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BONUS WORD FORMATION @ENGLISHSPECIALTY
1. The report provided a _____ for relieving the county’s crowded jail facilities. (PRINT)
2. The aim of the company's _____ policy is to protect consumers from potentially dangerous fake products. (COUNTERFEIT)
3. The company sells _____ software to the film and television industries. (PIRATE)
4. In the future, moderators will be given the ability to _____ users without their knowledge. (BAN)
5. Is that the real thing or a _____? (KNOCK)
6. The idea behind _____ is that nature has already solved the challenges that we are trying to solve. (MIMIC)
7. File-sharing isn't a crime, trading the _____ is. (BOOT)
8. Whether they liked it or not, local people were _____ into the victory parade. (OPT)
9. At the market you can buy affordable _____ versions of expensive perfumes. (CAT)
10. _____ bosses are still getting salaries that look like telephone numbers. (CAT)
11. The application has to be completed in _____, with the original being kept by the bank and
the two other copies going to the customer and the tax office. (TRIPLE)
12. The scribes sometimes _____ numbers or made other mistakes. (COPY)
13. He's one of those sportsmen who _____ themselves as TV presenters. (INVENT)
14. He had published an article on the _____ of everyday life. (VIRTUAL)
15. It has been shown through research the world over that there are huge social benefits from
_____ elementary education. (UNIVERSE)
16. Mary went to one of the _____ windows, peered through the crack. (BOARD)
17. Kids sit around _____ watching music videos. (LIST)
18. All that changed in 1918 when, like two _____ boxers, the belligerents began finally to
land blows which had effect. (PUNCH)
19. No one wants to be looked after by an exhausted and _____ doctor. (SLEEP)
20. After the crash, the passengers were _____ but there were no serious injuries. (SHELL)
21. Mystery still surrounds the airliner's _____ last month. (LAND)
22. New fears over Tube safety have emerged following the _____ at Camden Town. (RAIL)
23. The car crossed the road and hit a truck _____. (HEAD)
24. He struck and killed a pedestrian in a _____ accident. (HIT) @englishspecialty
25. The plane _____ the runway and finished up in the water. (SHOOT)
26. Among the crashes was a large _____ on the M62 near Goole, in which eight people were
hurt - four of them seriously. (PILE)
27. My new car was _____ while it was parked outside the station. (REAR)
28. There are delays due to _____ at the scene of the accident. (NECK)
29. During her lecture on her discoveries, she took several _____ at the leaders of the expedition. (SWIPE)
30. He hasn't driven since his _____ two years ago. (SMASH)
31. Do we fix it all now, or do we approach it _____ over time? (MEAL)
32. She gave him a _____ stare. (COLD)
33. College athletes share a feeling of _____ from the other students. (STRANGE)
34. The ocean can also be _____ cold. (FORBID)
35. Some leadership techniques can tend to create an _____ atmosphere in the office. (HARMONY)
36. He always tried to keep the discussions _____ so that no one would be offended. (PERSON)
37. "Did you see him?" she asked her mother _____. (HAND)
38. She's very _____ and isn't at all worried about moving to a big city where she won't know anybody. (CONTAIN)
39. After years of careful study and _____, in 1925, Claude Heman Barlow determined its life cycle in humans. (EXPERIMENT)
40. As a boss I found him rather _____. (APPROACH)
41. Unfortunately I found him almost as _____ as his sister. (CONGENIAL)
42. I have no idea why he is behaving in such an _____ fashion - he must be in a bad mood. (LIKE)
43. The house was damp and _____. (WELCOME)
44. The press has been presenting the conflict in _____ terms. (BLACK)
45. She has _____ evidence that the company cheated her. (CUT)
46. Can you give me a _____ guarantee that the work will be completed on time? (IRON)
47. Organizations must invest in people and offer flexible, _____ career paths. (DIRECT)
48. After three hours cycling we decided to turn _____. (HOME) @englishspecialty
49. He embarked on a _____ journey that took him from Houston to New York. (COUNTRY)
50. The risks detailed here are not _____. (COMPASS)
51. Physicists are searching for one _____ theory that covers matter, energy, radiation, and gravity. (EMBRACE)
52. Both of them said that they'd never have an abortion, but they don't want to go back to the
