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1. A _____________ (ZOO) can defend himself against a dangerous animal,

even if the zookeeper's negligence caused the animal's escape.

ZOOKEEPER

2. A _____________ (BOOK) is a book that is published annually by a

school or other organization to give facts about the events and

achievements of the previous year. YEARBOOK

3. It would be unexpected, therefore, toﬁndincisions placed across the

anticipated site of the sinus node, but this was a feature of some autopsies

of _____________ (YEAR). YESTERYEAR

4. He will just agree with her. I don't want you to be just a _____________

(MAN) but rather have your own views on things as well. YES-MAN

5. He is a _____________ (BELLY) traitor. YELLOW-BELLIED

6. The only valid _____________ (STICK) for measuring traﬃc safety is

deaths per mile driven. YARDSTICK

7. Some commentators predict a "_____________ (YOUTH)" in the coming

elections. YOUTHQUAKE

8. The scheme is for _____________ (YOUNG) between the ages of ten

and 16. YOUNGSTERS

9. To perpetuate racism and _____________ (PHOBIA) (the fear of

strangers or foreigners) through our media is not only antisocial and

grossly irresponsible, it is well nigh criminal. XENOPHOBIA

10.He admitted that the party had followed policies now considered

_____________ (WRONG). WRONG-HEADED

11. Many operating systems include a command to _____________

(WRITE) ﬁles to make it impossible for a computer user to write

information onto a computer disk. WRITE-PROTECT

12. The latter response is reinforced in us by our obligation to stand in

solidarity with victims of _____________ (DO) against those who have

wronged them. WRONGDOINGS / MISDEEDS

13. Early on he was recognized as a _____________ (WONDER), oﬃciating

at the pulpit with a choir by the age of nine. WUNDERKIND

14. Moreover, in a liberal democracy with a well-developed private sector,

_____________ (WOULD) hegemonic eﬀorts to extend the party's

inﬂuence through society can have unexpected results. WOULD-BE

15.It has been argued that the _____________ (CASE) scenario often fails to

reﬂect realistic diagnosis situations. WORST-CASE

16. Brazil has thrown up many _____________ (WORLD) footballers.

WORLD-FAMOUS / WORLD-RENOWNED

17. The problem could escalate into _____________ (WORLD) dimensions,

with our own beloved country standing condemned in the eyes of people

everywhere. WORLD-SHATTERING / WORLD-SHAKING

18. Usain Bolt is a _____________ (WORLD) sprinter - he is widely

considered as the greatest sprinter of all time. WORLD-BEATING

19.And theatre was leading the way by letting the _____________

(WORLD) culture vultures in all of us have a taste of the tragic, even at

this late date. WORLD-WEARY

20. In the new digital _____________ (WORK), employers are ﬁnding it

diﬃcult to recruit individuals with experience in growing e-businesses.

WORKPLACE

21. My father stated that he thought my boyfriend was a _____________

(WORK) layabout, who was living oﬀ my earnings and trying to avoid

working when possible. WORKSHY

22. Teachers are always complaining about their heavy _____________

(WORK). WORKLOADS

23. A self-confessed _____________ (WORK), Tony Richardson can't

remember when he last had a holiday. WORKAHOLIC

24. When reading great cheerleading quotes, remember that the silly

tongue-in-cheek _____________ (WORD) functions as a cheerleading

accessory, worn on top of sheer athleticism and heart. WORDPLAY

25. A _____________ (WORK) is seen as a way to protest against low pay

or bad working conditions. WORK-TO-RULE

26. The paper didn't give the show a very good _____________ (WRITE).

WRITE-UP

27. His mother rehearsed his lines with him and by the time the play opened

he was _____________ (WORD). WORD-PERFECT

28. The food was nice enough but the service was somewhat

_____________ (LACK). LACKADAISICAL

29. When he wants to go for a walk, the dog sits by the door with a

_____________ (WOE) expression. WOEBEGONE

30. He made some _____________ (CRACK) about my lack of culinary

ability. WISECRACK

31. This section of the book is potentially the most controversial but, overall,

and apart from the _____________ (WISH) front cover, this is a

stimulating and valuable book. WISHY-WASHY

32. If he suspected an employee of dishonesty, he was not above

_____________ (TAP). WIRETAPPING

33. Strait was more than the " tongueless _____________ (WIRE) " that one

enemy labeled him. WIREPULLER

34. We drove along the _____________ (WIND) coast of Big Sur in

Southern California. WINDSWEPT

35. She threw her clothes _____________ (WILL) into a drawer.

WILLY-NILLY

36. Full employment is the _____________ (WILL) that politicians have

been chasing for decades. WILL-O’-THE-WISP

37. Some _____________ (WIDE) enthusiasts attempted to pave entire

streets with rubber. WIDE-EYED

38. My ﬁrst encounter with this volume left me somewhat bemused at how to

respond to such an absorbing and _____________ (RANGE) collection

of essays. WIDE-RANGING

39. The candidate's _____________ (STOP) tour chugged through Missouri,

Kansas and Colorado before winding down in Arizona. WHISTLE-STOP

40. They married three months after they met - it was a real _____________

(WIND) romance. WHIRLWIND

41. Some health clubs have _____________ (POOL) and steam rooms.

whirlpools

42. We usually have a _____________ (WHIP) at work for people who are

leaving. WHIP-ROUND

43. On the other hand, data from the report showed that _____________

(HOLD) tax rates on interest were often considerably reduced under Irish

treaties and its competitors, in some instances leaving source states with

no residual taxing rights. WITHHOLDING

44. There is a _____________ (SPREAD) belief that addiction to illegal

drugs is the cause of a signiﬁcant proportion of acquisitive crime.

WIDESPREAD

45. Inside the fog, one's normal spatial references are lost when immersed

within an optical _____________ (WHITE), and the white noise of

hissing nozzles. WHITEOUT

46. Initial concern was expressed over school-leavers entering towns who

displayed a reluctance to engage in anything other than scarce

_____________ (WHITE) work. WHITE-COLLAR

47. He marveled at Westlake's lack of concern, but as a ﬁrst time visitor to

the heart of nature's fury it was still a _____________ (KNUCKLE) trip

as lightning ﬂashes and near-simultaneous thunderclaps erupted in every

direction. WHITE-KNUCKLE

48. I'm not going to have some young _____________ (SNAPPER) tell me

what to do! WHIPPERSNAPPER

49. I'd like to buy a bigger house, but I don't have the _____________

(WITH). WHEREWITHAL

50. He was a _____________ (WHEEL) who bought and sold items at ﬂea

markets. WHEELER-DEALER

51. He was _____________ (WHACK) on speed, jabbering a mile a minute

and making no sense at all. WHACKED-OUT

52. I need a - a _____________ (WHAT) - one of those things that you can

caramelize sugar with. WHATCHAMACALLIT

53. He was clutching the award he had just won for Best Newcomer,

surrounded by fans and _____________ (WISH). WELL-WISHERS

54. But what he describes, by his own admission, is the gradual '

_____________ (WEST) ' of the world, which surely provides what he

claims is not possible, namely a ' global ' explanation for globalization.

WESTERNIZATION

55. The survey showed that people become managers by _____________

(TREAD) paths. WELL-TRODDEN

56. She describes herself as a "_____________ (ROUND) individual" who

works hard but has a varied social life. WELL-ROUNDED

57. It is a _____________ (DOCUMENT) fact that music is the most

popular form of art. WELL-DOCUMENTED

58. It's important to give your kids healthy _____________ (BALANCE)

meals, including all the food groups. WELL-BALANCED

59. Our ethicist in this case would be _____________ (ADVICE) not to

consider this as basically a case of research ethics. WELL-ADVISED

60. The work is proceeding as rapidly as funds and circumstances permit and

every eﬀort is being made to make the houses _____________

(WEATHER). WEATHERPROOF

61. Farmers can operate as historical _____________ (WEATHER),

observing yesterday's data either by purchasing weather stations or

spending more of their time in the ﬁeld observing temperature, cloud

cover, and soil moisture. WEATHERMEN

62. It was a _____________ (DO) neighborhood of large, single-family

homes with big backyards. WELL-TO-DO

63. Despite a century of research, statistical and computational methods for

authorship attribution are neither reliable, _____________ (REGARD),

widely used nor well-understood. WELL-REGARDED

64. The young players all seemed very _____________ (GROUND) in the

rich history of the music they were performing. WELL-GROUNDED

65. The two were _____________ (MATCH) opponents and their last game

ended in a stalemate. WELL-MATCHED

66. The city is _____________ (ENDOW) with modern medical facilities.

WELL-ENDOWED

67. People doing yoga beneﬁt from an increased feeling of _____________

(BE). WELL-BEING

68. This 'reformulation' of criminality resulted in a campaign amongst a

section of penal professionals for the segregation of _____________

(WEAK) criminals into specialised institutions. WEAK-MINDED

69. While he appreciated chemists' labor and skill in harnessing nature, he

could not endorse the discourse of chemical philosophy that was open to

_____________ (WAY) interpretations. WAYWARD

70. He and I seem to be operating on a diﬀerent _____________

(LENGTH). WAVELENGTH

71. All these functional, ecological and economic linkages of

_____________ (WATER) rice agroecosystems have made the rice-ﬁsh

farming technique a sustainable component of small-scale rural

aquaculture. WATERLOGGED

72. Canvas boots are all right but they're not as _____________ (WATER) as

leather. WATERPROOF / WATER-RESISTANT

73. _____________ (WATER) clothing or material does not absorb water

when it is raining lightly. WATER-REPELLENT

74. The Countryside Commission was set up as the government's oﬃcial

_____________ (DOG) on conservation. WATCHDOG

75. He then spent two years in the workshops of a big ﬁrm of electrical

engineers pioneering electric lighting, and then _____________

(WANDER) gripped him. WANDERLUST

76. Their _____________ (WORD) was corporate privilege;

correspondingly, their dominant disposition was exclusion.

WATCHWORD

77. James Madison, who was burdened with the War of 1812, was branded

as both a _____________ (WAR) and a coward. WARMONGER

78. It is a long-term task to rebuild the infrastructure of a _____________

(WAR) and _____________ (DISASTER) country such as Angola.

WAR-TORN / DISASTER-STRICKEN

79. She's a good, _____________ (WARM) woman. WARM-HEARTED

80. The ﬁrm built a model of the laboratory, so that the lab's future users

could do a _____________ (WALK) and make suggestions.

WALK-THROUGH

81. One may say that on a vehicle which makes its own electricity this is not

so important, but it is all-important on the man-borne set, the

"_____________ (WALK)". WALKIE-TALKIE

82. The Beatles also appeared in two wildly successful and _____________

(WAG) ﬁlms directed by Richard Lester. WAGGISH

83. He _____________ (VOUCH) the information that the meeting had been

postponed. VOUCHSAFED

84. Famous actors often provide _____________ (VOICE) for ads.

VOICE-OVERS

85. _____________ (CULTURE) is the growing of grapes, or the science or

study of this. VITICULTURE

86. Besides their recommendations about treatments of the existing

grapevines and _____________ (VINE), the commission recommended

only small, carefully undertaken experiments to test grafted vines.

VINEYARDS

87. As a result of this misunderstanding, the author criticises

_____________ (POINT) that are not expressed in our paper.

VIEWPOINTS

88. The notebook comes with a built-in webcam for _____________

(CONFERENCE). VIDEOCONFERENCING

89. Before photography, and later _____________ (VIDEO), art provided

the only visual record of history. VIDEOGRAPHY

90. The two skyscrapers were connected by a _____________ (VERTIGO)

walkway. VERTIGINOUS

91. For this reason, even though such studies can conﬁrm that humans and

nonhumans have similar perception-action adaptation to prisms, their

relevance to the _____________ (VENTRAL) eﬀect can be only

conjectural. VENTRILOQUISM

92. She has included photographs in the book to lend _____________

(SIMILITUDE) to the story. VERISIMILITUDE

93. Knowing they wouldn't welcome too much _____________ (VERB), he

simpliﬁed his talk. VERBOSITY

94. _____________ (VEHICLE) emissions include a number of pollutants

with varying health and other impacts. VEHICULAR

95. A standard home contents policy covers events such as ﬁre, storm, ﬂood,

and theft of _____________ (VALUE) from the home. VALUABLES

96. In this case, he objected to his portrayal as a _____________ (GLORY)

coward and to the imitation of his voice. VAINGLORIOUS

97. Workers were regarded as distinct from _____________ (VAGUE) and

the state abolished trucks for most industrial workers, instead of granting

special dispensations for certain groups. VAGABOND

98. Writing that is _____________ (VALUE) or hypocritical is one-sided

arguments. VALUE-LADEN

99. _____________ (UTILITY) is the doctrine that an action is right insofar

as it promotes happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest

number should be the guiding principle of conduct. UTILITARIANISM

100. By deﬁnition, _____________ (USER) content is any form of content

- text, posts, images, videos, reviews, etc. - created by individual people

(not brands) and published to an online or social network.

USER-GENERATED

101. Please enter your _____________ (NAME) and password into this

website to log in. USERNAME

102. The notebook's _____________ (USER) features allow fast and

simple document conversion. USER-FRIENDLY

103. BBC can provide you with a whole bunch of _____________

(MINUTE) and hard-hitting news. UP-TO-THE-MINUTE

104. We could walk _____________ (TOWN) or we could take the train.

UPTOWN

105. Don't get _____________ (TIGHT) about the exam - just do your

best. UPTIGHT

106. Many analysts are predicting an _____________ (SWING) in the

economy. UPSWING

107. An _____________ (SURGE) in violence in the district has been

linked to increased unemployment. UPSURGE

108. Counterfeit documents make it easier for _____________ (SCRUPLE)

employers to knowingly hire illegal workers. UNSCRUPULOUS

109. She is highly regarded as an _____________ (STAND) citizen in the

local community. UPSTANDING

110. Yesterday's coup brought further _____________ (HEAVE) to a

country already struggling with famine. UPHEAVAL

111. In newspaper articles she consistently _____________ (BRAID) those

in authority who overstepped their limits. UPBRAIDED

112. What was the ﬁnal _____________ (SHOT) of that aﬀair? UPSHOT

113. Hundreds of mature trees were _____________ (ROOT) in the storm.

UPROOTED

114. It's a very amusing play with an _____________ (ROAR) ﬁnal act.

UPROARIOUS

115. _____________ (MAN) are students in the last two years of high

school or college. UPPERCLASSMEN

116. The _____________ (KEEP) of larger old properties is very

expensive. UPKEEP

117. It was a way for young, _____________ (COME) performers to

showcase their work and develop a following and a reputation.

UP-AND-COMING

118. Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of

his _____________ (BRING)? UPBRINGING

119. _____________ (WIT), I may have given a misleading impression in

my interviews. UNWITTINGLY

120. We avoid alcohol, tobacco, and other _____________ (WHOLE)

things. UNWHOLESOME

121. The hyperbole indicates vehement, _____________ (WAVER)

feelings of love, the persona is almost saying 'without you, nothing

matters, when you are there, nothing can be wrong'. UNWAVERING

122. The robot follows only logic, and it is its _____________ (SWERVE)

adherence to logic that prevents it from moving towards one haystack or

the other. UNSWERVING

123. The economist showed an _____________ (YIELD) commitment to

tough ﬁnancial stability. UNYIELDING

124. The impossible forms, by deﬁnition, are not uttered for they are

_____________ (UTTER) and may never be found anywhere.

UNUTTERABLE

125. He believed the police would never arrest him, that he was

_____________ (TOUCH). UNTOUCHABLE

126. He is an utterly _____________ (TRUST), unreliable source.

UNTRUSTWORTHY

127. Self-governing schools are _____________ (TRAMMEL) by

education authority rules. UNTRAMMELLED

128. It was this passion for fast cars that led to his _____________ (TIME)

death at the age of 43. UNTIMELY

129. He sees a huge _____________ (TAP) market for cutting-edge green

exports. UNTAPPED

130. I know that we all share the sense of acute loss of a man who worked

_____________ (REMIT) for peace. UNREMITTINGLY

131. The band has enjoyed a seemingly _____________ (STOP) rise in

popularity. UNSTOPPABLE

132. Companies can be punished for making _____________

(SUBSTANCE) claims about their products. UNSUBSTANTIATED

133. Only a fortnight ago there was published in the newspapers the details

of a most disgraceful and _____________ (SPORT) case.

UNSPORTSMANLIKE

134. Performance is _____________ (REPEAT) and it is fascinating

because it is unique and ephemeral. UNREPEATABLE

135. He would also emerge as an _____________ (RIVAL) photographer

and ﬁlm-cameraman - he is the best among the best. UNRIVALLED

136. It is hard to imagine that it would be otherwise-only a thoroughly

_____________ (CONSTRUCT) neoliberal economist would suppose

that wage diﬀerences between the two economies explain this migration.

UNRECONSTRUCTED

137. This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an

_____________ (PRECEDE) scale. UNPRECEDENTED

138. They may be utterly _____________ (PRETEND) or expressively

sophisticated. UNPRETENTIOUS

139. "Was it a good read?" "Oh, totally _____________ (PUT) - I ﬁnished

it in two days." UNPUTDOWNABLE

140. We were disappointed at the _____________ (POSSESS) exterior of

the hotel. UNPREPOSSESSING

141. The whole venture has been an _____________ (MITIGATE) disaster.

UNMITIGATED

142. I won't hang my _____________ (MENTION) out on the clothesline

to dry! UNMENTIONABLES

143. He needed a shave and his hair was _____________ (COMB).

UNKEMPT / UNCOMBED

144. For this purpose, likely outcomes under _____________ (CAMERA)

and multicameral arrangements are calculated. UNICAMERAL

145. Many of her achievements went _____________ (SING) until after

her death. UNSUNG

146. It is _____________ (LAW) for any investment adviser to engage in

fraudulent or manipulative practices. UNLAWFUL

147. But to achieve the intended results even partially will be a plus, and

not all the _____________ (LOOK) results may be bad and unfavourable.

UNLOOKED-FOR

148. It was _____________ (HEAR) for an unmarried couple to live

together. UNHEARD-FOR

149. Stocks have risen _____________ (INTERRUPT) for the last three

months. UNINTERRUPTEDLY

150. The prime minister, he said, had the party's _____________

(VOCAL) support. UNEQUIVOCAL

151. These countries were facing a very grave crisis with _____________

(SEE) consequences. UNFORESEEABLE

152. It is a brave and _____________ (FLINCH) account of prison life.

UNFLINCHING

153. An _____________ (PURGE) book is a complete one containing

everything, including parts considered likely to cause oﬀence.

UNEXPURGATED

154. _____________ (DOUBT), stress has contributed to her health

problems. UNDOUBTEDLY

155. The insurance _____________ (WRITE) quietly agreed to settle the

claim. UNDERWRITER

156. The food was good but unfortunately we found the rest of the

experience distinctly _____________ (WHELM). UNDERWHELMING

157. "It didn't go well? " "That's the _____________ (STATE) of the year.

It was a complete disaster." UNDERSTATEMENT

158. The facility is chronically _____________ (STAFF) and short of

supplies. UNDERSTAFFED

159. And what might be the _____________ (LIE) signiﬁcance of these

supposedly random acts? UNDERLYING

160. The book is valuable to _____________ (GRADUATE) students, but

it can also be a quick refresher on the topic for some graduate students.

UNDERGRADUATE

161. Criticism just _____________ (MINE) their conﬁdence.

UNDERMINES / UNDERMINED

162. Rebel soldiers and civilians believed Lee's army was _____________

(CONQUER). UNCONQUERABLE

163. Children from an _____________ (PRIVILEGE) family background

are statistically more likely to become involved in crime.

UNDERPRIVILEGED

164. The enormous stock of gold has been deliberately _____________

(VALUE) at about one-quarter of the market price. UNDERVALUED

165. Many of the children are _____________ (NOURISH) and suﬀering

from serious diseases. UNDERNOURISHED / MALNOURISHED

166. His teachers consistently describe him as an _____________

(ACHIEVE), despite his artistic talents. UNDERACHIEVER

167. There's no reason to make personal comments - that was completely

_____________ (CALL). UNCALLED-FOR

168. One almost despaired about the apparent _____________ (BRIDGE)

gap between the developed and the developing countries.

UNBRIDGEABLE

169. No one can match our _____________ (BEAT) prices!

UNBEATABLE

170. He was shy and _____________ (ASSUME) and not at all how you

expect an actor to be. UNASSUMING

171. People injecting drugs can never be sure that they're using

_____________ (ALTER) substances. UNADULTERATED

172. I noticed that this usually social young man was _____________

(CHARACTER) silent. UNCHARACTERISTICALLY

173. _____________ (KNOW) to me, he had rented out the apartment

while I was away. UNBEKNOWNST

174. He was charged with conduct _____________ (BECOME) to an

oﬃcer. UNBECOMING

175. She's _____________ (FAIL) cheerful no matter what the

circumstances. UNFAILINGLY

176. She soon found herself _____________ (CAST) as a dizzy blonde.

TYPECAST

177. The most conservative position is that which somehow or other

represents the weak hand separately in all _____________ (HAND)

cases. TWO-HANDED

178. I ended the relationship when I found out he was _____________

(TIME) me. TWO-TIMING

179. A _____________ (SEAT) is a vehicle which can provide seats for

two people. TWO-SEATERS

180. 'Ok, I really need to get over being so freaking _____________

(TWITTER) and clean this apartment, write an article, work on a

proposal, and turn oﬀ the TV. ' TWITTERPATED

181. Of course, hindsight is always _____________ (TWENTY) and

putting a speciﬁc number on fuzzy abstractions like “stealth” is far more

art than science. TWENTY-TWENTY

182. I ﬁnd it extremely diﬃcult to follow that convention in respect of the

rather nauseating _____________ (COAT) performance to which we have

just listened. TURNCOAT

183. They are uncomfortable, _____________ (TUMBLE) places, and

certainly not places for us to visit for a holiday. TUMBLEDOWN

184. It is no good making _____________ (THUMP) speeches as though

employees will not have their interests best protected by worthy and

responsible employers. TUB-THUMPING

185. He also conducted an investigation of the police department, shining a

light on racial discrimination and _____________ (TRUMP) criminal

charges against blacks. TRUMPED-UP

186. The movie tells the _____________ (LIFE) story of two divers who

discover a sunken ship. TRUE-LIFE

187. Here you have an acute controversy between two lots of

dyed-in-the-wool, _____________ (BLUE) planners about what is and

what is not good planning. TRUE-BLUE

188. I was worried that I would be regarded as a _____________

(TROUBLE) if I complained about the safety standards.

TROUBLE-MAKER

189. A _____________ (TROUBLE) is a person helping to resolve issues

in a company. TROUBLE-SHOOTER

190. The Horites, their predecessors in Mount Seir, were _____________

(TROUT) or dwellers in caves. TROGLODYTE

191. Moreover, many people consider that they face a _____________

(TRIGGER) police force, acting with impunity under the government 's

anti-terrorist laws. TRIGGER-HAPPY

192. A cup of warm milk is my _____________ (TRUE) remedy for

insomnia. TRIED-AND-TRUE

193. I hope this is a public footpath and we're not _____________ (PASS)

on someone's land. TRESPASSING

194. This is the ﬂagship product of a company that is increasingly a

_____________ (TREND) in wireless networking. TRENDSETTER

195. By the end of this second song, he has left the lights of the city behind

and wanders down a dark, _____________ (TREE) street. TREE-LINED

196. The plagiarism that frequently occurred in travel accounts may add to

the writers' anxiety regarding the ﬁctionalization of _____________

(TRAVEL). TRAVELOGUES

197. I don't want any _____________ (TRASH)out of either one of you!

TRASH-TALK

198. He now needs a heart _____________ (PLANT), nine months after

marrying. TRANSPLANT

199. Almost overnight, that sweet, little child had _____________

(MODIFY) into an antisocial monster. TRANSMOGRIFIED

200. Each _____________ (ACT) at the foreign exchange counter seems

to take forever. TRANSACTION

201. He has earned the title of Britain's top _____________ (TRAIN),

after spending 57 years on the nation's railway platforms.

TRAINSPOTTER

202. We are already encouraging other units of delivery to adopt for their

own gateways the successful aspects of the _____________ (TRAIL)

approach. TRAILBLAZER

203. Theatrical representations often encompassed several works; they

began with a comic prologue, then a tragedy or _____________

(COMEDY), then a farce and ﬁnally a song. TRAGICOMEDY

204. Variants include a _____________ (TRAIL) truck, a dump truck, a

fuel truck, and a 6x6 for towing a 4-wheeled powered trailer.

TRACTOR-TRAILER

205. The retail giant has taken action against a number of small businesses

over _____________ (TRADE) infringement. TRADEMARK

206. For some car buyers, lack of space is an acceptable _____________

(TRADE) for a sporty design. TRADE-OFF

207. The _____________ (TOWN) have embraced the summer music

festival. TOWNSPEOPLE

208. _____________ (TOW) zone is an area where parking is not allowed

and where a parked car will be towed

209. Learning to _____________ (TYPE), the way to type without looking

at the keyboard, has made my work much quicker. TOUCH-TYPE

210. Until relatively recently, the Japanese car industry was the

_____________ (STONE) of international success. TOUCHSTONE

211. Focusing on the share price would force CEOs to become more

_____________ (TOUGH) about how they run their businesses.

TOUGH-MINDED

212. Russia's most decorated synchronized swimmer, Anastasia Davydova,

sets oﬀ as the ﬁrst _____________ (TORCH) of the route through the rest

of Moscow on Monday. TORCHBEARER

213. This is a _____________ (HEAD) book with a small glimmer of a

golden heart somewhere at its core. HARD-HEADED

214. The doctor says that it's _____________ (GO) whether Mary will be

okay. TOUCH-AND-GO

215. She's one of those _____________ (TOUCH) people, always putting

her hand on your arm while she's talking to you. TOUCHY-FEELY

216. It’s a _____________ (TOSS) between going to India or China.

TOSS-UP

217. The government's _____________ (TOP) priorities mean that

spending on education remains low. TOPSY-TURVY

218. She attended a _____________ (RANK) business school in France,

which provided students with high studying facilities. TOP-RANKING

219. The invasive cardiac set up of the department has 2 fully equipped

_____________ (LINE) ﬂat panel catheterisation labs with hemodynamic

recorders. TOP-OF-THE-LINE (TOP-OF-THE-RANGE, TOP-NOTCH,

STATE-OF-THE-ART, TOP-HOLE, TOP-LEVEL, TOP-FLIGHT,

TOP-END, TOP-CLASS)

220. If they sacked a few senior managers, the company would be less

_____________ (HEAVY). TOP-HEAVY

221. Despite its historical inaccuracies, the ﬁlm was one of the

_____________ (GROSS) ﬁlms of the year. TOP-GROSSING

222. Staﬀ were not happy with the _____________ (TOP) approach to

management of the new CEO. TOP-DOWN

223. They cannot express what they want to say and become

_____________ (TONGUE) and inhibited. TONGUE-TIED

224. He would be fortunate indeed to escape with no more than a

_____________ (TONGUE); he might well end up being demoted in

rank. TONGUE-LASHING

225. The walls are wainscoted with vertical beaded _____________

(TONGUE) boards on the ﬁrst story, and plain white plaster above.

TONGUE-AND-GROOVE

226. ‘She sells sea shells on the seashore’ is a _____________ (TONGUE).

TONGUE-TWISTER

227. He made some _____________ (CHEEK) comment about being very

busy cleaning his house.. TONGUE-IN-CHEEK

228. By that time, each family had its own burial zone where there were

_____________ (STONE) for couples and individuals. TOMBSTONES /

GRAVESTONES

229. Did you ever hear such awful _____________ (ROT). TOMMYROT

230. It is the ordinary people who are unemployed and who want houses

who are being harmed by this _____________ (FOOL). TOMFOOLERY

/ FOOLERY / FOOLISHNESS

231. There is nothing to be "_____________ (NOSE)" about: it is common

sense so far as keeping an allotment is concerned. TOFFEE-NOSED

232. So you've got the great food, you've got the friendly service, you've

got the relaxed atmosphere and _____________ (TOE) music.

