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ABLE
The machine ________ us to create copies without losing quality.
A viral illness left her barely ________ to walk
All these debates and doings made for juicy news, and the men of the local staff, ______ bossed by
Callahan, poured it out daily.
He has the ______ to bring out the best in others
2. ABRUPT
She came back five minutes late from lunch and was ______ dismissed
Despite its ______, his marriage announcement came as no surprise
Rosie's idyllic world came to an ______ end when her parents' marriage broke up
3. ABSENT
To ask for long-term sickness ______, employees must include a doctor's note to certify
The twisty trees strike a note of sculptural busyness that is mainly ______ from the works beyond.
He dropped upon the bed again and stared ______ at his clothes
Likewise, if you skip work to go to the beach on a beautiful day, your boss will consider you an ______
4. ACADEMY
Parents usually put more emphasis on _______ subjects.
He will join a military _______ by the end of this year
Rather than being _______ qualified, he is an experienced person.
He will finally become an _______ next month.
5. ACCESS
1926 was the year of Emperor Hirohito's _______ to the throne.
She could work at home by remotely _______ing the company's network.
The only _______ to the village is by boat.
The book has succeeded in making philosophy _______ to a wider audience
The building offers full wheelchair ______.
6. ACCOMMODATE
He's very ______, he will definitely help you
She may be able to reach an ______ with other EU members.
The hotel can ______ up to 500 guests
The ______s at the hotel include swimming pool, gym, and restaurant.
7. ACCORD
In 1945, the two leaders signed a peace ______.
In ______ with her wishes, her wedding was held in Canada
The face was not perfect; far from it, if by perfect is meant features ______ with one another and true to type
______to a company spokesman, the firm is expected to have sales of more than $3.5 billion this year.
I told you all the plan, you should act ______.
8. ACCUSTOM
She found it hard to ______ herself to the new work shift.
She gets ______ to the new environment quickly
9. ACHIEVE
She ________ her objective of qualifying for the US Olympic team.
The teacher asked the class to think of everyday goals that were ________ for them.
It was a remarkable ________ for such a young man.
All the people interviewed today were ________s in their own field.
10. ACQUAINTANT
She bumped into an old ________ on the way.
This class is designed to ________ students with the region's most important writers
He seemed cold at first, but on closer ________ I realized that he was just shy.
11. ACT
She ________ed on behalf of her father, who was not at the meeting.
Seeing a movie, art or sports game, sightseeing, driving, caring for pets, playing a video game, reading a book
(including a comic) as a hobby, playing a musical instrument as part of club ________
________ need to be taken to combat the high crime rate
In a highly competitive environment, you must be ________ to find out best solutions
Many environmental ________ are demanding action on climate change.
12. ACTUAL
They signed the agreement in the spring, but the _______ sale wasn't made until that summer
She woke from a dream that a woman was pounding on her door and then realized that there _______was
someone at the front door
13. ADDICT
Heroin is obtained from morphine and is extremely _______
The _______ lost friends to the drug by death, but it wasn't enough to convince her to quit.
Living as she did in an age much ______ to gossip and scandal, the legacy of her past was simply too spectacular
to conceal.
In ______ to the assistance from the renters, the money finally gave her an income of her own, and the token
independence that went with it.
14. ADMIRE
The artist has done an ______ and phenomenal job in combining all of these wonderful colors
They accorded perfectly with her intense ______ for great men and great ideals, and with her personal antipathy
to marriage.
I always ______ the way it made other women's lashes go for miles, curl for days and stand out for eternity, but I
couldn't personally find The One for me.
He was a great ______ of Galen; and in his writings he protests emphatically against quackery and the
superstitious remedies of the astrologers.
15. ADVANTAGE
Online shopping brings about various ______ for the customers
He not only obtained for his government an ______ treaty, but secured for himself a grant of a district which he
proceeded to colonize and cultivate.
This he was able to do, as a moderate Lutheran, whose calmness and common sense contrasted ______ with the
unbridled violence of his contemporaries.
He is a young man of considerable perseverance, he has worked his way for years, under many ______s, with
great assiduity.
16. ADVENTURE
A curious and wise Hobbit, Bilbo enjoyed many _______s including one with Gandalf that took him deep into the
mountains where he discovered the One Ring.
The first to explore any portion of the mighty river was the reckless and daring _______ Ordaz
He was an _______, inveterate and intrepid traveler searching out examples of humanistic, well designed and
climatically controlled buildings
17. ADVERTISE
Some of the most memorable ad campaigns in television history were either for dog products or featured dogs
as the star of the _______
The pay per click (PPC) business is a way to _______ online to people who did a specific search in a search engine
like Google or who are viewing content on a certain topic
Product managers and _______ can write glowing reviews of their own products and post these raves on every
site that allows posters to use anonymous aliases.
Here are some other unique examples of _______ that take advantage of setting and environment.
