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Rarely was there any spoken .............. (ACT) between groups.
INTERACTION
Judo requires both skill and ............... (STRONG).
STRENGTH
She passed all of her exams with ................ (EASY).
EASE
I can’t finish this book. I’ll die of ............ (BORED).
BOREDOM
There is no ................... between his latest book and the earlier ones (COMPARE)
COMPARISON
For all of us, Marilyn Monroe was the .................... of beauty (PERSON)
PERSONIFICATION
The .................... of the company is said to be dangerous to small firms (EXPAND)
EXPANSION
My ................. is the history of Elizabethan England (SPECIAL)
SPECIALTY
My sister’s .............. makes hers social life difficult (SHY)
SHYNESS
The audience gave the violinist a round of ...............(APPLAUD)
APPLAUSE.
The police searched the house ................. (SYSTEM)
SYSTEMATICALLY
Jane’s party was more of an................test than anything else. (ENDURE)
ENDURANCE
The potential benefits of this treatment ................ the risks. (WEIGH)
OUTWEIGH
They say that travel ................... the mind. (BROAD)
BROADENS
I have been sworn to.................so I can’t say a word (SECRET)
SECRECY. Collocation in passive voice. Estar bajo juramento de guardar secreto.
To measure the __________ of the pool, the maintenance crew used a long weighted tape. (DEEP)
depth (Sustantivo irregular con cambio vocálico y sufijo -th).
Because of a complete __________ of the instructions, the assembly team put the machinery together backwards. (UNDERSTAND)
misunderstanding (Sustantivo con prefijo negativo mis- y sufijo -ing).
The town spent more money on..............and health than ever before (HOUSE)
HOUSING
He was fined and ............. for reckless driving (QUALIFY).
DISQUALIFIED
The anti-doping association believes that all sports must be free of drug...........(USE).
ABUSE
Despite the severe economic downturn, the company managed to maintain its market __________ for over a decade.
"Dominance" is the standard noun form used to describe power, influence, or prevailing control in a market.
His argument was deemed __________ because he failed to provide any verifiable evidence for his claims. (RATIONAL)
irrational (Adjetivo negativo con el prefijo ir-).
The sheer __________ of the mountain range left the seasoned climbers utterly speechless. (IMMENSE)
immensity (Sustantivo abstracto con el sufijo -ity).
In times of crisis, it is vital to __________ your tasks so that critical operations are not delayed. (PRIORITY)
prioritise / prioritize (Verbo formado con el sufijo -ise/-ize).
The politician made a highly __________ statement that sparked a nationwide debate on social media. (CONTROVERSY)
controversial (Adjetivo)