TOE-TAPPING

233. We don’t have to go _____________ (TOE) with our competitors in

every market. TOE-TO-TOE

234. I saw the worst comedy act I've ever seen last night - it was absolutely

_____________ (TOE)! TOE-CURLING

235. There was a _____________ (TOLL) telephone line that allowed more

than 6,000 individuals to transmit their viewpoints. TOLL-FREE

236. _____________ (TOAD) is a British dish made with sausages cooked

in a mixture of eggs, milk, and ﬂour. TOAD-IN-THE-HOLE

237. I therefore object to any _____________ (TATTLE) which suggests

that this great movement will be destroyed because of the inﬂuences

within it. TITTLE-TATTLE

238. The French team is the _____________ (TITLE) in the tournament.

TITLE-HOLDER

239. Following a _____________ (TIP) from a friend, we sold all our

shares in the company. TIP-OFF

240. An anonymous _____________ (TIP) has leaked conﬁdential

government information to the press. TIPSTER

241. The referee rightly booked that football player for _____________

(TIME). TIME-WASTING

242. The alternative to buying outright is some form of _____________

(TIME). TIMESHARE

243. Police oﬃcers are trying to construct the _____________ (TIME) of

events leading up to the murder. TIMESCALE

244. Washing machines and vacuum cleaners are _____________ (TIME)

devices. TIME-SAVING

245. The school uses old, _____________ (TIME) techniques for teaching

children to read. TIME-TESTED

246. They are introducing products for customerS who are _____________

(TIME) but _____________ (CASH). TIME-POOR / CASH-RICH

247. Authors, instrument makers, public lecturers, and opportunists set their

plans to solve the problem of longitude in published books or with

displays of accurate _____________ (TIME). TIMEPIECES

248. Methoprene is frequently distributed in _____________ (TIME)

briquette form in breeding areas. TIME-RELEASE

249. George wants to have a career rather than a few years of

_____________ (TIME). TIMEPASS

250. Another interesting ﬁnding is that male embryos, unlike female

embryos, suﬀer when exposed to the _____________ (TIME)

environment. TIME-LAPSE

251. Analysts looked at _____________ (TIME) and attendance records as

part of the investigation. TIMEKEEPING

252. The video begins in the _____________ (TIME) manner of seemingly

all manufactured bands' ﬁrst singles: by introducing the members of the

band by name. TIME-HONOURED

253. Producing a dictionary is a very _____________ (TIME) job.

TIME-CONSUMING

254. Many manufacturers have to walk a _____________ (ROPE) between

pricing their goods too high and not selling them, and pricing them low

and losing money. TIGHTROPE

255. He's been very _____________ (LIP) about what happened at the

meeting. TIGHT-LIPPED

256. For social primates, safety from predators was primarily accomplished

through a _____________ (KNIT) protective social group. CLOSE-KNIT

/ TIGHT-KNIT

257. Don't wait for Gillian to buy you a drink - she's too _____________

(FIST). TIGHT-FISTED

258. As an army man yourself you'll appreciate that when one is dealing

with security matters everything has to be _____________ (BOO).

TICKETY-BOO

259. Smith’s _____________ (THUMB) was on the riﬂe magazine and his

DNA was on the grip area, records said. THUMBPRINT

260. In some ways the new applet technology was a _____________

(THROW) to the old pre-PC days. THROWBACK

261. Analysts warned that expecting to buy hi-tech products at increasingly

_____________ (THROW) prices would eventually cause us all

problems. THROWAWAY

262. The environment of our society, relative to others of its kind, looks

_____________ (BARE). THREADBARE

263. This certainly is the most interesting and _____________

(PROVOKE) dimension of this volume, which according to the compilers

was originally not planned as a publication. THOUGHT-PROVOKING

264. A _____________ (CRIME) is an Orwellian neologism used to

describe an illegal thought. The term has also been used to describe some

theological concepts such as disbelief or idolatry, or a rejection of strong

philosophical or social principles. THOUGHTCRIME

265. But nevertheless the considerations raised in that chapter militate in

favor of a much more _____________ (THOROUGH), largely

nondetachable theistic account. THOROUGHGOING

266. As a moderate crowd of _____________ (THEATRE) gathered, the

performers started to roll huge empty barrels, while punk music blared

from loudspeakers. THEATREGOERS

267. Stock can _____________ (THEORY) be bought from one market

maker and sold to another at an immediate proﬁt. THEORETICALLY

268. If we did this, if the teachers had home rule, the evils of the

_____________ (RATE) money-making independent school would pass

away immediately. THIRD-RATE

269. Surely we have not become so mealy-mouthed or _____________

(SKIN) in this place that the word "wild" is out of order.

THIN-SKINNED

270. You do need to be _____________ (SKIN) to survive as a politician

here. THICK-SKINNED

271. He was stiﬀ with mud and _____________ (THICK) with tiredness as

272. He was stiﬀ with mud and _____________ (THICK) with tiredness as

he and Isay trooped back through the gatehouse to the Manse.

THICK-HEADED

273. Whiteness in the form of illuminated or phosphorescent body parts

and clothing became a common feature of many seances by the 1870s or

_____________ (ABOUT). THEREABOUTS

274. _____________ (FORTH) it could be invoked without being argued

for, at least until the major reassessment of strategy provoked by the

failure of the 1848 revolutions. THENCEFORTH / HENCEFORTH

275. In _____________ (SPEECH) systems, the linguistic context of a

word or phrase must be obtained through linguistic analysis of the input

text. TEXT-TO-SPEECH

276. I see one more example of the inﬂuence which a determined band of

assassins can exercise over a _____________ (TERROR) community.

TERROR-STRICKEN

277. During _____________ (TERM) there is a surgery each morning and

every afternoon except Wednesday. TERM-TIME

278. We were on _____________ (HOOK) all morning waiting for the

phone to ring. TENTERHOOKS

279. He was honest, independent, ambitious, _____________ (WILL), and

_____________ (TENDER), someone who refused to drink or smoke

with the men, and someone who would attend to a bird with a broken

wing. STRONG-WILLED / TENDER-HEARTED

280. She found lipstick on his shirts - the _____________ (TALE) sign that

he was having an aﬀair. TELLTALE

281. He gave me a good _____________ (TELL) for forgetting the

meeting. TELLING-OFF

282. They can also be used at home, for supporting daily living tasks or for

assisting _____________ (WORK). TELEWORKING

283. Teleworking, _____________ (SHOP), teleconferences are all

activities which will utilize the new technologies and the new

infrastructure. TELESHOPPING

284. He himself was a non-smoking _____________ (TOTAL).

TEETOTALLER

285. They drove once again, the marble tombstone rocking in the trunk, the

lid slamming against it like an unbalanced _____________ (TEETER).

TEETER-TOTTER

286. The state needs more _____________ (TECH) workers for its hi-tech

industries. TECH-SAVVY

287. Between moments of throat-clearing referentiality and

_____________ (TEAR) crooning, there is much fun to be had.

TEAR-STAINED

288. Very often, she'd be in his oﬃce for a long time, emerge

_____________ (TEAR), and be diﬃcult to work with for the rest of the

day. TEARY-EYED

289. Bring a pile of tissues with you when you see that ﬁlm - it's a real

_____________ (TEAR)! TEARJERKER

290. I do not suggest that it will be a _____________ (TEACH) in the

sense of those attending having to contribute. TEACH-IN

291. It’s a disgraceful waste of _____________ (TAX)’ money.

TAXPAYERS

292. The poorest families pay no tax on food because their food stamp

purchases are _____________ (TAX). TAX-EXEMPT / TAX-FREE

293. This range of contributions is fully _____________ (TAX), and we

assume corporations always have the capacity to make contributions

unless they are in bankruptcy. TAX-DEDUCTIBLE

294. With this plan, your contributions are _____________ (TAX), so that

your savings grow faster than they would if some of the earnings went to

pay taxes. TAX-DEFERRED

295. The party has to resist returning to the _____________ (TAX) policies

of the past. TAX-AND-SPEND

296. Many parents rely on _____________ (TAX) college savings accounts

to put aside money for their children's education. TAX-ADVANTAGED

297. She is a tomboy, and somewhat of a _____________ (TATTLE), often

getting her siblings into trouble but still cares very much for them.

TATTLETALE

298. Peel was a _____________ (TASTE) who introduced at least four

generations of listeners to sounds outside the mainstream.

TASTEMAKER

299. Satprem is a harsh _____________ (TASK) whose edicts result in

conﬂict between the residents of Auroville and its governing body at an

ashram in Pondicherry. TASKMASTER

300. Read through the _____________ (SCRIPT) of the interview and

answer the questions below. TAPESCRIPT

301. Her refusal to answer was _____________ (AMOUNT) to an

admission of guilt. TANTAMOUNT

302. We are calling for government action to improve the _____________

(TAKE) of state beneﬁts. TAKE-UP

303. McGraw is actually famous for his blunt, _____________

(PRISONERS) style of therapy. TAKE-NO-PRISONERS

304. Luanne was the outgoing, _____________ (CHARGE) kind of

woman that Nanci needed in her life. TAKE-CHARGE

305. It is a job that appears almost _____________ (TAILOR) for her.

TAILOR-MADE

306. I gave her a good _____________ (TALK) about doing her homework

on time. TALKING-TO

307. In hostile _____________ (TAKE), the employees of the target ﬁrm

are often concerned about losing their jobs. TAKEOVERS

308. Non-mortgage debt payments shouldn't exceed 10 to 15% of monthly

_____________ (HOME) pay. TAKE-HOME

309. Yesterday there was a four-mile _____________ (TAIL) on the main

road into the city after a crash. TAILBACK

310. He would portray the teen as a _____________ (TAG), talked into the

burglary with no idea someone would be hurt. TAGALONG

311. Everything went _____________ (SWIM) until Peter started talking

about money. SWIMMINGLY

312. A _____________ (SYLLABLE) language is a language whose

syllables take approximately equal amounts of time to pronounce.

SYLLABLE-TIMED

313. It must not be thought that all operational aircraft in a modern air force

need to have _____________ (SWEEP) wings. SWEPT-BACK

314. One livestock disease detected in several Nebraska _____________

(SWINE) is pseudorabies. SWINEHERDS

315. The oil magnate accused the state-owned oil company of overpaying

for a smaller company in a _____________ (HEART) deal.

SWEETHEART

316. The tear she dropped in secret over his death, was for her own youth,

out of her timid, clumsy, _____________ (SWEET) feelings.

SWEET-AND-SOUR

317. The report claims many toy companies only worry about

_____________ (SWEAT) conditions during periods of bad publicity.

SWEATSHOP

318. Its necessary, though not suﬃcient, character is illustrated by the haste

in which vice-presidential successors arrange a _____________

(SWEAR) ceremony after the death of a president. SWEARING-IN

319. The _____________ (BUCKLE) sense conveyed by the term

'sovereign artiﬁcer' may have to be softened somewhat.

SWASHBUCKLING

320. They persuade _____________ (SUSCEPT) teenagers to part with

their money. SUSCEPTIBLE

321. If you were _____________ (RAPID) checking football scores on

your cell phone during Thanksgiving dinner, you're just the sort of person

the company is looking for. SURREPTITIOUSLY

322. Driving through the total darkness was a slightly _____________

(REAL) experience. SURREAL / SURREALISTIC

323. Fortunately the company's bank account is currently in

_____________ (PLUS). SURPLUS

324. His time for the 100 metres _____________ (PASS) the previous

world record by one hundredth of a second. SURPASSED

325. As the election returns came in, it was clear that his opponent had an

_____________ (MOUNT) lead. INSURMOUNTABLE

326. During the course of this _____________ (SURE) and captivating

novel, they will ﬁnally be forced to do so. SURE-HANDED

327. Given this enormous range, it would be remarkable if the treatment did

not appear more _____________ (FOOT) in some places than in others.

SURE-FOOTED / FOOTSURE

328. Running into the street like that is a _____________ (FIRE) way to

get hurt. SUREFIRE

329. A _____________ (CHARGE) may be made for deliveries outside

normal hours. SURCHARGE

330. The vision, which now seems distinctly _____________ (LAPSE),

was of the Web as a bottom-up phenomenon, with no bosses, and no

rewards other than the satisfaction of participating in successful

innovation. PRELAPSARIAN

331. I’ve been down to the south of England where _____________

(SUPPOSE) King Arthur’s castle was. SUPPOSEDLY

332. Since the disintegration of the USSR, there has been only one

_____________ (POWER) - the US. SUPERPOWER

333. She is said to have _____________ (NATURE) powers and to be able

to communicate with the dead. SUPERNATURAL

334. _____________ (NUMBER) teeth often are found in the upper jaw

just behind the front teeth. SUPERNUMERARY

335. That hardly applies to the prisoners held in America's _____________

(MAX). SUPERMAXES

336. In the US, a school _____________ (INTEND) is in charge of the

schools in a particular area. SUPERINTENDENT

337. Apart from the regulatory environment, network infrastructure and

equipment are indispensable for driving on the information

_____________ (HIGHWAY). SUPERHIGHWAY

338. The _____________ (CENTER) oﬀers a full line of groceries, an

optical department, a tire and oil-change department, a grill, portrait

studio, hair salon, photo-processing lab, plus yogurt and cookie shops.

SUPERCENTER

339. Since the _____________ (ANNUAL) fund returns are also gross of

fees, index returns are comparable. SUPERANNUATION

340. The term "_____________ (SPREAD)" has been used to describe

certain individuals who have been implicated in spreading Covid-19 to

numerous other individuals. SUPER-SPREADER

341. Cursed as I am with a _____________ (ABUNDANT) of

self-consciousness, I spend a lot of time loathing my own inability to do

anything useful. SUPERABUNDANCE

342. Gain skills and _____________ (CHARGE) your CV - even before

you leave school! SUPERCHARGE

343. _____________ (CONDUCT) means the complete absence of

electrical resistance. SUPERCONDUCTIVITY

344. The white and tender sands and warm waters of these resorts will suit

the ardent _____________ (SUN). SUN-WORSHIPPER

345. Someone who is suﬀering from _____________ (SUN) feels dizzy

and has a high temperature, but does not sweat. SUNSTROKE

346. For example, _____________ (SUN) skin comes from the interaction

between a person's genotype and sunlight; thus, suntans are not passed on

to people's children. SUNTANNED / SUNKISSED / SUNBURNED

347. The candied peel is _____________ (SUN) or put up in jars for future

use. SUN-DRIED

348. There is always that point in the Mediterranean when the weather

changes and _____________ (SUN) summer turns to warmish autumn.

SUN-DRENCHED / SUNKISSED / SUNBAKED

349. The failure of the trial judge to put this defence before the jury in his

_____________ (SUM) was the major ground for upsetting the

conviction. SUMMING-UP

350. It is a calorie-free, fat-free, _____________ (SUGAR) thirst quencher

that is essential to the body's metabolic functions. SUGAR-FREE

351. The book tells the story of a woman escaping from a _____________

(FAUCET) marriage. SUFFOCATING

352. There's a shop in the hospital where they sell ﬂowers and magazines

and _____________ (SUCH). SUCHLIKE

353. The study of the physiological characteristics of microorganisms

under conditions of _____________ (ZERO) temperatures is complicated

due to the low rate of metabolic processes. SUBZERO

354. _____________ (URBAN) beneﬁt from this redistribution because

many work in and enjoy visiting city centers that would not be sustainable

on their own tax revenues. SUBURBANITES

355. In most tropical and _____________ (TROPICAL) regions, potential

yields are projected to decrease for most projected increases in

temperature (medium conﬁdence). SUBTROPICAL / SEMITROPICAL

356. A _____________ (STANDARD) social position is created for these

women when they lack knowledge about life beyond that of their families.

SUBSTANDARD

357. In the past, women were viewed as _____________ (SERVE) to men.

SUBSERVIENT

358. In the retrial, witnesses could be _____________ (PENAL), and the

whole matter could be properly threshed out. SUBPOENAED

359. She has _____________ (MERGE) her identity in the role of

photographer's wife and muse. SUBMERGED

360. Before reaching the level of head chef, there was the hard work and

_____________ (ORDER) positions in kitchens. SUBORDINATE

361. The tenant cannot _____________ (LET) without the owner's

permission and cannot charge more than the regulated rent. SUBLET

362. There are concerns that downsizing companies might put too much

oﬃce space up for _____________ (LEASE). SUBLEASE

363. Headlines and _____________ (HEADING) should be liberally

employed in the methods, results, and discussion sections.

SUBHEADINGS

364. As a _____________ (EDIT) you will work closely with the chief sub

to maintain our high standards of factual accuracy, good grammar, clarity

and consistent house style. SUB-EDITOR

365. I think I must have known _____________ (CONSCIOUS) that

something was going on between them. SUBCONSCIOUSLY

366. He ran up _____________ (STUPID) debts through his extravagant

lifestyle. STUPENDOUS

367. She says he has become conceited and _____________ (STICK).

STUCK-UP

368. She's very _____________ (WILL) and if she's decided to drop out of

school, nothing will stop her. STRONG-WILLED

369. You'll have to be _____________ (STRONG) if you're going to push

the changes through. STRONG-MINDED

370. Police resorted to _____________ (ARM) tactics to break up the

protest. STRONG-ARM

371. _____________ (STRIP) is a form of entertainment in which a

performer takes oﬀ his or her clothes in a way that is sexually exciting to

the people who are watching. STRIPTEASE

372. Many _____________ (STRIKE) were subjected to verbal and

physical attacks. STRIKEBREAKERS

373. He's obviously not _____________ (STREET), so she takes special

care to determine a safe route back for him, and she makes sure that he

understands her directions. STREETWISE / STREETSMART

374. Tuition at many colleges has soared into the _____________

(SPHERE). STRATOSPHERE

375. Her _____________ (STRATEGY) for dealing with her husband's

inﬁdelities was to ignore them. STRATAGEM

376. The two major companies have been tightening their _____________

(STRANGLE) on the beer market. STRANGLEHOLD

377. The national curriculum must be a guide, not a _____________

(STRAIT). STRAITJACKET

378. My aunt's very _____________ (STRAIT) - she'd be shocked if you

mentioned sex. STRAIT-LACED

379. Roz is _____________ (STRAIGHT) and lets you know what she's

thinking. STRAIGHTFORWARD

380. Two points about this social or demographic type of outsider need to

be noted _____________ (STRAIGHT). STRAIGHTAWAY

381. The crew discovered the _____________ (STOW) about two days into

their voyage. STOWAWAY

382. _____________ (STOUT) and indomitable, he had yielded his own

chance of survival that his comrades might live to carry on the relentless

battle against a fanatic enemy. STOUTHEARTED

383. You have a vivid imagination that can assist you in becoming a good

writer or _____________ (STORY). STORYTELLER

384. If you're looking for a _____________ (STORY) romance, you're

always going to be disappointed. STORYBOOK

385. He phoned his _____________ (STOCK) with instructions to sell

portions of his portfolio. STOCKBROKER

386. The artisans and _____________ (SHOP) who represented a lower

middle class felt threatened by the new middle class and foreign interests.

SHOPKEEPERS

387. Why use _____________ (SHOP) pastry when it's so easy to make

your own? SHOP-BOUGHT

388. The President made a brief _____________ (STOP) in Moscow on his

way to the summit. STOPOVER

389. We rejected this because we are totally committed to a period of

continuous growth instead of _____________ (STOP). STOP-AND-GO

390. If you refuse to be interviewed, or _____________ (STONE) and

make it diﬃcult for us to do our job, you might face punishment later.

STONEWALL

391. Behind them all walked Bishop Corrada, who sat in the sanctuary,

solemn and _____________ (STONE), throughout the liturgy.

STONE-FACED

392. The nasty feedback she got about the painting killed her ambition

_____________ (STONE). STONE-DEAD

393. The challenge is to feel all those things when you are _____________

(STONE) sober. STONE-COLD

394. Clearly, a computer would be of great value for _____________

(STOCK), processing, and anticipating sales developments and the like.

STOCKTAKING

395. On seeing us, the deer stood _____________ (STOCK) for a moment,

then turned and retreated into the forest. STOCK-STILL

396. They have a _____________ (STOCK) of weapons and ammunition

that will last several months. STOCKPILE

397. The song was perfect for the soft vocals that are her _____________

(STOCK). STOCK-IN-TRADE

398. I've been laid up for two weeks with this broken leg and I'm beginning

to go _____________ (STIR). STIR-CRAZY

399. The very purpose of segregation was to _____________ (STICK)

people of color -to declare them unﬁt to share facilities with whites.

STIGMATIZE

400. His repression is caused by his _____________ (STIFF), stiﬂed

upbringing. STIFF-NECKED

401. Two men ran into the bank, shouting "This is a _____________

(STICK)!" STICK-UP

402. To ensure success in any of the above lines requires pluck, energy,

_____________ (STICK), a determination to secure desired results, and

some capital. STICK-TO-ITIVENESS

403. Mike’s dad is a _____________ (MUD), so he is never allowed to go

to any of the fun events at school. STICK-IN-THE-MUD

404. _____________ (STEEVE) is a person whose job is to load and

unload ships at a port. STEVEDORE

405. He doesn't conform to the national _____________ (TYPE) of a

Frenchman. STEREOTYPE

406. The course will be a _____________ (STONE) to another career.

STEPPING-STONE

407. It achieves this by describing the _____________ (STEP) construction

of the various models which ultimately lead to a full description of the

soil-plant-atmosphere system. STEP-BY-STEP

408. The group remained _____________ (STEAD) in its support for the

new system, even when it was criticized in the newspapers. STEADFAST

409. She is a veterinary technician who recently became a _____________

(HOME) mom. STAY-AT-HOME

410. The intensity of the work is increased by the presence of two female

ﬁgures, whose _____________ (STATUE) appearance closes the image.

STATUESQUE

411. The control panel uses all the newest technology and is considered

_____________ (ART). STATE-OF-THE-ART

412. He transformed the business from a _____________ (START) into

one of the world's biggest mobile phone companies. START-UP

413. The importance of this book is the breadth and quality of the

perspectives by a _____________ (STAR) cast. STAR-STUDDED /

ALL-STAR

414. Now Reeves will seemingly do anything to avoid similar meetings

with _____________ (STAR) fans. STARSTRUCK

415. Those of us who are strong advocates of small businesses do not

support them because of some _____________ (STAR) sense of

nostalgia. STARRY-EYED

416. _____________ (STAR) with small telescopes may be able to spot the

comet on Monday night. STARGAZERS

417. From childhood, Britney Spears seemed destined for _____________

(STAR). STARDOM

418. Once they were, they were written as _____________ (STAR) true

loves with multiple obstacles to overcome. STAR-CROSSED

419. Again, the exemption for big-screen entertainment and

_____________ (STAND) comedy exposes the weakness of that

argument. STAND-UP

420. The accident brought traﬃc to a _____________ (STAND).

STANDSTILL

421. I refer to the tendency at the present time among the new group of

oﬃcials to be bureaucratic, _____________ (STAND) and almost

unapproachable. STANDOFFISH

422. He had the _____________ (STANDARD) wizard’s hat, along with a

long grey beard and half-moon glasses. STANDARD-ISSUE

423. It was perhaps worn by an oﬃcer or _____________ (STANDARD)

who intended its imposing appearance to intimidate his enemies on the

battleﬁeld. STANDARD-BEARER

424. Valued party _____________ (WORTH) came to expect the reward of

a peerage for their loyalty. STALWARTS

425. The market _____________ (STALL) and shopkeepers traded happily

all day. STALLHOLDERS

426. Tomorrow's meeting between the two leaders is expected to break a

diplomatic _____________ (MATE) that has lasted for ten years.

STALEMATE

427. Police set up a 24-hour _____________ (STAKE) of her house, and

watched her every move. STAKEOUT

428. It is a snare and a delusion to persuade any more people to become

_____________ (STAGE). STAGE-STRUCK

429. Many people have become cynical about the _____________

(STAGE) debates between politicians which regularly appear on

television. STAGE-MANAGED

430. I love the _____________ (CLEAN) feel of my hair after I've washed

it. SQUEAKY-CLEAN

431. Next time you _____________ (SPRING), take anything someone

else might ﬁnd desirable to a charity shop. SPRING-CLEAN

432. William was lying _____________ (EAGLE) on the grass, blind

drunk. SPREAD-EAGLED

433. The senator has been in the _____________ (SPOT) recently since the

revelation of his tax frauds. SPOTLIGHT

434. My house is _____________ (SPOT) clean now. SPOTLESSLY

435. Their articles and their presentation of countryside matters whet the

appetite of people for rural visits and _____________ (SPORT).

SPORTSMANSHIP

436. After the end of each game, a _____________ (SPORT) will give the

player a complete wrap up of the action. SPORTSCASTER

437. By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers

_____________ (SPOON) us with what we needed for the exam.

SPOONFED

438. A _____________ (SPEAK) for the airline said that ﬂights would run

as scheduled. SPOKESMAN / SPOKESWOMAN / SPOKESPERSON

439. She did ask her dad if she could have a big party, but the old

_____________ (SPOIL) refused. SPOILSPORT / SPOILER

440. We had to make a _____________ (SPLIT) decision because we had

little time. SPLIT-SECOND

441. The boat would then descend the hill and _____________ (SPLASH)

in the main show building. SPLASHDOWN

442. This is a _____________ (SPIRAL) book consisting of nine 15x25 cm

pages laminated in plastic without the use of any written text beyond the

title. SPIRAL-BOUND

443. The research has had _____________ (SPIN) in the development of

medical equipment. SPIN-OFFS

444. Watching Bolt win the Olympic hundred metres was one of those

_____________ (SPINE) moments. SPINE-TINGLING /

SPINE-CHILLING

445. We are now witnessing a _____________ (SPILL) of the war into

neighbouring regions. SPILLOVER

446. The park's 25 staﬀ, most of them seasonal, have been busy in the past

few weeks ensuring the park is _____________ (SPICK) for the inﬂux of

visitors. SPICK-AND-SPAN

447. I'm not a _____________ (THRIFT), although sometimes if I see

something on sale, I'll get three because it's a good deal. SPENDTHRIFT

448. The audience was _____________ (SPELL) as he attempted his

daring escape from the water tank. SPELLBOUND

449. But to reach the top in a great trade union a man needs more than

glibness and _____________ (SPELL) phrases. SPELLBINDING

450. I _____________ (READ) a 400-page book in one night.

SPEED-READ

451. Some choose to give up before the contest date while others stand

_____________ (SPEECH) on the stage. SPEECHLESS

452. Joe Walker will be _____________ (SPEAR) our new marketing

initiative. SPEARHEADING

453. He came along to the _____________ (SPEAK) every day asking for

more alcohol. SPEAKEASY

454. Now that the _____________ (SPADE) has all been done, we can start

to write the report itself. SPADEWORK

455. DNA testing gives investigators a _____________ (SPACE) tool to

tackle crimes. SPACE-AGE

456. Cheer up. Don't be such a _____________ (SOUR). SOURPUSS

457. That was the most unscientiﬁc and _____________ (SOUP)

experiment ever foisted as a breakthrough. SOUPED-UP

458. The hotel is fully _____________ (SOUND) so getting a good night's

sleep in such a busy area is easy. SOUNDPROOF

459. After much _____________ (SOUL), he decided it was wrong to vote

in the elections. SOUL-SEARCHING

460. I detest unemployment, which is _____________ (SOUL) and

wasteful. SOUL-DESTROYING

461. At the age of 17 she is already one of Hollywood's most

_____________ (SEEK) actresses. SOUGHT-AFTER

462. Don't be such a _____________ (SORE) - it was only meant to be a

joke. SOREHEAD

463. The _____________ (SOOTH) answered that it was an ill omen for it

meant the destruction of the city and the death of many. SOOTHSAYERS

464. He has a deep, _____________ (SOUND) voice. SONOROUS

465. Occasional use of the drugs to treat night terrors and _____________

(AMBLE) (a synonym for ‘sleepwalking’) may also be justiﬁed.

SOMNAMBULISM

466. Both outer movements also begin with a slow and free solo santur

_____________ (SOLE) which leads into a more rhythmic movement for

the ensemble. SOLILOQUY

467. He's generally not taken seriously by anyone because of his

_____________ (SOFT) nature and his rotund personality, but he's the

kind who doesn't take that seriously! SOFT-SPOKEN /

SOFTLY-SPOKEN

468. We do not want to _____________ (SOAP) them or to make their life

easy—indeed, they do not want that. SOFT-SOAP

469. This is a sensitive issue - I think we'd better _____________ (PEDAL)

it for the moment. SOFT-PEDAL

470. That is what is put to the bench and, being _____________ (SOFT)

people, they very likely agree to the request and give the man back his

licence. SOFT-HEARTED

471. A _____________ (BOIL) egg has been boiled with its shell on and

removed from the water while the yellow part is still soft. SOFT-BOILED

472. All the questions in the interview were _____________ (BALL) - they

were dead easy. SOFTBALLS

473. It isn't yet clear how dangerous these _____________ (CALL)

"super-rats" are. SO-CALLED

474. Mr Baker was such a _____________ (SO) - he was always really

mean! SO-AND-SO

475. It succumbed to tough competition from the other networks and

_____________ (SO) responses from critics and audiences. SO-SO

476. The ground colour is _____________ (SNOW) , often with a creamy

tinge and often weakly dusted with brownish grey tips of scales.

SNOW-WHITE

477. Glaciers descending from high _____________ (SNOW) mountains

into the bay create spectacular displays of ice and iceberg formation.

SNOW-CAPPED

478. I love listening to _____________ (SNIP) of conversation in

restaurants. SNIPPETS

479. Credit rating agencies provide a _____________ (SNAP) of the risks

an investment poses at any one time.SNAPSHOT

480. Overcrowding and baggage _____________ (SNARL) at Heathrow

were beginning to hit the airline's revenues. SNARL-UPS

481. The remainder of the book is a _____________ (SMEAR) of other

techniques that extend the scope of reasoning about uncertainty.

SMORGASBORD

482. A _____________ (SMOOTH) person talks very conﬁdently in a way

that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest.

SMOOTH-TALKING

483. If Los Angeles can reduce the emissions coming from its

_____________ (SMOKE), its residents will generally breathe cleaner

air. SMOKESTACKS

484. The whole business stinks of political corruption and decisions made

in _____________ (SMOKE) rooms. SMOKE-FILLED

485. Instead of doing something about the problem, the city council is

hiding behind a _____________ (SCREEN) of bureaucracy.

