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The young dancer knew that she would not be able to ____ her skills any further unless
she could find a professional instructor.
A) refinement
B) refine
C) refined
B) refine
This particular model has a further_________ .
a) refinement
b) refine
c) refined
a) refinement
He wanted to _______ with his colleagues before reaching a decision.
a)prime
b) confer
c) refine
b) confer
A ___________ change in the organization of health services was required.
a) foundation
b) incorporation
c) fundamental
c) fundamental
His voice was very low and ________.
a) refined
b) basic
c) projected
a) refined
North Korea fired two __________ .
a) projects
b) projections
c) projectiles
c) projectiles
This college emphasizes the _______ of teaching over research.
a) prime
b) primed
c) primacy
c) primacy
I don't wish to _______ the importance of their contribution.
a) confer
b) pitch
c) diminish
c) diminish
Many of your suggestions have been ___________ in the plan.
a) incorporated
b) manipulated
c) primed
a) incorporated
These tasks were repetitive, so they had no intrinsic ______ to complete them.
a) nature
b) change
c) motivation
c) motivation
It was a _______ time for all of us.
a) stressfully
b) stressful
c) stress
b) stressful
The ________ of this period doubled the size of the Roman empire.
a) incorporations
b) incorporate
c) incorporated
a) incorporations
Respect and friendship provide a solid ______ for marriage.
a) foundation
b) fundamental
c) prime
a) foundation
________ is often a factor in the development of long-term sickness.
a) refine
b) stress
c) project
b) stress
Charles Darwin developed the ______ theory of evolution.
a) current
b) complete
c) basic
a) current
The study ________ about the role of dreams in peoples' lives.
a) theorizes
b) theoretical
c) theory
a) theorizes
Do you know the date of _________?
a) transmit
b) transmission
c) transmitter
b) transmission
Parents can unwittingly _______ their own fears to their children.
a) incorporate
b) transmit
c) project
b) transmit
As a politician, he knows how to _______ public opinion.
a) foundation
b) incorporate
c) manipulate
c) manipulate
A fundamental _________ in the organization of health services was required.
a) change
b) value
c) reward
a) change
He’s extremely _______, so don’t let him persuade you.
a) manipulate
b) manipulative
c) manipulatively
b) manipulative
There is a ________ difference between the two points of view.
a) foundation
b) fundamentally
c) fundamental
c) fundamental
He tends to avoid all ______ contact.
a) physical
b) intrinsic
c) prime
a) physical
The care of the environment is of_____ importance.
a) fundamental
b) prime
c) intrinsic
b) prime
An honorary ______ was given to him by Oxford University in 2009.
a) fundamental
b) prize
c) effect
b) prize