1. Many people often make a ________ between London and New York (compare)
2. This book ________ as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two decades ago. (origin)
3. There are power stations across Europe that use the ________ rise and fall of the ocean tides.(day)
4. If you weren't so ________ of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.(critic)
5. Don't you find it ________ how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?(intrigue)
6. Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more ________ night's sleep.(rest)
7. Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as the ________ of the world wide web.(invent)
8. On the final day, we visited the ________ Victoria Falls and then flew home.(majesty)
9. The ________ recommended intake of Vitamin C varies from country to country.(day)
10. When shopping online, many people make use of price ________ websites.(compare)
11. The book, like the movie, tracks the anxiety and ________ pains of a teenager in 1970s Germany. (grow)
12. This wine has a very fruity flavour to it and a ________ after-taste. I really like it.(please)
13. I've lost all ________ for this concert, I'm finding it boring. Can we go?(enthuse)
14. The opening of this new restaurant should satisfy the ________ of local Indonesian food fans. (sophisticated)
15. You don't respond well to positive ________, which is only made to help you.(critic)
16. ________ as it may seem, mammoths were alive only five thousand years ago.(credible)
17. Large spiders, ________ from South East Asia, are now being seen in the local countryside.(origin)
18. Collecting garden gnomes might seem an unusual ________, but many people do it.(active)
19. Professor Watkins wasn't only an ________ to me, but to thousands of others lucky enough to have met him.(inspire)
20. For someone so young, Carl is a very literate and ________ young man.(eloquence)
21. The new year ________ in this area of the country involve dancing and a drink made from melons. (celebrate)
22. The ________ of the Rubik's Cube peaked in the early 1980s.(popular)
23. This musician's work is very ________ and difficult to understand. Many people say it's just noise. (concept)
24. Tom ________ told us he wasn't coming, then he turns up with two guests! I'm furious with him. (initial)
25. Though expensive, the ________ tour we took in Jerusalem was worth every penny.(guide)
26. ________, local police are saying the people they see sleeping on the streets have mental issues. (increase)
27. The Lavet Institute fights against ________ in movies and literature.(censor)
28. David Baron's latest crime thriller ends with an ________ final chapter that keeps you guessing. (intrigue)
29. The true ________ of spoken language remain an area of fierce debate.(origin)
30. The two families fell out after Mr Dawson said Caroline wouldn't be a ________ wife for his son. (suit)
31. It is the bride's father who has ________ paid for a wedding.(tradition)
32. I had a ________ night's sleep. My back was hurting and the storm outside made such a noise.(rest)
33. The Age Of Enlightenment was one of great inventions and revolutionary ________.(discover)
34. The judge was forced to acquit, saying the evidence was wholly ________.(conclude)
35. The ________ of the opening of the new bridge continued until nearly midnight.(celebrate)
36. Harry Stevens is the man most often credited as being the ________ of the hot dog.(create)
37. Can you think of one ________ reason why I should give you your job back?(solitude)
38. That the Vikings had horns in their helmets is a common ________.(concept)
39. Local officials were surprised at the scale of the ________ against plans for a local casino.(cry)
40. I agree with the sentiments so ________ expressed in David's wonderful speech.(Eloquence)
41. It was quite recently that human ________ was first captured on camera.(conceive)
42. It was my uncle Clive that provided me with advice and sound ________ when I was young.(guide)
43. The author has a stilted and ________ style, which I found tough to enjoy.(date)
44. Local planners admit they ________ the number of tourists that would come for the festival. (estimate)
45. As is ________ the case when I go to a restaurant, I ate too much and spent a fortune!(variable)
46. It's a hot day today, so take the ________ of using sun cream and drinking plenty of water.(caution)
47. Whatever ________ are drawn from these results, you can't deny it was a groundbreaking experiment.(conclude)
48. Mr Hansard was elected President after a ________ election result.(Dispute)
49. In ________ with an ancient tradition, dinner will be served on blue china.(keep)
