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(nation) The oil and gas reserves were ___________ many years ago.
nationalized
(flaw) Maria's English is _________. No wonder. She's been living in the U.S.
flawless
(reward) Teaching is a very _________ occupation, because you spend your time with young people.
rewarding
The election was decided after the fifth ________ .
count
After lunch, I went for a _______ in the lake, but the water was too cold.
swim
(retire) My uncle passed away two years after his ________ .
retirement
(sympathy) My sister showed me her _________ side after I had failed the exam.
sympathetic
(rival) The ___________ between the Soviet Union and the USA dominated the Cold War.
rivalry
I had hoped the sore muscle was just a strain but the therapist confirmed that it was a _____ .
pull
We had a recruitment ________ at my local club.
drive
(apply) Please send your __________ to the address below.
application
(vegetable) Harry became a ___________ when he finished high school.
vegetarian
(innovate) There are many _______ companies that are working on new technologies.
innovative
Our company was helped when we managed to get a ____________ at the local trade fair.
stand
You need hardly any of that lotion on your hands, just a ___________ .
drop
(carry) Rats were the ___________ of the Plague during the Middle Ages.
carriers
(retire) __________ are only allowed to travel on buses after the rush hour.
Retirees
(repeat) Even though Marty was an excellent shooter, he _______ missed the target.
repeatedly
There is a _______ in the room. It has been buzzing around annoying me for an hour.
fly
Getting to the summit from where we had started involved a ________ of about 2,000 meters.
climb
(prosecute) She proved to be an important witness for the _________ .
prosecution
(revolution) The manager has been using _________ training methods.
revolutionary
You can’t put any type of gas container in luggage which will be put into the ______ of an aircraft.
hold
Shakespeare wrote more than twenty _________ in his writing career.
plays