WORD FORMATION

1.He lay quiet, SOMNOLENT after the day’s exertions.(INSOMNIA)

2.After 2012, the base shifted the event to a BIENNIAL schedule, but budget cuts
forced it to cancel the 2014 show.(ANNUAL)
3.He was discovered to have been EXPROPRIATING company funds.(PROPERTY)
4. The LACHRYMOSE British drama “Lilting” pivots on the prickly relationship
between two people who are mourning a third.(CRY)
5.They enjoyed a popularity scarcely COMMENSURATE with their actual
merits.(MEASURE)
6.At the audition, the actors were asked to give an EXTEMPORE performance.
(TEMPORARY) (Alternatively, at the audition the actors were asked to perform
EXTEMPORE)
7.Gazprom, whose boss Alexei Miller is a close political ally of Russian President
Vladimir Putin, is almost as OMNIPRESENT in world football.(PRESENT)
8.Blue veins showed through her TRANSLUCENT skin.(LUCID)
9.The machine must be EXPEDITIOUS, executing as fast as a mower is able to
cut.(EXPEDITE)
10.Lack of resources has been a PERENNIAL problem since the beginning.(ANNUAL)
11.I'm not against VIVISECTION, but obviously we all want to avoid animals
suffering unnecessarily.(SECTION)

12.Among the SINECURES were chiefly the remaining canonries in cathedrals and
colleges.(CURE)

13.The administration announced that the U.S. would no longer

produce ANTIPERSONNEL landmines or acquire new ones, including replacing
expiring munitions in its stockpile. (PERSON)

14.And lastly, it provided the authorities with an opportunity to dispose

of troublesome true believers or neighborhood MALCONTENTS (CONTENT)

15.She hopes to PARLAY her success as a model into an acting career. (LAY)

16.China is another vast country which shares a single time zone - but it spans far
more LONGITUDES, which has resulted in some quirky schedules. (LONG)

17.Mohammed Zardah, 26, a slim, BESPECTACLED man with an academic mien,

studied computer engineering in Damascus, he says. (SPECTACLE)

18.The building's name, El Centro, BESPEAKS this identity, as do its exuberant

shape and bright colors. (SPEAK)

19.Some TOFFEE-NOSED commentators poured scorn on this decision, claiming that

an actor would not have the right credentials to present an arts programme on TV.
(NOSE)

20.Hunger and a SLAP-UP meal did not sit happily side by side.(SLAP) 21. When we
catch up on the phone it's to discuss her latest short-lived conquest, the details of
which are usually colourful, sometimes TOE-CURLING and always entertaining.
(TOE)

22. Not only are employees disenfranchised from most policy decisions, they lack
even the power to rebel against EGOCENTRIC and tyrannical supervisors.(EGO)

23. The cold winter has led to a larger-than-expected DRAWDOWN on oil

stocks.(DOWN)

24. The residences ENGULFED by the deluge were built in a neighborhood known as
El Cambray II near the bottom of a ravine.(GULF)

25. Many architects pay lip service to the idea that good design can and
should ENNOBLE the lives of average people not blessed with bountiful wealth.
(NOBLE)

26. The government tried to create MAKE-WORK jobs, but unemployment remained
stubbornly high, and inflation rose.(WORK)

27. Not everyone is so willing to EXCULPATE the colonial powers.(CULPRIT)

28. Every trace and LINEAMENT of the Massachusetts bird is marvellously

exceptional. (LINE)

29 He is selling second-hand or SHOPWORN (AE)/ SHOP-SOILED (BE)

goods.(SHOP) (2 possibilities)

30. All around are SNOW-CAPPED mountains which provide the walkers or nature-
lovers with magnificent opportunities to savour the Alpine flora. (SNOW) 31.This
feminine and ETHEREAL style has reappeared in women’s fashion, from Grecian
necklines to flowing floral dresses.(REAL)

32.The car includes such NICETIES as a cassette deck and bucket seats.(NICE)

33.As for them encouraging sectarianism, his letter is a NONPAREIL in its bigotry
and insensitivity.(PAR)

34.The investigator said the killings were the result of poor procedure by TRIGGER-
HAPPY police rather than premeditated murder.(TRIGGER)

35.He was fined £40, with 28 days’ imprisonment if the money was not
produced FORTHWITH (WITH)

36.She answered in her usual FORTHRIGHT manner.(RIGHT)

37.The National Guard was sent in, to FORESTALL any trouble.(STALL)

38.He spent hours PERUSING the catalog.(USE)

39. The (or His) film pays HOMAGE to Martin Scorsese’s ‘Mean Streets’.(HOME)

40.I SUBLET my apartment to my sister, packed my van, and headed west.(LET) 41.
Pentecostalism and jazz are undeniably siblings, with all the CONSANGUINITY and
rivalry such a blood link always brings with it.(SANGUINE)

42. She said she had assisted in MIDWIFERY , accident and surgical cases.(WIFE)

43. There is a GUT-WRENCHING description of life in the war zone.(WRENCH)

44. In the woman, however, adulthood is punctuated by the MENOPAUSE , which

can have a deep psychological effect.(PAUSE)