days of _____ abortions and women dying. (ALLEY)
53. If she's so _____ smart, why does she have to study so much? (FIRE)
54. Lack of parking space is affecting the town’s _____ tourist industry. (IMPORTANCE)
55. The _____ holiday includes fares, full board and entrance to museums. (IN)
56. Our trips are _____—there are no hidden costs. (INCLUDE)
57. Top executives _____ denied that the bank was in trouble. (CATEGORY)
58. It is impossible to prove _____ that the factory is responsible for the pollution. (CONCLUDE)
59. We need a _____ decision by the end of the week. (DRY)
60. An agreement is looking _____ difficult according to the newspapers. (DECIDE)
61. It would be overly _____ to say that if the party did change its leader, the new one would
continue to make the same mistakes. (DETERMINE)
62. He was _____ one of the greatest bandleaders in the history of rhythm and blues. (TEST)
63. Your assertion is _____ true. (CONTROVERT)
64. Everyone has an _____ right to protection by a fair legal system. (VIOLATE)
65. The Prado museum _____ holds the world’s greatest collection of Spanish paintings. (DISPUTE)
66. The leaves _____ are good food for pigs. (REPUTE)
67. The claim cannot be _____ proven. (REFUTE)
68. The new contract provides employees with _____ job security. (IRON)
69. She is _____ one of the country's finest athletes. (ARGUE)
70. He is, _____, an excellent player. (DENY)
71. We apologize _____ for any offence we have caused. (SERVE)
72. The case has to be made _____. (WATER)
73. After the incident the company reminded its employees of its _____ policy. (BIAS) @englishspecialty
74. Several broadcasters have been criticized for failing to give _____ treatment to all the
parties during the election campaign. (EVEN)
75. Sally’s _____ exquisite beauty sets her apart from others. (NATURE)
76. The human resources team ensures that all applications are reviewed using _____ data. (SUBJECT)
77. The problems she was experiencing felt like _____ for her past mistakes. (PAY)
78. He has a reputation for fair play and good _____. (SPORT)
79. She is acting _____ by denying people their right to vote on this issue. (DEMOCRACY)
80. He won the award for best actor, and _____ so. (SERVE)
81. It seemed that he had _____ passed an examination which he hadn't even known he was taking. (SERVE)
82. His reputation as being a person who is difficult to work with is totally _____, and really he is just a bit shy. (MERIT)
83. We need to consider the merits and _____ of the plan. (MERIT)
84. This house would have looked _____ modern when it was built. (DARE)
85. With the _____ courage of people of his kind—which we should encourage—he qualified
as a solicitor, is in active practice, and has been ever since he qualified. (LION)
86. The actors struggled _____ with some of the worst lines of dialogue ever written. (MAN)
87. Even the most _____ of hikers would have had to turn back in this weather. (STOUT)
88. The players displayed a _____ confidence. (SWASH)
89. _____ by the cold and the rain, people danced until 2 a.m. (DAUNT)
90. The film takes an _____ honest look at an issue that faces us all. (FLINCH)
91. He has become more _____ this season with dress designs that incorporate a variety of ethnic influences. (VENTURE)
92. The new schools were accused of _____ the best students in the area. (CHERRY)
93. It's an _____ situation - we can buy a new car this year or we can go on holiday, but we can't do both. (EITHER)
94. Why should it be necessary for a _____ committee led by a clergyman to supervise the
medical department? (CONSTITUTION)
95. Online surveys are notoriously biased, because respondents are _____. (SELECT)
96. We were _____ by a guy dressed in a gorilla suit. (PHOTO) @englishspecialty
97. Washington Irving's "Knickerbocker History of New York" _____ begins with the creation of the world. (FACE)
98. She is known for _____ in her dealings with the press. (JOKE)
99. I can share personal memories and _____ with him, and compliment him on his fine choice of tattoo. (JOKE) 100.
There are some very witty _____ in the play. (ONE) 101.
You really have to be from here to get the final _____. (PUNCH) 102.
A _____ story or joke is very funny. (RIB) 103.
I felt _____, so I went up on deck for some fresh air. (SEA) 104.
I was so _____ I had to ask them to stop the bus. (TRAVEL) 105.
At times the book was _____ funny, at times I was moved to tears. (ROAR) 106.