SMOKESCREEN

486. Thieves escaped with television and video equipment valued at

thousands of pounds in a _____________ (SMASH) raid in chester last

night. SMASH-AND-GRAB

487. Bogus rules, which proliferate like urban legends and are just as hard

to eradicate, are responsible for vast amounts of ham-ﬁsted copy editing

and _____________ (PANTS) one-upmanship. SMARTY-PANTS

488. _____________ (MOUTH) kids are quick to remind teachers that

their parents can sue them. SMART-MOUTHED

489. He is a _____________ (SMART) with a fast wit and a deadpan sense

of humor. SMART-ALECK / SMART-ARSE / SMART-ASS

490. However, some _____________ (SMALL) food entrepreneurs are not

following state regulations and oddly enough, some of the public supports

that. SMALL-TIME

491. Existing _____________ (SCALE) industries are more ﬂexible but

often trapped in low innovation competition. SMALL-SCALE

492. He has some very _____________ (SMALL) opinions about

immigrants. SMALL-MINDED

493. I accidentally lost my balance while stepping back and my elbow

landed _____________ (SMACK) on her ribs. SMACK-DAB

494. They do not adapt well to change, and are _____________ (WIT).

SLOW-WITTED

495. The economic _____________ (SLOW) has badly aﬀected both public

and private sectors. SLOWDOWN

496. Without a coherent set of policies to persuade the electorate, the

Republicans have resorted to _____________ (SLOGAN) and empty

rhetoric. SLOGANEERING

497. He then was a watch oﬃcer aboard the schooner until the spring of

1842, when he transferred to the _____________ (SLOOP).

SLOOP-OF-WAR

498. There have been several _____________ (SLIP) in the handling of

secret information. SLIP-UPS

499. However, this chapter also includes _____________ (SLIP) writing,

historical inaccuracies, and questionable assertions that, unfortunately,

recur in several subsequent chapters. SLIPSHOD

500. There were many wonderful things there, but as you're all yawning,

and we couldn't make _____________ (SLEEP) understand, for that

you'll have to wait till another night. SLEEPYHEADS

501. The meeting house is the locale for important meetings,

_____________ (SLEEP), and craft and other cultural activities.

SLEEPOVERS

502. She suﬀers from _____________ (SLEEP) due to arthritic pain at

night. SLEEPLESSNESS

503. She's spending her ﬁrst summer at a _____________ (SLEEP) camp.

SLEEPAWAY

504. We have felt the whirlwind and the _____________ (HAMMER)

impact of the recession. SLEDGEHAMMER

505. They were seen as a bunch of notorious _____________ (SLEAZE)

and liars. SLEAZEBALLS / SLEAZEBAGS

506. They follow a _____________ (SLASH) method of clearing the soil

and use the hoe for cultivation. SLASH-AND-BURN

507. We went for a _____________ (SLAP) meal on our wedding

anniversary. SLAP-UP

508. We must resolve that never again must we tolerate the pantomime, the

irrelevant time-wasting _____________ (SLAP) nonsense of the last few

days. SLAPSTICK

509. If your organization is _____________ (SLAP) it will unnerve

candidates and may make them think twice before accepting a job with

you. SLAP-HAPPY

510. A few isolated mistakes in such a wide-ranging compilation could be

forgiven, but the large number included simply appears _____________

(SLAP). SLAPDASH

511. In 1991-95, during demobilisation, ceaseﬁre and the replacement of

the old security forces, crime _____________ (ROCKET).

SKYROCKETED

512. He raised his eyes slowly _____________ (SKY). SKYWARD

513. Old-age pensioners usually spend their money only on food and

accommodation, the price of which commodities will rise

_____________ (SKY). SKY-HIGH

514. It distributes branded spandex costumes, based on the existing

_____________ (SKIN) garments, which cover the entire body.

SKIN-TIGHT

515. After the ﬁrst half-hour she realized that her new-found conﬁdence

was no more than _____________ (SKIN). SKIN-DEEP

516. Students staged a _____________ (SIT) in the university oﬃces as

part of their protest campaign. SIT-IN

517. We're having a _____________ (SIT) meal at our wedding, rather than

a buﬀet. SIT-DOWN

518. It will also certainly involve redirecting the _____________

(SINGLE) pursuit of abstraction promoted by the academy.

SINGLE-MINDED

519. The EU - a _____________ (SIMPLE) naive notion which can only be

a disaster for everything that 's good about each member country.

SIMPLE-MINDED

520. Might it not be wise to take some _____________ (SILVER) lawyer

who could explain the diﬃculties? SILVER-TONGUED

521. In other words, acts and ideas should be seen as interchangeable

_____________ (POST) for interpreting historical ideologies.

SIGNPOSTS

522. We prefer walking and looking at scenery and wildlife to big-city

_____________ (SEE) and shopping. SIGHTSEEING

523. In addition to competency in playing an instrument, qualities such as

aural awareness, creativity and ability to _____________ (READ) are

sought. SIGHT-READ

524. During her lecture on her discoveries, she took several

_____________ (SWIPE) at the leaders of the expedition. SIDESWIPES

525. A small misunderstanding during introductions and progressively

bigger lies to cover the initial lies lead to a _____________ (SIDE) laugh

riot. SIDE-SPLITTING

526. What he said cast an interesting _____________ (SIDE) on what had

happened. SIDELIGHT

527. The course will focus on ﬁctional master sleuth Sherlock Holmes and

his _____________ (KICK) Dr. Watson. SIDEKICK

528. Thousands of passengers along the route constantly suﬀer the

_____________ (EFFECT) of the upgrade work. SIDE-EFFECTS

529. There was a _____________ (SICK) thud when the child fell from the

tree and hit the ground. SICKENING

530. The workshop is ideal for amateur _____________ (SHUT) hoping to

learn more about wildlife photography. SHUTTERBUGS

531. This elderly lady - a _____________ (SHUT) who hasn't left her

house for a month - is afraid to see people. SHUT-IN

532. You look exhausted! Try to get some _____________ (EYE) on the

train. SHUT-EYE

533. Release of the ﬁgures was delayed by the partial _____________

(SHUT) of federal agencies in December and January. SHUTDOWN

534. Today, the movie matinee has degenerated somewhat into simply a

lesser-cost earlier movie _____________ (SHOW), and for

newly-released blockbusters, theater chains don't even oﬀer matinee

prices. SHOWTIME

535. It's ﬁlled with _____________ (SHOW) and grandstanding, relying on

the tried-and-true seasonal classics while oﬀering a couple of new songs

almost as an afterthought. SHOWSTOPPERS

536. He has shown _____________ (SHOW), arrogance, ability, eloquence,

humour and industry. SHOWMANSHIP

537. The president is preparing for a _____________ (SHOW) with

Republicans over his plans to reform the economy. SHOWDOWN

538. The exhibition is an annual _____________ (SHOW) for British

design and innovation. SHOWCASE

539. I was the kid in the neighborhood who caught black snakes and took

them to school for _____________ (SHOW). SHOW-AND-TELL

540. Jimena's such a _____________ (SHOW), she always wants to be the

centre of attention. SHOW-OFF

541. I passed 30 pieces of legislation that session but I wasn't a

_____________ (SHOW), I didn't toot my own horn, I didn't cultivate the

press. SHOWBOAT

542. I would like to give a _____________ (SHOUT) to all the men and

women in our armed forces. SHOUT-OUT

543. _____________ (SHOT) will heave their 16-pound spheres in the very

temple in Olympia where the games were founded in 776 B.C.

SHOT-PUTTERS

544. Like her creator, she is _____________ (SHORT) and snippy as well

as merciless when she targets a weak spot in her opponent.

SHORT-TEMPERED

545. The work force is so _____________ (STAFF) that people are

working long hours and extra days, causing exhaustion.

SHORT-STAFFED (SHORT-HANDED)

546. It's very _____________ (SIGHT) and foolish of the government not

to invest in technological research. SHORT-SIGHTED

547. His latest novel has been _____________ (LIST) for the Man Booker

prize. SHORTLISTED

548. I recently received notiﬁcation of a potential _____________ (FALL)

on my low-cost endowment. SHORTFALL

549. Whatever his _____________ (COME) as a husband, he was a good

father to his children. SHORTCOMINGS

550. The agency _____________ (CIRCUIT) the normal construction

process by conducting environmental studies at the same time that

preliminary studies were done. SHORT-CIRCUITED

551. Genuinely successful interdisciplinary scholarship manages not to

_____________ (CHANGE) any of the disciplines whose insights it

seeks to harvest. SHORT-CHANGE

552. Many national newspapers, which ought to know better, trot out in

their editorials the _____________ (SHOP) clichés about charity

beginning at home. SHOPWORN / SHOP-SOILED

553. John has been jailed three times for _____________ (SHOP).

SHOPLIFTING

554. If that failed to separate the teams, a penalty _____________

(SHOOT) would determine the winner. SHOOTOUT

555. "Revolver" is the latest Guy Ritchie _____________ (SHOOT), which

consists of many ﬁghting and perilous schemes. SHOOT-’EM-UP

556. Tannery was considered something of a _____________ (SHOO); he

even began writing his inaugural lecture. SHOO-IN

557. Almost all the pilgrimages are ﬁnanced on a _____________ (SHOE);

the overwhelming majority of the pilgrims come from the poorer sections

of society. SHOESTRING

558. This tiny restaurant is _____________ (SHOE) between two major

banks. SHOEHORNED

559. Many waterproof digital cameras are _____________ (SHOCK) and

resistant to low temperatures. SHOCKPROOF

560. The builders have gone, but it'll take a while to get things

_____________ (SHIP) again. SHIPSHAPE

561. There have been many _____________ (SHIP) along this dangerous

stretch of coastline. SHIPWRECKS

562. The driver concerned did not _____________ (SHILL) about the

matter, but said that his mind was on other things at the time.

SHILLY-SHALLY

563. He called the young people _____________ (SHIFT), lazy and

good-for-nothing. SHIFTLESS

564. After the crash, the passengers were _____________ (SHELL) but

there were no serious injuries. SHELL-SHOCKED

565. _____________ (SHELL) of covers has been advocated by some

librarians, but it is doubtful if it pays. SHELLACKING

566. Some of this additional expenditure has been allocated to the provision

of _____________ (SHATTER) window ﬁlm. SHATTERPROOF

567. She was _____________ (SHARP) and _____________ (SHARP),

able to skewer an idea or an opponent, a most unwomanly trait he found

utterly exciting. SHARP-WITTED / SHARP-TONGUED

568. It is fair to say that it needs a very _____________ (SHARP)

individual to capture a cardsharper. SHARP-EYED

569. Last year, the _____________ (SHARE) of bonuses meant an

additional $7 million for each partner. SHARE-OUT

570. _____________ (SHARE) will be voting on the proposed merger of

the companies next week. SHAREHOLDERS

571. Her absolute _____________ (SHAME) means she can get away with

things others simply can't. SHAMELESSNESS

572. He stood _____________ (SHAME) at the door, looking at the vase

he had just knocked to the ground. SHAMEFACED

573. It represents a huge _____________ (SHAKE) in the industry,

compared with today's diﬃcult conditions. SHAKE-UP

574. Her lawyers say the suit is a _____________ (SHAKE), an attempt to

get her to pay them oﬀ. SHAKEDOWN

575. The old man was known for telling _____________ (SHAG) stories

that made people groan and scratch their heads when he reached the

ending. SHAGGY-DOG

576. In contrast, when eco-forestry is unsubsidized, groups meeting their

own _____________ (SET) costs, the returns per hectare are still positive

but very modest. SET-UP

577. Dad had a bit of a _____________ (SET) with the neighbours about

their playing loud music all the time. SET-TO

578. He suﬀered a _____________ (SET) yesterday in his attempts to take

a stake in the mobile phone company. SETBACK

579. In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of

_____________ (SERVE) and poverty. SERVITUDE

580. He is obsequious towards the powerful, arrogant towards the weak,

_____________ (SENTENCE) and narrow-minded. SENTENTIOUS

581. The ﬁlm is ravishing to look at and boasts a _____________ (SENSE)

musical score. SENSUOUS

582. It seems very likely that air pollutants are _____________ (SENSE)

people so that they become allergic to pollen. SENSITIZING

583. He was very _____________ (SENSE) about his scar and thought

everyone was staring at him. SENSITIVE

584. It would seem more _____________ (SENSE) to do the research now

before we start on the project. SENSIBLE

585. He possibly would not have acted in the clueless, _____________

(SENSE) manner in which the present holder of the oﬃce has acted since

then. SENSELESS

586. Some of the more _____________ (SENSE) newspapers have given a

lot of coverage to the scandal. SENSATIONAL

587. I hope that they will give a good _____________ (SEND) to

independence by releasing the detainees or bringing them to trial.

SEND-OFF

588. It was an absolutely brilliant, deadpan _____________ (SEND) of

adventure comics, but with a very edgy, modernist kind of approach.

SEND-UP

589. It could lead to accusations of treachery and _____________ (SELL)

and a great deal of animosity being directed towards one person.

SELL-OUT

590. That sum is large enough to do away with the great bonanza of the tax

handouts that the _____________ (SELL) is intended to create.

SELL-OFF

591. Don't buy goods which have passed their _____________ (SELL)

date. SELL-BY

592. Admittedly, the phrases 'self-esteem' and 'sense of _____________

(WORTH)' are used in a frustratingly wide range of ways.

SELF-WORTH

593. Even at that age, Constance seemed perhaps too _____________

(WILL) and wild, like the countryside she roamed so freely.

SELF-WILLED

594. Under terms of the _____________ (TENDER) oﬀer, investors can

specify where in the price range they're willing to sell. SELF-TENDER

595. A _____________ (TEACH) artist, who worked in a colliery for only

a short period, his experiences there were seared indelibly on his memory.

SELF-TAUGHT

596. For instance, _____________ (SERVICE) has increasingly replaced

personal service rituals, through the use of technical devices such as

buﬀets and drinks machines. SELF-SERVICE

597. There is no future solution to these problems when greed and

_____________ (SEEK) of that kind is part of the system of our society.

SELF-SEEKING

598. But, as has already been pointed out, these _____________ (SAME)

(exactly the same) young people can be supplied with a drink in a club.

SELFSAME

599. We should honor the courage and _____________ (SACRIFICE) of

the brave soldiers who died for our country. SELF-SACRIFICE

600. Those individuals become _____________ (RIGHT) and claim they

are being discriminated against when in fact they are not.

SELF-RIGHTEOUS

601. One is expected to strive to remain independent and _____________

(RELY) and not place undue demands on others. SELF-RELIANT

602. Despite the occasional ﬂash of irritability, he sounded calm and

_____________ (POSSESS). SELF-POSSESSED

603. He faced his illness bravely and without any trace of _____________

(PITY). SELF-PITY

604. He was every inch a _____________ (MAKE) man, very positive in

his beliefs, in himself and his opinions, very unwilling to listen to

arguments of others. SELF-MADE

605. He was a man with the heart of a lion and a soul ﬁlled with

compassion and _____________ (SELF). SELFLESSNESS

606. Classical economics assumes that humans are rational,

_____________ (INTEREST) individuals. SELF-INTERESTED

607. A ﬁfth, _____________ (INFLICT) injuries, is usually a consequence

of mental illness. SELF-INFLICTED

608. The Roman poet Livy wrote that greed and _____________

(INDULGE) led Romans to dangerous excesses. SELF-INDULGENCE

609. He's a modest, mild-mannered man, without a hint of _____________

(IMPORTANT). SELF-IMPORTANCE

610. A laissez-faire approach towards _____________ (HELP), in

consequence, will merely reinforce rather than reduce the existing

socioeconomic and gender inequalities. SELF-HELP

611. A history of such issues can lead to a _____________ (FULFILL)

prophecy in which the person with IED continues to have episodes of

uncontrolled aggression because of the belief that he or she cannot

overcome the past. SELF-FULFILLING

612. But the human mind is _____________ (EXPLAIN) as well - in the

sense that it presents a simple picture of its own operation to itself.

SELF-EXPLANATORY

613. Crisis in this context describes a period of intensive _____________

(EXAM) in which one's beliefs and values are re-examined.

SELF-EXAMINATION / SELF-EXAM

614. Much of this literature is arid, _____________ (EVIDENCE) and

inadequately researched. SELF-EVIDENT

615. The more ﬂexible mortgage approach beneﬁts those who expect their

income to vary, such as the _____________ (EMPLOY).

SELF-EMPLOYED

616. The captain was typically _____________ (EFFACE) when

questioned about the team's successes, giving credit to the other players.

SELF-EFFACING

617. You need a lot of _____________ (DISCIPLINE) when you're doing

research work on your own. SELF-DISCIPLINE

618. Others dismiss it as a wrongheaded notion that enables addicts to

continue along the path to _____________ (DESTROY).

SELF-DESTRUCTION

619. He was somewhat _____________ (DEPRECATE) when he

categorised some of the work that he deals with in his surgeries as

low-level administrative work. SELF-DEPRECATING /

SELF-DEPRECATORY

620. She's very _____________ (CONTAIN) and isn't at all worried about

moving to a big city where she won't know anybody.

SELF-CONTAINED

621. In this context, musical relations are likely to become more

_____________ (CONSCIOUS), and less intimate, than when watching

ﬁction. SELF-CONSCIOUS

622. Robert is a _____________ (CENTER), ambitious, and bigoted man.

SELF-CENTERED

623. She looked _____________ (ASSURE) and conﬁdent, yet, within 30

seconds of sitting down, she had burst into tears. SELF-ASSURED

624. The newspaper has become the _____________ (APPOINT) guardian

of public morals. SELF-APPOINTED

625. You can buy _____________ (SEE) chemises as well as the opaque

variety. SEE-THROUGH

626. He remains conﬁdent and _____________ (SEEM) untroubled by his

recent problems. SEEMINGLY

627. Their one chance of a decent education is evaporating, and yet another

generation of kids will be served nothing but a _____________ (RATE)

education. SECOND-RATE

628. Well, if the manager isn't available I'd like to speak to the

_____________ (COMMAND). SECOND-IN-COMMAND

629. I can waste hours in a record shop - _____________ (HAND) or new.

SECONDHAND

630. To try to _____________ (GUESS) the expertise of business is not a

past mistake that we intend to repeat. SECOND-GUESS

631. In addition, attempts to control size can lead to adaptations that are

ineﬃcient or are not _____________ (SEA). SEAWORTHY

632. His may have been the ﬁrst _____________ (PANTS) presidency,

with no organization charts and crucial decisions made in late-night bull

sessions. SEAT-OF-THE-PANTS

633. Taste the soup and adjust the _____________ (SEASON), adding

more salt or pepper as desired. SEASONING

634. The intention is to achieve a _____________ (SEAM) transition with

a continuity of management. SEAMLESS

635. Have you heard any _____________ (SCUTTLE) about the new boss?

SCUTTLEBUTT

636. Not just dealers but every _____________ (SCUM) and gunrunner

calling nonstop, every Bubba and Bubbette that ever wanted a gun.

SCUMBAG

637. I believe that a large part of the blame for this lowering of standards

lies with the _____________ (SCRIPT) and playwrights.

SCRIPTWRITERS

638. Their relationship sometimes resembles a _____________ (SCREW)

comedy minus the romance. SCREWBALL

639. He was, however, also a _____________ (SCREEN) who specialized

in fantasy ﬁlm and horror ﬁlm. SCREENWRITER

640. As in most cases, there is a considerable diﬀerence between the novel

and the _____________ (SCREEN). SCREENPLAY

641. This query will generate an error mesBeing repressed both by the

feudal disciplines and the ridiculous social rules, they behave the sense of

sadomasochism in their minds., as shown in the _____________

(SCREEN). SCREENSHOT

642. The answer was suddenly _____________ (SCREAM) obvious to me.

SCREAMINGLY

643. Here he treats the reader to a scan through his illustrated personal

_____________ (SCRAP) of palynologists. SCRAPBOOK

644. Both starters kept the game _____________ (SCORE) through the

ﬁrst three innings. SCORELESS

645. The candidate rates highly on the magazine's legislative

_____________ (SCORE). SCORECARD

646. The retreating army adopted a _____________ (SCORCH) policy.

SCORCHED-EARTH

647. It is not just that there is no time in three or four years to turn the

_____________ (SCHOOL) into a fully trained professional.

SCHOOL-LEAVER

648. Laura’s _____________ (SCHOOL) achievements won her

acceptance into Harvard. SCHOLASTIC

649. A doomsday _____________ (SCENE) is not out of the question.

SCENARIO

650. She often projects the image of a somewhat _____________

(SCATTER) aunt who can never remember anyone's name.

SCATTERBRAINED

651. It is misleading and _____________ (MONGER) to say that

inheritance tax aﬀects almost half of the country. SCAREMONGERING

652. However, there is a spider in the bathroom and my kid is a

_____________ (SCARE) when it comes to dealing with them.

SCAREDY-CAT

653. Politicians have used the ﬁnancial sector as a _____________ (GOAT)

for the global economic crisis. SCAPEGOAT

654. A coach’s responsibility is to have the ﬁnal _____________ (SAY) on

any subject. SAY-SO

655. He claimed he was playing badly because of an injury, but I think he

was _____________ (SAND). SANDBAGGING

656. He's six feet, two inches tall, with dark brooding eyes and

_____________ (PEPPER) hair (he can still claim that it's mostly

pepper). SALT-AND-PEPPER / PEPPER-AND-SALT

657. And it was her _____________ (FRIGID) and her absolute refusal to

be shocked by this, which immediately silenced all the students.

SANG-FROID

658. I left my watch with Helen for _____________ (SAFE) while I swam.

SAFEKEEPING

659. If I want some peace and quiet, I take _____________ (SAINT) in my

study. SANCTUARY

660. We have just heard a self-serving, self-seeking, _____________

(SAINT) and tawdry little speech. SANCTIMONIOUS

661. tically, the cloak would slow down light coming into the robbery scene

while the _____________ (SAFE) is at work. SAFECRACKER

662. Amidst the military hostilities, oﬃcials often viewed the stations as an

emergency source of food for _____________ (SANE), military

hospitals, and shelters for homeless children. SANATORIUMS

663. Being repressed both by the feudal disciplines and the ridiculous

social rules, they have the sense of _____________ (SADISM) in their

minds. SADOMASOCHISM

664. I'm willing to help on any weekday, but my weekends are

_____________ (SACRED). SACROSANCT

665. It feels _____________ (SACRED) to say anything negative about

someone who died so young. SACRILEGIOUS

666. He should be forced to wear _____________ (SACK) and ashes and

apologize for his lies. SACKCLOTH

667. He referred to a ﬁlm made by the hunt _____________

(SABOTAGE), which he said he thought constituted a criminal oﬀence.

SABOTEURS

668. Diplomats say the North miscalculated in its _____________

(SABER) and found even China was more rigorous in implementing

sanctions than before. SABER-RATTLING

669. She _____________ (RUTH) pursued her ambition, letting nothing

get in her way. RUTHLESSLY

670. They want to _____________ (RUST) your car when it doesn't need

it. RUSTPROOF

671. Stock buybacks trigger a _____________ (RUN) in price when

common stockholders want cash. RUN-UP

672. We've got time for one more _____________ (RUN) before the

concert. RUN-THROUGH

673. With the high rates of taxation, there was not much diﬀerence between

legal aid and the _____________ (MILL) civil work.

RUN-OF-THE-MILL

674. Colombians will vote in a _____________ (RUN) election to choose a

new president. RUN-OFF

675. The distance from the input vector to the winner and _____________

(RUN) vectors is approximately the same. RUNNER-UP

676. Because of the long _____________ (RUN), the decision must be

made sooner rather than later. RUN-IN

677. You look pretty _____________ (RUN) and haggard ; why don't you

take a holiday? RUN-DOWN

678. Her ﬁrst novel's _____________ (RUN) success came as an utter

surprise. RUNAWAY

679. I'm trying to get a new visa, but the embassy staﬀ keep giving me the

_____________ (RUN). RUNAROUND

680. The government usually blames _____________ (RUMOR) and

market manipulators for currency instability. RUMORMONGERS

681. The bank had capital to spare, which they lost in a series of

_____________ (RUIN) takeovers. RUINOUS

682. It is one of the most _____________ (RUG) beautiful landscapes in

the world. RUGGEDLY

683. "I wish we'd started six months earlier," he said _____________

(RUE). RUEFULLY

684. She has only a _____________ (RUDE) grasp of the language.

RUDIMENTARY

685. All his camping gear was packed in the _____________ (SACK).

RUCKSACK

686. The trainer gave him a _____________ (RUB) after the game.

RUB-DOWN

687. Congress is not going to simply _____________ (STAMP) any policy

the president proposes. RUBBER-STAMP

688. Unwary players can hold their hand such that a _____________

(RUBBER) in an adjacent seat can sneak a peek at the cards.

RUBBER-NECKER

689. During the ﬁrst half of the century in a _____________ (TUMBLE)

colony, physical aggressiveness turned out to be a real asset.

ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE

690. He managed to escape two months later by pretending to be a

_____________ (ROUST) with a traveling circus. ROUSTABOUT

691. Its indiscriminate _____________ (ROUND) of refugees led to their

being lumped together by the press alongside ex-convicts and vagrants.

ROUND-UP

692. The writers will take part in _____________ (TABLE) discussions

and read from their works. ROUNDTABLE

693. It might be that two _____________ (TRIP) tickets that include

Saturday stays would cost less. ROUND-TRIP

694. The routine diagnostic methods have been complicated, painful, or not

accessible _____________ (CLOCK). ROUND-THE-CLOCK /

AROUND-THE-CLOCK

695. He had become _____________ (SHOULDER) from years of sitting

in front of a computer. ROUND-SHOULDERED

696. With his ﬁrst book came the endless _____________ (ROUND) of

publicity and interviews. ROUNDABOUT / MERRY-GO-ROUND

697. They accused the government of riding _____________ (ROUGH)

over parliamentary procedure. ROUGHSHOD

698. Even so, she wasn't going to last long among the _____________

(ROUGH) in his camp if she didn't toughen up a little. ROUGHNECKS

699. A couple of boys were _____________ (ROUGH) each other in the

park. ROUGHHOUSING

700. She's an experienced politician with a _____________ (ROUGH)

style. ROUGH-HEWN / ROUGH-EDGED

701. Justice was administered in a _____________ (ROUGH) fashion,

without using courts or juries. ROUGH-AND-READY

702. He tends to view the world through _____________ (ROSE) glasses.

ROSE-COLORED / ROSE-TINTED

703. Ethan's moving out next month, so we're looking for another

_____________ (ROOM) to share our apartment. ROOMMATE

704. The new broadcasting studio is a large glass-walled room that can

occupy a _____________ (ROOM) of people. ROOMFUL

705. They saved about $18,000 in superannuation _____________ (ROLL)

funds. ROLLOVER

706. The _____________ (ROLL) of broadband to every school will open

up pupils' access to vast new online resources for teaching and learning.

ROLL-OUT

707. The best metaphor for the method behind her _____________

(ROLL), erudite, street-smart, angst-ridden, encyclopedic paintings is

writing. ROLLICKING

708. The telephone company has asked for a _____________ (ROLL) of

leasing rules. ROLLBACK

709. Children play with dolls and _____________ (ROLE) to learn about

empathy and caring. ROLE-PLAY

710. The Federal Reserve Board has begun lifting short-term interest rates

from _____________ (ROCK) levels. ROCK-BOTTOM

711. It is an autocar which is stoutly built and _____________ (ROAD).

ROADWORTHY

712. Many county residents have probably never spotted a fox, except

maybe as _____________ (ROAD). ROADKILL

713. Police put up _____________ (ROAD) on all roads out of the town in

an eﬀort to catch the bombers. ROADBLOCKS

714. They are _____________ (RISK) who either make a lot of money or

lose a lot. RISK-TAKERS

715. If we were to take over now, with an economic system a long way

below capacity, we would not envisage a _____________ (RIP)

free-for-all, consumption boom. RIP-ROARING

716. $300 for that shirt? - That's a complete _____________ (RIP).

RIP-OFF

717. They laughed _____________ (RIOT) while watching the fun.

RIOTOUSLY

718. The _____________ (RING) of the plot were arrested and punished.

RINGLEADERS

719. It's a strangely disjointed car to drive, and not exactly a

_____________ (RING) endorsement of a switch to hybrid power.

RINGING

720. Over £500 million was _____________ (RING) for improvements to

the transport system. RING-FENCED

721. To ensure the correct output in some cases he requires _____________

(RIGHT) adjunction as an option for head movement. RIGHTWARD

722. A _____________ (LIFE) group, including those who are opposed to

abortion, picketed the clinic. RIGHT-TO-LIFE

723. Every decent and _____________ (RIGHT) man must realise that

there is a constitutional wrong which ought to be remedied.

RIGHT-MINDED

724. She says that charging high prices will keep the _____________

(RIFLE) out. RIFFRAFF

725. A _____________ (ODE), which contains powerful feelings and

enthusiasm, was written about this district. RHAPSODY

726. He intends to _____________ (WORD) it so as to make clear that it

means what he thinks that it means already. REWORD

727. A variety of policy initiatives have been undertaken aimed at

_____________ (VITAL) the economy. REVITALIZING

728. Justices have repeatedly refused to _____________ (VISIT) issues

raised by their 1980 decision. REVISIT

729. He took a _____________ (CHARGE) call from Ferguson in the

middle of Malawi later on. REVERSE-CHARGE

730. The property _____________ (VALUE) is likely to add £100 million

to the company's assets. REVALUATION

731. We _____________ (VAMP) the management system, but the

business is doing no better than it was before. REVAMPED

732. With a _____________ (UP) on Jones soon-to-come, it'd be

interesting to see what the Cowboys do in the second round if Johnson is

available. RE-UP

733. We must also remember that in many asylum cases we are dealing

with family _____________ (UNION) of diﬀerent kinds. REUNIONS

734. To distinguish these from _____________ (ACTIVE) principles of

justice such as justice in rectiﬁcation. RETROACTIVE

735. Many saw her death as divine _____________ (TRIBUTE) for her

crimes. RETRIBUTION

736. The president had planned to take more lavish oﬃces but was forced

to _____________ (TRENCH) amid criticism from Congress and the

public. RETRENCH

737. There's money to be made in _____________ (TREAD) cinematic

steps and some studios exploit this. RETREADING

738. Many major new stadiums around the world have _____________

(TRACT) seating so they can accommodate athletics. RETRACTABLE

739. The auto industry should receive 'substantial incentives' to

_____________ (TOOL) factories to develop more fuel-eﬃcient vehicles,

such as hybrids. RETOOL

740. At ﬁrst she was _____________ (TACIT), but later she relaxed and

was more forthcoming. RETICENT

741. The supermarket monitors what it sells prior to Christmas to

_____________ (STOCK) shelves immediately afterward. RESTOCK

742. He's a _____________ (REST) type - he never stays in one country

for long. RESTLESS

743. In all those respects, food manufacturers, retailers and _____________

(RESTAURANT) will be careful before utilising the process.

