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Word Formation
12.Among the SINECURES were chiefly the remaining canonries in cathedrals and
colleges.(CURE)
15.She hopes to PARLAY her success as a model into an acting career. (LAY)
16.China is another vast country which shares a single time zone - but it spans far
more LONGITUDES, which has resulted in some quirky schedules. (LONG)
20.Hunger and a SLAP-UP meal did not sit happily side by side.(SLAP) 21. When we
catch up on the phone it's to discuss her latest short-lived conquest, the details of
which are usually colourful, sometimes TOE-CURLING and always entertaining.
(TOE)
22. Not only are employees disenfranchised from most policy decisions, they lack
even the power to rebel against EGOCENTRIC and tyrannical supervisors.(EGO)
24. The residences ENGULFED by the deluge were built in a neighborhood known as
El Cambray II near the bottom of a ravine.(GULF)
25. Many architects pay lip service to the idea that good design can and
should ENNOBLE the lives of average people not blessed with bountiful wealth.
(NOBLE)
26. The government tried to create MAKE-WORK jobs, but unemployment remained
stubbornly high, and inflation rose.(WORK)
30. All around are SNOW-CAPPED mountains which provide the walkers or nature-
lovers with magnificent opportunities to savour the Alpine flora. (SNOW) 31.This
feminine and ETHEREAL style has reappeared in women’s fashion, from Grecian
necklines to flowing floral dresses.(REAL)
32.The car includes such NICETIES as a cassette deck and bucket seats.(NICE)
33.As for them encouraging sectarianism, his letter is a NONPAREIL in its bigotry
and insensitivity.(PAR)
34.The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by TRIGGER-
HAPPY police rather than premeditated murder.(TRIGGER)
35.He was fined £40, with 28 days’ imprisonment if the money was not
produced FORTHWITH (WITH)
40.I SUBLET my apartment to my sister, packed my van, and headed west.(LET) 41.
Pentecostalism and jazz are undeniably siblings, with all the CONSANGUINITY and
rivalry such a blood link always brings with it.(SANGUINE)
42. She said she had assisted in MIDWIFERY , accident and surgical cases.(WIFE)
46. From that moment, it was doomed to become a huge, sprawling, one-
story CONURBATION, hopelessly dependent on the automobile.(URBAN)
48. The priest is a representative of his people, making ATONEMENT for their
sin.(TONE)
50. We had a double-page spread with a statue of one of the leaders across
the CENTERFOLD (AE)/CENTREFOLD (BE), which is absolutely forbidden.(FOLD)
51.But during this season, which has failed to turn up one BONA FIDE breakaway
hit, it seems harder than ever.(FIDELITY)
53. The official report into the cause of the fire was labeled a WHITEWASH.(WASH)
54. It was funny surely, because it dissolved that secret source of female power into
a double ENTENDRE (TEND)
55. The saddle and TENDERLOIN can also sometimes be found, and they provide
very succulent meat.(TENDER)
57. The charity is backed by staff from the GRASS ROOTS to directorate
level.(ROOT)
58. Byron was the PROTOTYPICAL Romantic hero.(TYPE)
59. His LIBRETTISTS whether poets, novelists, producers or scholars, tailored their
books to his minutely worked-out requirements. (LIBRARY)
64. POLYMORPHOUS tools, machines and even structures could redefine how
humans live and work.(MORPH)
66. A few minor inconsistencies and divergences would give the appearance
of VERISIMILITUDE.(SIMILAR)
72. They are on the UNILLUMINATED black waters of the lake (most of Voyager's
observations were on the sunlit side), and are in the same region as spokes that have
