Word Formation Key

1. weigh Remember to _______ patients twice daily at 8.00am and 8.00pm. WEIGHT
2. worthless Why do you always want to go with those ignorant ___ people? WORTH
3. performance This is the most interesting ___ I've ever seen. PERFORM
4. capable Are you ___ of sailing in the prevailing conditions? ABLE
5. irresponsible Such an act would have been deceitful and ___ . RESPONSIBILITY
6. pressure There is already enough ___ without that, you know. PRESS
7. frightenYou'd ___ too many people off with that speech. FRIGHT
8. anxiety We must experience ___, pain, and death because we are alive. ANXIOUS
9. hesitant I feel ___ about including the last sentence. HESITATE
10. discredited Now surely our ___ government must go. CREDIT
11. friendship The handshake is a basic gesture of ___ .FRIEND
12. miraculous They fell into a ___ sleep which lasted until they were rediscovered in 1878.
MIRACLE
13. upbringing I've had a very sheltered ___, so this has really been an eye-opener. BRING
14. unbelievably The music was ___ loud, you couldn't hear yourself think. BELIEVE
15. impractical Silk is always wonderful too, even if it's totally ___ . PRACTICE
16. misled People are being ________ into parting with their money. LEAD
17. unprofitable The government stopped funding ______ industries. PROFIT
18. competition It's normal for there to be _______ between brothers and sisters. COMPETE
19. beneficial Walking the dog is ideal exercise for anyone and the fresh air will be ___
too. BENEFIT
20. swollen Her face was blotched and ___ with crying. SWELL
21. belief There is a growing ______ that she will resign. BELIEVE
22. strength It should come as no surprise that cycling builds leg ___ . STRONG
23. falsify He helped his underage son _______ his birth date to illegally obtain a driver's
license.FALSE
24. applicants All ___ must be over 18. APPLY
25. illogical It's an ___ and dangerous policy. LOGIC
26. widen As he was watching them, his eyes began to ___ in astonishment. WIDE
27. painlessDoctors have developed a new, modern ___ technique involving ultra-sound. PAIN
28. insecurity There is a feeling of isolation and professional ___ in schools. SECURE
29. appreciation Many candidates showed little ___ of the problems from the headhunter's
point of view. APPRECIATE
30. requirement Do these goods comply with our safety _________? REQUIRE
31. proof We were unable to establish_______ of her innocence. PROVE
32. standardise An attempt is also being made to ___ textures and symbols where possible.
STANDARD
33. proverbial He took to it like the ___ fish to water. PROVERB
34. likelihood In all ___________ the vase was made in the seventeenth century.LIKELY
35. insecure He's definitely someone very nervy, very jumpy and basically___ . SECURITY
36. refreshment 'I regret, I cannot offer any ___, Madame' he said with a smile. REFRESH
37. sincerity He's like a politician who wants to convince you of his _____. SINCERE
38. theft There's no damage done, there's no ___ . THIEF
39. unthinkable But the level of social welfare was so high that poverty was ___ . THINK
40. accidentally The first thing he discovered was that Newley had not died ___ . ACCIDENT
41. simplification The whole method is a form of ___ . SIMPLE
42. vanity But are we allowing ourselves to be carried away by false ___? VAIN
43. collision Moments before there was a ___ with a car. COLLIDE
44. CHOICE It was not, he admits, the wisest ___ for a beginner. CHOOSE
45. harmless You can hold the snake: it's harmless. HARM
46. uncompromising The government is noted for its ___________ drugs policy..
COMPROMISE
47. warmthHe admired the ___ of relationships he saw around him. WARM
48. thoughtless We have caused enough harm by our ___, irresponsible, selfish behaviour.
THINK
49. implications But not all ___ are valid in reference to pedagogy. IMPLY
50. stardom And he accepts that he set out on the lonely road to ___ too early in life.
STAR
51. indecisive Critics say he has been weak and _______ . DECIDE
52. apologetic He tried to look ___, but it didn't work. APOLOGY
53. loosen The country will _______ currency controls to encourage spending abroad. LOOSE
54. inexplicable For some _______ reason, she chose that moment to break the news.
EXPLAIN
55. advertising We spend $5 million a year on _________. ADVERTISEMENT
56. fantasize Which women do you ___ about?FANTASY
57. identical Every time the pictorial elements were similar, if not almost ___ . IDENTITY
58. speechless All this she heard, even understood, but still she was ___ . SPEAK
59. negligent The jury found the doctor criminally _______. NEGLECT
60. complaint She's made an official ___ .COMPLAIN
61. unprecedented The economies of Western Europe and Japan experienced ___ growth.
PRECEDE
62. inaccuracies The system is liable to suffer from ___ of the type discussed above.
ACCURATE
63. spacious It was a ___ room with a deep bay window overlooking the river. SPACE
64. gratitude In that case, young lady, you would have my undying ___ . GRATEFUL
65. considerate It was very __________ of you. Thank you. CONSIDER
66. sensible It would be much more ___ for you to marry a woman with money. SENSE
67. unendurable The tension in the room seemed ___ . ENDURE
68. notified Winners will be _______as soon as possible. NOTE
69. prehistoric The evidence from ___ times can seldom be interpreted with any certainty.
HISTORY
70. interchangeably 'Play' and 'game' are used ____- it does not matter which. CHANGE