RESTAURATEURS

744. The essay conclusion is not supposed to be a simple _____________

(STATE) of what has gone before. RESTATEMENT

745. Please _____________ (START) your computer to complete

installation. RESTART

746. I saw Anna at the other end of the room, _____________

(SPLENDID) in a red cocktail dress. RESPLENDENT

747. The remake of the movie was a _____________ (SOUND) success.

RESOUNDING

748. The move has triggered a _____________ (SHUFFLE) of

responsibilities among some of the group's most senior executives.

RESHUFFLE

749. Can we _____________ (SCHEDULE) tomorrow's meeting for some

time next week? RESCHEDULE

750. Cities have _____________ (PURPOSE) their former downtown and

industrial areas as entertainment districts. REPURPOSED

751. Every time I see you, you're drunk, you old _____________

(PROBATE)! REPROBATE

752. I couldn't make my mortgage repayments so the bank _____________

(POSSESS) my house. REPOSSESSED

753. She's a _____________ (POSE) of knowledge about our family

history. REPOSITORY

754. New York is _____________ (REPORT) a very exciting place to live.

REPORTEDLY

755. A _____________ (REPLY) envelope has had the cost of posting it

already paid for, usually by the person it is sent to. REPLY-PAID

756. The police _____________ (PLAY) the video of the robbery in court.

REPLAYED

757. Similarly, our assumption that ministerial drift takes the form of

spending can easily be _____________ (PHRASE) in terms of policy.

REPHRASED

758. Any decrease in tourism could have serious _____________

(PERCUSSION) for the local economy. REPERCUSSIONS

759. The government _____________ (PATRIOT) him because he had no

visa. REPATRIATED

760. The police arranged to _____________ (RENDER) with their

informant at a disused warehouse. RENDEZVOUS

761. The ship was sold, painted, and _____________ (NAME) the Suez

Star. RENAMED

762. This policy preserves the option of _____________ (MUNICIPAL)

work for workers with disabilities. REMUNERATIVE

763. Many borrowers _____________ (MORTGAGE) every three or ﬁve

years to take advantage of cheap ﬁxed rates. REMORTGAGE

764. It has been taken as a reason for _____________ (MONSTER), for

taking strong action, but never for diplomatic rupture in the past.

REMONSTRANCE

765. They are not pristine _____________ (REMAIN) of a prehistoric era

but are artifacts of centuries of forest exploitation by humans.

REMNANTS

766. The company is seeking to _____________ (LOCATE) to the Pier 98

Annex. RELOCATE

767. She and I like to reminisce and _____________ (LIVE) the good old

days. RELIVE

768. The book is, however, _____________ (RELENT) political and

wholly underplays the economic aspects. RELENTLESSLY

769. _____________ (RELATIVE) is a two-part theory in physics

describing motion and the relationships between space, time, and energy.

RELATIVITY

770. She was looking quite healthy on Friday, but she suﬀered a

_____________ (LAPSE) over the weekend and was taken back into

hospital. RELAPSE

771. For some, an interest in modern sequence was an opportunity to

_____________ (KINDLE) the passion of their youth. REKINDLE

772. They can do much to _____________ (YOUNG) old neighborhoods

and keep the city from declining again. REJUVENATE

773. The reviewer’s mistakes were so ﬂagrant that Gove drafted a strong

_____________ (JOIN). REJOINDER

774. Human beings inevitably consider life as something to

_____________ (JOY) about and death as something causing misery.

REJOICE

775. We'll have to _____________ (JIG) the shed in order to get the extra

chairs in. REJIG / REJIGGER

776. The government has _____________ (ITERATION) its refusal to

compromise with terrorists. REITERATE

777. The union demanded the immediate _____________ (STATE) of all

the workers who'd been sacked. REINSTATEMENT

778. Shops had to call in _____________ (FORCE) to help with the

unexpected rush of customers. REINFORCEMENTS

779. In concert, they besieged the municipal oﬃces to demand

_____________ (PURSE) in cash and threatened to withdraw their labour

if this was not conceded. REIMBURSEMENT

780. _____________ (GURGES) of this or any other textbook will cause

your essays to be marked down. REGURGITATION

781. The investment was made knowing that Las Vegas is one of the

country's fastest-growing cities and that a _____________ (GENERATE)

plan was underway throughout downtown. REGENERATION

782. _____________ (REGARD) of what you think, I believe she's the best

person for the job. REGARDLESS

783. To sum up, this book is very clearly written and presented throughout,

and _____________ (FRESH) free of jargon and conceptual obfuscation.

REFRESHINGLY

784. For the cab holdup, Benny was placed in a _____________ (FORM)

for almost two years. REFORMATORY

785. Here we will focus on the supply side, with emphasis on

carbon-sequestration projects involving _____________ (FOREST) or

aﬀorestation. REFORESTATION

786. He is trying to _____________ (FOCUS) the company on its oil and

gas operations, and sell unrelated businesses. REFOCUS

787. A _____________ (REFER) was held on the question of whether the

U.K. should remain a member of the European Community.

REFERENDUM

788. Police oﬃcers _____________ (ACT) the crime in an attempt to get

witnesses to come forward. REENACTED

789. Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women

_____________ (DRESS) the balance? REDRESS

790. Tonight he faces the most _____________ (DOUBT) and formidable

opponent of his boxing career. REDOUBTABLE

791. The album is a heartfelt cry, _____________ (ODOR) of a time before

radio and television. REDOLENT

792. A _____________ (NECK) is a poor white person without education,

especially one living in the countryside in the southern US, who has

prejudiced ideas and beliefs. REDNECK

793. The day I ﬁrst set foot in America was a _____________ (LETTER)

day for me. RED-LETTER

794. The government's labour market and other economic policies still

serve to worsen inequality, undermining the _____________

(DISTRIBUTE) eﬀects of the budget. REDISTRIBUTIVE

795. The news sent the company's _____________ (RED) stock surging

upwards more than 21%. RED-HOT

796. The diﬃculty arises in regard to those not caught _____________

(RED) who ought not to get oﬀ scot-free. RED-HANDED

797. The band were left _____________ (RED) with embarrassment.

RED-FACED

798. Since its beginning, the goal of the tournament has been to provide the

same championship experience and _____________ (CARPET)

treatment that the best national events around the country oﬀer.

RED-CARPET

799. ‘How could any _____________ (RED) male ignore the message the

actress was sending so blatantly?’, she wondered despairingly.

RED-BLOODED

800. For the non-rectangular sheet, even with four _____________ (LINE)

edges, ﬁve pieces of data are required, and there is no opportunity to

reverse the sheet. RECTILINEAR

801. The peace talks broke down and ended in bitter mutual

_____________ (CRIME). RECRIMINATION

802. Company proﬁts are rising and it looks as though this is going to be a

_____________ (RECORD) year. RECORD-BREAKING

803. They were ﬁnally _____________ (CONCILIATE) with each other,

after not speaking for nearly ﬁve years. RECONCILED

804. Courses have stopped for the summer, but will _____________

(COMMENCE) in September. RECOMMENCE

805. I have many pleasant _____________ (COLLECT) of the time we

spent together. RECOLLECTIONS

806. On closing the mines they hired a forestry expert to improve their

_____________ (CLAIM) plan. RECLAMATION

807. We try to buy reusable, repairable, and _____________ (CHARGE)

products. RECHARGEABLE

808. To _____________ (CAPITAL), none of the aforementioned non

sequitur claims undermines my case for the conﬁscation of cadaveric

organs. RECAPITULATE

809. Tenants petitioned their _____________ (CALCANEUS) landlord to

ﬁnish repairs to their building. RECALCITRANT

810. "Don't worry," he said _____________ (ASSURE). "Everything will

be all right." REASSURINGLY

811. They prevented opposition _____________ (ARM) by blocking

critical imports. REARMAMENT

812. He'd like to see a fundamental _____________ (PRAISE) of the way

unions operate. REAPPRAISAL / APPRAISAL

813. Today, faster communications and _____________ (TIME) trading

mean that ﬂuctuations in the market in New York travel around the world

almost instantly. REAL-TIME

814. Perhaps that had not been thought necessary given the _____________

(POLITICS) of the situation. REALPOLITIK

815. The company will not reveal the full scope of its manufacturing

_____________ (ALIGN) for several months. REALIGNMENT

816. The innovation is welcomed by _____________ (WEAR) designers,

because it presents their creations in the context of everyday life for

which they are meant. READY-TO-WEAR

817. When she married Giles, she acquired a _____________ (MAKE)

family - two teenage sons and a daughter. READY-MADE

818. You're currently viewing as a guest, which gives you limited

_____________ (READ) access. READ-ONLY

819. If a computer disk, ﬁle, or memory is _____________ (READ), you

can read, change, or add to the data in it. READ-WRITE

820. Below you will ﬁnd a _____________ (READ) of the President's

conference call with his economic team. READOUT

821. The magazine has a _____________ (READ) of over 250,000.

READERSHIP

822. Most soldiers go through a _____________ (ADJUST) period when

they return from war. READJUSTMENT

823. _____________ (REACT) elements in the industry are preventing its

progress towards greater eﬃciency. REACTIONARY

824. Amid all the _____________ (DAZZLE) of the party convention, it

was easy to forget about the real political issues. RAZZLE-DAZZLE

825. The new car was launched with great _____________ (JAZZ):

champagne, food, free gifts, and dancers. RAZZMATAZZ

826. The president won the election by a _____________ (RAZOR)

margin. RAZOR-THIN

827. His brain remained _____________ (RAZOR), he gave thrilling

lectures, and his research continued. RAZOR-SHARP

828. As for the ﬁlm being racy, _____________ (RANCH) or titillating,

there's utterly nothing groundbreaking here. RAUNCHY

829. The medics were injecting a heart stimulant into him and he was

vibrating like a _____________ (RATTLE) car racing over a gravel road.

RATTLETRAP

830. I got completely _____________ (RAT) after the mirth at Kate’s

house. RAT-ARSED

831. The bloke who did it has got to go down as one of the _____________

(RAT) of the year. RATBAGS

832. The boy turned and blew a _____________ (RASP) at the teacher

before running oﬀ. RASPBERRY

833. You get a very _____________ (RARE) view of things living on a

college campus. RAREFIED

834. The play was greeted with _____________ (RAPT) applause.

RAPTUROUS

835. There is talk of _____________ (APPROACH) between the warring

countries, but tensions remain. RAPPROCHEMENT

836. I fully endorse what the _____________ (RAPPORT) has said on that

subject. RAPPORTEUR

837. It is not possible for me to answer such _____________ (FIRE)

questions without due preparation. RAPID-FIRE

838. The word 'cruelty' must be taken in the broad sense, and not in the

_____________ (RAPID) physical sense. RAPACIOUS

839. This isn't an argument, it's just meaningless _____________

(RANTING). RANTING

840. The burglars _____________ (SACK) the house but found nothing

valuable. RANSACKED

841. The party's _____________ (RANK) members are beginning to

question the prime minister's choice of advisers. RANK-AND-FIRE

842. There's a _____________ (RANSACK) old shed at the bottom of the

garden. RAMSHACKLE

843. The police are increasing their eﬀorts to prevent car thefts and

subsequent _____________ (RAM). RAM-RAIDING

844. He is known for his _____________ (RAM) and crass sense of humor.

RAMBUNCTIOUS / RUMBUSTIOUS

845. "Workers of the world unite!" was their _____________ (RALLY) cry.

RALLYING

846. Company bosses are already making a large _____________ (RAKE)

from executive share options. RAKE-OFF

847. The average annual _____________ (RAIN) in this region is 750 mm.

RAINFALL

848. They put together a _____________ (TAG) team for a third of the cost

of the Yankees and they won it all. RAGTAG

849. She did not notice the _____________ (RAG) dressed woman who

was crossing the road towards her. RAGGEDLY

850. That is what the people of this country need, and indeed what they

expect, and not an expensive _____________ (RAG) of out-of-date

irrelevancies. RAGBAG

851. The vagabonds and _____________ (RAGGED) have had a hand in it,

too, and it should be counted unto them for righteousness.

RAGAMUFFIN

852. Production of _____________ (RADIO) nuclides by energetic protons

generated from intense laser-plasma interactions. RADIOACTIVE

853. In June, the government indicted him on 16 counts of _____________

(RACKET), bribery, fraud and obstruction of justice. RACKETEERING

854. Punters and _____________ (RACE) have felt only a sense of

deprivation through the snow and ice of recent weeks. RACEGOERS

855. They resort to scaremongering and _____________ (RACE) about

alleged ballot-rigging. RACE-BAITING

856. This is no loosely knit group of _____________ (RABBLE) spouting

oﬀ at meetings and gathering signatures on petitions.

RABBLE-ROUSERS

857. Related, perhaps, to presence are those ostensibly _____________

(QUOTE) moments - when caught unawares we are taken out of

ourselves. QUOTIDIAN

858. Ives is pulling a _____________ (QUIZ) face, as if he had actually

learned something today. QUIZZICAL

859. Many think these attempts to make lawyers behave are

_____________ (COXA). QUIXOTIC

860. It sets the scene for some _____________ (ESSENCE) entities such as

' scientiﬁcally deﬁned ' social classes, international capitalism, and

colonial bourgeoisie. QUINTESSENTIAL

861. I think a great mistake has been made in the past in concentrating

energy and enthusiasm on developing the abilities of the clever and

_____________ (QUICK) child. QUICK-WITTED

862. She is _____________ (QUICK) and prone to screeching when she's

upset. QUICK-TEMPERED

863. He has a _____________ (QUICK) character, cool and willful at one

moment, utterly fragile the next. QUICKSILVER

864. I seemed to be ﬂoundering deeper and deeper into the most lethal of

social _____________ (SAND). QUICKSANDS

865. His _____________ (QUICK) jokes were very popular with the

audience. QUICKFIRE

866. Moreover, because all those people will have priority in

_____________ (QUEUE), everyone else will have to wait even longer.

QUEUE-JUMPING

867. Visitors to the country have been asked to ﬁll in a detailed

_____________ (QUESTION). QUESTIONNAIRE

868. When she looked _____________ (QUESTION) at her husband, he

shook his head to show he had nothing to say. QUESTIONINGLY

869. In a 10-year stint as a Navy _____________ (QUARTER) he got used

to six-month deployments. QUARTERMASTER

870. The criticism now is nothing more than Monday-morning

_____________ (QUARTER). QUARTERBACKING

871. Since the coup, the country has sunk deeper into a _____________

(MIRE) of violence and lawlessness. QUAGMIRE

872. _____________ (QUACK) is the one falsely claiming to possess

medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments,

etc. supposedly having curative powers. QUACKSALVER

873. His verbal _____________ (TECH) could hold an audience

spellbound. PYROTECHNICS

874. Parents often feel _____________ (PUT) by the school fund-raisers.

PUT-UPON

875. The hotel looked like a good investment, but it turned out that the

whole thing was a _____________ (PUT) job. PUT-UP

876. The research on _____________ (PUTRID) and fermentation took

place in a context layered with contested issues. PUTREFACTION

877. He said he knew the President, but I'm sure that was just a

_____________ (PUT). I think he just deceived me. PUT-ON

878. One of the big _____________ (PUT) of the presidential election

campaign was the comment that he was "no Jack Kennedy".

PUT-DOWNS

879. Quit _____________ (PUSS) around and tell me what you really

think. PUSSYFOOTING

880. Mike likes to make out that he's tough, but he's a _____________

(PUSS) really. PUSSYCAT

881. He's too _____________ (ANIMUS) to stand up to his opponents.

PUSILLANIMOUS

882. The back must remain straight, and the elbow must make a 90 degree

angle to mark each successful _____________ (PUSH). PUSH-UP

883. Jean will look after Harry, I'm quite sure - she's a _____________

(PUSH) for babies. PUSHOVER

884. He called the race "a contest in _____________ (PURPOSE)

suﬀering". PURPOSELESS

885. The college was the ﬁrst _____________ (PURPOSE) teacher training

college in the country. PURPOSE-BUILT

886. I was using a pen that I'd _____________ (LONG) from the oﬃce.

PURLOINED

887. Some of the bank's lending operations come within the

_____________ (VIEW) of the deputy manager, and some are handled

directly by the manager. PURVIEW

888. There was a _____________ (PUNCH) in the bar. PUNCH-UP

889. The youth services in this country tend to be _____________

(PUNCH) in that each blow to our economy causes them to suﬀer.

PUNCH-DRUNK

890. There's a _____________ (PULL) on hair care in next week's issue.

PULLOUT

891. You pick litter up in the park? That's very _____________ (PUBLIC)

of you! PUBLIC-SPIRITED

892. George Orwell was a _____________ (NAME) - his real name was

Eric Blair. PSEUDONYM

893. _____________ (INTELLECT) is a person who wants to be thought

of as having a lot of intelligence and knowledge but who is not really

intelligent or knowledgeable. PSEUDO-INTELLECTUAL

894. Sometimes speciﬁc concepts and claims within a _____________

(SCIENCE) can be falsiﬁed, the eﬃcacy of alternative medicines for

example. PSEUDOSCIENCE

895. The programme will take a detailed and _____________ (PROVOKE)

look at the problem of homelessness. PROVOCATIVE

896. He described the _____________ (VERB) 'good woman' as one who

could run the house while her husband was away. PROVERBIAL

897. First, minority governments often emerge in situations in which, after

_____________ (TRACT) negotiations, attempts to construct a majority

coalition have failed. PROTRACTED

898. They designed _____________ (TYPE) schools that could ensure

students would meet state standards, then calculated the costs of those

schools. PROTOTYPICAL

899. After that war we ﬁrst made it a _____________ (PROTECT), then a

sultanate and next we granted it the status of a kingdom which brought

self-rule. PROTECTORATE

900. An investor should carefully read the fund's _____________

(PROSPECT) before buying shares in an exchange. PROSPECTUS

901. The sale of materials that could be used in making nuclear weapons is

_____________ (SCRIBE) by US law. PROSCRIBED

902. I _____________ (POSE) that we wait until the budget has been

announced before committing ourselves to any expenditure. PROPOSE

903. Most of the errors were corrected at the _____________ (READ)

stage. PROOFREADING

904. The new law was ﬁnally _____________ (MILK) in the autumn of

last year. PROMULGATED

905. We strolled along on the _____________ (MENACE) eating ice

creams. PROMENADE

906. _____________ (LONG) use of the drug is known to have harmful

side-eﬀects. PROLONGED

907. We would sit up all night exchanging _____________ (FUND).

PROFUNDITIES

908. If businesses became _____________ (PROFIT), entrepreneurs could

not pay the salaries of employees and would not survive long.

PROFITLESS

909. The pharmaceutical company has been charged with _____________

(PROFIT) from the AIDS crisis. PROFITEERING

910. She was said to be too "theoretical" and lacking the managerial skill

required for a regular full _____________ (PROFESS).

PROFESSORSHIP

911. We were impressed with the _____________ (PROFESS) of the staﬀ.

PROFESSIONALISM

912. Low interest rates support bonds by making it cheaper for investors to

_____________ (CURE) funds and invest in ﬁxed-income securities.

PROCURE

913. A bloody civil war followed the _____________ (CLAIM) of an

independent state. PROCLAMATION

914. Michael was there so that added a bit of excitement to the evening's

_____________ (PROCEED). PROCEEDINGS

915. The programme oﬀers training in basic _____________ (PROBLEM)

strategies and is suitable for all levels. PROBLEM-SOLVING

916. Companies are going to have to be more _____________ (ACT) about

environmental management. PROACTIVE

917. The letter was signed by ﬁfty-two Nobel _____________ (PRIZE).

PRIZE-WINNERS

918. _____________ (PRIZE) is a ceremony at which prizes are given to

people who have done very good work. PRIZE-GIVING

919. Kainen would go on to become an expert in the classics and quite a

skilled amateur _____________ (FIGHT). PRIZEFIGHTER

920. An early example of _____________ (PRIVATE) was the enclosure of

public land for private use by wealthy landlords. PRIVATIZATION

921. Unable to enjoy his newly acquired wealth, he felt he was being led

down the _____________ (ROSE) path to destruction. PRIMROSE

922. The baths as almost _____________ (PRIME) but also of its time,

also modern, bringing me to the elevation. PRIMEVAL

923. The European Commission is investigating allegations of airline fare

_____________ (PRICE). PRICE-FIXING

924. Most women were _____________ (PRICE) and compared prices of

products in diﬀerent shops. PRICE-CONSCIOUS

925. Despite aggressive _____________ (PRICE) the company delivered

better-than-expected earnings. PRICE-CUTTING

926. All of these stocks have a _____________ (PRICE) ratio in the bottom

20% of the market. PRICE-DIVIDEND

927. The _____________ (PRICE) multiple is just one possible guide as to

what to invest in. PRICE-EARNINGS

928. In theory _____________ (PRICE) targeting is superior to

inﬂation-targeting because it provides more certainty about the long-term

purchasing power of money. PRICE-LEVEL

929. A _____________ (PRICE) product should be priced to convey an

overall image of value to the customer. PRICE-SENSITIVE

930. If he did not mean what he said, and intends to _____________

(VARUS) over their implementation, he should resign now.

PREVARICATE

931. The recommendation as regards _____________ (TRIAL) reviews

would also increase eﬃciency. PRETRIAL

932. The explanation for her ﬁring was _____________ (TEXT) and

inﬂuenced instead by a retaliatory motive. PRETEXTUAL

933. The artist has created a work that is _____________ (NATURE)

beautiful. PRETERNATURALLY

934. This is all _____________ (SUPPOSE) - we must wait until we have

some hard evidence. PRESUPPOSITION

935. They could also be regarded as _____________ (PRESUME),

arrogant, and as a new age form of colonial meddling in internal aﬀairs.

PRESUMPTUOUS

936. _____________ (PRESUME) they can't aﬀord a new car, or they'd

have bought one by now. PRESUMABLY

937. I've been _____________ (GANG) into taking the kids swimming.

PRESS-GANGED

938. She had had a _____________ (SENSE) of what might lie ahead.

PRESENTIMENT

939. Few politicians conceived of _____________ (PRESENT) problems

more resolutely in terms of their relation to the past. PRESENT-DAY

940. I was given the wrong tablets when the chemist misread my

_____________ (SCRIBE). PRESCRIPTION

941. For example, a parent may feel strongly that a _____________

(SCHOOL) should begin complying with demands for simple, familiar

tasks. PRESCHOOLER

942. They had to agree to certain conditions as a _____________

(REQUIRE) of being lent the money. PREREQUISITE

943. Is this a live broadcast, or was it _____________ (RECORD)?

PRERECORDED

944. The box didn't look very _____________ (POSSESS), but the

necklace inside was beautiful. PREPOSSESSING

945. In ‘He is from Russia’, ‘from Russia’ is a _____________

(POSITION) phrase. PREPOSITIONAL

946. Music does not play a very _____________ (PONDER) role in the

school's teaching. PREPONDERANT

947. But statesmen with military experience remained worried about the

nation's state of _____________ (PREPARE). PREPAREDNESS

948. A _____________ (PAY) plan includes taxes, fees, and surcharges as

well as minutes. PREPAID

949. I know of youngsters left alone to eat a _____________ (PACKAGE)

meal while watching television or surﬁng the internet on their bedroom

computers. PRE-PACKAGED

950. They are reconditioning used cars for sale as certiﬁed _____________

(OWN) vehicles. PRE-OWNED

951. Illness and suﬀering seemed to be _____________ (ORDAIN) to be

her lot. PREORDAINED

952. She's been very _____________ (OCCUPY) recently because her

mother has been very ill. PREOCCUPIED

953. He asked her to sign a _____________ (NUPTIAL) agreement when

they got engaged. PRENUPTIAL

954. When it ﬁnally restarted, an egg and lime were placed under each

wheel again-clear evidence that this halt was _____________

(MEDITATE) and regular. PREMEDITATED

955. The judge decided that allowing the video as evidence would be

_____________ (JUDGE) to the outcome of the trial. PREJUDICIAL

956. He has _____________ (HISTORY) views about women who have

careers. PREHISTORIC

957. Our school is using _____________ (FABRICATE) buildings for

extra classrooms. PREFABRICATED

958. The drug should be used with caution in patients with _____________

(EXIST) cardiac disease. PRE-EXISTING

959. The _____________ (EMINENT) of English in ﬁlms, music, and

software helped make it a global language. PREEMINENCE

960. Dancers have a _____________ (DOMINANT) role in this

performance. PREDOMINANT

961. There is evidence that a _____________ (DISPOSE) towards asthma

runs in families. PREDISPOSITION

962. Ever since she was a child, she has had a _____________

(DILIGENT) for spicy food. PREDILECTION

963. I'm in a bit of a _____________ (DICTION) because I've accidentally

accepted two invitations to dinner on the same night. PREDICAMENT

964. It seems the expedition is _____________ (DESTINE) to fail because

there have been so many problems. PREDESTINED

965. His wife, who _____________ (DECEASE) him, left her residuary

estate for the same purpose. PREDECEASED

966. The latest Ferrari is not only faster than its _____________

(DECEASE) but also more comfortable. PREDECESSORS

967. You must judge each ﬁlm on its own merits, without any

_____________ (CONCEIVE) notions about what it's like.

PRECONCEIVED

968. A tunnel entrance was found within the _____________ (CINCH) of

the prison camp. PRECINCTS

969. Hospital staﬀ are stressing the tests are purely _____________

(CAUTION) and say the chances of anyone catching the disease are a

million to one. PRECAUTIONARY

970. The main goal of colposcopy is to prevent cervical cancer by detecting

_____________ (CANCER) lesions early and treating them.

PRECANCEROUS

971. The agreement between the warring parties to talk may be a

_____________ (AMBLE) to peace. PREAMBLE

972. We have provided a _____________ (ADDRESS) envelope for your

convenience. PRE-ADDRESSED

973. The physical actions on the stage included slapstick, _____________

(PRAT), loud noises, physical mishaps, collisions. PRATFALLS

974. It was eventually traced to a _____________ (PRANK), who

apologised for his actions. PRANKSTER

975. Had he chosen the other, he would have been equally _____________

(PRAISE). PRAISEWORTHY

976. _____________ (POWER) consists of three lifts: the squat, the bench

press and deadlift. POWERLIFTING

977. The government seems _____________ (POWER) to do anything

about the rising price of oil. POWERLESS

978. The university is no longer the academic _____________ (POWER)

that it once was. POWERHOUSE

979. The best _____________ (POWER) for you depends on what you

need to charge and how much juice you need away from the mains.

POWERBANK

980. The ﬁrst _____________ (POWER) of any laptop may require you to

make choices. POWER-UP

981. The parties held a joint news conference to announce their

_____________ (POWER) agreement. POWER-SHARING

982. _____________ (POWER) steering, electric windows and central

locking are standard features on all models. POWER-ASSISTED

983. There are few jobs for the peasants who have ﬂooded into the cities

from the _____________ (POOR) countryside in search of work.

POVERTY-STRICKEN / IMPOVERISHED

984. I know you don't want to pay for this expensive course of treatment,

but when ignoring your health lands you in the hospital, you'll see that

you were _____________ (PENNY) and _____________ (POUND).

PENNY-WISE / POUND-FOOLISH

985. My family loves this show because it is not violent, drug-ﬁlled,

_____________ (POT), or "reality" television! POTTY-MOUTHED

986. The recent criticism of his leadership has included _____________

(POT) from several leading political journalists. POTSHOTS

987. The more ambitious singings include an ample _____________ (POT)

dinner in the middle of the day, traditionally called dinner on the grounds.

POTLUCK

988. Her most recent _____________ (POT) was one of last year's

best-selling paperbacks. POTBOILER

989. She rejects his _____________ (POSTURE) and quickly moves to the

next day's nuptial arrangements. POSTURING

990. As a _____________ (SCRIPT) to that story I told you last week, it

turned out that the woman was his sister-in-law. POSTSCRIPT

991. The record mentions severe childhood trauma complemented by

_____________ (TRAUMA) stress disorder. POST-TRAUMATIC

992. They travelled _____________ (HASTE) to Rome to collect the

award. POSTHASTE

993. Figures for the previous 10 years are given below and relate to both

undergraduates and _____________ (GRADUATE). POSTGRADUATES

994. It is interesting to note that election addresses are to be

_____________ (POST). POST-FREE / POSTAGE-FREE

995. Service industries such as tourism have become more important in the

_____________ (INDUSTRY) age. POST-INDUSTRIAL

996. A _____________ (FACT) world has emerged, in which virtually all

authoritative information is challenged by facts of dubious quality.