45. She just hoped she would be spared a pressing invitation to

his OBSEQUIES .(OBSERVE)

46. From that moment, it was doomed to become a huge, sprawling, one-
story CONURBATION, hopelessly dependent on the automobile.(URBAN)

47. Around 250,000 REFUSENIKS have not paid the tax.(REFUSE)

48. The priest is a representative of his people, making ATONEMENT for their
sin.(TONE)

49. It will be WELL-NIGH impossible to raise that amount of money.(NEAR)

50. We had a double-page spread with a statue of one of the leaders across
the CENTERFOLD (AE)/CENTREFOLD (BE), which is absolutely forbidden.(FOLD)
51.But during this season, which has failed to turn up one BONA FIDE breakaway
hit, it seems harder than ever.(FIDELITY)

52. Commercials BRAINWASH consumers into buying things they don’t

need.(WASH)

53. The official report into the cause of the fire was labeled a WHITEWASH.(WASH)

54. It was funny surely, because it dissolved that secret source of female power into
a double ENTENDRE (TEND)

55. The saddle and TENDERLOIN can also sometimes be found, and they provide
very succulent meat.(TENDER)

56. Due to TRANSNATIONAL industrialization the export capacity of both

countries increased.(NATION)

57. The charity is backed by staff from the GRASS ROOTS to directorate
level.(ROOT)
58. Byron was the PROTOTYPICAL Romantic hero.(TYPE)

59. His LIBRETTISTS whether poets, novelists, producers or scholars, tailored their
books to his minutely worked-out requirements. (LIBRARY)

60. The American landscape is being HOMOGENIZED by malls and fast-food

restaurants.(GENE)
61.Despite its ROUGH-HEWN reputation, the street is not a particularly dangerous
spot these days, according to Merrill.(HEW)

62. Louise had many alliances, a PANTHEON of friends.(THEIST)

63. The system in Britain is not as dominated by PLEA-BARGAINING, but it is

certainly present.(BARGAIN)

64. POLYMORPHOUS tools, machines and even structures could redefine how
humans live and work.(MORPH)

65. John is the QUINTESSENCE of good manners.(ESSENCE)

66. A few minor inconsistencies and divergences would give the appearance
of VERISIMILITUDE.(SIMILAR)

67. The monarchy is something of an ANACHRONISM these days.(CHRONOLOGY)

68. The second actor, the accused, immediately begins a SOLILOQUY of

defence.(SOLO)

69. The sports program was INTRAMURAL softball in a little courtyard.(MURAL)

70. The NOMENCLATURE of science does not refer to definitive concepts: It is

ceaselessly adjusted, completed, varied.(NAME) 71.
The COMPENSATION/COMPENSATORY DAMAGE, should it not be fixed by
agreement, shall be settled by arbitration.(DAMAGE)

72. They are on the UNILLUMINATED black waters of the lake (most of Voyager's
observations were on the sunlit side), and are in the same region as spokes that have
previously observed.(LIGHT)

73. Inspired by Theodorus's works on INCOMMENSURABILITY, he came up with a

theory.(MEASURE)

74. The number of buffaloes born this year was reported to be low following two
feeding seasons which were shortened by ANOMALOUSLY/ABNORMALLY cold
winters with extensive ice coverage.(NORM)

75. Most MALOCCLUSIONS can be corrected by extractions and removable

appliance therapy.(OCCLUDE)

76. A(n) ________ wind hailing, the breathless void of the sea was wantonly rousted
out. => MISSING KEY WORD

77. His self-assurance in his own rightness appears to

be IMPREGNABLY complete.(PREGNANT)

78. Any case of MALPRESENTATION should be monitored during the delivery

episode in case it causes obstruction.(PRESENT)

79. The plaintiff doesn't submit that the conduct

is PUGILISTIC/PUGILANT otherwise than under the law.(PUGNACIOUS) 80. There
would be a fixed list of relationships covered by the statutory duty of care, creating
a(n) REBUTTABLE presumption that there was a close tie of love and
attraction.(REBUT) 81. The thieves, however, were soon punished for
the SACRILEGE.(SACRED)

82. A MAGNANIMOUS gesture from the founders of the Open Software Foundation
is needed now to heal any lingering breeches in the industry.(ANIMUS)

83. We’ve built our reputation on searching out obscure ethnic

restaurants, GASTROPUBS, cutting-edge bars, and superlative food venues. (PUB)

84. For certainly, once the chapel is built and CONSECRATED, there will be pilgrims
coming from all over Normandy.(SACRED)

85. Ozone in the STRATOSPHERE forms a natural shield to filter harmful ultraviolet
light.(SPHERE)

86. The adjective that forms part of the SYLLOGISM is one that has come to form a
sort of collocation with the noun.(LOGIC)

87. The monarch and VICEROY look alike.(ROYAL)

88. Efficient layouts, EPICUREAN dining, and luxe shopping are just a few of the
features turning the airport experience on its nose.(CURE)

89. Finally, hidden under a guide to hotel services in the desk drawer, we found
a LOOSE-LEAF binder with instructions.(LEAF)

