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WORD FORM( 298-387)

298. It was sheer coincidence… that they were born on the same day. (COINCIDE)
299. The arrival of Santa Claus caused great …excitement among the children.
(EXCITE)
300. He earned his living… by wood-cutting and hunting. (LIVE)
301. Will you give me some …assistance in finding the necessary information?
(ASSIST)
302. The accomplishment… of that task took him several months. (ACCOMPLISH)
303. Their friendship… was impressive and touching. (FRIEND)
304. Everybody was appalled by the savagery… of the mob’s attacks. (SAVAGE)
305. She is so impractical… that she can’ t even change an electric bulb. (PRACTICE)
306. His lawyer has demanded a postponement… of the hearing. (POSTPONE)
307. Sorry to contradict you , but his work lacks profundity… (PROFOUND)
308. They should take into account every imaginable… possibility. (IMAGINE)
309. He can’t fool me with his mock … (HUMBLE)
310. Father mobilizes… the car by removing part of the engine. (MOBILE)
311. How horrid… of her to behave like that! (HORROR)
312. The factory closure will result in hundreds of redundancies… (REDUNDANT)
313. That fateful… decision was to bring about a lot of misfortune. (FATE)
314. Your account is l u l l of lies and deception… (DECEIVE)
315. Jack had the dedency… to admit that it was his fault. (DECENT)
316. My letters have never met with any response… (RESPOND)
317. The monks on Mount Athos live in seclusion… (SECLUDE)
318. He lived a life of utter wretchedness… with no support whatsoever. (WRETCH)
319. They appreciated the …accuracy of your speech. (ACCURATE)
320. It was …perceptive(tinh ys) of you to notice that on the spot. (PERCEIVE)
321. The woman got her … back slowly after her illness. (STRONG)
322. I would like to help her, but unfortunately… I can’ t. (FORTUNE)
323. The members of the Order were sworn to … (SECRET)
324. Wc need an enlargement… of that photograph to study all the details. (LARGE)
325. Believe it or not, your plan simply isn’ t workable… (WORK)
326. His integrity(honesty) and nobility… of purpose made everybody respect him.
(NOBLE)
327. She assured… me that my dress was beautiful. (SURE)
328. Kerry is a very disobedient… child, a ical nuisance for his family. (OBEY)
329. She … deceived everybody present by being all smiles. (ART)
330. He looked with pride… at his pretty daughter. (PROUD)
331. He claims that his theory is defensive… (DEFENCE)
332. My proposal met with their immediate agreement… (AGREE)
333. The Earth has a …cyclical movement round the sun. (CYCLE)
334. Our firm has more than two hundred employees… (EMPLOY)
335. The boom was the result of financial … (WIZARD)
336. Jane is so inattentive… ! . She never knows what the teacher has asked her.
(ATTENTION)
337. I’m not going to climb that mountain ; it’s too risky=hazardous=perilous…
(RISK)
338. You may leave your holdall in a left-luggage … at the station. (LOCK)
339. Her conduct was absolutely shameful…, don’t you think so? (SHAME)
340. A large sum of money has come to her by a recent inheritance… (INHERIT)
341. Wc had to …memorize. the whole passage which was not an easy task.
(MEMORY)
342. Why are you driving so carelessly… ? You might have an accident. (CARE)
343. This man had no proper homeschooling… until he was thirteen. (SCHOOL)
344. He had a … on his arm from a wasp sting. (SWELL)
345. Phis girl is very affectionate… towards her parents. (AFFECT)
346. Oysters are considered a great delicacy… in Ireland. (DELICATE)
347. It is very difficult to … your heart when you hear a baby crying. (HARD)
348. He has gained the ascendancy… over all his rivals. (ASCEND)
349. A bear is a furry… forest animal. (FUR)
350. They were seemingly… unaware of our presence. (SEEM)
351. This new dictionary has poor coverage… of medical vocabulary. (COVER)
352. The senator gave a … summary of the meeting. (LONG)
353. Yesterday a substantial seizure… of drugs was made. (SEIZE)
354. I have a strong … of a misfortune. (SENTIMENT)
355. You need a renewal… of your licence by the end of the month. (RENEW)
356. That was but an illusionary… victory, my dear. (ILLUSION)
357. They have come up with a range of sophisticated … (WEAPON)
358. She seems to enjoy the … of her new life. (CONVENIENT)
359. The band had the audience in … (HYSTERIA)
360. He has a fearful… reputation as a fighter. (FEAR)
361. He has got acute … to light and heat. (SENSITIVE)
362. I am thinking about the … of time. (PASS)
363. Not being of age, he wasn’t sent to prison but to a … . (REFORM)
364. The noise in the house …lessened considerably when the children left. (LESS)
365. Will you take this …. to the chemist’s ? (PRESCRIBE)
366. I’m looking for a more remunerative… job as I can’t make ends meet.
(REMUNERATE)
367. Nowadays we witness a wastage… of natural resources. (WASTE)
368. When the police stopped him, he was driving at a suicidal… speed. (SUICIDE)
369. The newspapers’ assertion… about his illegal actions startled us. (ASSERT)
370. The professor’s … lecture was very much appreciated. (INAUGURATE)
371. His unexpected … surprised everybody. (RENOUNCE)
372. Not a living soul did they meet in that wilderness… (WILD)
373. I think that this is an argumentative… point. (ARGUE)
374. Jane introduced me to a very … young man.(PRESENT)
375. The long icicles… formed on the eaves of the roofs may be dangerous. (ICE)
376. Let’s put an end to this nonsensical(silly)… argument. (NONSENSE)
377. Tax avoidance… is punishable by law, you know. (AVOID)
378. She uses quite figurative… language in her poems. (FIGURE)
379. He was responsible for the distribution… of mail in that village. (DISTRIBUTE)
380. Their behaviour was admirable… » wasn’t it ? (ADMIRE)
381. The rent is £15 included… of heating. (INCLUDE)
382. The depletion… of the ozone layer endangers life everywhere. (DEPLETE)
383. She gets … when he’s not around . (LONE)
384. Raincoats are made of …impermeable material. (PERMEATE)
385. Her words caused a great deal of …dissension (DISSENT)
386. The … is a novel written by Theodore Dreiser. (FINANCE)
387. These paintings are in a poor state of preservation… (PRESERVE)

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