Word Association

Nouns 1

100

b_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ d is often preceded by the words cultural, disadvantaged, educational, ethnic, middle-class, privileged, religious, social or working class. 

          

background

200

An action can have a/an adverse, beneficial, cumulative, damaging, detrimental, dramatic, harmful, immediate, major, negative, profound, serious, significant, substantial e _ _ _ _ t on something.

                    

effect

300

A q_____________n can be academic, educational, formal, professional, specialist, or vocational. You can acquire, gain, get, have, hold, obtain or possess one of these. 

        

qualification

400

A product or a person can have broad, mass, popular, universal, or wide a________l

     

appeal

500

You can collect, destroy, gather, or produce e__________e that something has been done. This can be admissible, circumstantial, conclusive, incriminating, sufficient or supporting. 

       

evidence

Nouns 2

100

You can accept, assume, bear, exercise, fulfill, shoulder, or take r e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ y for your (or someone else's) actions.

      

responsibility

200

An object can have distinctive, important, interesting, key, main, special, striking, or unusual f _ _ _ _ _ e

      

feature

300

If someone does something wrong, you might teach them a harsh, hard, important, salutary or valuable  L____________n. 

      

       

lesson

400

c___________m of something (for example, a book or the actions of a politician) can be adverse, fierce, outspoken, severe, strong or widespread.

        

criticism

500

You can conduct, demand, launch, order, require, or undertake an i_________n into something. 

       

investigation

Adjectives

100

i________t is often followed by the nouns aspect, element, factor, feature, issue, part or point. It is often preceded by the adverbs crucially, extremely, particularly, terribly, or vitally.

important

200

r____d is often followed by the nouns change, decline, deterioration, expansion, growth, increase, progress, rise or succession to express something fast

rapid

300

p______e is often followed by the nouns approach, attitude, feedback, outlook, reinforcement, response or view to express something good

positive

400

e_______l is often followed by the nouns characteristic, component, element, feature, ingredient, part or requirement to express something important. 

essential

500

l________y is often followed by the nouns delay, discussion, interview, negotiations, pause, or period to express something lasts too long.

lengthy

Verbs 1

100

You can d___________s an issue, a matter, a plan, a proposal, a question, a subject or a topic. 

discuss

200

Something can f____l dramatically, rapidly, sharply, slightly, steadily, or steeply.

fall

300

You can actively, greatly, positively or strongly e_____e someone or something.

encourage

400

You can a _ _ _ e consistently, convincingly, forcefully, passionately, persuasively, plausibly or strongly for or about something. 

argue

500

You can f_______t corruption, crime, discrimination, prejudice or terrorism. You can do this desperately, doggedly, hard, stubbornly or tenaciously.

fight

Verbs 2

100

You can c________e something or someone completely, considerably, dramatically, drastically, fundamentally, radically or significantly.

change

200

You can l________n to something or someone attentively, carefully, closely, hard, intently or closely.

listen

300

You can o________e a barrier, a difficulty, a disadvantage, a fear, a hurdle, limitations, an obstacle, a problem, resistance or a weakness.

overcome

400

You can i_____________e someone's or something's behavior, choice, decision, development, outcome or policy.

influence

500

You can heartily, thoroughly, warmly, wholeheartedly, officially, overwhelmingly, personally or unanimously a_____e of someone or something. 

approve