previously observed.(LIGHT)
74. The number of buffaloes born this year was reported to be low following two
feeding seasons which were shortened by ANOMALOUSLY/ABNORMALLY cold
winters with extensive ice coverage.(NORM)
76. A(n) ________ wind hailing, the breathless void of the sea was wantonly rousted
out. => MISSING KEY WORD
82. A MAGNANIMOUS gesture from the founders of the Open Software Foundation
is needed now to heal any lingering breeches in the industry.(ANIMUS)
84. For certainly, once the chapel is built and CONSECRATED, there will be pilgrims
coming from all over Normandy.(SACRED)
85. Ozone in the STRATOSPHERE forms a natural shield to filter harmful ultraviolet
light.(SPHERE)
86. The adjective that forms part of the SYLLOGISM is one that has come to form a
sort of collocation with the noun.(LOGIC)
88. Efficient layouts, EPICUREAN dining, and luxe shopping are just a few of the
features turning the airport experience on its nose.(CURE)
89. Finally, hidden under a guide to hotel services in the desk drawer, we found
a LOOSE-LEAF binder with instructions.(LEAF)
92. We've lots of theatre MEMORABILIA saved from old music halls and
theatres.(MEMORY)
93. The Austrian PLENIPOTENTIARIES were thunderstruck by this decision, and
immediately agreed to the terms which Napoleon demanded. (POTENT)
94. The third member of the TRIUMVIRATE, and, as it developed, the most
important, was William Mackenzie. (VIRILE)
95. Over the millennia, cultures have changed very substantially as they have learned
to cope with environmental VICISSITUDES.(VICIOUS)
96. The problem with any such GUESSTIMATE is that, of course, we are basing our
calculations on a statistical sample of one.(GUESS)
97. Just think of it as a LOSS LEADER and keep your fingers crossed. (LEAD)
98. Actually, scientists say that cloned animals will not be exact replicas of
their PROGENITORS.(GENE)
99. We cannot ride ROUGHSHOD over the concerns of the local community.(ROUGH)
104. Ronald Reagan was deplored as a FIREBRAND who might bring on a nuclear
war.(BRAND)
105. They were open to a FIXER-UPPER that they could convert into a California
contemporary-style place.(UP)
107. When the kids leave home, you’ll be FOOTLOOSE and FANCY-
FREE.(FOOT/FANCY)
108. And any attempt to live a righteous life with an evil conscience
is FOREDOOMED to failure.(DOOM)
109. The FAIL-SAFE method of dealing with a software problem was to make
another copy of the disk that came with the application.(SAFE)
112. The common DENOMINATOR was that we had all worked for the same
company. (NOMINATE)
113. Dependent children are not usually covered by SUPERANNUATION, although
you should notify your employer if you are the sole BREAD WINNER.(ANNUAL/WIN)
114. Her heart did a complete SOMERSAULT when she saw him.(ASSAULT)
117. Fortunately, the newly constructed GRANDSTANDS held up under the stress of
several hundred fans. (STAND)
118. Food that is traditionally grown and free from the intrusion of technology will
become increasingly desirable among the COGNOSCENTI. (COGNITIVE)
122. All civil servants, however, have the very valuable privilege of an INDEX-
LINKED pension.(INDEX)
123. Studio executives were busy GLAD-HANDING each other after the awards
ceremony.(HAND)
124. It counts on the JET-PROPELLED feel of its bicycles' ride to appeal to the
youthful dreams of potential buyers.(JET)
125. I suddenly saw her as the shuttlecock in the game her husband is playing with
his INAMORATA.(AMOROUS)
126.You are so BRAINDEAD! Surely you checked when you book the
holiday?(BRAIN)
127. She gave the room a quick ONCE-OVER before the guests arrived.(OVER)
