WORD FORMATION I
My friends were initially __________ (SCORN) about my career change.
SCORNFUL
I ________ my heart on becoming an actor when I was about five.
SET
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Crime writing is the genre that he's best known for.
FOR HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR
Do you think sporting ability ________ in families?
RUNS
There is no evidence our dog would ever be __________ (AGGRESSION) towards other dogs.
AGGRESSIVE
I tended to ________ up to my sister because she was six years older than me. I really admired her!
LOOK
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I was introduced to lots of people but I hadn't met any of them before.
NONE OF WHOM I'D MET BEFORE
Conor is quiet and prefers to ________ himself to himself.
KEEP
Ben is not an ideal flatmate but he's __________ (RELY) and fairly timid.
RELIABLE
Julia always ________ across as being rather arrogant, but she probably isn't.
COMES
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I forgot to contact her, which meant that, as a result, I missed an important meeting.
AS A RESULT OF WHICH I MISSED AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
My father always manages to ________ people up the wrong way.
RUB
Most of my friends appear totally __________ (DIFFER) to what is going on in the world.
INDIFFERENT
You don't ________ a chance of finishing on time if you chop and change all the time.
STAND
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The company had a series of setbacks and never really recovered from them.
FROM WHICH IT NEVER REALLY RECOVERED
I have never really ________ eye to eye with any of my colleagues.
SEEN
There is a lot of __________ (HOSTILE) towards anyone not supporting the strike.
HOSTILITY
It is widely ________ that having children is life-changing.
ACCEPTED
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There were two flights available, but I couldn't get on either of them.
NEITHER OF WHICH I COULD GET ON.
My younger brother always seems to manage to ________ his own way.
GET