POST-FACT / POST-FACTUAL

997. Return a disc via the _____________ (POSTAGE) envelope, and you

automatically receive another title. POSTAGE-PAID

998. The website said that _____________ (TRUTH) has gone from being

a new term to a word often used in political commentary. POST-TRUTH

999. She's trying to build up a _____________ (FOLIO) of work to show

during job interviews. PORTFOLIO

1000. Select the option you want from the _____________ (POP) menu.

POP-UP

1001. It is sheer _____________ (PAP) to suggest that the great mass of the

people have too much money chasing too few goods. POPPYCOCK

1002. The children were _____________ (POP) with excitement.

POP-EYED

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1. A _____________ (ZOO) can defend himself against a dangerous animal,
even if the zookeeper's negligence caused the animal's escape. ZOOKEEPER
2. A _____________ (BOOK) is a book that is published annually by a
school or other organization to give facts about the events and
achievements of the previous year. YEARBOOK
3. It would be unexpected, therefore, toﬁndincisions placed across the
anticipated site of the sinus node, but this was a feature of some autopsies
of _____________ (YEAR). YESTERYEAR
4. He will just agree with her. I don't want you to be just a _____________
(MAN) but rather have your own views on things as well. YES-MAN
5. He is a _____________ (BELLY) traitor. YELLOW-BELLIED
6. The only valid _____________ (STICK) for measuring traﬃc safety is
deaths per mile driven. YARDSTICK
7. Some commentators predict a "_____________ (YOUTH)" in the coming elections. YOUTHQUAKE
8. The scheme is for _____________ (YOUNG) between the ages of ten and 16. YOUNGSTERS
9. To perpetuate racism and _____________ (PHOBIA) (the fear of
strangers or foreigners) through our media is not only antisocial and
grossly irresponsible, it is well nigh criminal. XENOPHOBIA
10.He admitted that the party had followed policies now considered
_____________ (WRONG). WRONG-HEADED
11. Many operating systems include a command to _____________
(WRITE) ﬁles to make it impossible for a computer user to write
information onto a computer disk. WRITE-PROTECT
12. The latter response is reinforced in us by our obligation to stand in
solidarity with victims of _____________ (DO) against those who have
wronged them. WRONGDOINGS / MISDEEDS
13. Early on he was recognized as a _____________ (WONDER), oﬃciating
at the pulpit with a choir by the age of nine. WUNDERKIND
14. Moreover, in a liberal democracy with a well-developed private sector,
_____________ (WOULD) hegemonic eﬀorts to extend the party's
inﬂuence through society can have unexpected results. WOULD-BE
15.It has been argued that the _____________ (CASE) scenario often fails to
reﬂect realistic diagnosis situations. WORST-CASE
16. Brazil has thrown up many _____________ (WORLD) footballers. WORLD-FAMOUS / WORLD-RENOWNED
17. The problem could escalate into _____________ (WORLD) dimensions,
with our own beloved country standing condemned in the eyes of people
everywhere. WORLD-SHATTERING / WORLD-SHAKING
18. Usain Bolt is a _____________ (WORLD) sprinter - he is widely
considered as the greatest sprinter of all time. WORLD-BEATING
19.And theatre was leading the way by letting the _____________
(WORLD) culture vultures in all of us have a taste of the tragic, even at this late date. WORLD-WEARY
20. In the new digital _____________ (WORK), employers are ﬁnding it
diﬃcult to recruit individuals with experience in growing e-businesses. WORKPLACE
21. My father stated that he thought my boyfriend was a _____________
(WORK) layabout, who was living oﬀ my earnings and trying to avoid working when possible. WORKSHY
22. Teachers are always complaining about their heavy _____________ (WORK). WORKLOADS
23. A self-confessed _____________ (WORK), Tony Richardson can't
remember when he last had a holiday. WORKAHOLIC
24. When reading great cheerleading quotes, remember that the silly
tongue-in-cheek _____________ (WORD) functions as a cheerleading
accessory, worn on top of sheer athleticism and heart. WORDPLAY
25. A _____________ (WORK) is seen as a way to protest against low pay
or bad working conditions. WORK-TO-RULE
26. The paper didn't give the show a very good _____________ (WRITE). WRITE-UP
27. His mother rehearsed his lines with him and by the time the play opened
he was _____________ (WORD). WORD-PERFECT
28. The food was nice enough but the service was somewhat
_____________ (LACK). LACKADAISICAL
29. When he wants to go for a walk, the dog sits by the door with a
_____________ (WOE) expression. WOEBEGONE
30. He made some _____________ (CRACK) about my lack of culinary ability. WISECRACK
31. This section of the book is potentially the most controversial but, overall,
and apart from the _____________ (WISH) front cover, this is a
stimulating and valuable book. WISHY-WASHY
32. If he suspected an employee of dishonesty, he was not above
_____________ (TAP). WIRETAPPING
33. Strait was more than the " tongueless _____________ (WIRE) " that one enemy labeled him. WIREPULLER
34. We drove along the _____________ (WIND) coast of Big Sur in Southern California. WINDSWEPT
35. She threw her clothes _____________ (WILL) into a drawer. WILLY-NILLY
36. Full employment is the _____________ (WILL) that politicians have
been chasing for decades. WILL-O’-THE-WISP
37. Some _____________ (WIDE) enthusiasts attempted to pave entire streets with rubber. WIDE-EYED
38. My ﬁrst encounter with this volume left me somewhat bemused at how to
respond to such an absorbing and _____________ (RANGE) collection of essays. WIDE-RANGING
39. The candidate's _____________ (STOP) tour chugged through Missouri,
Kansas and Colorado before winding down in Arizona. WHISTLE-STOP
40. They married three months after they met - it was a real _____________ (WIND) romance. WHIRLWIND
41. Some health clubs have _____________ (POOL) and steam rooms. whirlpools
42. We usually have a _____________ (WHIP) at work for people who are leaving. WHIP-ROUND
43. On the other hand, data from the report showed that _____________
(HOLD) tax rates on interest were often considerably reduced under Irish
treaties and its competitors, in some instances leaving source states with
no residual taxing rights. WITHHOLDING
44. There is a _____________ (SPREAD) belief that addiction to illegal
drugs is the cause of a signiﬁcant proportion of acquisitive crime. WIDESPREAD
45. Inside the fog, one's normal spatial references are lost when immersed
within an optical _____________ (WHITE), and the white noise of hissing nozzles. WHITEOUT
46. Initial concern was expressed over school-leavers entering towns who
displayed a reluctance to engage in anything other than scarce
_____________ (WHITE) work. WHITE-COLLAR
47. He marveled at Westlake's lack of concern, but as a ﬁrst time visitor to
the heart of nature's fury it was still a _____________ (KNUCKLE) trip
as lightning ﬂashes and near-simultaneous thunderclaps erupted in every direction. WHITE-KNUCKLE
48. I'm not going to have some young _____________ (SNAPPER) tell me what to do! WHIPPERSNAPPER
49. I'd like to buy a bigger house, but I don't have the _____________ (WITH). WHEREWITHAL
50. He was a _____________ (WHEEL) who bought and sold items at ﬂea markets. WHEELER-DEALER
51. He was _____________ (WHACK) on speed, jabbering a mile a minute
and making no sense at all. WHACKED-OUT
52. I need a - a _____________ (WHAT) - one of those things that you can
caramelize sugar with. WHATCHAMACALLIT
53. He was clutching the award he had just won for Best Newcomer,
surrounded by fans and _____________ (WISH). WELL-WISHERS
54. But what he describes, by his own admission, is the gradual '
_____________ (WEST) ' of the world, which surely provides what he
claims is not possible, namely a ' global ' explanation for globalization. WESTERNIZATION
55. The survey showed that people become managers by _____________ (TREAD) paths. WELL-TRODDEN
56. She describes herself as a "_____________ (ROUND) individual" who
works hard but has a varied social life. WELL-ROUNDED
57. It is a _____________ (DOCUMENT) fact that music is the most
popular form of art. WELL-DOCUMENTED
58. It's important to give your kids healthy _____________ (BALANCE)
meals, including all the food groups. WELL-BALANCED
59. Our ethicist in this case would be _____________ (ADVICE) not to
consider this as basically a case of research ethics. WELL-ADVISED
60. The work is proceeding as rapidly as funds and circumstances permit and
every eﬀort is being made to make the houses _____________ (WEATHER). WEATHERPROOF
61. Farmers can operate as historical _____________ (WEATHER),
observing yesterday's data either by purchasing weather stations or
spending more of their time in the ﬁeld observing temperature, cloud
cover, and soil moisture. WEATHERMEN
62. It was a _____________ (DO) neighborhood of large, single-family
homes with big backyards. WELL-TO-DO
63. Despite a century of research, statistical and computational methods for
authorship attribution are neither reliable, _____________ (REGARD),
widely used nor well-understood. WELL-REGARDED
64. The young players all seemed very _____________ (GROUND) in the
rich history of the music they were performing. WELL-GROUNDED
65. The two were _____________ (MATCH) opponents and their last game
ended in a stalemate. WELL-MATCHED
66. The city is _____________ (ENDOW) with modern medical facilities. WELL-ENDOWED
67. People doing yoga beneﬁt from an increased feeling of _____________ (BE). WELL-BEING
68. This 'reformulation' of criminality resulted in a campaign amongst a
section of penal professionals for the segregation of _____________
(WEAK) criminals into specialised institutions. WEAK-MINDED
69. While he appreciated chemists' labor and skill in harnessing nature, he
could not endorse the discourse of chemical philosophy that was open to
_____________ (WAY) interpretations. WAYWARD
70. He and I seem to be operating on a diﬀerent _____________ (LENGTH). WAVELENGTH
71. All these functional, ecological and economic linkages of
_____________ (WATER) rice agroecosystems have made the rice-ﬁsh
farming technique a sustainable component of small-scale rural aquaculture. WATERLOGGED
72. Canvas boots are all right but they're not as _____________ (WATER) as
leather. WATERPROOF / WATER-RESISTANT
73. _____________ (WATER) clothing or material does not absorb water
when it is raining lightly. WATER-REPELLENT
74. The Countryside Commission was set up as the government's oﬃcial
_____________ (DOG) on conservation. WATCHDOG
75. He then spent two years in the workshops of a big ﬁrm of electrical
engineers pioneering electric lighting, and then _____________
(WANDER) gripped him. WANDERLUST
76. Their _____________ (WORD) was corporate privilege;
correspondingly, their dominant disposition was exclusion. WATCHWORD
77. James Madison, who was burdened with the War of 1812, was branded
as both a _____________ (WAR) and a coward. WARMONGER
78. It is a long-term task to rebuild the infrastructure of a _____________
(WAR) and _____________ (DISASTER) country such as Angola. WAR-TORN / DISASTER-STRICKEN
79. She's a good, _____________ (WARM) woman. WARM-HEARTED
80. The ﬁrm built a model of the laboratory, so that the lab's future users
could do a _____________ (WALK) and make suggestions. WALK-THROUGH
81. One may say that on a vehicle which makes its own electricity this is not
so important, but it is all-important on the man-borne set, the
"_____________ (WALK)". WALKIE-TALKIE
82. The Beatles also appeared in two wildly successful and _____________
(WAG) ﬁlms directed by Richard Lester. WAGGISH
83. He _____________ (VOUCH) the information that the meeting had been postponed. VOUCHSAFED
84. Famous actors often provide _____________ (VOICE) for ads. VOICE-OVERS
85. _____________ (CULTURE) is the growing of grapes, or the science or study of this. VITICULTURE
86. Besides their recommendations about treatments of the existing
grapevines and _____________ (VINE), the commission recommended
only small, carefully undertaken experiments to test grafted vines. VINEYARDS
87. As a result of this misunderstanding, the author criticises
_____________ (POINT) that are not expressed in our paper. VIEWPOINTS
88. The notebook comes with a built-in webcam for _____________
(CONFERENCE). VIDEOCONFERENCING
89. Before photography, and later _____________ (VIDEO), art provided
the only visual record of history. VIDEOGRAPHY
90. The two skyscrapers were connected by a _____________ (VERTIGO) walkway. VERTIGINOUS
91. For this reason, even though such studies can conﬁrm that humans and
nonhumans have similar perception-action adaptation to prisms, their
relevance to the _____________ (VENTRAL) eﬀect can be only conjectural. VENTRILOQUISM
92. She has included photographs in the book to lend _____________
(SIMILITUDE) to the story. VERISIMILITUDE
93. Knowing they wouldn't welcome too much _____________ (VERB), he
simpliﬁed his talk. VERBOSITY
94. _____________ (VEHICLE) emissions include a number of pollutants
with varying health and other impacts. VEHICULAR
95. A standard home contents policy covers events such as ﬁre, storm, ﬂood,
and theft of _____________ (VALUE) from the home. VALUABLES
96. In this case, he objected to his portrayal as a _____________ (GLORY)
coward and to the imitation of his voice. VAINGLORIOUS
97. Workers were regarded as distinct from _____________ (VAGUE) and
the state abolished trucks for most industrial workers, instead of granting
special dispensations for certain groups. VAGABOND
98. Writing that is _____________ (VALUE) or hypocritical is one-sided arguments. VALUE-LADEN
99. _____________ (UTILITY) is the doctrine that an action is right insofar
as it promotes happiness, and that the greatest happiness of the greatest
number should be the guiding principle of conduct. UTILITARIANISM 100.
By deﬁnition, _____________ (USER) content is any form of content
- text, posts, images, videos, reviews, etc. - created by individual people
(not brands) and published to an online or social network. USER-GENERATED 101.
Please enter your _____________ (NAME) and password into this website to log in. USERNAME 102.
The notebook's _____________ (USER) features allow fast and
simple document conversion. USER-FRIENDLY 103.
BBC can provide you with a whole bunch of _____________
(MINUTE) and hard-hitting news. UP-TO-THE-MINUTE 104.
We could walk _____________ (TOWN) or we could take the train. UPTOWN 105.
Don't get _____________ (TIGHT) about the exam - just do your best. UPTIGHT 106.
Many analysts are predicting an _____________ (SWING) in the economy. UPSWING 107.
An _____________ (SURGE) in violence in the district has been
linked to increased unemployment. UPSURGE
108. Counterfeit documents make it easier for _____________ (SCRUPLE)
employers to knowingly hire illegal workers. UNSCRUPULOUS
109. She is highly regarded as an _____________ (STAND) citizen in the local community. UPSTANDING
110. Yesterday's coup brought further _____________ (HEAVE) to a
country already struggling with famine. UPHEAVAL
111. In newspaper articles she consistently _____________ (BRAID) those
in authority who overstepped their limits. UPBRAIDED 112.
What was the ﬁnal _____________ (SHOT) of that aﬀair? UPSHOT 113.
Hundreds of mature trees were _____________ (ROOT) in the storm. UPROOTED 114.
It's a very amusing play with an _____________ (ROAR) ﬁnal act. UPROARIOUS 115.
_____________ (MAN) are students in the last two years of high
school or college. UPPERCLASSMEN 116.
The _____________ (KEEP) of larger old properties is very expensive. UPKEEP 117.
It was a way for young, _____________ (COME) performers to
showcase their work and develop a following and a reputation. UP-AND-COMING 118.
Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of
his _____________ (BRING)? UPBRINGING 119.
_____________ (WIT), I may have given a misleading impression in my interviews. UNWITTINGLY 120.
We avoid alcohol, tobacco, and other _____________ (WHOLE) things. UNWHOLESOME 121.
The hyperbole indicates vehement, _____________ (WAVER)
feelings of love, the persona is almost saying 'without you, nothing
matters, when you are there, nothing can be wrong'. UNWAVERING 122.
The robot follows only logic, and it is its _____________ (SWERVE)
adherence to logic that prevents it from moving towards one haystack or the other. UNSWERVING 123.
The economist showed an _____________ (YIELD) commitment to
tough ﬁnancial stability. UNYIELDING 124.
The impossible forms, by deﬁnition, are not uttered for they are
_____________ (UTTER) and may never be found anywhere. UNUTTERABLE
125. He believed the police would never arrest him, that he was
_____________ (TOUCH). UNTOUCHABLE 126.
He is an utterly _____________ (TRUST), unreliable source. UNTRUSTWORTHY 127.
Self-governing schools are _____________ (TRAMMEL) by
education authority rules. UNTRAMMELLED 128.
It was this passion for fast cars that led to his _____________ (TIME)
death at the age of 43. UNTIMELY
129. He sees a huge _____________ (TAP) market for cutting-edge green exports. UNTAPPED
130. I know that we all share the sense of acute loss of a man who worked
_____________ (REMIT) for peace. UNREMITTINGLY 131.
The band has enjoyed a seemingly _____________ (STOP) rise in popularity. UNSTOPPABLE 132.
Companies can be punished for making _____________
(SUBSTANCE) claims about their products. UNSUBSTANTIATED 133.
Only a fortnight ago there was published in the newspapers the details
of a most disgraceful and _____________ (SPORT) case. UNSPORTSMANLIKE 134.
Performance is _____________ (REPEAT) and it is fascinating
because it is unique and ephemeral. UNREPEATABLE
135. He would also emerge as an _____________ (RIVAL) photographer
and ﬁlm-cameraman - he is the best among the best. UNRIVALLED
136. It is hard to imagine that it would be otherwise-only a thoroughly
_____________ (CONSTRUCT) neoliberal economist would suppose
that wage diﬀerences between the two economies explain this migration. UNRECONSTRUCTED
137. This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an
_____________ (PRECEDE) scale. UNPRECEDENTED
138. They may be utterly _____________ (PRETEND) or expressively sophisticated. UNPRETENTIOUS 139.
"Was it a good read?" "Oh, totally _____________ (PUT) - I ﬁnished it in two days." UNPUTDOWNABLE 140.
We were disappointed at the _____________ (POSSESS) exterior of the hotel. UNPREPOSSESSING
141. The whole venture has been an _____________ (MITIGATE) disaster. UNMITIGATED
142. I won't hang my _____________ (MENTION) out on the clothesline to dry! UNMENTIONABLES
143. He needed a shave and his hair was _____________ (COMB). UNKEMPT / UNCOMBED
144. For this purpose, likely outcomes under _____________ (CAMERA)
and multicameral arrangements are calculated. UNICAMERAL
145. Many of her achievements went _____________ (SING) until after her death. UNSUNG
146. It is _____________ (LAW) for any investment adviser to engage in
fraudulent or manipulative practices. UNLAWFUL 147.
But to achieve the intended results even partially will be a plus, and
not all the _____________ (LOOK) results may be bad and unfavourable. UNLOOKED-FOR 148.
It was _____________ (HEAR) for an unmarried couple to live together. UNHEARD-FOR
149. Stocks have risen _____________ (INTERRUPT) for the last three months. UNINTERRUPTEDLY 150.
The prime minister, he said, had the party's _____________ (VOCAL) support. UNEQUIVOCAL
151. These countries were facing a very grave crisis with _____________
(SEE) consequences. UNFORESEEABLE
152. It is a brave and _____________ (FLINCH) account of prison life. UNFLINCHING
153. An _____________ (PURGE) book is a complete one containing
everything, including parts considered likely to cause oﬀence. UNEXPURGATED
154. _____________ (DOUBT), stress has contributed to her health problems. UNDOUBTEDLY
155. The insurance _____________ (WRITE) quietly agreed to settle the claim. UNDERWRITER
156. The food was good but unfortunately we found the rest of the
experience distinctly _____________ (WHELM). UNDERWHELMING 157.
"It didn't go well? " "That's the _____________ (STATE) of the year.
It was a complete disaster." UNDERSTATEMENT
158. The facility is chronically _____________ (STAFF) and short of supplies. UNDERSTAFFED
159. And what might be the _____________ (LIE) signiﬁcance of these
supposedly random acts? UNDERLYING
160. The book is valuable to _____________ (GRADUATE) students, but
it can also be a quick refresher on the topic for some graduate students. UNDERGRADUATE
161. Criticism just _____________ (MINE) their conﬁdence. UNDERMINES / UNDERMINED
162. Rebel soldiers and civilians believed Lee's army was _____________ (CONQUER). UNCONQUERABLE 163.
Children from an _____________ (PRIVILEGE) family background
are statistically more likely to become involved in crime. UNDERPRIVILEGED
164. The enormous stock of gold has been deliberately _____________
(VALUE) at about one-quarter of the market price. UNDERVALUED 165.
Many of the children are _____________ (NOURISH) and suﬀering
from serious diseases. UNDERNOURISHED / MALNOURISHED 166.
His teachers consistently describe him as an _____________
(ACHIEVE), despite his artistic talents. UNDERACHIEVER
167. There's no reason to make personal comments - that was completely
_____________ (CALL). UNCALLED-FOR
168. One almost despaired about the apparent _____________ (BRIDGE)
gap between the developed and the developing countries. UNBRIDGEABLE
169. No one can match our _____________ (BEAT) prices! UNBEATABLE
170. He was shy and _____________ (ASSUME) and not at all how you
expect an actor to be. UNASSUMING
171. People injecting drugs can never be sure that they're using
_____________ (ALTER) substances. UNADULTERATED 172.
I noticed that this usually social young man was _____________
(CHARACTER) silent. UNCHARACTERISTICALLY 173.
_____________ (KNOW) to me, he had rented out the apartment while I was away. UNBEKNOWNST 174.
He was charged with conduct _____________ (BECOME) to an oﬃcer. UNBECOMING
175. She's _____________ (FAIL) cheerful no matter what the circumstances. UNFAILINGLY 176.
She soon found herself _____________ (CAST) as a dizzy blonde. TYPECAST
177. The most conservative position is that which somehow or other
represents the weak hand separately in all _____________ (HAND) cases. TWO-HANDED 178.
I ended the relationship when I found out he was _____________ (TIME) me. TWO-TIMING 179.
A _____________ (SEAT) is a vehicle which can provide seats for two people. TWO-SEATERS
180. 'Ok, I really need to get over being so freaking _____________
(TWITTER) and clean this apartment, write an article, work on a
proposal, and turn oﬀ the TV. ' TWITTERPATED
181. Of course, hindsight is always _____________ (TWENTY) and
putting a speciﬁc number on fuzzy abstractions like “stealth” is far more
art than science. TWENTY-TWENTY
182. I ﬁnd it extremely diﬃcult to follow that convention in respect of the
rather nauseating _____________ (COAT) performance to which we have just listened. TURNCOAT
183. They are uncomfortable, _____________ (TUMBLE) places, and
certainly not places for us to visit for a holiday. TUMBLEDOWN
184. It is no good making _____________ (THUMP) speeches as though
employees will not have their interests best protected by worthy and
responsible employers. TUB-THUMPING
185. He also conducted an investigation of the police department, shining a
light on racial discrimination and _____________ (TRUMP) criminal
charges against blacks. TRUMPED-UP 186.
The movie tells the _____________ (LIFE) story of two divers who
discover a sunken ship. TRUE-LIFE 187.
Here you have an acute controversy between two lots of
dyed-in-the-wool, _____________ (BLUE) planners about what is and
what is not good planning. TRUE-BLUE
188. I was worried that I would be regarded as a _____________
(TROUBLE) if I complained about the safety standards. TROUBLE-MAKER 189.
A _____________ (TROUBLE) is a person helping to resolve issues in a company. TROUBLE-SHOOTER
190. The Horites, their predecessors in Mount Seir, were _____________
(TROUT) or dwellers in caves. TROGLODYTE
191. Moreover, many people consider that they face a _____________
(TRIGGER) police force, acting with impunity under the government 's
anti-terrorist laws. TRIGGER-HAPPY
192. A cup of warm milk is my _____________ (TRUE) remedy for insomnia. TRIED-AND-TRUE
193. I hope this is a public footpath and we're not _____________ (PASS) on someone's land. TRESPASSING
194. This is the ﬂagship product of a company that is increasingly a
_____________ (TREND) in wireless networking. TRENDSETTER
195. By the end of this second song, he has left the lights of the city behind
and wanders down a dark, _____________ (TREE) street. TREE-LINED
196. The plagiarism that frequently occurred in travel accounts may add to
the writers' anxiety regarding the ﬁctionalization of _____________ (TRAVEL). TRAVELOGUES
197. I don't want any _____________ (TRASH)out of either one of you! TRASH-TALK
198. He now needs a heart _____________ (PLANT), nine months after marrying. TRANSPLANT 199.
Almost overnight, that sweet, little child had _____________
(MODIFY) into an antisocial monster. TRANSMOGRIFIED 200.
Each _____________ (ACT) at the foreign exchange counter seems to take forever. TRANSACTION 201.
He has earned the title of Britain's top _____________ (TRAIN),
after spending 57 years on the nation's railway platforms. TRAINSPOTTER
202. We are already encouraging other units of delivery to adopt for their
own gateways the successful aspects of the _____________ (TRAIL) approach. TRAILBLAZER 203.
Theatrical representations often encompassed several works; they
began with a comic prologue, then a tragedy or _____________
(COMEDY), then a farce and ﬁnally a song. TRAGICOMEDY 204.
Variants include a _____________ (TRAIL) truck, a dump truck, a
fuel truck, and a 6x6 for towing a 4-wheeled powered trailer. TRACTOR-TRAILER
205. The retail giant has taken action against a number of small businesses
over _____________ (TRADE) infringement. TRADEMARK
206. For some car buyers, lack of space is an acceptable _____________
(TRADE) for a sporty design. TRADE-OFF 207.
The _____________ (TOWN) have embraced the summer music festival. TOWNSPEOPLE
208. _____________ (TOW) zone is an area where parking is not allowed
and where a parked car will be towed
209. Learning to _____________ (TYPE), the way to type without looking
at the keyboard, has made my work much quicker. TOUCH-TYPE
210. Until relatively recently, the Japanese car industry was the
_____________ (STONE) of international success. TOUCHSTONE 211.
Focusing on the share price would force CEOs to become more
_____________ (TOUGH) about how they run their businesses. TOUGH-MINDED
212. Russia's most decorated synchronized swimmer, Anastasia Davydova,
sets oﬀ as the ﬁrst _____________ (TORCH) of the route through the rest
of Moscow on Monday. TORCHBEARER 213.
This is a _____________ (HEAD) book with a small glimmer of a
golden heart somewhere at its core. HARD-HEADED 214.
The doctor says that it's _____________ (GO) whether Mary will be okay. TOUCH-AND-GO 215.
She's one of those _____________ (TOUCH) people, always putting
her hand on your arm while she's talking to you. TOUCHY-FEELY
216. It’s a _____________ (TOSS) between going to India or China. TOSS-UP
217. The government's _____________ (TOP) priorities mean that
spending on education remains low. TOPSY-TURVY
218. She attended a _____________ (RANK) business school in France,
which provided students with high studying facilities. TOP-RANKING
219. The invasive cardiac set up of the department has 2 fully equipped
_____________ (LINE) ﬂat panel catheterisation labs with hemodynamic
recorders. TOP-OF-THE-LINE (TOP-OF-THE-RANGE, TOP-NOTCH,
STATE-OF-THE-ART, TOP-HOLE, TOP-LEVEL, TOP-FLIGHT, TOP-END, TOP-CLASS)
220. If they sacked a few senior managers, the company would be less
_____________ (HEAVY). TOP-HEAVY
221. Despite its historical inaccuracies, the ﬁlm was one of the
_____________ (GROSS) ﬁlms of the year. TOP-GROSSING
222. Staﬀ were not happy with the _____________ (TOP) approach to
management of the new CEO. TOP-DOWN
223. They cannot express what they want to say and become
_____________ (TONGUE) and inhibited. TONGUE-TIED
224. He would be fortunate indeed to escape with no more than a
_____________ (TONGUE); he might well end up being demoted in rank. TONGUE-LASHING
225. The walls are wainscoted with vertical beaded _____________
(TONGUE) boards on the ﬁrst story, and plain white plaster above. TONGUE-AND-GROOVE
226. ‘She sells sea shells on the seashore’ is a _____________ (TONGUE). TONGUE-TWISTER
227. He made some _____________ (CHEEK) comment about being very
busy cleaning his house.. TONGUE-IN-CHEEK
228. By that time, each family had its own burial zone where there were
_____________ (STONE) for couples and individuals. TOMBSTONES / GRAVESTONES
229. Did you ever hear such awful _____________ (ROT). TOMMYROT
230. It is the ordinary people who are unemployed and who want houses
who are being harmed by this _____________ (FOOL). TOMFOOLERY / FOOLERY / FOOLISHNESS
231. There is nothing to be "_____________ (NOSE)" about: it is common
sense so far as keeping an allotment is concerned. TOFFEE-NOSED
232. So you've got the great food, you've got the friendly service, you've
got the relaxed atmosphere and _____________ (TOE) music. TOE-TAPPING
233. We don’t have to go _____________ (TOE) with our competitors in every market. TOE-TO-TOE
234. I saw the worst comedy act I've ever seen last night - it was absolutely
_____________ (TOE)! TOE-CURLING
235. There was a _____________ (TOLL) telephone line that allowed more
than 6,000 individuals to transmit their viewpoints. TOLL-FREE
236. _____________ (TOAD) is a British dish made with sausages cooked
in a mixture of eggs, milk, and ﬂour. TOAD-IN-THE-HOLE
237. I therefore object to any _____________ (TATTLE) which suggests
that this great movement will be destroyed because of the inﬂuences within it. TITTLE-TATTLE
238. The French team is the _____________ (TITLE) in the tournament. TITLE-HOLDER
239. Following a _____________ (TIP) from a friend, we sold all our shares in the company. TIP-OFF
240. An anonymous _____________ (TIP) has leaked conﬁdential
government information to the press. TIPSTER
241. The referee rightly booked that football player for _____________ (TIME). TIME-WASTING
242. The alternative to buying outright is some form of _____________ (TIME). TIMESHARE
243. Police oﬃcers are trying to construct the _____________ (TIME) of
events leading up to the murder. TIMESCALE