128. There was a clean but THREADBARE rug on the floor beside the bed.(BARE)
138.If nuclear NON-PROLIFERATION is good enough for the rest of the world, why
is not it good enough for us? (PROLIFERATE)
140.Even the botanical garden's OMNISCIENT botanist couldn't explain the meaning
of the flower's name.(SCIENCE) 141.Kids these days are much
more STREETWISE than we ever were at their age.(WISDOM)
142.The release, looking like your BOG-STANDARD application form, detailed the
new appointee's biographical details.(STANDARD)
146. Families were therefore nuclear and patriarchal and only one son inherited
the PATRIMONY.(MONEY)
148.The occasion will be a STAR-STUDDED affair, a day when red joins with blue to
take on the pride of Manchester.(STAR)
150.If you can not tell long jokes without getting lost, stick to ONE-LINERS.(LINE)
151. Bob Hope would keep his audience laughing with an endless stream of jokes
and WISECRACKS. (CRACK)
152. She had been on TENDERHOOKS all night, expecting Joe to return at any
moment.(HOOK)
153. We are still waiting for the result of the GUBERNATORIAL election in New
Jersey.(NATION)
155. Unless you are a DIPSOMANIAC, triumphing over temptation, I fail to see why
you should order wine which you have no intention of drinking.(MANIA)
159. CO-OP shops take many forms - from the small corner shop to the department
store or HYPERMARKET. (MARKET)
160. The thought of TERGIVERSATING crossed his mind several times but like a
true soldier he continued with the War, against the enemy and against
himself.(VERSA) 161. But despite its drawbacks, PRIMOGENITURE did offer a rule
of thumb that commanded widespread respect.(GENE)
164.For much of the past week I have had this dreadful, STOMACH-
CHURNING feeling of imminent disaster.(CHURN)
165.The salt solution helps COAGULATE the soy milk into clumps.(COGENT)
168."That caused conjecture and huge public debate, and frankly produced an
unsatisfactory situation," admitted the FA's chief PENPUSHER.(PUSH)
178. Watching the children together gave reassurance that childhood is not all ONE-
UPMANSHIP and go-for-the-jugular.(MAN)
180.Don’t think you can SOFT-SOAP me!(SOAP) 181. Don’t you think that’s a
rather UNILATERAL argument? What about the other point of view? (LATE)
183. High school students should not be SPOON-FED with too much facts and
figures. (FEED)
186. Some critics say that 21st modern Vietnamese literature portraits a generation
of ANGST-RIDDEN youth. (ANGST)
187. The number of DROPOUTS from junior high school is increasing in a worrying
way. (DROP)
188. While she was a high school student, she BEFRIENDED her best friend.
(FRIEND)
189. Years of caring for her aging parents had EMBITTERED her. (BITTER)
190. I don’t think Tom’s getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly BLOOD-
SHOT. (BLEED) 191. As regards the production of enlightenment, the gains from
experience with the process should cancel out any potential
negative REPERCUSSIONS of BUREAUCRACY.(PERCUSSION/BUREAU)
195. He was notorious for his UNSTATESMANLIKE dirty tricks when dealing with
people who failed to toe his line.(STATE)
196. It is envisaged the draft being submitted today will make for a(n) ANTI-
CORRUPTION administration free of such potential problems.(CORRUPT)
198. Much of the time local rulers were more or less free from the rule of kings: they
were SEMI-AUTONOMOUS but they were not fully independent either.(AUTO)
199. On account of the higher numbers, the policy will promote better use of the
youth centres by attracting more people and will be SELF-POLICING (POLICE).