90.The regional companies rely on customer service rather than on

marketing NEWFANGLED products.(NEW) 91. Their home was decorated with Elvis
Presley PARAPHERNALIA .(PERIPHERY)

92. We've lots of theatre MEMORABILIA saved from old music halls and
theatres.(MEMORY)
93. The Austrian PLENIPOTENTIARIES were thunderstruck by this decision, and
immediately agreed to the terms which Napoleon demanded. (POTENT)

94. The third member of the TRIUMVIRATE, and, as it developed, the most
important, was William Mackenzie. (VIRILE)

95. Over the millennia, cultures have changed very substantially as they have learned
to cope with environmental VICISSITUDES.(VICIOUS)

96. The problem with any such GUESSTIMATE is that, of course, we are basing our
calculations on a statistical sample of one.(GUESS)

97. Just think of it as a LOSS LEADER and keep your fingers crossed. (LEAD)

98. Actually, scientists say that cloned animals will not be exact replicas of
their PROGENITORS.(GENE)

99. We cannot ride ROUGHSHOD over the concerns of the local community.(ROUGH)

100. Some companies in the industry are in trouble, but there

are COUNTERVAILING forces that will help others survive.(AVAIL)
101. Cindy looked a little SHELL-SHOCKED after her driving test.(SHELL)

102. What is said in a letter or MEMORANDUM is partly how it is said.(MEMORY)

103. The tobacco companies got a severe DRESSING-DOWN.(DOWN)

104. Ronald Reagan was deplored as a FIREBRAND who might bring on a nuclear
war.(BRAND)

105. They were open to a FIXER-UPPER that they could convert into a California
contemporary-style place.(UP)

106. Small companies are the MAINSPRING of the British economy.(SPRING)

107. When the kids leave home, you’ll be FOOTLOOSE and FANCY-
FREE.(FOOT/FANCY)

108. And any attempt to live a righteous life with an evil conscience
is FOREDOOMED to failure.(DOOM)

109. The FAIL-SAFE method of dealing with a software problem was to make
another copy of the disk that came with the application.(SAFE)

110. A housewife soul must METAMORPHOSE into a FULL-

BLOWN housewife.(MORPH/BLEW)
111. I've never heard such UNADULTERATED nonsense in my life! (ADULT)

112. The common DENOMINATOR was that we had all worked for the same
company. (NOMINATE)
113. Dependent children are not usually covered by SUPERANNUATION, although
you should notify your employer if you are the sole BREAD WINNER.(ANNUAL/WIN)

114. Her heart did a complete SOMERSAULT when she saw him.(ASSAULT)

115. I looked down on CHEST-THUMPING politics.(PUMP)

116. Britain's nuclear power programme began with a lie: it was

a SMOKESCREEN for the nuclear weapons programme. (SCREEN)

117. Fortunately, the newly constructed GRANDSTANDS held up under the stress of
several hundred fans. (STAND)

118. Food that is traditionally grown and free from the intrusion of technology will
become increasingly desirable among the COGNOSCENTI. (COGNITIVE)

119. This masculinity was emphasised by her uncompromising COIFFURE, her

grey hair drawn tightly back and screwed into a straggling bun.(FUR)

120. Sometimes charming, he could also be egocentric to the point

of MEGALOMANIA.(MANIA)
121. The HYDRAULIC specialists were organized in the same manner, as were the
aircraft mechanics, and so on.(HYDRO)

122. All civil servants, however, have the very valuable privilege of an INDEX-
LINKED pension.(INDEX)

123. Studio executives were busy GLAD-HANDING each other after the awards
ceremony.(HAND)

124. It counts on the JET-PROPELLED feel of its bicycles' ride to appeal to the
youthful dreams of potential buyers.(JET)

125. I suddenly saw her as the shuttlecock in the game her husband is playing with
his INAMORATA.(AMOROUS)

126.You are so BRAINDEAD! Surely you checked when you book the
holiday?(BRAIN)

127. She gave the room a quick ONCE-OVER before the guests arrived.(OVER)

128. There was a clean but THREADBARE rug on the floor beside the bed.(BARE)

129. In private he bitterly UPBRAIDED Brown for seeking to stymie his

program.(UP)

130. The Good Friday agreement was equivocal

on DECOMMISSIONING of PARAMILITARY weapons.(COMMIT/MILITARY)
131.Individual CONSTELLATIONS of these requirements are infinitely varied, of
course.(STAR)
132.The HUMANOID vigour of man-made things, as suggested by these metaphors,
is at the same time ungainly and unnatural.(HUMAN)

133.He belonged to a family of LITERATI.(LITERATE)

134.Heroes represent individuals of exceptional PROWESS and courage.(PRIDE)

135.The chances of getting the disease are MINUSCULE.(MINOR)

136.The 1932 election represented a WATERSHED in American politics.(SHED)

137.It has been a forgotten BACKWATER.(WATER)

138.If nuclear NON-PROLIFERATION is good enough for the rest of the world, why
is not it good enough for us? (PROLIFERATE)

