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701. Such a crime is … by death in some countries.

(PUNISH)

702. He unveiled the sculpture with a … gesture. (CEREMONY)

703. Her son suffered from … attacks of fever. (PERIOD)

704. The plumber noticed an … in the water pipe. (OBSTRUCT)

705. The Queen will see you now, your … (EXCEL)

706. My daughter is going to study … (DENTIST)

707. The robber remained … throughout the trial. (PASSIVE)

708. Although the food was bad , the bill was … (EXCESS)

709. Didn’t you know that his …. was proverbial ? (OBSTINATE)

710. The engineer died from a massive doze of … (RADIATE)

711. 1 bowed my head to her in … (SALU)

712. You should give me the … equivalents of these measurements. (METRE)

713. We must admit that his arguments were so … (PERSUADE)

714. An … wind was blowing on that gloomy morning. (EAST)

715. My daughter has fair skin and … hair. (SAND)

716. This group displays a sort of intellectual … (SNOB)

717. This thing is not … to the matters we are discussing. (PERTAIN)

718. She is such an … girl that she has few friends. (ARGUE)

719. Harold was accused of … by William, Duke of Normandy. (PERJURE)

720. It turned out to be an … version of the chronicle. (AUTHENTIC)

721. I am exasperated by the … of some drivers. (RESPONSIBLE)

722. Finding a job can be a … business. (CHANCE)

723. The girl came into the room with an … of flowers. (ARM)
724. The … said I needed new glasses. (OPTIC)

725. Despite all this terrible news, he remained … (PERTURB)

726. I know it’s hard to resist such a … (TEMPT)

727. This book … the political parlies in 18th century England. (SATIRE)

728. We should … our efforts to find out the truth. (INTENSE)

729. Grandfather gave a … sigh when he got home. (THANK)

730. A … with our rival company is out of the question. (MERGE)

731. Every science has its own strict … (TERM)

732. Has she given a … excuse for her behaviour ? (SATISFY)

733. I think this woman is rather … . Can’ t you get rid of her ? (INTRUDE)

734. The … of his movements took us aback. (RAPID)

735. If someone steals, he is … with theft. (CHARGE)

736. His rudeness is … and he will have to apologize. (EXCUSE)

737. Young people handed out … for a new disco. (FLY)

738. They made an … search, but they couldn’t Find the missing sheep.
(EXHAUST)

739. In spite of all her efforts, her story sounded rather … (PLAUSIBLE)

740. This is a really strange … and I can’t figure out what it signifies. (OCCUR)

741. The painting was of … value and it was carefully guarded. (CALCULATE)

742. He is a …. always going to a lot of fashionable parties. (SOCIAL)

743. … may be made by credit card or by cheque. (REMIT)

744. In his youth he joined a … company. (THEATRE)

745. His … as Prime Minister proved to be beneficial. (DESIGNATE)


746. Many people have been … by the latest tax increases. (RAGE)

747. I admired the wonderful … of the countryside. (SCENE)

748. She … with him not to leave her. (PLEA)

749. The painting had that … quality that only great artists possess. (ELUDE)

750. We are confronted with a … of jobs. (SCARCE)

751. The … currents are traced on this map. (OCEAN)

752. Her paintings are on … at our school. (EXHIBIT)

753. Their treatment of the prisoners was … (HUMAN)

754. My grandfather was a … old man with admirable manners. (CHIVALRY)

755. My aunt is a bit of an … and as children we were afraid of her. (ODD)

756. I was bom in a … village at the foot of the mountains. (PICTURE)

757. As usual, she regards my project with … (SKEPTIC)

758. On seeing the snake, she gave an … cry. (VOLUNTARY)

759. Her success is … due to her hard work. (LARGE)

760. As the fog …, we couldn’ t continue our journey. (THICK)

761. My sister has won a … to go to university. (SCHOLAR)

762. The … of the Prince of Wales took place in 1969. (INVEST)

763. Massaging is known to be very … for stiff muscles. (THERAPY)

764. … have made a major contribution to the development of mankind.


(SCIENCE)

765. He is making an … which might lie wrong. (ASSUME)

766. It is … that such incidents should never happen again. (DESIRE)


767. The … old men try to prevent the youth from bringing in new ideas.
(REACT)

768. Many Christians go on a … to Jerusalem. (PILGRIM)

769. This liquid is colourless and … (ODOUR)

770. We have just learnt about the … of metals when heated. (EXPAND)

771. This immigrant has applied for Romanian … (CITIZEN)

772. I took the … in organizing that party. (INITIATE)

773. The young woman inherited a large coffee … in Brasil. (PLANT)

774. The editor’s main aim is to increase the paper’s … (READ)

775. She has made a beautiful … of his head. (SCULPTOR)

776. The invaders committed a lot of … (ATROCIOUS)

777. How many people buy a car … because of its fuel economy ? (SOLE)

778. The storm had … effects producing a lot of damage. (DESTROY)

779. The audience witnessed the … of a new star. (EMERGE)

780. She stood … when she heard the terrible accusation. (SCORN)

781. I was admiring the … of the moon. (BRILLIANT)

782. Her dream of becoming a pianist has become a … (REAL)

783. The clerk … the banknote with a magnifying glass. (SCRUTINY)

784. What we saw there was a … sight. (PITY)

785. I feel a special … to my native village. (ATTACH)

786. His … from university was a shock to his parents. (EXPEL)

787. Taking drugs is … to our health. (INJURE)

788. You will have to read the … notes, too. (EXPLAIN)


789. She’s very … about who she goes out with. (CHOOSE)

790. The two kittens are so … and the kids adore them. (PLAY)

791 . Hotel work is often … especially in seaside resorts. (SEASON)

792. We know him to be a man of great … (ATTAIN)

793. Seeing that the wind was blowing strongly, the sailor … the ropes. (TIGHT)

794. My uncle left the army and became a … again. (CIVIL)

795. We agreed that the problem was rather … (TICKLE)

796. Her … death at twenty-seven grieved everybody who had known her. (TIME)

797. I think he is wasting time on … (IRRELEVANT)

798. Grandma still cooks dishes full of … and flavour. (FRAGRANT)

799. Our children are at a … age we have to cope with. (REBEL)

800. Hydrogen is an … gas which makes it so hazardous. (EXPLODE)

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