18. ADVISE
My doctor _______ me to lose some weight
We need the _______ of a qualified actuary using the projected unit method
An independent _______ has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict
On the other hand, if you have a vocabulary list with individual words on it, it is generally _______ to use a
dictionary instead
Leaders in the New York Provincial Congress considered the _______ of answering it, but came to the conclusion
that it was unanswerable.
I use “business” _______ because so much of the attention around journalism today is about the reduced
resources to fund it.
Her plans will include giving workers an _______ role on committees that decide pay and perks packages for
senior execs.
19. AFFECT
An early frost in Florida can _______ the orange crop negatively.
He retained through life a warm _______ for the school, where he did well both in the classes and the games,
and was famous as a walker.
The movie had an _______ ending that brought tears to my eyes.
_______ she was remarkably frank, sometimes a little surly, or she showed a slight empty uneasiness.
But unless made into something of the same sort, another poem, a translation is not _______.
The _______ area was devastated by the natural disaster.
All the _______ of interest she had assumed had left her kindly and tear-worn face and it now expressed only
anxiety and fear.
The _______ smile on her face couldn't hide the insincerity in her words.
20. AGGRESS
We see him living on terms of constant affection with his father, and in disputes with his brothers not the
_______ but the sufferer from aggression
Apple's were a much bigger concern than Samsung's and were _______ expanding their share of the world
market.
_______ constitutes intended harm to another individual, even if the attempt to harm fails (such as a bullet fired
from a gun that misses its human target).
They experience boredom, sickness, early deaths and they _______, attacking and even killing human beings.
The company adopted an _______ marketing strategy to gain a competitive edge in the market
21. AGREE
He has followed through on his promise to insist on better trade _______
We have had to _______ on a certain set of rules, called etiquette and politeness, to make this frequent meeting
tolerable and that we need not come to open war.
He had insinuating manners and could make himself very _______ if he chose; but he was mean, treacherous,
rapacious, suspicious and horribly vindictive.
It was _______ recognized on every side that the traditional procedure for securing an agreed solution had once
again justified itself.
22. AGRICULTURE
If _______ were given priority, the country would easily be able to feed itself.
The _______ revolution in Europe meant farmers could grow more food with less land and labour.
This book contains many stimulating ideas that should find a place in the libraries of all forward-looking _______
23. ALARM
The day, said The Times, “was crowded with rumors, ______, contradictions, fears, hopes, resolves,
uncertainties."
The bee-keeper, therefore, by the judicious application of a little smoke from smoldering fuel, blown into
the hive by means of an appliance known as a beesmoker, ________ the bees and is thus able to manipulate
the frames of comb with ease and almost no disturbance.
Mum sounded very _______ and distressed and told me to lock the doors.
The sky above the mountains was an ______ mass of bruises, there was a taste of snow in the air.
Inflation is steadily if slowly receding despite the __________ warnings of many experts
His devotion to Protestantism made him feverishly alive to the perils which threatened the Reformation; and
he took an _____ view of every situation
24. ALERT
She was quite _____ and was able to learn the English language rather quickly
Medical officials have put out an _____ to hospitals to look out for the virus.
Their first cost is great and they are dangerous for new men, as they require constant _____, presence of mind,
and a certain knack in using them.
25. ALTER
You might need _____ clothing after you succeed at your diet
They are making some _____ to the buildings.
Porks price _______ significantly during 2020.
Bridge height may be fixed or _______
The word ______ is derived from alter, shown below.
26. ALTERNATE
Our future depends on ______ renewable resources.
Fruit juice is provided as an ______ to alcoholic drinks.
The agency will make arrangements for you. ______ , you can organize your own means of
transport.
Throughout the holiday, the weather ______ between rain and sunshine every day.
She works on ______ days.
David was too sick to attend, so Janet served as his ______ .
An ______ in power is one big step towards cleaning government.
They ______ governed the country.
he festival takes place in ______ years.
27. AMAZING
It never ceases to ______ me how Harry can be a champion.
It's ______ to think that the managing director is only 23.
She had to be freed from the wreckage by firefighters, but ______ walked away unhurt.
He seemed confused and taken aback, regarding me ______
I was ______ at his knowledge of English literature.
To my ______ , Jenny said that she would go to America.
28. AMBITIOUS
He was a young man with the ______ to succeed in his chosen career.
The ______ project was completed in only nine months.
With its new line of mobile devices, the company is looking ______ to the future.
29. AMUSE
He noticed that the clown was ______ watching the child.
She could not hide her ______ at the way he was dancing
It ______ her to think that they were probably talking about her at that very moment.
Mind you he did become very cheerful and happy, totally uninhibited and very ______ at parties or on holiday
Lindley employs ______ playful metaphors in his work.
Everyone in the class was all ______ at his stories.
30. ANCIENT
The ______ of the traditions was a reminder of a time before technology and social media
Koryū refer to ______ martial arts established before the Meiji Restoration.
This record was written by people who had lived ______ upon the American continent
31. ANGRY
My mother is ______ with me because I broke her favorite vase
He burst out and slammed the car door shut ______ .