139.After seven years of training she’s now a FULL-FLEDGED doctor.(FLY)

140.Even the botanical garden's OMNISCIENT botanist couldn't explain the meaning
of the flower's name.(SCIENCE) 141.Kids these days are much
more STREETWISE than we ever were at their age.(WISDOM)

142.The release, looking like your BOG-STANDARD application form, detailed the
new appointee's biographical details.(STANDARD)

143.My vacation plans DOVETAIL nicely with Joyce’s.(TAIL)

144.Then we went in to face this perfectly OLEAGINOUS and crepuscular little

registrar. (OIL)

145.Despite a PLETHORA/CORNUCOPIA of changes, the new models are just £295

more than the cars they replace.(PLENTY)(2 possibilities)

146. Families were therefore nuclear and patriarchal and only one son inherited
the PATRIMONY.(MONEY)

147. No other event in sport, except possibly a PRIZEFIGHT, is as punishing, as

demanding of the mind and body.(FIGHT)

148.The occasion will be a STAR-STUDDED affair, a day when red joins with blue to
take on the pride of Manchester.(STAR)

149.The predicted backlash from TRUE-BLUE supporters has never materialised

(BLUE)

150.If you can not tell long jokes without getting lost, stick to ONE-LINERS.(LINE)
151. Bob Hope would keep his audience laughing with an endless stream of jokes
and WISECRACKS. (CRACK)

152. She had been on TENDERHOOKS all night, expecting Joe to return at any
moment.(HOOK)

153. We are still waiting for the result of the GUBERNATORIAL election in New
Jersey.(NATION)

154. The big firms pump out a LETTER-PERFECT product.(PERFECT)

155. Unless you are a DIPSOMANIAC, triumphing over temptation, I fail to see why
you should order wine which you have no intention of drinking.(MANIA)

156. Between 1805 and 1860, traders built posts at every

major CONFLUENCE along the river.(FLOW)

157. It may be very difficult to GAINSAY the claim.(SAY)

158. The President feels he is HAMSTRUNG by Congress.(STRING)

159. CO-OP shops take many forms - from the small corner shop to the department
store or HYPERMARKET. (MARKET)

160. The thought of TERGIVERSATING crossed his mind several times but like a
true soldier he continued with the War, against the enemy and against
himself.(VERSA) 161. But despite its drawbacks, PRIMOGENITURE did offer a rule
of thumb that commanded widespread respect.(GENE)

162.MISCEGENATION of blacks and whites was extremely common before

emancipation (GENE)

163.One must be realistic about the goal of PROPHYLACTIC therapy. (PROPHESY)

164.For much of the past week I have had this dreadful, STOMACH-
CHURNING feeling of imminent disaster.(CHURN)

165.The salt solution helps COAGULATE the soy milk into clumps.(COGENT)

166.We recited poems PARROT FASHION. (FASHION)

167. A number of Republican congressmen were elected on

Bush’s COATTAILS.(TAIL)

168."That caused conjecture and huge public debate, and frankly produced an
unsatisfactory situation," admitted the FA's chief PENPUSHER.(PUSH)

169.The PROVENANCE of the paintings is unknown.(PROVINCE)

170.In major life changes such as adolescence, for successful growth opportunities
both active and QUIESCENT periods are needed.(QUIET) 171.We supply basic, NO-
FRILLS tractors at low prices.(FRILL)

172.Inflation is still a MILLSTONE round the neck of British businesses.(STONE)

173.Soames was getting impatient with his daughter’s constant NIT-

PICKING.(PICK)

174.They wasted their nominations on a NO-HOPER.(HOPE)

175.Union leaders allegedly received huge PAYOFFS from the company’s

bosses.(OFF)

176.He is still addressing rallies in his usual TUB-THUMPING, arrogant

way.(THUMP)

177.Her shoes were of RAWHIDE with an inner sole of lambskin.(HIDE)

178. Watching the children together gave reassurance that childhood is not all ONE-
UPMANSHIP and go-for-the-jugular.(MAN)

179.The studios SOFT-PEDAL the rivalry between their animation

departments.(PEDAL)

180.Don’t think you can SOFT-SOAP me!(SOAP) 181. Don’t you think that’s a
rather UNILATERAL argument? What about the other point of view? (LATE)

182. He talks INCESSANTLY (CEASELESSLY) about how he passed the exam,

which makes me annoyed. (CEASE) ( 2 possibilities)

183. High school students should not be SPOON-FED with too much facts and
figures. (FEED)

184. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided

to DISSOCIATE MYSELF from the group. (SOCIAL)

185. She looked absolutely DUMBSTRUCK/DUMBFOUNDED (when I told her what

had happened. She could hardly say a word. (STRIKE) (2 possibilities)

186. Some critics say that 21st modern Vietnamese literature portraits a generation
of ANGST-RIDDEN youth. (ANGST)

187. The number of DROPOUTS from junior high school is increasing in a worrying
way. (DROP)

188. While she was a high school student, she BEFRIENDED her best friend.
(FRIEND)
189. Years of caring for her aging parents had EMBITTERED her. (BITTER)

