603.

Their father died shuitly after his ____________ (RETIRE)

604. Cathy is a woman of great insight and ____________ (PENETRATE)
605. She used to listen to ____________ old tunes. (MELODY)
606. I remember that her ____________ was not welcomed. (INTERVENE)
607. I hate being around spiteful or ____________ people. (QUARREL)
608. My friend finds living in the country ____________ (RESTRICT)
609. This writer’s style is highly ____________ and somehow eclectic. (SYMBOL)
610. The ____________ is just coming into court. (PROSECUTE)
611. Here is a tool with a ____________ of uses that could do. (MULTIPLE)
612. His scornful ____________ of the evidence as inadequate didn’t convince us. (DISMISS)
613. Liza spoke English ____________ at the Queen’s ball. (FLAW)
614. His twisted foot is a ____________ he has had since birth. (DEFORM)
615. No doubt everybody thinks that what they did was ____________ . (DETEST)
616. The bypass will ____________ traffic jams in the city centre. (RELIEF)
617. The board started debating on the ____________ state of affairs of the company.
(LAMENT)
618. This form is ____________ by’ the end of the month. (RETURN)
619. Unfortunately, when he died he left his widow ____________ . (PENNY)
620. Shy and timid are ____________ words. (SYNONYM)
621. We couldn’t understand the ____________ of her previous decision. (REVERSE)
622. She pretends to be of noble ____________ (ANCESTOR)
623. We want to sell our car and we already have a ____________ buyer. (PROSPECT)
624. My parents were very ____________ when I failed the exam. (SYMPATHY)
625. We were surprised at the ____________ of their talk. (INTIMATE)
626. The ____________. committed during the war are hard to imagine. (ENORMOUS)
627. The black clouds in the sky looked ____________ (OMEN)
628. There’s been some ____________ of support for the government’s policies. (SLIP)
629. She received only ____________ looks from the audience. (PITY)
630. I have been on a ____________ diet for months now. (VEG)
631. Her clothes are always very ____________ and expensive. (TASTE)
632. All our proposals met with their ____________ refusal (PERSIST)
633. The ____________. trihes used to move from one place to another. (NOMAD)
634. Your lecture on modern British art was extremely ____________ (INSTRUCT)
635. She is so ____________ about the new environmental project. (ENTHUSIASM)
636. This child has not taken any ____________ today. (NOURISH)
637. In many countries ____________ are allowed to travel free on buses and trams. (PENSION)
638. Mosquitoes are known to be ____________ of malaria. (CARRY)
639. She did the jobs about the house ____________ dressed. (SLOP)
640. The megaliths have stood on the plain since times ____________ . (MEMORY)
641. This young man proved to be a skilled ____________ (TELEGRAPH)
642. He used quite ____________ methods in his research. (REVOLUTION)
643. She was quite angry and didn’t conceal her utter ____________ . (PLEASURE)
644. I made the ____________ and all my guests shook hands. (INTRODUCE)
645. Her kindness and reliability were ____________ (PROVERB)
646. We should not forget that God is kind and ____________ (MERCY)
647.1 have just sent in my ____________ for a place at the university. (APPLY)
648. The white ceiling ____________ the room and made it look larger. (LIGHT)
649. I find working in a school very ____________ (REWARD)
650. The change in her voice was scarcely ____________ (PERCEPTION)
651. Her children spend most of the day in the ____________ (NURSE)
652. Some people behave as if they were ____________ (MORTAL)
653. Her ____________ to that job surprised all the staff. (APPOINT)
654. This is not a word in common ____________ (USE)
655. We all appreciated the ____________ of his remarks. (OBJECTIVE)
656. It was ____________ that they were there at the right moment. (PROVIDENCE)
657. After such a success, her future looks ____________ (ROSE)
658. Because, as, since are ____________ conjunctions. (CAUSE)
659. The ____________ of our house saved money on heating bills. (INSULATE)
660. On an ____________ I rang my sister up and told her my secret. (IMPEL)
661. The ____________ between the two champions was emulating for both. (RIVAL)
662. Their relationship was ____________ and they saw each other off and on. (TEMPEST)
663. She gave all her ____________ to her brother. (SAVE)
664. That actress was the ____________ of Marilyn Monroe in the movie. (PERSON)
665. She has only a ____________ knowledge of the subject. (RUDIMENT)
666. His speech was rather harsh and ____________ (PROVOKE)
667. Your performance is undoubtedly ____________ (MERIT)
668. Obsolete words are the ones that have fallen into ____________ (USE)
669. Stop being so ____________ ! This is a serious matter. (FLIP)
670. A teacher shouldn’t be ____________ with slow learners. (PATIENT)
671. In my opinion, the police action was an ____________ on his private life. (INTRUDE)
672. There is a public ____________ of this story in today’s newspaper. (DENY)
673. She has shrunk from society and prefers to live in ____________ (OBSCURE)
674. It is ____________ to swim across the river on such windy weather. (PERIL)
675. We’ve heard you had an ____________ journey. (EVENT)
676. Last Sunday there was a service in ____________ of those killed in the war.
(REMEMBER) 677. He had to act with great ____________ not to be caught. (PRUDENT)
678. The old gate closed with a ____________ sound. (METAL)
679. We were Inrky to have an ____________ judge who gave a fair verdict. (PARTIAL)
680. They annoyed me by ____________ gossiping about their neighbours. (CEASE)
681. The gate is rather ____________ : it needs painting. (RUST)
682. He seems to enjoy ____________ and being in the limelight. (PUBLIC)
683. Only a ____________ could hurt a sick man lying in Ills bed . (SADISM)
684. Finally, she gave in to his ____________ and bought him the camera. (PERSUADE)
685. His clothes were ____________ of the 1930s. (EVOKE)
686. An ____________ child remembered the scar on the face of the stranger. (OBSERVE)
687. Some football matches bring out a sense of ____________ in the supporters. (NATION)
688. The success of our lessons depends on the ____________ of our students, too. (APT)
689. Sonic paieius are worried about their children’s ____________ of pop stars. (IDOL)
690. He had to state on the paper whether he had any ____________ (DEPEND)
691. She had ____________ dreams before the tragedy. (PREMONITION)
692. After the quarrel he felt the blood ____________ in his head. (PULSE)
693. For the time being, the main ____________ is the lack of capital. (IMPEDE)
694. The ____________ was satisfied with my answers. (EXAMINE)
695. The plane finally made a successful ____________ (LAND)
696. The future of Africa can be ensured only by ____________ cooperation. (RACE)
697. Fasten your ____________ belts, please ! (SAFE)
698. The idea is ____________ of serious consideration. (WORTH)
699. Their ____________ refusal to admit defeat became almost pitiful. (DOG)
700. I am amazed by his ____________ rise in fame. (METEOR)
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)
801. I understand the ____________ has given me a wrong number. (OPERATE)
802. These new claims were a shock throughout ____________ (CHRISTEN)