200. Recent studies show that women in the tribe maintain close bonds with their
family of origin WHEREWITH it is predominantly PATRILINEAL.(WITH/PATER)
211. Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be SELF-
DEFEATING (DEFEAT)
213. If you are worried about wrinkles, use a MOISTURIZING cream every
day.(MOIST)
214. They lost the battle, despite OUTNUMBERING the enemy by two to
one.(NUMBER)
215. Few active steps were taken to measure, understand or manage the occurrence
of ABSENTEEISM.(ABSENCE)
217. She stood there completely EXPRESSIONLESS so I had no idea at all what she
was thinking.(EXPRESS)
220. Jack strode MASTERFULLY into the room.(MASTER) 221.At the age of 17 she is
already one of Hollywood's most SOUGHT-AFTER actresses.(SEEK)
223.On average, not surprisingly, marriages last longer and are more stable than
unmarried COHABITATION.(HABITAT)
226.Despite opposition from Kiev and the West, Crimea moved forward with
a REFERENDUM in which voters overwhelmingly backed seceding from Ukraine and
joining Russia.(REFER)
232. He was still rumbling DISCONTENTEDLY when Pike returned bearing a folder
of FOOLSCAP sheets.(CONTENT/CAP)
235.Dozens of police motorcycles have been taken off the road in London after
routine inspections found them not to be ROADWORTHY.(WORTH)
236.The boat had been freshly repainted in bright colours for the occasion, and
beside it stood 5 NERVOUS WEATHERBEATENsailors.(NERVE/BEAT)
237. The two-year course in art and design has turned him into a WELL-
GROOMED young man, interested in fashion and photography.(GROOM)
238. I had no choice but to cut back to a HANDS-OFF style - getting involved in
exceptions only.(HAND)
239. The boats surrounded the whales, drove them into nets, where they
became ENMESHED and were rendered helpless by harpoon thrusts.(MESH)
240. The economy appears to have begun recovering, but businesses don't expect
consumers to return to SPENDTHRIFT ways anytime soon.(EXPENDITURE) 241. Few
of us are naturally AMBIDEXTROUS but in terms of karate technique this can be
achieved through training.(DEXTERITY)
243. Regrettably, this illogical and ANTEDILUVIAN attitude still persists even when
we are dealing with nations substantially richer than ourselves.(ANCESTRY)
244. Maybe wrestling with the love / hate, personal / political DICHOTOMY is why
he killed himself.(TERMINATE)
246. No aromatic oils, vapour rubs, smelly nasal DECONGESTANTS like menthol or
eucalyptus etc.(CONGEST)
248. Then we get a PEREMPTORY phone call telling us we've got twenty-four hours
to arrange a local arrest squad.(PERIMETER)
249. His PEREGRINATIONS of the islands at election time were always diverting
public entertainments.(AGRICULTURE)
255. The governor was usually CIRCUMSPECT when dealing with the
media.(SPECTACULAR)
257. As if that quest were not macabre enough in itself, I went as if under some sort
of MALEDICTION.(DICTATE)
258. Prosecutors, grand jurors, marshals and court STENOGRAPHERS are legally
compelled not to reveal what happens in the grand jury room.(GRAPH)
259. He also published papers on social topics and had a great interest in
historical METALLURGY.(METALLIC)
260. The Senator was a gifted DEMAGOGUE, with particular skill in manipulating
press and television(PEDAGOGY)
261. (This word fits both blanks.)
a. A television announcer with a WELL-BRED voice was reading the news. b. She is
a WELL-BRED woman, who comes from a family of high social position.
a. It’s a WELL-ROUNDED article which is fair to both sides of the dispute. b. She
describes herself as a “WELL-ROUNDED person” who works hard but has a varied
social life.
267. Make sure you are WELL-INFORMED about the laws at your local before
setting up a business.
270. She was not at all the SELF-IMPORTANT celebrity I’d read about. She never
thought that she was more important than other people. 271. Australian prime
minister Malcolm Turnbull is speaking now. He says the attack (Paris attack) “appears
to have all theHALLMARKS of a Daesh exercise”.(MARK)
272. The union flag has been lowered to HALF-MAST over Downing Street with the
French TRICOLORE alongside as a “clear demonstration of our solidarity with the
French.(HALVE/COLOUR)
273. Obama offered CONDOLENCES to Hollande for the lives lost in the attacks and
promised U.S. assistance in France's response.(DOLOR)
274.On behalf of Belgium people, King Filip said he was FLABBERGASTED by the
Paris attacks and added that Belgium is standing together with France.(AGHAST)
275. IS struck at the heart of Parisians’ Paris, diverse Paris, working class and
modest BOURGEOIS Paris.(BOROUGH)
Note: Bourgeois is a French term referring to the Middle Class and not a
place.