190. I don’t think Tom’s getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly BLOOD-
SHOT. (BLEED) 191. As regards the production of enlightenment, the gains from
experience with the process should cancel out any potential
negative REPERCUSSIONS of BUREAUCRACY.(PERCUSSION/BUREAU)

192. Chinese have a number of COMMONWEALTHS and territories, most of which

were acquired through military conquest, much as they generally do not consider
themselves an imperial or colonial power.(WEALTH)

193. County MAYORALTY of townships and municipalities would become appointed

positions under the AMENDMENT.(MAYOR/MEND)

194. Domestic markets in Vietnam suffer from a(n) MISALLOCATION of resources

lowering consumption and standards of living, wasting human talents, and leaving
many potential productivity gains unrealised.(LOCATE)

195. He was notorious for his UNSTATESMANLIKE dirty tricks when dealing with
people who failed to toe his line.(STATE)

196. It is envisaged the draft being submitted today will make for a(n) ANTI-
CORRUPTION administration free of such potential problems.(CORRUPT)

197. Managing and promoting this INTERDEPARTMENTAL program with faculty

from four departments needed an academic PARADIGM shift.(DEPART/DICTION)

198. Much of the time local rulers were more or less free from the rule of kings: they
were SEMI-AUTONOMOUS but they were not fully independent either.(AUTO)

199. On account of the higher numbers, the policy will promote better use of the
youth centres by attracting more people and will be SELF-POLICING (POLICE).

200. Recent studies show that women in the tribe maintain close bonds with their
family of origin WHEREWITH it is predominantly PATRILINEAL.(WITH/PATER)
211. Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be SELF-
DEFEATING (DEFEAT)

212. Recent financial scandals have NECESSITATED changes in

parliamentary PROCEDURES.(NEED/PROCEED)

213. If you are worried about wrinkles, use a MOISTURIZING cream every
day.(MOIST)

214. They lost the battle, despite OUTNUMBERING the enemy by two to
one.(NUMBER)
215. Few active steps were taken to measure, understand or manage the occurrence
of ABSENTEEISM.(ABSENCE)

216. The police sergeant grabbed the startled robber

and UNCEREMONIOUSLY marched him back inside.(CEREMONY)

217. She stood there completely EXPRESSIONLESS so I had no idea at all what she
was thinking.(EXPRESS)

218.That news conference was UNSPEAKABLY boring.(SPEAK)

219. Advertising is particularly effective on people who are highly SUGGESTIBLE.

(SUGGEST)

220. Jack strode MASTERFULLY into the room.(MASTER) 221.At the age of 17 she is
already one of Hollywood's most SOUGHT-AFTER actresses.(SEEK)

222.He always gets TYPECAST as the villain.(TYPE)

223.On average, not surprisingly, marriages last longer and are more stable than
unmarried COHABITATION.(HABITAT)

224.Kazumi is a(n) ECO-WARRIOR on a mission to protect the environment.(WAR)

225.The majority of infected persons are ASYMPTOMATIC and unaware of their

condition.(SYMPTOM)

226.Despite opposition from Kiev and the West, Crimea moved forward with
a REFERENDUM in which voters overwhelmingly backed seceding from Ukraine and
joining Russia.(REFER)

227.Australian voters are naturally very RISK-AVERSE and will not

rush HEADLONG into a change of government.(RISK)

228.He's just trying to GUILT-TRIP you into paying him more.(GUILT)

229.Britain set the pattern with three classes of travel and

the CONCOMITANT gradation of station facilities.(COME)

230.For about the hundredth time, I cursed whatever

kleptomaniac CURMUDGEON had walked off the train with my bag.(MUD)
231. The pilot did manage to get the plane AIRBORNE.(BEAR)

232. He was still rumbling DISCONTENTEDLY when Pike returned bearing a folder
of FOOLSCAP sheets.(CONTENT/CAP)

233. PRECANCEROUS conditions can be diagnosed from the ONSET.(CANCER/SET)

234. I've finally figured out why soap operas are, and logically should be, so popular
with with generations of HOUSEBOUND people who are too old to go out.(BIND)

235.Dozens of police motorcycles have been taken off the road in London after
routine inspections found them not to be ROADWORTHY.(WORTH)

236.The boat had been freshly repainted in bright colours for the occasion, and
beside it stood 5 NERVOUS WEATHERBEATENsailors.(NERVE/BEAT)

237. The two-year course in art and design has turned him into a WELL-
GROOMED young man, interested in fashion and photography.(GROOM)

238. I had no choice but to cut back to a HANDS-OFF style - getting involved in
exceptions only.(HAND)

239. The boats surrounded the whales, drove them into nets, where they
became ENMESHED and were rendered helpless by harpoon thrusts.(MESH)

240. The economy appears to have begun recovering, but businesses don't expect
consumers to return to SPENDTHRIFT ways anytime soon.(EXPENDITURE) 241. Few
of us are naturally AMBIDEXTROUS but in terms of karate technique this can be
achieved through training.(DEXTERITY)

242. Jay was given to GRANDILOQUENT rambling, and had to check

herself.(LOQUACITY)

