

bipolar

61. The ________ (conspire) of the assissination of the president was brought to light in time.

conspiracy

59. It's that ________ (patron) tone of hers that I can't bear.

patronizing