244. Washing machines and vacuum cleaners are _____________ (TIME) devices. TIME-SAVING
245. The school uses old, _____________ (TIME) techniques for teaching children to read. TIME-TESTED
246. They are introducing products for customerS who are _____________
(TIME) but _____________ (CASH). TIME-POOR / CASH-RICH
247. Authors, instrument makers, public lecturers, and opportunists set their
plans to solve the problem of longitude in published books or with
displays of accurate _____________ (TIME). TIMEPIECES
248. Methoprene is frequently distributed in _____________ (TIME)
briquette form in breeding areas. TIME-RELEASE
249. George wants to have a career rather than a few years of _____________ (TIME). TIMEPASS
250. Another interesting ﬁnding is that male embryos, unlike female
embryos, suﬀer when exposed to the _____________ (TIME) environment. TIME-LAPSE
251. Analysts looked at _____________ (TIME) and attendance records as
part of the investigation. TIMEKEEPING
252. The video begins in the _____________ (TIME) manner of seemingly
all manufactured bands' ﬁrst singles: by introducing the members of the band by name. TIME-HONOURED
253. Producing a dictionary is a very _____________ (TIME) job. TIME-CONSUMING
254. Many manufacturers have to walk a _____________ (ROPE) between
pricing their goods too high and not selling them, and pricing them low and losing money. TIGHTROPE
255. He's been very _____________ (LIP) about what happened at the meeting. TIGHT-LIPPED
256. For social primates, safety from predators was primarily accomplished
through a _____________ (KNIT) protective social group. CLOSE-KNIT / TIGHT-KNIT
257. Don't wait for Gillian to buy you a drink - she's too _____________ (FIST). TIGHT-FISTED
258. As an army man yourself you'll appreciate that when one is dealing
with security matters everything has to be _____________ (BOO). TICKETY-BOO
259. Smith’s _____________ (THUMB) was on the riﬂe magazine and his
DNA was on the grip area, records said. THUMBPRINT
260. In some ways the new applet technology was a _____________
(THROW) to the old pre-PC days. THROWBACK
261. Analysts warned that expecting to buy hi-tech products at increasingly
_____________ (THROW) prices would eventually cause us all problems. THROWAWAY
262. The environment of our society, relative to others of its kind, looks
_____________ (BARE). THREADBARE
263. This certainly is the most interesting and _____________
(PROVOKE) dimension of this volume, which according to the compilers
was originally not planned as a publication. THOUGHT-PROVOKING
264. A _____________ (CRIME) is an Orwellian neologism used to
describe an illegal thought. The term has also been used to describe some
theological concepts such as disbelief or idolatry, or a rejection of strong
philosophical or social principles. THOUGHTCRIME
265. But nevertheless the considerations raised in that chapter militate in
favor of a much more _____________ (THOROUGH), largely
nondetachable theistic account. THOROUGHGOING
266. As a moderate crowd of _____________ (THEATRE) gathered, the
performers started to roll huge empty barrels, while punk music blared
from loudspeakers. THEATREGOERS
267. Stock can _____________ (THEORY) be bought from one market
maker and sold to another at an immediate proﬁt. THEORETICALLY
268. If we did this, if the teachers had home rule, the evils of the
_____________ (RATE) money-making independent school would pass away immediately. THIRD-RATE
269. Surely we have not become so mealy-mouthed or _____________
(SKIN) in this place that the word "wild" is out of order. THIN-SKINNED
270. You do need to be _____________ (SKIN) to survive as a politician here. THICK-SKINNED
271. He was stiﬀ with mud and _____________ (THICK) with tiredness as
272. He was stiﬀ with mud and _____________ (THICK) with tiredness as
he and Isay trooped back through the gatehouse to the Manse. THICK-HEADED
273. Whiteness in the form of illuminated or phosphorescent body parts
and clothing became a common feature of many seances by the 1870s or
_____________ (ABOUT). THEREABOUTS
274. _____________ (FORTH) it could be invoked without being argued
for, at least until the major reassessment of strategy provoked by the
failure of the 1848 revolutions. THENCEFORTH / HENCEFORTH
275. In _____________ (SPEECH) systems, the linguistic context of a
word or phrase must be obtained through linguistic analysis of the input text. TEXT-TO-SPEECH
276. I see one more example of the inﬂuence which a determined band of
assassins can exercise over a _____________ (TERROR) community. TERROR-STRICKEN
277. During _____________ (TERM) there is a surgery each morning and
every afternoon except Wednesday. TERM-TIME
278. We were on _____________ (HOOK) all morning waiting for the phone to ring. TENTERHOOKS
279. He was honest, independent, ambitious, _____________ (WILL), and
_____________ (TENDER), someone who refused to drink or smoke
with the men, and someone who would attend to a bird with a broken
wing. STRONG-WILLED / TENDER-HEARTED
280. She found lipstick on his shirts - the _____________ (TALE) sign that
he was having an aﬀair. TELLTALE
281. He gave me a good _____________ (TELL) for forgetting the meeting. TELLING-OFF
282. They can also be used at home, for supporting daily living tasks or for
assisting _____________ (WORK). TELEWORKING
283. Teleworking, _____________ (SHOP), teleconferences are all
activities which will utilize the new technologies and the new infrastructure. TELESHOPPING
284. He himself was a non-smoking _____________ (TOTAL). TEETOTALLER
285. They drove once again, the marble tombstone rocking in the trunk, the
lid slamming against it like an unbalanced _____________ (TEETER). TEETER-TOTTER
286. The state needs more _____________ (TECH) workers for its hi-tech industries. TECH-SAVVY
287. Between moments of throat-clearing referentiality and
_____________ (TEAR) crooning, there is much fun to be had. TEAR-STAINED
288. Very often, she'd be in his oﬃce for a long time, emerge
_____________ (TEAR), and be diﬃcult to work with for the rest of the day. TEARY-EYED
289. Bring a pile of tissues with you when you see that ﬁlm - it's a real
_____________ (TEAR)! TEARJERKER
290. I do not suggest that it will be a _____________ (TEACH) in the
sense of those attending having to contribute. TEACH-IN
291. It’s a disgraceful waste of _____________ (TAX)’ money. TAXPAYERS
292. The poorest families pay no tax on food because their food stamp
purchases are _____________ (TAX). TAX-EXEMPT / TAX-FREE
293. This range of contributions is fully _____________ (TAX), and we
assume corporations always have the capacity to make contributions
unless they are in bankruptcy. TAX-DEDUCTIBLE
294. With this plan, your contributions are _____________ (TAX), so that
your savings grow faster than they would if some of the earnings went to pay taxes. TAX-DEFERRED
295. The party has to resist returning to the _____________ (TAX) policies of the past. TAX-AND-SPEND
296. Many parents rely on _____________ (TAX) college savings accounts
to put aside money for their children's education. TAX-ADVANTAGED
297. She is a tomboy, and somewhat of a _____________ (TATTLE), often
getting her siblings into trouble but still cares very much for them. TATTLETALE
298. Peel was a _____________ (TASTE) who introduced at least four
generations of listeners to sounds outside the mainstream. TASTEMAKER
299. Satprem is a harsh _____________ (TASK) whose edicts result in
conﬂict between the residents of Auroville and its governing body at an
ashram in Pondicherry. TASKMASTER
300. Read through the _____________ (SCRIPT) of the interview and
answer the questions below. TAPESCRIPT
301. Her refusal to answer was _____________ (AMOUNT) to an admission of guilt. TANTAMOUNT
302. We are calling for government action to improve the _____________
(TAKE) of state beneﬁts. TAKE-UP
303. McGraw is actually famous for his blunt, _____________
(PRISONERS) style of therapy. TAKE-NO-PRISONERS
304. Luanne was the outgoing, _____________ (CHARGE) kind of
woman that Nanci needed in her life. TAKE-CHARGE
305. It is a job that appears almost _____________ (TAILOR) for her. TAILOR-MADE
306. I gave her a good _____________ (TALK) about doing her homework on time. TALKING-TO
307. In hostile _____________ (TAKE), the employees of the target ﬁrm
are often concerned about losing their jobs. TAKEOVERS
308. Non-mortgage debt payments shouldn't exceed 10 to 15% of monthly
_____________ (HOME) pay. TAKE-HOME
309. Yesterday there was a four-mile _____________ (TAIL) on the main
road into the city after a crash. TAILBACK
310. He would portray the teen as a _____________ (TAG), talked into the
burglary with no idea someone would be hurt. TAGALONG
311. Everything went _____________ (SWIM) until Peter started talking about money. SWIMMINGLY
312. A _____________ (SYLLABLE) language is a language whose
syllables take approximately equal amounts of time to pronounce. SYLLABLE-TIMED
313. It must not be thought that all operational aircraft in a modern air force
need to have _____________ (SWEEP) wings. SWEPT-BACK
314. One livestock disease detected in several Nebraska _____________
(SWINE) is pseudorabies. SWINEHERDS
315. The oil magnate accused the state-owned oil company of overpaying
for a smaller company in a _____________ (HEART) deal. SWEETHEART
316. The tear she dropped in secret over his death, was for her own youth,
out of her timid, clumsy, _____________ (SWEET) feelings. SWEET-AND-SOUR
317. The report claims many toy companies only worry about
_____________ (SWEAT) conditions during periods of bad publicity. SWEATSHOP
318. Its necessary, though not suﬃcient, character is illustrated by the haste
in which vice-presidential successors arrange a _____________
(SWEAR) ceremony after the death of a president. SWEARING-IN
319. The _____________ (BUCKLE) sense conveyed by the term
'sovereign artiﬁcer' may have to be softened somewhat. SWASHBUCKLING
320. They persuade _____________ (SUSCEPT) teenagers to part with their money. SUSCEPTIBLE
321. If you were _____________ (RAPID) checking football scores on
your cell phone during Thanksgiving dinner, you're just the sort of person
the company is looking for. SURREPTITIOUSLY
322. Driving through the total darkness was a slightly _____________
(REAL) experience. SURREAL / SURREALISTIC
323. Fortunately the company's bank account is currently in _____________ (PLUS). SURPLUS
324. His time for the 100 metres _____________ (PASS) the previous
world record by one hundredth of a second. SURPASSED
325. As the election returns came in, it was clear that his opponent had an
_____________ (MOUNT) lead. INSURMOUNTABLE
326. During the course of this _____________ (SURE) and captivating
novel, they will ﬁnally be forced to do so. SURE-HANDED
327. Given this enormous range, it would be remarkable if the treatment did
not appear more _____________ (FOOT) in some places than in others. SURE-FOOTED / FOOTSURE
328. Running into the street like that is a _____________ (FIRE) way to get hurt. SUREFIRE
329. A _____________ (CHARGE) may be made for deliveries outside normal hours. SURCHARGE
330. The vision, which now seems distinctly _____________ (LAPSE),
was of the Web as a bottom-up phenomenon, with no bosses, and no
rewards other than the satisfaction of participating in successful innovation. PRELAPSARIAN
331. I’ve been down to the south of England where _____________
(SUPPOSE) King Arthur’s castle was. SUPPOSEDLY
332. Since the disintegration of the USSR, there has been only one
_____________ (POWER) - the US. SUPERPOWER
333. She is said to have _____________ (NATURE) powers and to be able
to communicate with the dead. SUPERNATURAL
334. _____________ (NUMBER) teeth often are found in the upper jaw
just behind the front teeth. SUPERNUMERARY
335. That hardly applies to the prisoners held in America's _____________ (MAX). SUPERMAXES
336. In the US, a school _____________ (INTEND) is in charge of the
schools in a particular area. SUPERINTENDENT
337. Apart from the regulatory environment, network infrastructure and
equipment are indispensable for driving on the information
_____________ (HIGHWAY). SUPERHIGHWAY
338. The _____________ (CENTER) oﬀers a full line of groceries, an
optical department, a tire and oil-change department, a grill, portrait
studio, hair salon, photo-processing lab, plus yogurt and cookie shops. SUPERCENTER
339. Since the _____________ (ANNUAL) fund returns are also gross of
fees, index returns are comparable. SUPERANNUATION
340. The term "_____________ (SPREAD)" has been used to describe
certain individuals who have been implicated in spreading Covid-19 to
numerous other individuals. SUPER-SPREADER
341. Cursed as I am with a _____________ (ABUNDANT) of
self-consciousness, I spend a lot of time loathing my own inability to do
anything useful. SUPERABUNDANCE
342. Gain skills and _____________ (CHARGE) your CV - even before you leave school! SUPERCHARGE
343. _____________ (CONDUCT) means the complete absence of
electrical resistance. SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
344. The white and tender sands and warm waters of these resorts will suit
the ardent _____________ (SUN). SUN-WORSHIPPER
345. Someone who is suﬀering from _____________ (SUN) feels dizzy
and has a high temperature, but does not sweat. SUNSTROKE
346. For example, _____________ (SUN) skin comes from the interaction
between a person's genotype and sunlight; thus, suntans are not passed on
to people's children. SUNTANNED / SUNKISSED / SUNBURNED
347. The candied peel is _____________ (SUN) or put up in jars for future use. SUN-DRIED
348. There is always that point in the Mediterranean when the weather
changes and _____________ (SUN) summer turns to warmish autumn.
SUN-DRENCHED / SUNKISSED / SUNBAKED
349. The failure of the trial judge to put this defence before the jury in his
_____________ (SUM) was the major ground for upsetting the conviction. SUMMING-UP
350. It is a calorie-free, fat-free, _____________ (SUGAR) thirst quencher
that is essential to the body's metabolic functions. SUGAR-FREE
351. The book tells the story of a woman escaping from a _____________ (FAUCET) marriage. SUFFOCATING
352. There's a shop in the hospital where they sell ﬂowers and magazines
and _____________ (SUCH). SUCHLIKE
353. The study of the physiological characteristics of microorganisms
under conditions of _____________ (ZERO) temperatures is complicated
due to the low rate of metabolic processes. SUBZERO
354. _____________ (URBAN) beneﬁt from this redistribution because
many work in and enjoy visiting city centers that would not be sustainable
on their own tax revenues. SUBURBANITES
355. In most tropical and _____________ (TROPICAL) regions, potential
yields are projected to decrease for most projected increases in
temperature (medium conﬁdence). SUBTROPICAL / SEMITROPICAL
356. A _____________ (STANDARD) social position is created for these
women when they lack knowledge about life beyond that of their families. SUBSTANDARD
357. In the past, women were viewed as _____________ (SERVE) to men. SUBSERVIENT
358. In the retrial, witnesses could be _____________ (PENAL), and the
whole matter could be properly threshed out. SUBPOENAED
359. She has _____________ (MERGE) her identity in the role of
photographer's wife and muse. SUBMERGED
360. Before reaching the level of head chef, there was the hard work and
_____________ (ORDER) positions in kitchens. SUBORDINATE
361. The tenant cannot _____________ (LET) without the owner's
permission and cannot charge more than the regulated rent. SUBLET
362. There are concerns that downsizing companies might put too much
oﬃce space up for _____________ (LEASE). SUBLEASE
363. Headlines and _____________ (HEADING) should be liberally
employed in the methods, results, and discussion sections. SUBHEADINGS
364. As a _____________ (EDIT) you will work closely with the chief sub
to maintain our high standards of factual accuracy, good grammar, clarity
and consistent house style. SUB-EDITOR
365. I think I must have known _____________ (CONSCIOUS) that
something was going on between them. SUBCONSCIOUSLY
366. He ran up _____________ (STUPID) debts through his extravagant lifestyle. STUPENDOUS
367. She says he has become conceited and _____________ (STICK). STUCK-UP
368. She's very _____________ (WILL) and if she's decided to drop out of
school, nothing will stop her. STRONG-WILLED
369. You'll have to be _____________ (STRONG) if you're going to push
the changes through. STRONG-MINDED
370. Police resorted to _____________ (ARM) tactics to break up the protest. STRONG-ARM
371. _____________ (STRIP) is a form of entertainment in which a
performer takes oﬀ his or her clothes in a way that is sexually exciting to
the people who are watching. STRIPTEASE
372. Many _____________ (STRIKE) were subjected to verbal and
physical attacks. STRIKEBREAKERS
373. He's obviously not _____________ (STREET), so she takes special
care to determine a safe route back for him, and she makes sure that he
understands her directions. STREETWISE / STREETSMART
374. Tuition at many colleges has soared into the _____________ (SPHERE). STRATOSPHERE
375. Her _____________ (STRATEGY) for dealing with her husband's
inﬁdelities was to ignore them. STRATAGEM
376. The two major companies have been tightening their _____________
(STRANGLE) on the beer market. STRANGLEHOLD
377. The national curriculum must be a guide, not a _____________ (STRAIT). STRAITJACKET
378. My aunt's very _____________ (STRAIT) - she'd be shocked if you mentioned sex. STRAIT-LACED
379. Roz is _____________ (STRAIGHT) and lets you know what she's thinking. STRAIGHTFORWARD
380. Two points about this social or demographic type of outsider need to
be noted _____________ (STRAIGHT). STRAIGHTAWAY
381. The crew discovered the _____________ (STOW) about two days into their voyage. STOWAWAY
382. _____________ (STOUT) and indomitable, he had yielded his own
chance of survival that his comrades might live to carry on the relentless
battle against a fanatic enemy. STOUTHEARTED
383. You have a vivid imagination that can assist you in becoming a good
writer or _____________ (STORY). STORYTELLER
384. If you're looking for a _____________ (STORY) romance, you're
always going to be disappointed. STORYBOOK
385. He phoned his _____________ (STOCK) with instructions to sell
portions of his portfolio. STOCKBROKER
386. The artisans and _____________ (SHOP) who represented a lower
middle class felt threatened by the new middle class and foreign interests. SHOPKEEPERS
387. Why use _____________ (SHOP) pastry when it's so easy to make your own? SHOP-BOUGHT
388. The President made a brief _____________ (STOP) in Moscow on his way to the summit. STOPOVER
389. We rejected this because we are totally committed to a period of
continuous growth instead of _____________ (STOP). STOP-AND-GO
390. If you refuse to be interviewed, or _____________ (STONE) and
make it diﬃcult for us to do our job, you might face punishment later. STONEWALL
391. Behind them all walked Bishop Corrada, who sat in the sanctuary,
solemn and _____________ (STONE), throughout the liturgy. STONE-FACED
392. The nasty feedback she got about the painting killed her ambition
_____________ (STONE). STONE-DEAD
393. The challenge is to feel all those things when you are _____________ (STONE) sober. STONE-COLD
394. Clearly, a computer would be of great value for _____________
(STOCK), processing, and anticipating sales developments and the like. STOCKTAKING
395. On seeing us, the deer stood _____________ (STOCK) for a moment,
then turned and retreated into the forest. STOCK-STILL
396. They have a _____________ (STOCK) of weapons and ammunition
that will last several months. STOCKPILE
397. The song was perfect for the soft vocals that are her _____________ (STOCK). STOCK-IN-TRADE
398. I've been laid up for two weeks with this broken leg and I'm beginning
to go _____________ (STIR). STIR-CRAZY
399. The very purpose of segregation was to _____________ (STICK)
people of color -to declare them unﬁt to share facilities with whites. STIGMATIZE
400. His repression is caused by his _____________ (STIFF), stiﬂed upbringing. STIFF-NECKED
401. Two men ran into the bank, shouting "This is a _____________ (STICK)!" STICK-UP
402. To ensure success in any of the above lines requires pluck, energy,
_____________ (STICK), a determination to secure desired results, and
some capital. STICK-TO-ITIVENESS
403. Mike’s dad is a _____________ (MUD), so he is never allowed to go
to any of the fun events at school. STICK-IN-THE-MUD
404. _____________ (STEEVE) is a person whose job is to load and
unload ships at a port. STEVEDORE
405. He doesn't conform to the national _____________ (TYPE) of a Frenchman. STEREOTYPE
406. The course will be a _____________ (STONE) to another career. STEPPING-STONE
407. It achieves this by describing the _____________ (STEP) construction
of the various models which ultimately lead to a full description of the
soil-plant-atmosphere system. STEP-BY-STEP
408. The group remained _____________ (STEAD) in its support for the
new system, even when it was criticized in the newspapers. STEADFAST
409. She is a veterinary technician who recently became a _____________ (HOME) mom. STAY-AT-HOME
410. The intensity of the work is increased by the presence of two female
ﬁgures, whose _____________ (STATUE) appearance closes the image. STATUESQUE
411. The control panel uses all the newest technology and is considered
_____________ (ART). STATE-OF-THE-ART
412. He transformed the business from a _____________ (START) into
one of the world's biggest mobile phone companies. START-UP
413. The importance of this book is the breadth and quality of the
perspectives by a _____________ (STAR) cast. STAR-STUDDED / ALL-STAR
414. Now Reeves will seemingly do anything to avoid similar meetings
with _____________ (STAR) fans. STARSTRUCK
415. Those of us who are strong advocates of small businesses do not
support them because of some _____________ (STAR) sense of nostalgia. STARRY-EYED
416. _____________ (STAR) with small telescopes may be able to spot the
comet on Monday night. STARGAZERS
417. From childhood, Britney Spears seemed destined for _____________ (STAR). STARDOM
418. Once they were, they were written as _____________ (STAR) true
loves with multiple obstacles to overcome. STAR-CROSSED
419. Again, the exemption for big-screen entertainment and
_____________ (STAND) comedy exposes the weakness of that argument. STAND-UP
420. The accident brought traﬃc to a _____________ (STAND). STANDSTILL
421. I refer to the tendency at the present time among the new group of
oﬃcials to be bureaucratic, _____________ (STAND) and almost unapproachable. STANDOFFISH
422. He had the _____________ (STANDARD) wizard’s hat, along with a
long grey beard and half-moon glasses. STANDARD-ISSUE
423. It was perhaps worn by an oﬃcer or _____________ (STANDARD)
who intended its imposing appearance to intimidate his enemies on the battleﬁeld. STANDARD-BEARER
424. Valued party _____________ (WORTH) came to expect the reward of
a peerage for their loyalty. STALWARTS
425. The market _____________ (STALL) and shopkeepers traded happily all day. STALLHOLDERS
426. Tomorrow's meeting between the two leaders is expected to break a
diplomatic _____________ (MATE) that has lasted for ten years. STALEMATE
427. Police set up a 24-hour _____________ (STAKE) of her house, and
watched her every move. STAKEOUT
428. It is a snare and a delusion to persuade any more people to become
_____________ (STAGE). STAGE-STRUCK
429. Many people have become cynical about the _____________
(STAGE) debates between politicians which regularly appear on television. STAGE-MANAGED
430. I love the _____________ (CLEAN) feel of my hair after I've washed it. SQUEAKY-CLEAN
431. Next time you _____________ (SPRING), take anything someone
else might ﬁnd desirable to a charity shop. SPRING-CLEAN
432. William was lying _____________ (EAGLE) on the grass, blind drunk. SPREAD-EAGLED
433. The senator has been in the _____________ (SPOT) recently since the
revelation of his tax frauds. SPOTLIGHT
434. My house is _____________ (SPOT) clean now. SPOTLESSLY
435. Their articles and their presentation of countryside matters whet the
appetite of people for rural visits and _____________ (SPORT). SPORTSMANSHIP
436. After the end of each game, a _____________ (SPORT) will give the
player a complete wrap up of the action. SPORTSCASTER
437. By giving out printed sheets of facts and theories, the teachers
_____________ (SPOON) us with what we needed for the exam. SPOONFED
438. A _____________ (SPEAK) for the airline said that ﬂights would run
as scheduled. SPOKESMAN / SPOKESWOMAN / SPOKESPERSON
439. She did ask her dad if she could have a big party, but the old
_____________ (SPOIL) refused. SPOILSPORT / SPOILER
440. We had to make a _____________ (SPLIT) decision because we had little time. SPLIT-SECOND
441. The boat would then descend the hill and _____________ (SPLASH)
in the main show building. SPLASHDOWN
442. This is a _____________ (SPIRAL) book consisting of nine 15x25 cm
pages laminated in plastic without the use of any written text beyond the title. SPIRAL-BOUND
443. The research has had _____________ (SPIN) in the development of medical equipment. SPIN-OFFS
444. Watching Bolt win the Olympic hundred metres was one of those
_____________ (SPINE) moments. SPINE-TINGLING / SPINE-CHILLING
445. We are now witnessing a _____________ (SPILL) of the war into
neighbouring regions. SPILLOVER
446. The park's 25 staﬀ, most of them seasonal, have been busy in the past
few weeks ensuring the park is _____________ (SPICK) for the inﬂux of visitors. SPICK-AND-SPAN
447. I'm not a _____________ (THRIFT), although sometimes if I see
something on sale, I'll get three because it's a good deal. SPENDTHRIFT
448. The audience was _____________ (SPELL) as he attempted his
daring escape from the water tank. SPELLBOUND
449. But to reach the top in a great trade union a man needs more than
glibness and _____________ (SPELL) phrases. SPELLBINDING
450. I _____________ (READ) a 400-page book in one night. SPEED-READ
451. Some choose to give up before the contest date while others stand
_____________ (SPEECH) on the stage. SPEECHLESS
452. Joe Walker will be _____________ (SPEAR) our new marketing initiative. SPEARHEADING
453. He came along to the _____________ (SPEAK) every day asking for more alcohol. SPEAKEASY
454. Now that the _____________ (SPADE) has all been done, we can start
to write the report itself. SPADEWORK
455. DNA testing gives investigators a _____________ (SPACE) tool to tackle crimes. SPACE-AGE
456. Cheer up. Don't be such a _____________ (SOUR). SOURPUSS
457. That was the most unscientiﬁc and _____________ (SOUP)
experiment ever foisted as a breakthrough. SOUPED-UP
458. The hotel is fully _____________ (SOUND) so getting a good night's
sleep in such a busy area is easy. SOUNDPROOF
459. After much _____________ (SOUL), he decided it was wrong to vote
in the elections. SOUL-SEARCHING
460. I detest unemployment, which is _____________ (SOUL) and wasteful. SOUL-DESTROYING
461. At the age of 17 she is already one of Hollywood's most
_____________ (SEEK) actresses. SOUGHT-AFTER
462. Don't be such a _____________ (SORE) - it was only meant to be a joke. SOREHEAD
463. The _____________ (SOOTH) answered that it was an ill omen for it
meant the destruction of the city and the death of many. SOOTHSAYERS
464. He has a deep, _____________ (SOUND) voice. SONOROUS
465. Occasional use of the drugs to treat night terrors and _____________
(AMBLE) (a synonym for ‘sleepwalking’) may also be justiﬁed. SOMNAMBULISM
466. Both outer movements also begin with a slow and free solo santur
_____________ (SOLE) which leads into a more rhythmic movement for the ensemble. SOLILOQUY
467. He's generally not taken seriously by anyone because of his
_____________ (SOFT) nature and his rotund personality, but he's the
kind who doesn't take that seriously! SOFT-SPOKEN / SOFTLY-SPOKEN
468. We do not want to _____________ (SOAP) them or to make their life
easy—indeed, they do not want that. SOFT-SOAP
469. This is a sensitive issue - I think we'd better _____________ (PEDAL) it for the moment. SOFT-PEDAL
470. That is what is put to the bench and, being _____________ (SOFT)
people, they very likely agree to the request and give the man back his licence. SOFT-HEARTED
471. A _____________ (BOIL) egg has been boiled with its shell on and
removed from the water while the yellow part is still soft. SOFT-BOILED
472. All the questions in the interview were _____________ (BALL) - they were dead easy. SOFTBALLS
473. It isn't yet clear how dangerous these _____________ (CALL) "super-rats" are. SO-CALLED
474. Mr Baker was such a _____________ (SO) - he was always really mean! SO-AND-SO
475. It succumbed to tough competition from the other networks and
_____________ (SO) responses from critics and audiences. SO-SO
476. The ground colour is _____________ (SNOW) , often with a creamy
tinge and often weakly dusted with brownish grey tips of scales. SNOW-WHITE
477. Glaciers descending from high _____________ (SNOW) mountains
into the bay create spectacular displays of ice and iceberg formation. SNOW-CAPPED
478. I love listening to _____________ (SNIP) of conversation in restaurants. SNIPPETS
479. Credit rating agencies provide a _____________ (SNAP) of the risks
an investment poses at any one time.SNAPSHOT
480. Overcrowding and baggage _____________ (SNARL) at Heathrow
were beginning to hit the airline's revenues. SNARL-UPS
481. The remainder of the book is a _____________ (SMEAR) of other
techniques that extend the scope of reasoning about uncertainty. SMORGASBORD
482. A _____________ (SMOOTH) person talks very conﬁdently in a way
that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest. SMOOTH-TALKING
483. If Los Angeles can reduce the emissions coming from its
_____________ (SMOKE), its residents will generally breathe cleaner air. SMOKESTACKS
484. The whole business stinks of political corruption and decisions made
in _____________ (SMOKE) rooms. SMOKE-FILLED
485. Instead of doing something about the problem, the city council is
hiding behind a _____________ (SCREEN) of bureaucracy. SMOKESCREEN
486. Thieves escaped with television and video equipment valued at
thousands of pounds in a _____________ (SMASH) raid in chester last night. SMASH-AND-GRAB
487. Bogus rules, which proliferate like urban legends and are just as hard
to eradicate, are responsible for vast amounts of ham-ﬁsted copy editing
and _____________ (PANTS) one-upmanship. SMARTY-PANTS