243. Regrettably, this illogical and ANTEDILUVIAN attitude still persists even when
we are dealing with nations substantially richer than ourselves.(ANCESTRY)

244. Maybe wrestling with the love / hate, personal / political DICHOTOMY is why
he killed himself.(TERMINATE)

245. Agassi's victory speech had more than a touch of VALEDICTION.(DICTUM)

246. No aromatic oils, vapour rubs, smelly nasal DECONGESTANTS like menthol or
eucalyptus etc.(CONGEST)

247. There isn’t a SCRAP/SHRED of evidence.(SCANT)

248. Then we get a PEREMPTORY phone call telling us we've got twenty-four hours
to arrange a local arrest squad.(PERIMETER)

249. His PEREGRINATIONS of the islands at election time were always diverting
public entertainments.(AGRICULTURE)

250. As Ethel grew older, she became more CANTANKEROUS.(TANK) 251.

Sometimes she EXASPERATED herself with the stupid ideas she had.(ASPERITY)
252. Talk is EVANESCENT but writing leaves FOOTPRINTS.(VANISH/PRINT)

253. The story's fascinating CONVOLUTION were inspired by real events.(REVOLVE)

254. Their stories were taped and transcribed VERBATIM.(VERBAL)

255. The governor was usually CIRCUMSPECT when dealing with the
media.(SPECTACULAR)

256. Education was once the PREROGATIVE of the elite.(INTERROGATE)

257. As if that quest were not macabre enough in itself, I went as if under some sort
of MALEDICTION.(DICTATE)

258. Prosecutors, grand jurors, marshals and court STENOGRAPHERS are legally
compelled not to reveal what happens in the grand jury room.(GRAPH)

259. He also published papers on social topics and had a great interest in
historical METALLURGY.(METALLIC)

260. The Senator was a gifted DEMAGOGUE, with particular skill in manipulating
press and television(PEDAGOGY)
261. (This word fits both blanks.)

a. A television announcer with a WELL-BRED voice was reading the news. b. She is
a WELL-BRED woman, who comes from a family of high social position.

262. (This word fits both blanks.)

a. It’s a WELL-ROUNDED article which is fair to both sides of the dispute. b. She
describes herself as a “WELL-ROUNDED person” who works hard but has a varied
social life.

263. A colleague described him as WELL-LIKED and respected by all.

264. He gave a SELF-DEPRECATING shrug. He is always making his own

achievements seem unimportant.

265. He grew more SELF-ASSURED/SELF-CONFIDENT as he got older, that is to

say the older he got, the more confidence he had in himself and his abilities. (2
possibilities)

266. He watched the joggers with their SELF-ABSORBED faces.

267. Make sure you are WELL-INFORMED about the laws at your local before
setting up a business.

268. On the whole, the visitors were too WELL-MANNERED/WELL-BEHAVED to

complain. (2 possibilities)

269. Parents should teach their children to be independent or SELF-RELIANT.

270. She was not at all the SELF-IMPORTANT celebrity I’d read about. She never
thought that she was more important than other people. 271. Australian prime
minister Malcolm Turnbull is speaking now. He says the attack (Paris attack) “appears
to have all theHALLMARKS of a Daesh exercise”.(MARK)

272. The union flag has been lowered to HALF-MAST over Downing Street with the
French TRICOLORE alongside as a “clear demonstration of our solidarity with the
French.(HALVE/COLOUR)

273. Obama offered CONDOLENCES to Hollande for the lives lost in the attacks and
promised U.S. assistance in France's response.(DOLOR)

274.On behalf of Belgium people, King Filip said he was FLABBERGASTED by the
Paris attacks and added that Belgium is standing together with France.(AGHAST)

275. IS struck at the heart of Parisians’ Paris, diverse Paris, working class and
modest BOURGEOIS Paris.(BOROUGH)
Note: Bourgeois is a French term referring to the Middle Class and not a
place.

276. When, ASHEN-FACED and his voice shaking, François Hollande appeared on
television, he told the nation that the simultaneous gun attacks and suicide bombings
that had killed at least 127 people were “an act of war” by Islamic State.(FACE)

277. The hopes embodied by the 1998 national football team were relegated to a
distant, BITTERSWEET memory on Friday night.(SWEET)

278.The Charlie Hebdo is considered by Islamic State as

a BLASPHEMOUS magazine.(BLAME)

279. Jihadi fighters in Iraq and Syria reveal the APOCALYPTIC motivations of the
militant movement that has hijacked the Syrian uprising – and transformed the
Middle East.(LAPSE)

280. The jihadis saw themselves at the VANGUARD of a war that many among them
believed had been PREORDAINED in the formative days of Islam.(GUARD/ORDER)
281. World leaders at the G20 summit in Turkey have made fresh OVERTURES to
the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, to reach a deal to unite against Islamic
State.(OVERT)

282. He is at LOGGERHEADS with many of his own party over the issue of
taxation.(HEAD)

283. In a conflict these would be vital for military

communications, RECONNAISANCE and even guiding missiles to their
targets.(COGNITIVE)