The piece, as one _____ writer put it, "begins like Bach and ends like Offenbach." (WAG) 107.
Contrasting greatly with the often-brooding _____ of Tristeza, LaValle manages to
inject an uplifting aspect into his solo work. (MELANCHOLY) 108.
In his most famous stage work, he took a _____ affectionate voyage around his father. (RUE) 109.
He should be forced to wear _____ and ashes and apologize for his lies. (CLOTH) 110.
These bloody terror attacks forged a bond of _____ between the inhabitants of Paris and London. (VICTIM) 111.
Some British public figures have indulged in _____ about colonialism. (BREAST) 112.
The _____ of the hotel was matched by the dreary weather. (CHEER) 113.
But the kinder he was to her the more _____ she felt. (CONSCIENCE) 114.
_____ among junior ranks was rapidly spreading. (CONTENT) 115.
She writes about the joys and _____ of bringing up children. (HEART) 116.
He cried out for his brother with such pitiable _____ that even the criminals were moved. (MOURN) 117.
People are becoming _____ from the democratic process. (ENGAGE) 118.
He was portrayed as a _____ drunk. (FECK) 119.
He picked up a deck of cards and _____ counted them. (LACK) 120.
"It happened, and now it's over," she said _____. (LIFE) @englishspecialty 121.
Her proposals got a _____ response. (WARM) 122.
It is the organised, _____, intolerable, mechanical noise which does not permit one
solitary syllable to be uttered. (PASSION) 123.
15 years in the teaching profession had left him _____ and cynical. (WORLD) 124.
The lyrics are _____ and uninspiring. (PLATE) 125.
Electric cars are increasingly _____ because of their ubiquity. (PLACE) @englishspecialty ANSWER KEY: 1. blueprint 2. anti-counterfeiting 3. anti-piracy 4. shadow-ban 5. knock-off 6. biomimicry 7. bootlegs 8. co-opted 9. copycat 10. fat-cat 11. triplicate 12. miscopied 13. reinvent 14. virtualisation 15. universalising 16. boarded-up 17. listlessly 18. punch-drunk 19. sleep-deprived 20. shell-shocked 21. crash-landing 22. derailment 23. head-on 24. hit-and-run 25. overshot 26. pile-up 27. rear-ended @englishspecialty 28. rubbernecking 29. sideswipes 30. smash-up 31. piecemeal 32. cold-eyed 33. estrangement 34. forbiddingly 35. unharmonious 36. impersonal 37. offhandedly 38. self-contained 39. self-experimentation 40. unapproachable 41. uncongenial 42. unlikeable 43. unwelcoming 44. black-and-white 45. clear-cut 46. cast-iron 47. multidirectional 48. homeward 49. cross-country 50. all-encompassing 51. all-embracing 52. back-alley 53. all-fired 54. all-important 55. all-in @englishspecialty 56. all-inclusive 57. categorically 58. conclusively 59. cut-and-dried 60. decidedly 61. deterministic 62. incontestably 63. incontrovertibly 64. inviolable 65. indisputably 66. reputedly 67. irrefutably 68. ironclad 69. unarguably 70. undeniably 71. unreservedly 72. watertight 73. anti-bias 74. even-handed 75. preternaturally 76. non-subjective 77. payback 78. sportsmanship 79. undemocratically 80. deservedly 81. undeservedly 82. unmerited 83. demerits @englishspecialty 84. daringly 85. lion-hearted 86. manfully 87. stouthearted 88. swashbuckling 89. undaunted 90. unflinchingly 91. venturesome 92. cherry-picking 93. either-or 94. self-constituted 95. self-selecting 96. photobombed 97. facetiously 98. jocularity 99. in-jokes 100. one-liners 101. punchline 102. rib-tickling 103. seasick 104. travel-sick 105. uproariously 106. waggish 107. melancholia 108. ruefully 109. sackcloth 110. victimhood 111. breastbeating @englishspecialty 112. cheerlessness 113. conscience-stricken 114. discontent 115. heartaches / heartbreaks 116. mournfulness 117. disengaged 118. feckless 119. lackadaisically 120. lifelessly 121. lukewarm 122. passionless 123. world-weary 124. boilerplate 125. commonplace @englishspecialty