488. _____________ (MOUTH) kids are quick to remind teachers that
their parents can sue them. SMART-MOUTHED
489. He is a _____________ (SMART) with a fast wit and a deadpan sense
of humor. SMART-ALECK / SMART-ARSE / SMART-ASS
490. However, some _____________ (SMALL) food entrepreneurs are not
following state regulations and oddly enough, some of the public supports that. SMALL-TIME
491. Existing _____________ (SCALE) industries are more ﬂexible but
often trapped in low innovation competition. SMALL-SCALE
492. He has some very _____________ (SMALL) opinions about immigrants. SMALL-MINDED
493. I accidentally lost my balance while stepping back and my elbow
landed _____________ (SMACK) on her ribs. SMACK-DAB
494. They do not adapt well to change, and are _____________ (WIT). SLOW-WITTED
495. The economic _____________ (SLOW) has badly aﬀected both public and private sectors. SLOWDOWN
496. Without a coherent set of policies to persuade the electorate, the
Republicans have resorted to _____________ (SLOGAN) and empty rhetoric. SLOGANEERING
497. He then was a watch oﬃcer aboard the schooner until the spring of
1842, when he transferred to the _____________ (SLOOP). SLOOP-OF-WAR
498. There have been several _____________ (SLIP) in the handling of secret information. SLIP-UPS
499. However, this chapter also includes _____________ (SLIP) writing,
historical inaccuracies, and questionable assertions that, unfortunately,
recur in several subsequent chapters. SLIPSHOD
500. There were many wonderful things there, but as you're all yawning,
and we couldn't make _____________ (SLEEP) understand, for that
you'll have to wait till another night. SLEEPYHEADS
501. The meeting house is the locale for important meetings,
_____________ (SLEEP), and craft and other cultural activities. SLEEPOVERS
502. She suﬀers from _____________ (SLEEP) due to arthritic pain at night. SLEEPLESSNESS
503. She's spending her ﬁrst summer at a _____________ (SLEEP) camp. SLEEPAWAY
504. We have felt the whirlwind and the _____________ (HAMMER)
impact of the recession. SLEDGEHAMMER
505. They were seen as a bunch of notorious _____________ (SLEAZE)
and liars. SLEAZEBALLS / SLEAZEBAGS
506. They follow a _____________ (SLASH) method of clearing the soil
and use the hoe for cultivation. SLASH-AND-BURN
507. We went for a _____________ (SLAP) meal on our wedding anniversary. SLAP-UP
508. We must resolve that never again must we tolerate the pantomime, the
irrelevant time-wasting _____________ (SLAP) nonsense of the last few days. SLAPSTICK
509. If your organization is _____________ (SLAP) it will unnerve
candidates and may make them think twice before accepting a job with you. SLAP-HAPPY
510. A few isolated mistakes in such a wide-ranging compilation could be
forgiven, but the large number included simply appears _____________ (SLAP). SLAPDASH
511. In 1991-95, during demobilisation, ceaseﬁre and the replacement of
the old security forces, crime _____________ (ROCKET). SKYROCKETED
512. He raised his eyes slowly _____________ (SKY). SKYWARD
513. Old-age pensioners usually spend their money only on food and
accommodation, the price of which commodities will rise _____________ (SKY). SKY-HIGH
514. It distributes branded spandex costumes, based on the existing
_____________ (SKIN) garments, which cover the entire body. SKIN-TIGHT
515. After the ﬁrst half-hour she realized that her new-found conﬁdence
was no more than _____________ (SKIN). SKIN-DEEP
516. Students staged a _____________ (SIT) in the university oﬃces as
part of their protest campaign. SIT-IN
517. We're having a _____________ (SIT) meal at our wedding, rather than a buﬀet. SIT-DOWN
518. It will also certainly involve redirecting the _____________
(SINGLE) pursuit of abstraction promoted by the academy. SINGLE-MINDED
519. The EU - a _____________ (SIMPLE) naive notion which can only be
a disaster for everything that 's good about each member country. SIMPLE-MINDED
520. Might it not be wise to take some _____________ (SILVER) lawyer
who could explain the diﬃculties? SILVER-TONGUED
521. In other words, acts and ideas should be seen as interchangeable
_____________ (POST) for interpreting historical ideologies. SIGNPOSTS
522. We prefer walking and looking at scenery and wildlife to big-city
_____________ (SEE) and shopping. SIGHTSEEING
523. In addition to competency in playing an instrument, qualities such as
aural awareness, creativity and ability to _____________ (READ) are sought. SIGHT-READ
524. During her lecture on her discoveries, she took several
_____________ (SWIPE) at the leaders of the expedition. SIDESWIPES
525. A small misunderstanding during introductions and progressively
bigger lies to cover the initial lies lead to a _____________ (SIDE) laugh riot. SIDE-SPLITTING
526. What he said cast an interesting _____________ (SIDE) on what had happened. SIDELIGHT
527. The course will focus on ﬁctional master sleuth Sherlock Holmes and
his _____________ (KICK) Dr. Watson. SIDEKICK
528. Thousands of passengers along the route constantly suﬀer the
_____________ (EFFECT) of the upgrade work. SIDE-EFFECTS
529. There was a _____________ (SICK) thud when the child fell from the
tree and hit the ground. SICKENING
530. The workshop is ideal for amateur _____________ (SHUT) hoping to
learn more about wildlife photography. SHUTTERBUGS
531. This elderly lady - a _____________ (SHUT) who hasn't left her
house for a month - is afraid to see people. SHUT-IN
532. You look exhausted! Try to get some _____________ (EYE) on the train. SHUT-EYE
533. Release of the ﬁgures was delayed by the partial _____________
(SHUT) of federal agencies in December and January. SHUTDOWN
534. Today, the movie matinee has degenerated somewhat into simply a
lesser-cost earlier movie _____________ (SHOW), and for
newly-released blockbusters, theater chains don't even oﬀer matinee prices. SHOWTIME
535. It's ﬁlled with _____________ (SHOW) and grandstanding, relying on
the tried-and-true seasonal classics while oﬀering a couple of new songs
almost as an afterthought. SHOWSTOPPERS
536. He has shown _____________ (SHOW), arrogance, ability, eloquence,
humour and industry. SHOWMANSHIP
537. The president is preparing for a _____________ (SHOW) with
Republicans over his plans to reform the economy. SHOWDOWN
538. The exhibition is an annual _____________ (SHOW) for British
design and innovation. SHOWCASE
539. I was the kid in the neighborhood who caught black snakes and took
them to school for _____________ (SHOW). SHOW-AND-TELL
540. Jimena's such a _____________ (SHOW), she always wants to be the centre of attention. SHOW-OFF
541. I passed 30 pieces of legislation that session but I wasn't a
_____________ (SHOW), I didn't toot my own horn, I didn't cultivate the press. SHOWBOAT
542. I would like to give a _____________ (SHOUT) to all the men and
women in our armed forces. SHOUT-OUT
543. _____________ (SHOT) will heave their 16-pound spheres in the very
temple in Olympia where the games were founded in 776 B.C. SHOT-PUTTERS
544. Like her creator, she is _____________ (SHORT) and snippy as well
as merciless when she targets a weak spot in her opponent. SHORT-TEMPERED
545. The work force is so _____________ (STAFF) that people are
working long hours and extra days, causing exhaustion. SHORT-STAFFED (SHORT-HANDED)
546. It's very _____________ (SIGHT) and foolish of the government not
to invest in technological research. SHORT-SIGHTED
547. His latest novel has been _____________ (LIST) for the Man Booker prize. SHORTLISTED
548. I recently received notiﬁcation of a potential _____________ (FALL)
on my low-cost endowment. SHORTFALL
549. Whatever his _____________ (COME) as a husband, he was a good
father to his children. SHORTCOMINGS
550. The agency _____________ (CIRCUIT) the normal construction
process by conducting environmental studies at the same time that
preliminary studies were done. SHORT-CIRCUITED
551. Genuinely successful interdisciplinary scholarship manages not to
_____________ (CHANGE) any of the disciplines whose insights it seeks to harvest. SHORT-CHANGE
552. Many national newspapers, which ought to know better, trot out in
their editorials the _____________ (SHOP) clichés about charity
beginning at home. SHOPWORN / SHOP-SOILED
553. John has been jailed three times for _____________ (SHOP). SHOPLIFTING
554. If that failed to separate the teams, a penalty _____________
(SHOOT) would determine the winner. SHOOTOUT
555. "Revolver" is the latest Guy Ritchie _____________ (SHOOT), which
consists of many ﬁghting and perilous schemes. SHOOT-’EM-UP
556. Tannery was considered something of a _____________ (SHOO); he
even began writing his inaugural lecture. SHOO-IN
557. Almost all the pilgrimages are ﬁnanced on a _____________ (SHOE);
the overwhelming majority of the pilgrims come from the poorer sections of society. SHOESTRING
558. This tiny restaurant is _____________ (SHOE) between two major banks. SHOEHORNED
559. Many waterproof digital cameras are _____________ (SHOCK) and
resistant to low temperatures. SHOCKPROOF
560. The builders have gone, but it'll take a while to get things
_____________ (SHIP) again. SHIPSHAPE
561. There have been many _____________ (SHIP) along this dangerous
stretch of coastline. SHIPWRECKS
562. The driver concerned did not _____________ (SHILL) about the
matter, but said that his mind was on other things at the time. SHILLY-SHALLY
563. He called the young people _____________ (SHIFT), lazy and good-for-nothing. SHIFTLESS
564. After the crash, the passengers were _____________ (SHELL) but
there were no serious injuries. SHELL-SHOCKED
565. _____________ (SHELL) of covers has been advocated by some
librarians, but it is doubtful if it pays. SHELLACKING
566. Some of this additional expenditure has been allocated to the provision
of _____________ (SHATTER) window ﬁlm. SHATTERPROOF
567. She was _____________ (SHARP) and _____________ (SHARP),
able to skewer an idea or an opponent, a most unwomanly trait he found
utterly exciting. SHARP-WITTED / SHARP-TONGUED
568. It is fair to say that it needs a very _____________ (SHARP)
individual to capture a cardsharper. SHARP-EYED
569. Last year, the _____________ (SHARE) of bonuses meant an
additional $7 million for each partner. SHARE-OUT
570. _____________ (SHARE) will be voting on the proposed merger of
the companies next week. SHAREHOLDERS
571. Her absolute _____________ (SHAME) means she can get away with
things others simply can't. SHAMELESSNESS
572. He stood _____________ (SHAME) at the door, looking at the vase
he had just knocked to the ground. SHAMEFACED
573. It represents a huge _____________ (SHAKE) in the industry,
compared with today's diﬃcult conditions. SHAKE-UP
574. Her lawyers say the suit is a _____________ (SHAKE), an attempt to
get her to pay them oﬀ. SHAKEDOWN
575. The old man was known for telling _____________ (SHAG) stories
that made people groan and scratch their heads when he reached the ending. SHAGGY-DOG
576. In contrast, when eco-forestry is unsubsidized, groups meeting their
own _____________ (SET) costs, the returns per hectare are still positive but very modest. SET-UP
577. Dad had a bit of a _____________ (SET) with the neighbours about
their playing loud music all the time. SET-TO
578. He suﬀered a _____________ (SET) yesterday in his attempts to take
a stake in the mobile phone company. SETBACK
579. In the past, the majority of women were consigned to a lifetime of
_____________ (SERVE) and poverty. SERVITUDE
580. He is obsequious towards the powerful, arrogant towards the weak,
_____________ (SENTENCE) and narrow-minded. SENTENTIOUS
581. The ﬁlm is ravishing to look at and boasts a _____________ (SENSE) musical score. SENSUOUS
582. It seems very likely that air pollutants are _____________ (SENSE)
people so that they become allergic to pollen. SENSITIZING
583. He was very _____________ (SENSE) about his scar and thought
everyone was staring at him. SENSITIVE
584. It would seem more _____________ (SENSE) to do the research now
before we start on the project. SENSIBLE
585. He possibly would not have acted in the clueless, _____________
(SENSE) manner in which the present holder of the oﬃce has acted since then. SENSELESS
586. Some of the more _____________ (SENSE) newspapers have given a
lot of coverage to the scandal. SENSATIONAL
587. I hope that they will give a good _____________ (SEND) to
independence by releasing the detainees or bringing them to trial. SEND-OFF
588. It was an absolutely brilliant, deadpan _____________ (SEND) of
adventure comics, but with a very edgy, modernist kind of approach. SEND-UP
589. It could lead to accusations of treachery and _____________ (SELL)
and a great deal of animosity being directed towards one person. SELL-OUT
590. That sum is large enough to do away with the great bonanza of the tax
handouts that the _____________ (SELL) is intended to create. SELL-OFF
591. Don't buy goods which have passed their _____________ (SELL) date. SELL-BY
592. Admittedly, the phrases 'self-esteem' and 'sense of _____________
(WORTH)' are used in a frustratingly wide range of ways. SELF-WORTH
593. Even at that age, Constance seemed perhaps too _____________
(WILL) and wild, like the countryside she roamed so freely. SELF-WILLED
594. Under terms of the _____________ (TENDER) oﬀer, investors can
specify where in the price range they're willing to sell. SELF-TENDER
595. A _____________ (TEACH) artist, who worked in a colliery for only
a short period, his experiences there were seared indelibly on his memory. SELF-TAUGHT
596. For instance, _____________ (SERVICE) has increasingly replaced
personal service rituals, through the use of technical devices such as
buﬀets and drinks machines. SELF-SERVICE
597. There is no future solution to these problems when greed and
_____________ (SEEK) of that kind is part of the system of our society. SELF-SEEKING
598. But, as has already been pointed out, these _____________ (SAME)
(exactly the same) young people can be supplied with a drink in a club. SELFSAME
599. We should honor the courage and _____________ (SACRIFICE) of
the brave soldiers who died for our country. SELF-SACRIFICE
600. Those individuals become _____________ (RIGHT) and claim they
are being discriminated against when in fact they are not. SELF-RIGHTEOUS
601. One is expected to strive to remain independent and _____________
(RELY) and not place undue demands on others. SELF-RELIANT
602. Despite the occasional ﬂash of irritability, he sounded calm and
_____________ (POSSESS). SELF-POSSESSED
603. He faced his illness bravely and without any trace of _____________ (PITY). SELF-PITY
604. He was every inch a _____________ (MAKE) man, very positive in
his beliefs, in himself and his opinions, very unwilling to listen to arguments of others. SELF-MADE
605. He was a man with the heart of a lion and a soul ﬁlled with
compassion and _____________ (SELF). SELFLESSNESS
606. Classical economics assumes that humans are rational,
_____________ (INTEREST) individuals. SELF-INTERESTED
607. A ﬁfth, _____________ (INFLICT) injuries, is usually a consequence
of mental illness. SELF-INFLICTED
608. The Roman poet Livy wrote that greed and _____________
(INDULGE) led Romans to dangerous excesses. SELF-INDULGENCE
609. He's a modest, mild-mannered man, without a hint of _____________ (IMPORTANT). SELF-IMPORTANCE
610. A laissez-faire approach towards _____________ (HELP), in
consequence, will merely reinforce rather than reduce the existing
socioeconomic and gender inequalities. SELF-HELP
611. A history of such issues can lead to a _____________ (FULFILL)
prophecy in which the person with IED continues to have episodes of
uncontrolled aggression because of the belief that he or she cannot
overcome the past. SELF-FULFILLING
612. But the human mind is _____________ (EXPLAIN) as well - in the
sense that it presents a simple picture of its own operation to itself. SELF-EXPLANATORY
613. Crisis in this context describes a period of intensive _____________
(EXAM) in which one's beliefs and values are re-examined. SELF-EXAMINATION / SELF-EXAM
614. Much of this literature is arid, _____________ (EVIDENCE) and
inadequately researched. SELF-EVIDENT
615. The more ﬂexible mortgage approach beneﬁts those who expect their
income to vary, such as the _____________ (EMPLOY). SELF-EMPLOYED
616. The captain was typically _____________ (EFFACE) when
questioned about the team's successes, giving credit to the other players. SELF-EFFACING
617. You need a lot of _____________ (DISCIPLINE) when you're doing
research work on your own. SELF-DISCIPLINE
618. Others dismiss it as a wrongheaded notion that enables addicts to
continue along the path to _____________ (DESTROY). SELF-DESTRUCTION
619. He was somewhat _____________ (DEPRECATE) when he
categorised some of the work that he deals with in his surgeries as
low-level administrative work. SELF-DEPRECATING / SELF-DEPRECATORY
620. She's very _____________ (CONTAIN) and isn't at all worried about
moving to a big city where she won't know anybody. SELF-CONTAINED
621. In this context, musical relations are likely to become more
_____________ (CONSCIOUS), and less intimate, than when watching ﬁction. SELF-CONSCIOUS
622. Robert is a _____________ (CENTER), ambitious, and bigoted man. SELF-CENTERED
623. She looked _____________ (ASSURE) and conﬁdent, yet, within 30
seconds of sitting down, she had burst into tears. SELF-ASSURED
624. The newspaper has become the _____________ (APPOINT) guardian
of public morals. SELF-APPOINTED
625. You can buy _____________ (SEE) chemises as well as the opaque variety. SEE-THROUGH
626. He remains conﬁdent and _____________ (SEEM) untroubled by his recent problems. SEEMINGLY
627. Their one chance of a decent education is evaporating, and yet another
generation of kids will be served nothing but a _____________ (RATE) education. SECOND-RATE
628. Well, if the manager isn't available I'd like to speak to the
_____________ (COMMAND). SECOND-IN-COMMAND
629. I can waste hours in a record shop - _____________ (HAND) or new. SECONDHAND
630. To try to _____________ (GUESS) the expertise of business is not a
past mistake that we intend to repeat. SECOND-GUESS
631. In addition, attempts to control size can lead to adaptations that are
ineﬃcient or are not _____________ (SEA). SEAWORTHY
632. His may have been the ﬁrst _____________ (PANTS) presidency,
with no organization charts and crucial decisions made in late-night bull sessions. SEAT-OF-THE-PANTS
633. Taste the soup and adjust the _____________ (SEASON), adding
more salt or pepper as desired. SEASONING
634. The intention is to achieve a _____________ (SEAM) transition with
a continuity of management. SEAMLESS
635. Have you heard any _____________ (SCUTTLE) about the new boss? SCUTTLEBUTT
636. Not just dealers but every _____________ (SCUM) and gunrunner
calling nonstop, every Bubba and Bubbette that ever wanted a gun. SCUMBAG
637. I believe that a large part of the blame for this lowering of standards
lies with the _____________ (SCRIPT) and playwrights. SCRIPTWRITERS
638. Their relationship sometimes resembles a _____________ (SCREW)
comedy minus the romance. SCREWBALL
639. He was, however, also a _____________ (SCREEN) who specialized
in fantasy ﬁlm and horror ﬁlm. SCREENWRITER
640. As in most cases, there is a considerable diﬀerence between the novel
and the _____________ (SCREEN). SCREENPLAY
641. This query will generate an error mesBeing repressed both by the
feudal disciplines and the ridiculous social rules, they behave the sense of
sadomasochism in their minds., as shown in the _____________ (SCREEN). SCREENSHOT
642. The answer was suddenly _____________ (SCREAM) obvious to me. SCREAMINGLY
643. Here he treats the reader to a scan through his illustrated personal
_____________ (SCRAP) of palynologists. SCRAPBOOK
644. Both starters kept the game _____________ (SCORE) through the
ﬁrst three innings. SCORELESS
645. The candidate rates highly on the magazine's legislative
_____________ (SCORE). SCORECARD
646. The retreating army adopted a _____________ (SCORCH) policy. SCORCHED-EARTH
647. It is not just that there is no time in three or four years to turn the
_____________ (SCHOOL) into a fully trained professional. SCHOOL-LEAVER
648. Laura’s _____________ (SCHOOL) achievements won her
acceptance into Harvard. SCHOLASTIC
649. A doomsday _____________ (SCENE) is not out of the question. SCENARIO
650. She often projects the image of a somewhat _____________
(SCATTER) aunt who can never remember anyone's name. SCATTERBRAINED
651. It is misleading and _____________ (MONGER) to say that
inheritance tax aﬀects almost half of the country. SCAREMONGERING
652. However, there is a spider in the bathroom and my kid is a
_____________ (SCARE) when it comes to dealing with them. SCAREDY-CAT
653. Politicians have used the ﬁnancial sector as a _____________ (GOAT)
for the global economic crisis. SCAPEGOAT
654. A coach’s responsibility is to have the ﬁnal _____________ (SAY) on any subject. SAY-SO
655. He claimed he was playing badly because of an injury, but I think he
was _____________ (SAND). SANDBAGGING
656. He's six feet, two inches tall, with dark brooding eyes and
_____________ (PEPPER) hair (he can still claim that it's mostly
pepper). SALT-AND-PEPPER / PEPPER-AND-SALT
657. And it was her _____________ (FRIGID) and her absolute refusal to
be shocked by this, which immediately silenced all the students. SANG-FROID
658. I left my watch with Helen for _____________ (SAFE) while I swam. SAFEKEEPING
659. If I want some peace and quiet, I take _____________ (SAINT) in my study. SANCTUARY
660. We have just heard a self-serving, self-seeking, _____________
(SAINT) and tawdry little speech. SANCTIMONIOUS
661. tically, the cloak would slow down light coming into the robbery scene
while the _____________ (SAFE) is at work. SAFECRACKER
662. Amidst the military hostilities, oﬃcials often viewed the stations as an
emergency source of food for _____________ (SANE), military
hospitals, and shelters for homeless children. SANATORIUMS
663. Being repressed both by the feudal disciplines and the ridiculous
social rules, they have the sense of _____________ (SADISM) in their minds. SADOMASOCHISM
664. I'm willing to help on any weekday, but my weekends are
_____________ (SACRED). SACROSANCT
665. It feels _____________ (SACRED) to say anything negative about
someone who died so young. SACRILEGIOUS
666. He should be forced to wear _____________ (SACK) and ashes and
apologize for his lies. SACKCLOTH
667. He referred to a ﬁlm made by the hunt _____________
(SABOTAGE), which he said he thought constituted a criminal oﬀence. SABOTEURS
668. Diplomats say the North miscalculated in its _____________
(SABER) and found even China was more rigorous in implementing
sanctions than before. SABER-RATTLING
669. She _____________ (RUTH) pursued her ambition, letting nothing get in her way. RUTHLESSLY
670. They want to _____________ (RUST) your car when it doesn't need it. RUSTPROOF
671. Stock buybacks trigger a _____________ (RUN) in price when
common stockholders want cash. RUN-UP
672. We've got time for one more _____________ (RUN) before the concert. RUN-THROUGH
673. With the high rates of taxation, there was not much diﬀerence between
legal aid and the _____________ (MILL) civil work. RUN-OF-THE-MILL
674. Colombians will vote in a _____________ (RUN) election to choose a new president. RUN-OFF
675. The distance from the input vector to the winner and _____________
(RUN) vectors is approximately the same. RUNNER-UP
676. Because of the long _____________ (RUN), the decision must be
made sooner rather than later. RUN-IN
677. You look pretty _____________ (RUN) and haggard ; why don't you take a holiday? RUN-DOWN
678. Her ﬁrst novel's _____________ (RUN) success came as an utter surprise. RUNAWAY
679. I'm trying to get a new visa, but the embassy staﬀ keep giving me the _____________ (RUN). RUNAROUND
680. The government usually blames _____________ (RUMOR) and
market manipulators for currency instability. RUMORMONGERS
681. The bank had capital to spare, which they lost in a series of
_____________ (RUIN) takeovers. RUINOUS
682. It is one of the most _____________ (RUG) beautiful landscapes in the world. RUGGEDLY
683. "I wish we'd started six months earlier," he said _____________ (RUE). RUEFULLY
684. She has only a _____________ (RUDE) grasp of the language. RUDIMENTARY
685. All his camping gear was packed in the _____________ (SACK). RUCKSACK
686. The trainer gave him a _____________ (RUB) after the game. RUB-DOWN
687. Congress is not going to simply _____________ (STAMP) any policy
the president proposes. RUBBER-STAMP
688. Unwary players can hold their hand such that a _____________
(RUBBER) in an adjacent seat can sneak a peek at the cards. RUBBER-NECKER
689. During the ﬁrst half of the century in a _____________ (TUMBLE)
colony, physical aggressiveness turned out to be a real asset. ROUGH-AND-TUMBLE
690. He managed to escape two months later by pretending to be a
_____________ (ROUST) with a traveling circus. ROUSTABOUT
691. Its indiscriminate _____________ (ROUND) of refugees led to their
being lumped together by the press alongside ex-convicts and vagrants. ROUND-UP
692. The writers will take part in _____________ (TABLE) discussions
and read from their works. ROUNDTABLE
693. It might be that two _____________ (TRIP) tickets that include
Saturday stays would cost less. ROUND-TRIP
694. The routine diagnostic methods have been complicated, painful, or not
accessible _____________ (CLOCK). ROUND-THE-CLOCK / AROUND-THE-CLOCK
695. He had become _____________ (SHOULDER) from years of sitting
in front of a computer. ROUND-SHOULDERED
696. With his ﬁrst book came the endless _____________ (ROUND) of
publicity and interviews. ROUNDABOUT / MERRY-GO-ROUND
697. They accused the government of riding _____________ (ROUGH)
over parliamentary procedure. ROUGHSHOD
698. Even so, she wasn't going to last long among the _____________
(ROUGH) in his camp if she didn't toughen up a little. ROUGHNECKS
699. A couple of boys were _____________ (ROUGH) each other in the park. ROUGHHOUSING
700. She's an experienced politician with a _____________ (ROUGH)
style. ROUGH-HEWN / ROUGH-EDGED
701. Justice was administered in a _____________ (ROUGH) fashion,
without using courts or juries. ROUGH-AND-READY
702. He tends to view the world through _____________ (ROSE) glasses. ROSE-COLORED / ROSE-TINTED
703. Ethan's moving out next month, so we're looking for another
_____________ (ROOM) to share our apartment. ROOMMATE
704. The new broadcasting studio is a large glass-walled room that can
occupy a _____________ (ROOM) of people. ROOMFUL
705. They saved about $18,000 in superannuation _____________ (ROLL) funds. ROLLOVER
706. The _____________ (ROLL) of broadband to every school will open
up pupils' access to vast new online resources for teaching and learning. ROLL-OUT
707. The best metaphor for the method behind her _____________
(ROLL), erudite, street-smart, angst-ridden, encyclopedic paintings is writing. ROLLICKING
708. The telephone company has asked for a _____________ (ROLL) of leasing rules. ROLLBACK
709. Children play with dolls and _____________ (ROLE) to learn about empathy and caring. ROLE-PLAY
710. The Federal Reserve Board has begun lifting short-term interest rates
from _____________ (ROCK) levels. ROCK-BOTTOM
711. It is an autocar which is stoutly built and _____________ (ROAD). ROADWORTHY
712. Many county residents have probably never spotted a fox, except
maybe as _____________ (ROAD). ROADKILL
713. Police put up _____________ (ROAD) on all roads out of the town in
an eﬀort to catch the bombers. ROADBLOCKS
714. They are _____________ (RISK) who either make a lot of money or lose a lot. RISK-TAKERS
715. If we were to take over now, with an economic system a long way
below capacity, we would not envisage a _____________ (RIP)
free-for-all, consumption boom. RIP-ROARING
716. $300 for that shirt? - That's a complete _____________ (RIP). RIP-OFF
717. They laughed _____________ (RIOT) while watching the fun. RIOTOUSLY
718. The _____________ (RING) of the plot were arrested and punished. RINGLEADERS
719. It's a strangely disjointed car to drive, and not exactly a
_____________ (RING) endorsement of a switch to hybrid power. RINGING
720. Over £500 million was _____________ (RING) for improvements to
the transport system. RING-FENCED
721. To ensure the correct output in some cases he requires _____________
(RIGHT) adjunction as an option for head movement. RIGHTWARD
722. A _____________ (LIFE) group, including those who are opposed to
abortion, picketed the clinic. RIGHT-TO-LIFE
723. Every decent and _____________ (RIGHT) man must realise that
there is a constitutional wrong which ought to be remedied. RIGHT-MINDED
724. She says that charging high prices will keep the _____________ (RIFLE) out. RIFFRAFF
725. A _____________ (ODE), which contains powerful feelings and
enthusiasm, was written about this district. RHAPSODY
726. He intends to _____________ (WORD) it so as to make clear that it
means what he thinks that it means already. REWORD
727. A variety of policy initiatives have been undertaken aimed at
_____________ (VITAL) the economy. REVITALIZING
728. Justices have repeatedly refused to _____________ (VISIT) issues
raised by their 1980 decision. REVISIT
729. He took a _____________ (CHARGE) call from Ferguson in the
middle of Malawi later on. REVERSE-CHARGE
730. The property _____________ (VALUE) is likely to add £100 million
to the company's assets. REVALUATION
731. We _____________ (VAMP) the management system, but the
business is doing no better than it was before. REVAMPED
732. With a _____________ (UP) on Jones soon-to-come, it'd be
interesting to see what the Cowboys do in the second round if Johnson is available. RE-UP
733. We must also remember that in many asylum cases we are dealing
with family _____________ (UNION) of diﬀerent kinds. REUNIONS
734. To distinguish these from _____________ (ACTIVE) principles of
justice such as justice in rectiﬁcation. RETROACTIVE
735. Many saw her death as divine _____________ (TRIBUTE) for her crimes. RETRIBUTION
736. The president had planned to take more lavish oﬃces but was forced
to _____________ (TRENCH) amid criticism from Congress and the public. RETRENCH
737. There's money to be made in _____________ (TREAD) cinematic
steps and some studios exploit this. RETREADING
738. Many major new stadiums around the world have _____________
(TRACT) seating so they can accommodate athletics. RETRACTABLE
739. The auto industry should receive 'substantial incentives' to