284. He'd expected a CLANDESTINE rendezvous - curtained windows, locked doors

- not a gypsy ENCAMPMENT.(CLAM/CAMP)

285. He is barely alive; his breathing is very slow and shallow, and he
is COMATOSE.(COMA)

286. His judgments were also swayed by preconceptions based on past experiences
or even personal IDIOSYNCRASIES. (IDIOMATIC)

287. He was mounted on a chestnut THOROUGHBRED who was already becoming

over-excited at the thought of the day ahead.(BREED)

288. Tamburlaine's EFFERVESCENT personality and self-confidence are also echoed

throughout the play.(FERVENT)

289. Services is simply too HETEROGENEOUS to be an interesting category.(GENE)

290. He thought he might like landscaping and enrolled in a two-year program at a

nearby college in HORTICULTURE.(CULTURE) 291. A few days later I found some
use-them-once plastic HYPODERMICS in the medicine cabinet.(DERMATOLOGY)

292. I hate it when people use HIGHFALUTIN words when regular ones will
do.(FLUTE)

293. But the main and most pleasant surprise was the sense
of CAMARADERIE among climbers in the Alps.(COMRADE)

294. Shakespeare's narration has an excess of ARTIFICE and CIRCUMLOCUTION.

(ART/ELOQUENT)

295. Apart from CONFLAGRATIONS in buildings, environmental fires can

occur.(FLAG)

296. Rather than being DENIGRATED and despised, he was admired for his courage,
his STEADFASTNESS, his devotion to family.(NEGRO/FAST)

297. In time, she attained, if not virtue, a MODICUM of EQUANIMITY.

(MODERATE/ANIMUS)

298. This kind of legal LEGERDEMAIN is one of the most damaging legacies of the
takeover binge of the 1980s.(MANUAL)

299. Holder finds himself marooned in the MAELSTROM, under attack for giving
advice he never fully considered.(STREAM)
300. Some children placed on the drug became more SUBDUED,
less OBSTREPEROUS.(DUE/STEREO) 301. Today his message is more austere, more
profound and more ICONOCLASTIC than ever.(CLASH)

302. The regime has shown its LARGESSE/LARGESS by promising to double

monthly state salaries.(LARGE)

303. This EGREGIOUS NON SEQUITUR requires further clarification, if only for your
myriad younger readers.(GREGARIOUS/SEQUENCE)

304. Consumer goods industries were the LINCHPIN, and these were
overwhelmingly located in the West Midlands and in and around Greater London.(PIN)

305. These considerations ADUMBRATE the argument for the secondary role of
consent in the justification of authority.(UMBRELLA)

306. In one APOCRYPHAL story that circulated on trading floors years ago, Black
once tried to execute several trades using his model.(SCRIPTWRITER)

307. Careless in some situations, in others he proved PUNCTILIOUS.(POINT)

308. However, the White House has been encouraged by the

political SEMAPHORE coming from Capitol Hill.(SEMANTIC)

309. The monarchy established since 1830 was still far from being popular, but
opposition to it was INCHOATE and lacking focus.(INTRODUCE)

310. Such SOLIPSISM came to him naturally, but he had applied himself to
enhancing it as to an art of self defence.(SOLE) 321. The events have raised more
than $ 900,000 for worthy PHILANTHROPIC organizations throughout greater Los
Angeles.(ANTHROPOLOGY)

322. The train has its own telephone exchange and electricity generating car, plus
office accommodations and restaurant cars for the royal ENTOURAGE (TOUR)

323. Silver paint coating their exterior reflects heat in warm weather and contributes
to the DIAPHANOUS kinetic appearance of the structure.(PHANTASM)

324. IDEOLOGY, the ideas which rationalize a person's class

interests, OBFUSCATES scientific analysis.(IDEA/OBSCURE)

325. There was considerable pressure for actions against them from
a SANCTIMONIOUS middle class, some of whose members held extraordinary
delusions.(SAINT)

326. She was very good at SEMAPHORE and had won the Signaller Badge.(INFER)

Semaphore was already used in another post.

327. HENCEFORTH the NEOPHYTE cadet will not address any Imperial Fist unless
said Marine first addresses the cadet.(FORTH/NEW)

328. Rory tried to sneak a SURREPTITIOUS glance at Adam’s wristwatch.(RAPID)

329. The OSTENSIBLE reason for his resignation was ill health.(TENET)

330. Coral growth and the ACCRETION of sediments in coastal MANGROVES will
compensate.(CRESCENDO/GROVE)
331. Monarchies have always understood the importance of
avoiding INTERREGNUMS : the king is dead, long live the king!(REIGN)

332. Critics of GERRYMANDERING often cite Maryland as having some of the most
irrational voting boundaries in the nation.(AMEND)

333. Applying the label often serves as a(n) IMPRIMATUR of management

respectability.(PRINT)

334. Others would see the acceptance of this bounded walking environment as timid
and PUSILLANIMOUS.(ANIMUS)

335. A new power station is being built much to the CONSTERNATION of

environmental groups.(STRATUM)

336. This sense is often identified with nationalism and patriotism which can be
dangerously close to racism, chauvinism and XENOPHOBIA. (PHOBIA)

