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WORD FORMATION TEST 8

You should not assess a situation from such a(n) ________ side. (LATERAL)
unilateral (mot phia)
The homeless woman pleaded for a shelter from the rain in a(n) _________ tone.
(PASSION)
impassioned
The man reported than he had seen a(n) _________ object, which might well be a UFO.
(EGG)
egg-shaped
The coal cellar needs to be equipped with _________ system in order to prevent
suffocation. (VENT)
ventilation
The advent of Internet is an important __________ in human history. (MARK)
landmark
His face showed the remark of _________ even when we were talking about seriously. (
FLIP)
flippancies
What you know is rather __________. And it is unfair to judge just through a cursory
glance. (FACIES)
superficial (shallow)
Moving _________ is moving in a direction opposite to the direction the hands of the
clock moves. (CLOCK)
counter-clockwise
Reta is studying animal __________ at the Oxford university. (GENE)
genomics
The crews fortuitously discovered a __________ in the ship's cool chamber. (STOW)
stowaway
The man was _________ on a medal for bravely taking a child out of the burning house.
(STOW)
bestowed
The report has _________ the cause of global warming in the past decades. (POINT)
pinpointed
It may take more than a month to deliver our car from Germany to VietNam as it is
_________. (SHIP)
shipborne
"Titanic" is an example of _________ romance. (SHIP)
shipboard
The machine cannot work properly as a direct result of _________. (ALIGN)
misalignment
There used to be a __________ in Quang Tri, whose remains now become a historical
site. (HOLD)
stronghold
Andy was ___________ from the volunteer group due to his poor attitude.
(COMMUNICATE)
excommunicated (excluded)
I was so ____________ that even a spider scared me. (KNEE)
weak-kneed
The government ____________ its responsibility in the leakage of confidential
information. (NEGATE)
abnegated (reject sth valuable)
Try not to be ___________ even if you are tremendously successful. (VAIN)
vainglorious (much arrogant)
Bob is a(n) ___________ of an intelligent student. (TYPE)
archetype

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