50. It's ________ rare to see large sharks in the Mediterranean Sea.(credible)
51. The royal wedding finished with a ________ 8-course meal in the evening.(majesty)
53. Scientists used a simple beetle as the ________ for their invention of a water-collecting bottle for hot climates.(inspire)
54. A group of powerful ________ invested in the new company and made a fortune.(finance)
55. Helen Weldon has been totally ________ an a historian after it was shown she invented quotations. (credit)
56. In your ________, how much money do we need to save in order to buy the house?(estimate)
57. Parking in the city centre can be a major ________ due to the narrow streets.(Convenient)
58. Holidays where people carry out voluntary charity work are becoming ________ popular.(increase)
59. This morning's explosion at a chemical plant resulted in one ________ and four injuries.(fatal)
60. We stopped at the church for thirty minutes to pay our ________ to a local writer who had died. (respect)
61. I think a toy gun is a totally ________ toy for a four-year old.(suit)
62. Colin acted with ________ restraint, despite how angry he must have been feeling.(admire)
63. The ________ of this new department will help the company face the next ten years more effectively.(create)
64. The summer school organised many ________ for us to do. We were never bored.(active)
65. The mayor was forced to resign after the ________ at his ill-considered remarks.(Cry)
66. Educational TV programmes like this are very ________ for young children.(stimulate)
67. Ben insisted on his articles being ________ by editors and left when his boss said that was impossible.(modify)
68. I am looking for a ________ jeweller who will be able to appraise this watch and tell me how much it's worth.(repute)
69. Jan Welbech was a reputable physicist until his main two theories were completely ________.(proof)
70. The shark's ________ is somewhat unfair as fatal attacks are extremely rare.(notorious)
71. I read a story with the title 'A Strange ________ At Talbot Bridge', which was about a train-riding ghost.(occur)
72. I went on a diet that ________ only fresh and organic food and I could only drink water.(corporate)
73. The comedian joked about a plane crash and some in the audience thought he was being ________. (Respect)
74. Despite injuring his leg near the start of the race, Larry managed to finish a very ________ fourth. (credit)
75. Rory always has plenty of money, but I've never been sure what he actually does for a ________.(live
76. What ________ do you take in the workplace to prevent accidents?(caution)
78. The bomb caused ________ damage to the older buildings in the town and had to be demolished. (extend)
79. The road was ________ closed due to a spilled load of children's toys that created havoc.(temporary)
80. Though a talented doctor, she found that most skills were not ________ when she began working as a vet.(transfer)
81. This new design of the radio ________ all the best features of our previous model.(corporate)
82. Maggie is always displaying great ________ to those less fortunate than her.(Generous)
83. Harrison Ford wasn't the ________ choice to play Han Solo in the Star Wars movies.(origin)
84. There will be a total solar eclipse at 2.14pm today. Such ________ are very rare.(occur)
85. Even short bursts of physical activity are believed to be very ________ to health.(benefit)
86. The ________ of the town react negatively to crowds of tourists filling the roads and beaches each year.(inhabit)
87. Police are investigating the strange ________ in street robberies in the west of town.(grow)
88. Leyton city council have started towing all badly parked cars in what is a very ________ move. (popular)
89. Conclusive proof that the Earth orbited the Sun was a great ________.(discover)
90. Being so close to the Atlantic, the weather in Ireland is often both changeable and very ________. (Predict)
91. The arrival of the summer tourists is very ________ for the local economy.(benefit)
92. Graham rushed to sell his house before the end of the ________ year.(finance)
93. If you are over twenty-one years of age, you'll be able to see the ________ version of the book. (censor)
94. The final draft of the treaty included a few minor ________ to keep everyone happy.(modify)
95. If you approached your studies as ________ as your spare time activities, you'd be going to Cambridge!(enthuse)
96. The tiger is a very efficient ________ hunter, living most of its life alone.(solitude)
97. The detective concluded that it was ________ for the suspect to have made the journey so quickly. (conceive)
98. Few can match the ________ of Jack The Ripper, a 19th century London murderer. (notorious)