276. When, ASHEN-FACED and his voice shaking, François Hollande appeared on
television, he told the nation that the simultaneous gun attacks and suicide bombings
that had killed at least 127 people were “an act of war” by Islamic State.(FACE)
277. The hopes embodied by the 1998 national football team were relegated to a
distant, BITTERSWEET memory on Friday night.(SWEET)
279. Jihadi fighters in Iraq and Syria reveal the APOCALYPTIC motivations of the
militant movement that has hijacked the Syrian uprising – and transformed the
Middle East.(LAPSE)
280. The jihadis saw themselves at the VANGUARD of a war that many among them
believed had been PREORDAINED in the formative days of Islam.(GUARD/ORDER)
281. World leaders at the G20 summit in Turkey have made fresh OVERTURES to
the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to reach a deal to unite against Islamic
State.(OVERT)
282. He is at LOGGERHEADS with many of his own party over the issue of
taxation.(HEAD)
285. He is barely alive; his breathing is very slow and shallow, and he
is COMATOSE.(COMA)
286. His judgments were also swayed by preconceptions based on past experiences
or even personal IDIOSYNCRASIES. (IDIOMATIC)
292. I hate it when people use HIGHFALUTIN words when regular ones will
do.(FLUTE)
293. But the main and most pleasant surprise was the sense
of CAMARADERIE among climbers in the Alps.(COMRADE)
296. Rather than being DENIGRATED and despised, he was admired for his courage,
his STEADFASTNESS, his devotion to family.(NEGRO/FAST)
298. This kind of legal LEGERDEMAIN is one of the most damaging legacies of the
takeover binge of the 1980s.(MANUAL)
299. Holder finds himself marooned in the MAELSTROM, under attack for giving
advice he never fully considered.(STREAM)
300. Some children placed on the drug became more SUBDUED,
less OBSTREPEROUS.(DUE/STEREO) 301. Today his message is more austere, more
profound and more ICONOCLASTIC than ever.(CLASH)
303. This EGREGIOUS NON SEQUITUR requires further clarification, if only for your
myriad younger readers.(GREGARIOUS/SEQUENCE)
304. Consumer goods industries were the LINCHPIN, and these were
overwhelmingly located in the West Midlands and in and around Greater London.(PIN)
305. These considerations ADUMBRATE the argument for the secondary role of
consent in the justification of authority.(UMBRELLA)
306. In one APOCRYPHAL story that circulated on trading floors years ago, Black
once tried to execute several trades using his model.(SCRIPTWRITER)
309. The monarchy established since 1830 was still far from being popular, but
opposition to it was INCHOATE and lacking focus.(INTRODUCE)
310. Such SOLIPSISM came to him naturally, but he had applied himself to
enhancing it as to an art of self defence.(SOLE) 321. The events have raised more
than $ 900,000 for worthy PHILANTHROPIC organizations throughout greater Los
Angeles.(ANTHROPOLOGY)
322. The train has its own telephone exchange and electricity generating car, plus
office accommodations and restaurant cars for the royal ENTOURAGE (TOUR)
323. Silver paint coating their exterior reflects heat in warm weather and contributes
to the DIAPHANOUS kinetic appearance of the structure.(PHANTASM)
325. There was considerable pressure for actions against them from
a SANCTIMONIOUS middle class, some of whose members held extraordinary
delusions.(SAINT)
326. She was very good at SEMAPHORE and had won the Signaller Badge.(INFER)
329. The OSTENSIBLE reason for his resignation was ill health.(TENET)
330. Coral growth and the ACCRETION of sediments in coastal MANGROVES will
compensate.(CRESCENDO/GROVE)
331. Monarchies have always understood the importance of
avoiding INTERREGNUMS : the king is dead, long live the king!(REIGN)
332. Critics of GERRYMANDERING often cite Maryland as having some of the most
irrational voting boundaries in the nation.(AMEND)
334. Others would see the acceptance of this bounded walking environment as timid
and PUSILLANIMOUS.(ANIMUS)
336. This sense is often identified with nationalism and patriotism which can be
dangerously close to racism, chauvinism and XENOPHOBIA. (PHOBIA)
337. The deer had become very numerous by this time in the New Forest, and there
were numerous complaints about their DEPREDATIONS.(PREY)
339. At its worst, the life of faith is portrayed in a way that it is TANTAMOUNT to
spiritual repression.(AMOUNT)
340. She had the EFFRONTERY to ask me for more money.(FRONT) 1.The win
allowed them to LEAPFROG three teams to gain second place(leap)
Note: should be "became" instead of "become" as both verbs should be in the past
tense.