_____________ (TOOL) factories to develop more fuel-eﬃcient vehicles, such as hybrids. RETOOL
740. At ﬁrst she was _____________ (TACIT), but later she relaxed and was more forthcoming. RETICENT
741. The supermarket monitors what it sells prior to Christmas to
_____________ (STOCK) shelves immediately afterward. RESTOCK
742. He's a _____________ (REST) type - he never stays in one country for long. RESTLESS
743. In all those respects, food manufacturers, retailers and _____________
(RESTAURANT) will be careful before utilising the process. RESTAURATEURS
744. The essay conclusion is not supposed to be a simple _____________
(STATE) of what has gone before. RESTATEMENT
745. Please _____________ (START) your computer to complete installation. RESTART
746. I saw Anna at the other end of the room, _____________
(SPLENDID) in a red cocktail dress. RESPLENDENT
747. The remake of the movie was a _____________ (SOUND) success. RESOUNDING
748. The move has triggered a _____________ (SHUFFLE) of
responsibilities among some of the group's most senior executives. RESHUFFLE
749. Can we _____________ (SCHEDULE) tomorrow's meeting for some time next week? RESCHEDULE
750. Cities have _____________ (PURPOSE) their former downtown and
industrial areas as entertainment districts. REPURPOSED
751. Every time I see you, you're drunk, you old _____________ (PROBATE)! REPROBATE
752. I couldn't make my mortgage repayments so the bank _____________
(POSSESS) my house. REPOSSESSED
753. She's a _____________ (POSE) of knowledge about our family history. REPOSITORY
754. New York is _____________ (REPORT) a very exciting place to live. REPORTEDLY
755. A _____________ (REPLY) envelope has had the cost of posting it
already paid for, usually by the person it is sent to. REPLY-PAID
756. The police _____________ (PLAY) the video of the robbery in court. REPLAYED
757. Similarly, our assumption that ministerial drift takes the form of
spending can easily be _____________ (PHRASE) in terms of policy. REPHRASED
758. Any decrease in tourism could have serious _____________
(PERCUSSION) for the local economy. REPERCUSSIONS
759. The government _____________ (PATRIOT) him because he had no visa. REPATRIATED
760. The police arranged to _____________ (RENDER) with their
informant at a disused warehouse. RENDEZVOUS
761. The ship was sold, painted, and _____________ (NAME) the Suez Star. RENAMED
762. This policy preserves the option of _____________ (MUNICIPAL)
work for workers with disabilities. REMUNERATIVE
763. Many borrowers _____________ (MORTGAGE) every three or ﬁve
years to take advantage of cheap ﬁxed rates. REMORTGAGE
764. It has been taken as a reason for _____________ (MONSTER), for
taking strong action, but never for diplomatic rupture in the past. REMONSTRANCE
765. They are not pristine _____________ (REMAIN) of a prehistoric era
but are artifacts of centuries of forest exploitation by humans. REMNANTS
766. The company is seeking to _____________ (LOCATE) to the Pier 98 Annex. RELOCATE
767. She and I like to reminisce and _____________ (LIVE) the good old days. RELIVE
768. The book is, however, _____________ (RELENT) political and
wholly underplays the economic aspects. RELENTLESSLY
769. _____________ (RELATIVE) is a two-part theory in physics
describing motion and the relationships between space, time, and energy. RELATIVITY
770. She was looking quite healthy on Friday, but she suﬀered a
_____________ (LAPSE) over the weekend and was taken back into hospital. RELAPSE
771. For some, an interest in modern sequence was an opportunity to
_____________ (KINDLE) the passion of their youth. REKINDLE
772. They can do much to _____________ (YOUNG) old neighborhoods
and keep the city from declining again. REJUVENATE
773. The reviewer’s mistakes were so ﬂagrant that Gove drafted a strong
_____________ (JOIN). REJOINDER
774. Human beings inevitably consider life as something to
_____________ (JOY) about and death as something causing misery. REJOICE
775. We'll have to _____________ (JIG) the shed in order to get the extra chairs in. REJIG / REJIGGER
776. The government has _____________ (ITERATION) its refusal to
compromise with terrorists. REITERATE
777. The union demanded the immediate _____________ (STATE) of all
the workers who'd been sacked. REINSTATEMENT
778. Shops had to call in _____________ (FORCE) to help with the
unexpected rush of customers. REINFORCEMENTS
779. In concert, they besieged the municipal oﬃces to demand
_____________ (PURSE) in cash and threatened to withdraw their labour
if this was not conceded. REIMBURSEMENT
780. _____________ (GURGES) of this or any other textbook will cause
your essays to be marked down. REGURGITATION
781. The investment was made knowing that Las Vegas is one of the
country's fastest-growing cities and that a _____________ (GENERATE)
plan was underway throughout downtown. REGENERATION
782. _____________ (REGARD) of what you think, I believe she's the best person for the job. REGARDLESS
783. To sum up, this book is very clearly written and presented throughout,
and _____________ (FRESH) free of jargon and conceptual obfuscation. REFRESHINGLY
784. For the cab holdup, Benny was placed in a _____________ (FORM)
for almost two years. REFORMATORY
785. Here we will focus on the supply side, with emphasis on
carbon-sequestration projects involving _____________ (FOREST) or aﬀorestation. REFORESTATION
786. He is trying to _____________ (FOCUS) the company on its oil and
gas operations, and sell unrelated businesses. REFOCUS
787. A _____________ (REFER) was held on the question of whether the
U.K. should remain a member of the European Community. REFERENDUM
788. Police oﬃcers _____________ (ACT) the crime in an attempt to get
witnesses to come forward. REENACTED
789. Most managers, politicians and bosses are men - how can women
_____________ (DRESS) the balance? REDRESS
790. Tonight he faces the most _____________ (DOUBT) and formidable
opponent of his boxing career. REDOUBTABLE
791. The album is a heartfelt cry, _____________ (ODOR) of a time before radio and television. REDOLENT
792. A _____________ (NECK) is a poor white person without education,
especially one living in the countryside in the southern US, who has
prejudiced ideas and beliefs. REDNECK
793. The day I ﬁrst set foot in America was a _____________ (LETTER) day for me. RED-LETTER
794. The government's labour market and other economic policies still
serve to worsen inequality, undermining the _____________
(DISTRIBUTE) eﬀects of the budget. REDISTRIBUTIVE
795. The news sent the company's _____________ (RED) stock surging upwards more than 21%. RED-HOT
796. The diﬃculty arises in regard to those not caught _____________
(RED) who ought not to get oﬀ scot-free. RED-HANDED
797. The band were left _____________ (RED) with embarrassment. RED-FACED
798. Since its beginning, the goal of the tournament has been to provide the
same championship experience and _____________ (CARPET)
treatment that the best national events around the country oﬀer. RED-CARPET
799. ‘How could any _____________ (RED) male ignore the message the
actress was sending so blatantly?’, she wondered despairingly. RED-BLOODED
800. For the non-rectangular sheet, even with four _____________ (LINE)
edges, ﬁve pieces of data are required, and there is no opportunity to reverse the sheet. RECTILINEAR
801. The peace talks broke down and ended in bitter mutual
_____________ (CRIME). RECRIMINATION
802. Company proﬁts are rising and it looks as though this is going to be a
_____________ (RECORD) year. RECORD-BREAKING
803. They were ﬁnally _____________ (CONCILIATE) with each other,
after not speaking for nearly ﬁve years. RECONCILED
804. Courses have stopped for the summer, but will _____________
(COMMENCE) in September. RECOMMENCE
805. I have many pleasant _____________ (COLLECT) of the time we spent together. RECOLLECTIONS
806. On closing the mines they hired a forestry expert to improve their
_____________ (CLAIM) plan. RECLAMATION
807. We try to buy reusable, repairable, and _____________ (CHARGE) products. RECHARGEABLE
808. To _____________ (CAPITAL), none of the aforementioned non
sequitur claims undermines my case for the conﬁscation of cadaveric organs. RECAPITULATE
809. Tenants petitioned their _____________ (CALCANEUS) landlord to
ﬁnish repairs to their building. RECALCITRANT
810. "Don't worry," he said _____________ (ASSURE). "Everything will be all right." REASSURINGLY
811. They prevented opposition _____________ (ARM) by blocking critical imports. REARMAMENT
812. He'd like to see a fundamental _____________ (PRAISE) of the way
unions operate. REAPPRAISAL / APPRAISAL
813. Today, faster communications and _____________ (TIME) trading
mean that ﬂuctuations in the market in New York travel around the world almost instantly. REAL-TIME
814. Perhaps that had not been thought necessary given the _____________
(POLITICS) of the situation. REALPOLITIK
815. The company will not reveal the full scope of its manufacturing
_____________ (ALIGN) for several months. REALIGNMENT
816. The innovation is welcomed by _____________ (WEAR) designers,
because it presents their creations in the context of everyday life for
which they are meant. READY-TO-WEAR
817. When she married Giles, she acquired a _____________ (MAKE)
family - two teenage sons and a daughter. READY-MADE
818. You're currently viewing as a guest, which gives you limited
_____________ (READ) access. READ-ONLY
819. If a computer disk, ﬁle, or memory is _____________ (READ), you
can read, change, or add to the data in it. READ-WRITE
820. Below you will ﬁnd a _____________ (READ) of the President's
conference call with his economic team. READOUT
821. The magazine has a _____________ (READ) of over 250,000. READERSHIP
822. Most soldiers go through a _____________ (ADJUST) period when
they return from war. READJUSTMENT
823. _____________ (REACT) elements in the industry are preventing its
progress towards greater eﬃciency. REACTIONARY
824. Amid all the _____________ (DAZZLE) of the party convention, it
was easy to forget about the real political issues. RAZZLE-DAZZLE
825. The new car was launched with great _____________ (JAZZ):
champagne, food, free gifts, and dancers. RAZZMATAZZ
826. The president won the election by a _____________ (RAZOR) margin. RAZOR-THIN
827. His brain remained _____________ (RAZOR), he gave thrilling
lectures, and his research continued. RAZOR-SHARP
828. As for the ﬁlm being racy, _____________ (RANCH) or titillating,
there's utterly nothing groundbreaking here. RAUNCHY
829. The medics were injecting a heart stimulant into him and he was
vibrating like a _____________ (RATTLE) car racing over a gravel road. RATTLETRAP
830. I got completely _____________ (RAT) after the mirth at Kate’s house. RAT-ARSED
831. The bloke who did it has got to go down as one of the _____________ (RAT) of the year. RATBAGS
832. The boy turned and blew a _____________ (RASP) at the teacher before running oﬀ. RASPBERRY
833. You get a very _____________ (RARE) view of things living on a college campus. RAREFIED
834. The play was greeted with _____________ (RAPT) applause. RAPTUROUS
835. There is talk of _____________ (APPROACH) between the warring
countries, but tensions remain. RAPPROCHEMENT
836. I fully endorse what the _____________ (RAPPORT) has said on that subject. RAPPORTEUR
837. It is not possible for me to answer such _____________ (FIRE)
questions without due preparation. RAPID-FIRE
838. The word 'cruelty' must be taken in the broad sense, and not in the
_____________ (RAPID) physical sense. RAPACIOUS
839. This isn't an argument, it's just meaningless _____________ (RANTING). RANTING
840. The burglars _____________ (SACK) the house but found nothing valuable. RANSACKED
841. The party's _____________ (RANK) members are beginning to
question the prime minister's choice of advisers. RANK-AND-FIRE
842. There's a _____________ (RANSACK) old shed at the bottom of the garden. RAMSHACKLE
843. The police are increasing their eﬀorts to prevent car thefts and
subsequent _____________ (RAM). RAM-RAIDING
844. He is known for his _____________ (RAM) and crass sense of humor. RAMBUNCTIOUS / RUMBUSTIOUS
845. "Workers of the world unite!" was their _____________ (RALLY) cry. RALLYING
846. Company bosses are already making a large _____________ (RAKE)
from executive share options. RAKE-OFF
847. The average annual _____________ (RAIN) in this region is 750 mm. RAINFALL
848. They put together a _____________ (TAG) team for a third of the cost
of the Yankees and they won it all. RAGTAG
849. She did not notice the _____________ (RAG) dressed woman who
was crossing the road towards her. RAGGEDLY
850. That is what the people of this country need, and indeed what they
expect, and not an expensive _____________ (RAG) of out-of-date irrelevancies. RAGBAG
851. The vagabonds and _____________ (RAGGED) have had a hand in it,
too, and it should be counted unto them for righteousness. RAGAMUFFIN
852. Production of _____________ (RADIO) nuclides by energetic protons
generated from intense laser-plasma interactions. RADIOACTIVE
853. In June, the government indicted him on 16 counts of _____________
(RACKET), bribery, fraud and obstruction of justice. RACKETEERING
854. Punters and _____________ (RACE) have felt only a sense of
deprivation through the snow and ice of recent weeks. RACEGOERS
855. They resort to scaremongering and _____________ (RACE) about
alleged ballot-rigging. RACE-BAITING
856. This is no loosely knit group of _____________ (RABBLE) spouting
oﬀ at meetings and gathering signatures on petitions. RABBLE-ROUSERS
857. Related, perhaps, to presence are those ostensibly _____________
(QUOTE) moments - when caught unawares we are taken out of ourselves. QUOTIDIAN
858. Ives is pulling a _____________ (QUIZ) face, as if he had actually
learned something today. QUIZZICAL
859. Many think these attempts to make lawyers behave are _____________ (COXA). QUIXOTIC
860. It sets the scene for some _____________ (ESSENCE) entities such as
' scientiﬁcally deﬁned ' social classes, international capitalism, and
colonial bourgeoisie. QUINTESSENTIAL
861. I think a great mistake has been made in the past in concentrating
energy and enthusiasm on developing the abilities of the clever and
_____________ (QUICK) child. QUICK-WITTED
862. She is _____________ (QUICK) and prone to screeching when she's upset. QUICK-TEMPERED
863. He has a _____________ (QUICK) character, cool and willful at one
moment, utterly fragile the next. QUICKSILVER
864. I seemed to be ﬂoundering deeper and deeper into the most lethal of
social _____________ (SAND). QUICKSANDS
865. His _____________ (QUICK) jokes were very popular with the audience. QUICKFIRE
866. Moreover, because all those people will have priority in
_____________ (QUEUE), everyone else will have to wait even longer. QUEUE-JUMPING
867. Visitors to the country have been asked to ﬁll in a detailed
_____________ (QUESTION). QUESTIONNAIRE
868. When she looked _____________ (QUESTION) at her husband, he
shook his head to show he had nothing to say. QUESTIONINGLY
869. In a 10-year stint as a Navy _____________ (QUARTER) he got used
to six-month deployments. QUARTERMASTER
870. The criticism now is nothing more than Monday-morning
_____________ (QUARTER). QUARTERBACKING
871. Since the coup, the country has sunk deeper into a _____________
(MIRE) of violence and lawlessness. QUAGMIRE
872. _____________ (QUACK) is the one falsely claiming to possess
medical or other skills, especially one who dispenses potions, ointments,
etc. supposedly having curative powers. QUACKSALVER
873. His verbal _____________ (TECH) could hold an audience spellbound. PYROTECHNICS
874. Parents often feel _____________ (PUT) by the school fund-raisers. PUT-UPON
875. The hotel looked like a good investment, but it turned out that the
whole thing was a _____________ (PUT) job. PUT-UP
876. The research on _____________ (PUTRID) and fermentation took
place in a context layered with contested issues. PUTREFACTION
877. He said he knew the President, but I'm sure that was just a
_____________ (PUT). I think he just deceived me. PUT-ON
878. One of the big _____________ (PUT) of the presidential election
campaign was the comment that he was "no Jack Kennedy". PUT-DOWNS
879. Quit _____________ (PUSS) around and tell me what you really think. PUSSYFOOTING
880. Mike likes to make out that he's tough, but he's a _____________ (PUSS) really. PUSSYCAT
881. He's too _____________ (ANIMUS) to stand up to his opponents. PUSILLANIMOUS
882. The back must remain straight, and the elbow must make a 90 degree
angle to mark each successful _____________ (PUSH). PUSH-UP
883. Jean will look after Harry, I'm quite sure - she's a _____________ (PUSH) for babies. PUSHOVER
884. He called the race "a contest in _____________ (PURPOSE) suﬀering". PURPOSELESS
885. The college was the ﬁrst _____________ (PURPOSE) teacher training
college in the country. PURPOSE-BUILT
886. I was using a pen that I'd _____________ (LONG) from the oﬃce. PURLOINED
887. Some of the bank's lending operations come within the
_____________ (VIEW) of the deputy manager, and some are handled
directly by the manager. PURVIEW
888. There was a _____________ (PUNCH) in the bar. PUNCH-UP
889. The youth services in this country tend to be _____________
(PUNCH) in that each blow to our economy causes them to suﬀer. PUNCH-DRUNK
890. There's a _____________ (PULL) on hair care in next week's issue. PULLOUT
891. You pick litter up in the park? That's very _____________ (PUBLIC) of you! PUBLIC-SPIRITED
892. George Orwell was a _____________ (NAME) - his real name was Eric Blair. PSEUDONYM
893. _____________ (INTELLECT) is a person who wants to be thought
of as having a lot of intelligence and knowledge but who is not really
intelligent or knowledgeable. PSEUDO-INTELLECTUAL
894. Sometimes speciﬁc concepts and claims within a _____________
(SCIENCE) can be falsiﬁed, the eﬃcacy of alternative medicines for example. PSEUDOSCIENCE
895. The programme will take a detailed and _____________ (PROVOKE)
look at the problem of homelessness. PROVOCATIVE
896. He described the _____________ (VERB) 'good woman' as one who
could run the house while her husband was away. PROVERBIAL
897. First, minority governments often emerge in situations in which, after
_____________ (TRACT) negotiations, attempts to construct a majority
coalition have failed. PROTRACTED
898. They designed _____________ (TYPE) schools that could ensure
students would meet state standards, then calculated the costs of those schools. PROTOTYPICAL
899. After that war we ﬁrst made it a _____________ (PROTECT), then a
sultanate and next we granted it the status of a kingdom which brought self-rule. PROTECTORATE
900. An investor should carefully read the fund's _____________
(PROSPECT) before buying shares in an exchange. PROSPECTUS
901. The sale of materials that could be used in making nuclear weapons is
_____________ (SCRIBE) by US law. PROSCRIBED
902. I _____________ (POSE) that we wait until the budget has been
announced before committing ourselves to any expenditure. PROPOSE
903. Most of the errors were corrected at the _____________ (READ) stage. PROOFREADING
904. The new law was ﬁnally _____________ (MILK) in the autumn of last year. PROMULGATED
905. We strolled along on the _____________ (MENACE) eating ice creams. PROMENADE
906. _____________ (LONG) use of the drug is known to have harmful side-eﬀects. PROLONGED
907. We would sit up all night exchanging _____________ (FUND). PROFUNDITIES
908. If businesses became _____________ (PROFIT), entrepreneurs could
not pay the salaries of employees and would not survive long. PROFITLESS
909. The pharmaceutical company has been charged with _____________
(PROFIT) from the AIDS crisis. PROFITEERING
910. She was said to be too "theoretical" and lacking the managerial skill
required for a regular full _____________ (PROFESS). PROFESSORSHIP
911. We were impressed with the _____________ (PROFESS) of the staﬀ. PROFESSIONALISM
912. Low interest rates support bonds by making it cheaper for investors to
_____________ (CURE) funds and invest in ﬁxed-income securities. PROCURE
913. A bloody civil war followed the _____________ (CLAIM) of an
independent state. PROCLAMATION
914. Michael was there so that added a bit of excitement to the evening's
_____________ (PROCEED). PROCEEDINGS
915. The programme oﬀers training in basic _____________ (PROBLEM)
strategies and is suitable for all levels. PROBLEM-SOLVING
916. Companies are going to have to be more _____________ (ACT) about
environmental management. PROACTIVE
917. The letter was signed by ﬁfty-two Nobel _____________ (PRIZE). PRIZE-WINNERS
918. _____________ (PRIZE) is a ceremony at which prizes are given to
people who have done very good work. PRIZE-GIVING
919. Kainen would go on to become an expert in the classics and quite a
skilled amateur _____________ (FIGHT). PRIZEFIGHTER
920. An early example of _____________ (PRIVATE) was the enclosure of
public land for private use by wealthy landlords. PRIVATIZATION
921. Unable to enjoy his newly acquired wealth, he felt he was being led
down the _____________ (ROSE) path to destruction. PRIMROSE
922. The baths as almost _____________ (PRIME) but also of its time,
also modern, bringing me to the elevation. PRIMEVAL
923. The European Commission is investigating allegations of airline fare
_____________ (PRICE). PRICE-FIXING
924. Most women were _____________ (PRICE) and compared prices of
products in diﬀerent shops. PRICE-CONSCIOUS
925. Despite aggressive _____________ (PRICE) the company delivered
better-than-expected earnings. PRICE-CUTTING
926. All of these stocks have a _____________ (PRICE) ratio in the bottom
20% of the market. PRICE-DIVIDEND
927. The _____________ (PRICE) multiple is just one possible guide as to
what to invest in. PRICE-EARNINGS
928. In theory _____________ (PRICE) targeting is superior to
inﬂation-targeting because it provides more certainty about the long-term
purchasing power of money. PRICE-LEVEL
929. A _____________ (PRICE) product should be priced to convey an
overall image of value to the customer. PRICE-SENSITIVE
930. If he did not mean what he said, and intends to _____________
(VARUS) over their implementation, he should resign now. PREVARICATE
931. The recommendation as regards _____________ (TRIAL) reviews
would also increase eﬃciency. PRETRIAL
932. The explanation for her ﬁring was _____________ (TEXT) and
inﬂuenced instead by a retaliatory motive. PRETEXTUAL
933. The artist has created a work that is _____________ (NATURE) beautiful. PRETERNATURALLY
934. This is all _____________ (SUPPOSE) - we must wait until we have
some hard evidence. PRESUPPOSITION
935. They could also be regarded as _____________ (PRESUME),
arrogant, and as a new age form of colonial meddling in internal aﬀairs. PRESUMPTUOUS
936. _____________ (PRESUME) they can't aﬀord a new car, or they'd
have bought one by now. PRESUMABLY
937. I've been _____________ (GANG) into taking the kids swimming. PRESS-GANGED
938. She had had a _____________ (SENSE) of what might lie ahead. PRESENTIMENT
939. Few politicians conceived of _____________ (PRESENT) problems
more resolutely in terms of their relation to the past. PRESENT-DAY
940. I was given the wrong tablets when the chemist misread my
_____________ (SCRIBE). PRESCRIPTION
941. For example, a parent may feel strongly that a _____________
(SCHOOL) should begin complying with demands for simple, familiar tasks. PRESCHOOLER
942. They had to agree to certain conditions as a _____________
(REQUIRE) of being lent the money. PREREQUISITE
943. Is this a live broadcast, or was it _____________ (RECORD)? PRERECORDED
944. The box didn't look very _____________ (POSSESS), but the
necklace inside was beautiful. PREPOSSESSING
945. In ‘He is from Russia’, ‘from Russia’ is a _____________
(POSITION) phrase. PREPOSITIONAL
946. Music does not play a very _____________ (PONDER) role in the
school's teaching. PREPONDERANT
947. But statesmen with military experience remained worried about the
nation's state of _____________ (PREPARE). PREPAREDNESS
948. A _____________ (PAY) plan includes taxes, fees, and surcharges as well as minutes. PREPAID
949. I know of youngsters left alone to eat a _____________ (PACKAGE)
meal while watching television or surﬁng the internet on their bedroom computers. PRE-PACKAGED
950. They are reconditioning used cars for sale as certiﬁed _____________ (OWN) vehicles. PRE-OWNED
951. Illness and suﬀering seemed to be _____________ (ORDAIN) to be her lot. PREORDAINED
952. She's been very _____________ (OCCUPY) recently because her
mother has been very ill. PREOCCUPIED
953. He asked her to sign a _____________ (NUPTIAL) agreement when they got engaged. PRENUPTIAL
954. When it ﬁnally restarted, an egg and lime were placed under each
wheel again-clear evidence that this halt was _____________
(MEDITATE) and regular. PREMEDITATED
955. The judge decided that allowing the video as evidence would be
_____________ (JUDGE) to the outcome of the trial. PREJUDICIAL
956. He has _____________ (HISTORY) views about women who have careers. PREHISTORIC
957. Our school is using _____________ (FABRICATE) buildings for
extra classrooms. PREFABRICATED
958. The drug should be used with caution in patients with _____________
(EXIST) cardiac disease. PRE-EXISTING
959. The _____________ (EMINENT) of English in ﬁlms, music, and
software helped make it a global language. PREEMINENCE
960. Dancers have a _____________ (DOMINANT) role in this performance. PREDOMINANT
961. There is evidence that a _____________ (DISPOSE) towards asthma
runs in families. PREDISPOSITION
962. Ever since she was a child, she has had a _____________
(DILIGENT) for spicy food. PREDILECTION
963. I'm in a bit of a _____________ (DICTION) because I've accidentally
accepted two invitations to dinner on the same night. PREDICAMENT
964. It seems the expedition is _____________ (DESTINE) to fail because
there have been so many problems. PREDESTINED
965. His wife, who _____________ (DECEASE) him, left her residuary
estate for the same purpose. PREDECEASED
966. The latest Ferrari is not only faster than its _____________
(DECEASE) but also more comfortable. PREDECESSORS
967. You must judge each ﬁlm on its own merits, without any
_____________ (CONCEIVE) notions about what it's like. PRECONCEIVED
968. A tunnel entrance was found within the _____________ (CINCH) of the prison camp. PRECINCTS
969. Hospital staﬀ are stressing the tests are purely _____________
(CAUTION) and say the chances of anyone catching the disease are a million to one. PRECAUTIONARY
970. The main goal of colposcopy is to prevent cervical cancer by detecting
_____________ (CANCER) lesions early and treating them. PRECANCEROUS
971. The agreement between the warring parties to talk may be a
_____________ (AMBLE) to peace. PREAMBLE
972. We have provided a _____________ (ADDRESS) envelope for your convenience. PRE-ADDRESSED
973. The physical actions on the stage included slapstick, _____________
(PRAT), loud noises, physical mishaps, collisions. PRATFALLS
974. It was eventually traced to a _____________ (PRANK), who
apologised for his actions. PRANKSTER
975. Had he chosen the other, he would have been equally _____________ (PRAISE). PRAISEWORTHY
976. _____________ (POWER) consists of three lifts: the squat, the bench
press and deadlift. POWERLIFTING
977. The government seems _____________ (POWER) to do anything
about the rising price of oil. POWERLESS
978. The university is no longer the academic _____________ (POWER) that it once was. POWERHOUSE
979. The best _____________ (POWER) for you depends on what you
need to charge and how much juice you need away from the mains. POWERBANK
980. The ﬁrst _____________ (POWER) of any laptop may require you to make choices. POWER-UP
981. The parties held a joint news conference to announce their
_____________ (POWER) agreement. POWER-SHARING
982. _____________ (POWER) steering, electric windows and central
locking are standard features on all models. POWER-ASSISTED
983. There are few jobs for the peasants who have ﬂooded into the cities
from the _____________ (POOR) countryside in search of work.
POVERTY-STRICKEN / IMPOVERISHED
984. I know you don't want to pay for this expensive course of treatment,
but when ignoring your health lands you in the hospital, you'll see that
you were _____________ (PENNY) and _____________ (POUND). PENNY-WISE / POUND-FOOLISH
985. My family loves this show because it is not violent, drug-ﬁlled,
_____________ (POT), or "reality" television! POTTY-MOUTHED
986. The recent criticism of his leadership has included _____________
(POT) from several leading political journalists. POTSHOTS
987. The more ambitious singings include an ample _____________ (POT)
dinner in the middle of the day, traditionally called dinner on the grounds. POTLUCK
988. Her most recent _____________ (POT) was one of last year's
best-selling paperbacks. POTBOILER
989. She rejects his _____________ (POSTURE) and quickly moves to the
next day's nuptial arrangements. POSTURING
990. As a _____________ (SCRIPT) to that story I told you last week, it
turned out that the woman was his sister-in-law. POSTSCRIPT
991. The record mentions severe childhood trauma complemented by
_____________ (TRAUMA) stress disorder. POST-TRAUMATIC
992. They travelled _____________ (HASTE) to Rome to collect the award. POSTHASTE
993. Figures for the previous 10 years are given below and relate to both
undergraduates and _____________ (GRADUATE). POSTGRADUATES
994. It is interesting to note that election addresses are to be
_____________ (POST). POST-FREE / POSTAGE-FREE
995. Service industries such as tourism have become more important in the
_____________ (INDUSTRY) age. POST-INDUSTRIAL
996. A _____________ (FACT) world has emerged, in which virtually all
authoritative information is challenged by facts of dubious quality. POST-FACT / POST-FACTUAL
997. Return a disc via the _____________ (POSTAGE) envelope, and you
automatically receive another title. POSTAGE-PAID
998. The website said that _____________ (TRUTH) has gone from being
a new term to a word often used in political commentary. POST-TRUTH
999. She's trying to build up a _____________ (FOLIO) of work to show
during job interviews. PORTFOLIO
1000. Select the option you want from the _____________ (POP) menu. POP-UP
1001. It is sheer _____________ (PAP) to suggest that the great mass of the
people have too much money chasing too few goods. POPPYCOCK
1002. The children were _____________ (POP) with excitement. POP-EYED

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