Ellen felt both despair and ______ at her mother.
His ______ burned too hot for him to face her, too hot for him to do anything but drive his wired body into the
ground with activity.
32. ANNOUNCE
The flight attendant made an ______ reminding the passengers that this was a non-smoking flight.
He will ______ tonight that he is resigning from office
The racetrack ______ said that the next race was about to start.
33. ANNOY
His constant joking was beginning to ______ her.
The noisy building site near my house is an ______ .
I don't understand you. You're ______ with everything.
The background hum of the fan may be ______ to some users.
34. APOLOGIZE
She may never get the chance to tell him or to ______ for their last exchange being one of anger and
frustration.
She looked up, wondering who she now owed an ______ for her embarrassing scene.
More visible dangers arise for the ______ in the region of science, historical or physical
35. APPLAUD
He would rather hear ______ for his accomplishments than have you fawning all over him and catering to his
needs
Every person stood to ______ his unforgettable act of courage.
Some people take offense at financial registries, while others ______ the innovation of it.
36. APPLY
Don't plug in an electrical ______ with wet hands - you could get an electric shock
We have received ______ from over 100 applicants.
This ______ is only available for Android system
The successful ______ will have experience in project management
The method of weighing equal volumes is particularly ______ to the determination of the relative densities of
liquids.
To show the ______ of the proposed scheme, it has been applied to a wastewater treatment plant located at
south of Tehran, Iran.
These scientists are trying to ______ significant scientific findings to our reality.
What are the practical ______ of this work?
37. APPOINT
Eating it always made me feel ashamed and in need of an urgent dental ______ .
he commission ______ a special investigator to conduct its own inquiry
The assemblies would set development criteria and keep watch over elected and ______ government officials.
38. APPROXIMATE
This isn't an exact figure but I think it's a good ______ of what the land is worth
This ______ figure is estimated by the scientists.
Conditions in the greenhouse ______ those of a tropical climate
The two buildings were ______ equal in size
39. ARGUE
After the heated ______ , the final decision was made.
He was ______ with the King about the need to maintain the cavalry at full strength
The girl in team A produced very clever ______
Plato further simplified the form, and reduced it to pure ______ conversation, while leaving intact the amusing
element of character-drawing
40. ARRANGE
The service was simple and cheap and the call was ______ at a time to suit us, a busy working family
Her class teacher made a special ______ to discuss her progress at school once a month
41. ARRIVE
He celebrated the ______ of the New Year with a party for his friends
By the time the frost ______ , his blueberries had already blossomed and had tiny leaves
The young entrepreneur was viewed as an ______ in the business community, and many old-timers were leery
of his ideas.
42. ART
The actor rather ______ described how she landed the role
An unassuming suburban family will produce a world champion, a family of business people an ______ , the
family next door a secular saint
Nature was sufficient for the cure of most diseases; ______ had only to interfere when the internal physician,
the man himself, was tired or incapable.
My orchestra is working hard to maintain quality and ______ integrity
That was ______ successful movie.
Her reputation for honesty and directness, which is not false, masks an apparently ______ guile
To a first-time reader, the ______ of her writing is a surprise
43. ASSIGN
Our ______ is to develop a cogent business plan
The teacher ______ a lot of homework to students.
She received a special ______ to lead a new project for the company.
There are rumours about the ______ between two companies
The ______ must not retain any sort of reversionary interest in the right to possess
44. ASSIST
Every student needs lecturer's ______ to do assignments
She has been the ______ director for 3 months
I am working as a special ______ to the professor
I respect Susan a lot thanks for her ______ with this crucial work.
Last year, she was offered an ______ at Harvard University
The company said it would ______ workers in finding new jobs
45. ASSOCIATE
They have maintained a close ______ with a college in the US
Many people ______ dark clouds with depression and gloom
The conference was funded by ______ of South-East Nations.
All six styles were deemed ______ with middle class people
One class of theory holds that inconsequential stimulus pre-exposure results in reduced ______ for that
stimulus
Research indicates that people volunteer and participate in ______ life because they are asked to.
The link between ______ learning and fitness in such insects in not an obvious one
46. ATTEND
The ______ looked worried, knowing deep in his heart that he'd been truly defeated by a superior intellect
5,000 people from around the world were invited to ______ the conference about global warming
The team wants to double ______ at its games this season
She called my ______ to the new arrangement, and when I did not object she seemed pleased and patted
herself.
He was always ______ to the need to maintain the highest standards, generous with his time and unfailingly
courteous
As I told him everything, he listened ______ , his eyes fixed on me as though he were trying to drink me in,
memorize my face
When two people experience the same level of interest, there appears to be a balance in ______ and each will
make time for the other
47. ATTRACT
Red lanterns are suspended around the couple's bed to attract happiness to ensure a long and fortunate
marriage
Our level of attraction to the opposite sex has more to do with confidence than how we look