5.The rabbit population was DECIMATED by the disease(decimal)
Note: The weather suffocated her => You can't make someone suffocate.
10.Mozart is a PRECOCIOUS child who started his music career at the age of 5
(precocity) Those people who fear that three decades of significant
technological (351) breakthroughs have produced a generation
of (352) workshy and unhelpful Internet addicts will be (353) uplifted by a survey
showing that some teenagers are better trained than they ever were, domestically
speaking. Nearly 60% of parents said that their teenagers were(354) thorough at
looking after themselves, agreeing with the statement that ‘My son/daughter can
organise a meal and cook it.’ Those parents with children aged 14–18, were most
likely to be in agreement with this. The aim of the survey was to (355) evaluate the
attitude of parents towards their teenagers.
About 1,000 parents were asked if they agreed with (356) mixed-up views on
typical teenage behaviour and lifestyles in the early years of the 21st century. In the
analysis of responses it was found that, while teenagers regarded weekends as a time
of (357) unwinding, most parents considered them a time for study or
family (358) reunion. However, the contention that it’s useful to have a teenager
because of their seemingly (359) unbearable ability to know how the TV and
computers work was a point that almost everyone (360) subscribes to. 11.He spent
his working life in ACADEMIA.(academic)
13.He lives alone and says he doesn't have the BANDWITH to handle a steady
relationship(band)
15.They claimed his campaign had been BANKROLLED with drug money(bank)
16.The vicar read the BANNS (OF MARRIAGE) and they officially got married(ban)
17.We have been waiting on this BANQUETTE for hours and we still cannot enter the
restaurant (banquet)
18.Few plants grow under the dense shade cast by the EVERGREENS(green)
20. VENTRICLES are the two lower spaces in the heart that pump blood to the lungs
or around the body(ventral) The medieval crusades, when Western European knights
and adventurers attempted to seize Jerusalem from the hands of the Seljuk Turks,
are widely (361) misunderstood by most people in the West, who think of them as
(362) glamorous and heroic (363). True, displays of (364) bravery were
occasionally (365) impressive but in fact the crusaders were for the most part
(366) ignorantand (367) misguided. For example, they viewed the Byzantine
Emperor, through whose lands they had to travel, as an annoying (368) irrelevance,
denying him even so much as a (369)consultative role in the (370) proceedings.
In reality, his long experience of the Saracens had given him a not
(371)inconsiderable knowledge of their fighting methods and politics. His advice,
had the crusaders chosen to follow it, would have been absolutely (372) invaluable.
Instead, they (373)repeatedly dismissed it as (374) worthless with the result that,
despite initial success, the crusaders eventually dwindled to
(375) ignominious failure. 31.Her books show controversially that he was
innocent(controversy)
32.He had the audacity to say I was too stupid(audacious)
33.The incident seems destined to become a mere footnote in history (note)
34.I used to go to the discotheque every day to dance when I was young(disco)
35.He is congenitally incapable of telling the truth (congent)
36.People are sometimes confused between triangular shape
and conical shape(cone)
37.The judge made a serious mistake and it later became a mistrial.(try)
38.People who are unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous are
called whippersnapper, lightweight and jackanapes.(snapper/light/jack)
39.A flyweight is an amateur boxer who weights no more 112 pounds(fly)
40.I hate the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe because I do not have a
girlfriend. Instead of doing that on Christmas eve, I am here typing some word
formation exercises for you guys (toe) 376. Harvard has produced
a CORNUCOPIA of leaders for the United States in many fields.(COPY)
377. He felt poets there had to demean themselves, flattering their noble patrons by
writing PANEGYRICS. (AGORA)
378. Using cutting-edge technologies, we can now scan ancient documents to read
the PALIMPSEST writings (PALAEOGRAPHY)
380 . The U.S. dollar edged up against several other currencies on Tuesday,
supported by a euro that’s under increasing pressure due to the
Greek IMBROGLIO.(EMBROIL) 381. I hate doing the DAILY GRIND routine
everyday.(GROUND)
382. After questioning by the critics, now hers is a(n) WATERED-DOWN argument
inasmuch as it was not strongly worded initially. (WATER)
383. He is in a(n) ANOMALOUS position since Maximark has never assigned a male
as receptionist before, though that does no harm to their management. (NORM)
384. If you will treat your colleagues like dogsbodies, you are going to get
your COMEUPPANCE. Our boss won’t take to that behaviour and you will be given
the sack soon.(COME)
385. It is common knowledge that oil and water are IMMISCIBLE. For example,
pouring olive oil into water results in two distinct layers. (MIX)
387. There is no comparison between these two bands of cars. They are clearly
of IMMEASURABLE distinctions.(MEASURE)
388. To contrast and relate the two styles of Picasso, you should have his early
drawings JUXTAPOSED with his later works in the exhibition. (POSE)
390. I can't see any OUTCOME in continuing negotiation with her over the
issue.(BECOME) 401)They are blessed with the distinguished provenance of the
Pellerin Collection, formed by Auguste Pellerin between 1895 and 1925.(PROVINCE)
402) The room, with its unusual decor and accoutrements, was always kept
locked..(COUTURE)
404) I can teach, do my creative avant-garde work which I love, as well as dealing
with clients and performing on stage..(VANGUARD)
405) The hotel has an attractive bar area, an àlacarte restaurant currently holding a
Michelin Star and a brasserie with patio area. (BREW)
406) She turns her back to him to look in the mirror beside the
cherrywood armoire.(ARM)
407) . The photographs are linked across the book by fleeting resemblances,
oppositions, repetitions, the pictorial equivalents of assonance and half-rhyme.
(CONSONANT)
408) In spite of his inane malapropisms, he can talk circles around everyone else in
the book.(APPROPRIATE)
409) The isotherm for CO2 at 321 K shows that the gas does not liquefy whatever
the pressure or volume at this temperature.(THERMOMETER)
410) A good market patisseries and restaurants can all be found in this pretty
town.(PASTRY) 411) The spendthrift government has no policies to make cutbacks
in water consumption irrespective of shortage of rainfall this year. (SPEND)
412) The superabundance of grass and plants in the garden has brought about the
proliferation of insects and worms. (ABUNDANT)
413) The book was anachronistic. You should chuck it out. (CHRONIC)
414) The committee has stipulated that all antiquated legal procedures should be
simplified. (ANTIQUE)
417) The situation was further inflamed by the impending arrival of the security
forces. (FLAME)
420) They designed the book in such a way as to make it bewildering. (WILD) 421)
St Nicholas' was the first example in Prague of the late Italianate style of
Baroque. (ITALY)
422) The researchers irradiated all of the tumor cells to render them incapable of
spreading once returned to the patients' bodies. (RADIATION)
423) The exam is strictly invigilated, and its scoring process is blind. (VIGIL)
424) The Babylonian story begins with an internecine battle between the gods of
the sweet and salt-water oceans and their offspring. (NECROPOLIS)
425) The axe of Paleolithic time had had nearly the shape of an
almond. (LITHOLOGY)
426) When the verdict was read pandemonium broke out in the
courtroom. (DEMON)
427) He had an infectious sense of humour, and recently scripted an amusing and
satirical pantomime. (MIME)
429) Trump’s penchant for praising Russia’s president,Vladimir Putin, has been
linked to his business dealings in Moscow. (CHANT)
430) There was a window at each of the compass points, and, binoculars in hand, he
made his slow perambulation. (AMBULATE)
431) The business has been beset with financial problems. (SET)
434) The duke, with great inquietude, paced up and down his sleeping chamber,
situated in the eastern wing of the castle, facing the Viborg lake. (QUIETUDE)
435) He hated being the object of public attention and ridicule like some
fairground mountebank. (BANK)
436) Any modern understanding of the history of the region must perforce rely on
the oral traditions. (FORCE)
437) They are currently awaiting the decision on a planning submission which, if
approved, will send them off to structural engineers post-haste. (HASTE)
438) The paintings recapture the memory of a grand era amidst the debris of
contemporary history. (MIDDLE)
439) The Mac creators are emblematic of a new kind of artist spawned by
the protean nature of the computer. (PROTEUS)
440) The streets erupt in a saturnalia of lawlessness, to which the director adds an
inspired touch: an escaped elephant from Barnum's circus trumpeting down the
rubble-strewn streets. (SATURN)
441) All told, the cradle of civilization has been tearing asunder for some 30 million
years. (SUNDER)
442) Regulated, socialised economies trample on human dignity, despoil the natural
environment and depress economic performance. (SPOIL)
443) They needed to find the soft underbelly of their opponents. (BELLY)
445) She was staring outside, at the sun-kissed benches because her mind could
not seem to bear her Biology teacher's irritating voice. (KISS)
446) His stentorian approach and his commanding presence have been influential on
the good order of the Assembly. (STENTOR)
447) Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet play two star-crossed lovers whose future
looks bleak after they miss the chance to evacuate. (CROSS)
449) As in the New York skyscraper photographs that followed, Church Street El
features the blank faces of several buildings seen from a
steep vertiginous view. (VERTICAL)
450) Her estimation of the revolutionary importance of her ideas was perhaps
excessive, but Joyce admired her ambition and her savoir faire. (FAIRNESS)
1. The children in the audience were ………………… by the show.
A. brightened B. advocated C. captivated D. cultivated
4. There is a great deal of pressure in the newspaper industry; editor might work a
12-hour day with no ………………… .
A. come-down B. letdown C. let-up D. crackdown
5. It’s not worth keeping the old computer – the technology is ………………… now.
A. illiterate B. ambiguous C. contemporary D. obsolete
6. Wilber writes in a style that is brief and ………………… and does not waste words
unnecessarily.
A. succinct B. effusive C. verbose D. long-winded
7. A ………………… person by nature, Pauline likes making new friends and holding
parties where everybody can enjoy themselves.
A. exultant B. amiable C. happy D. gregarious ( A(n) chứ nhỉ? )
10. The ………………… lies that they have told about me are absolutely wicked.
A. despicable B. blatant C. indecorous D. inappropriate
11. The smallpox …………… in the 19th century caused widespread fear and resulted in
a huge loss of life.
A. endemic B. epidemic C. academic D. epicure
12. Meditation in the temple over the past few months has brought about a change in
the impulsive man; he became more ………………… and spiritual.
A. composed B. receptive C. quiet D. contemplative
WORD FORM 1
1. Every Sunday morning worshippers would stream out of the cathedral after
service. WORSHIP
2. Despite suffering from a failed marriage and poor health, Madam Fong has found
the willingness to carry on in life through her faith in God. WILL
3. It was relaxing as we drove down the winding (hay windy nhỉ?) coast off Great
Ocean Road. WIND
4. “Congratulations on your promotion,” she said, trying to keep the trace
of wistfulness out of her voice. WISTFUL
5. When you trivialize something, you make it seem less important than it really
is. TRIVIAL
6. The two countries have been engaging in warfare for years, resulting in severe
casualties on both sides. WAR
7. It was rather tactless of her to mention Mrs Lee’s traumatic past at the
gathering. TACT
8. He was indignant that the illegitimate boy should face such
social ostracism. OSTRACIZE
9. After slipping into a coma, Ginette has not been responsive to her friends’ urge to
wake up. RESPOND
10. The children were vaccinated against all major childhood diseases at the
clinic. VACCINE
11. Despite repeated warnings, Henry is unable to change his way-
out behaviour. WAY
12. No longer a rich man’s son, Johnathan is now reduced to pilfering food to relieve
his hunger. PILFER