337. The deer had become very numerous by this time in the New Forest, and there
were numerous complaints about their DEPREDATIONS.(PREY)

338. Cutting back on any government service is still ANATHEMA to liberals.(THEME)

339. At its worst, the life of faith is portrayed in a way that it is TANTAMOUNT to
spiritual repression.(AMOUNT)

340. She had the EFFRONTERY to ask me for more money.(FRONT) 1.The win
allowed them to LEAPFROG three teams to gain second place(leap)

2.The more water we use,the more land has to be flooded

for PRESERVATION (reserve)

3.He had fallen and been IMPALED on some iron railings(pale)

4.he resigned as Home secretary and become a JUDGE(bench)

Note: should be "became" instead of "become" as both verbs should be in the past
tense.
5.The rabbit population was DECIMATED by the disease(decimal)

6.The weather made her SUFFOCATE (lethal)

Note: The weather suffocated her => You can't make someone suffocate.

or The weather made her feel suffocated

7.Homosexual and abortion have been LEGALIZED by the government(legal)

8.Increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt TERRESTRIAL

ECOSYSTEMS (terrain/system)

9.They walked for miles across steep and INHOSPITABLE terrain(hospitable)

10.Mozart is a PRECOCIOUS child who started his music career at the age of 5
(precocity) Those people who fear that three decades of significant
technological (351) breakthroughs have produced a generation
of (352) workshy and unhelpful Internet addicts will be (353) uplifted by a survey
showing that some teenagers are better trained than they ever were, domestically
speaking. Nearly 60% of parents said that their teenagers were(354) thorough at
looking after themselves, agreeing with the statement that ‘My son/daughter can
organise a meal and cook it.’ Those parents with children aged 14–18, were most
likely to be in agreement with this. The aim of the survey was to (355) evaluate the
attitude of parents towards their teenagers.

About 1,000 parents were asked if they agreed with (356) mixed-up views on
typical teenage behaviour and lifestyles in the early years of the 21st century. In the
analysis of responses it was found that, while teenagers regarded weekends as a time
of (357) unwinding, most parents considered them a time for study or
family (358) reunion. However, the contention that it’s useful to have a teenager
because of their seemingly (359) unbearable ability to know how the TV and
computers work was a point that almost everyone (360) subscribes to. 11.He spent
his working life in ACADEMIA.(academic)

12.There were fifty-three abstentions and twenty-eight spoilt BALLOTS(ball)

13.He lives alone and says he doesn't have the BANDWITH to handle a steady
relationship(band)

14.The kids are sliding down the BANISTERS.(banish)

15.They claimed his campaign had been BANKROLLED with drug money(bank)

16.The vicar read the BANNS (OF MARRIAGE) and they officially got married(ban)

17.We have been waiting on this BANQUETTE for hours and we still cannot enter the
restaurant (banquet)

18.Few plants grow under the dense shade cast by the EVERGREENS(green)

19.His concept of justice demanded vengeance against EVILDOERS (do)

20. VENTRICLES are the two lower spaces in the heart that pump blood to the lungs
or around the body(ventral) The medieval crusades, when Western European knights
and adventurers attempted to seize Jerusalem from the hands of the Seljuk Turks,
are widely (361) misunderstood by most people in the West, who think of them as
(362) glamorous and heroic (363). True, displays of (364) bravery were
occasionally (365) impressive but in fact the crusaders were for the most part
(366) ignorantand (367) misguided. For example, they viewed the Byzantine
Emperor, through whose lands they had to travel, as an annoying (368) irrelevance,
denying him even so much as a (369)consultative role in the (370) proceedings.
In reality, his long experience of the Saracens had given him a not
(371)inconsiderable knowledge of their fighting methods and politics. His advice,
had the crusaders chosen to follow it, would have been absolutely (372) invaluable.
Instead, they (373)repeatedly dismissed it as (374) worthless with the result that,
despite initial success, the crusaders eventually dwindled to
(375) ignominious failure. 31.Her books show controversially that he was
innocent(controversy)
32.He had the audacity to say I was too stupid(audacious)
33.The incident seems destined to become a mere footnote in history (note)
34.I used to go to the discotheque every day to dance when I was young(disco)
35.He is congenitally incapable of telling the truth (congent)
36.People are sometimes confused between triangular shape
and conical shape(cone)
37.The judge made a serious mistake and it later became a mistrial.(try)
38.People who are unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous are
called whippersnapper, lightweight and jackanapes.(snapper/light/jack)
39.A flyweight is an amateur boxer who weights no more 112 pounds(fly)
40.I hate the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe because I do not have a
girlfriend. Instead of doing that on Christmas eve, I am here typing some word
formation exercises for you guys (toe) 376. Harvard has produced
a CORNUCOPIA of leaders for the United States in many fields.(COPY)

377. He felt poets there had to demean themselves, flattering their noble patrons by
writing PANEGYRICS. (AGORA)

378. Using cutting-edge technologies, we can now scan ancient documents to read
the PALIMPSEST writings (PALAEOGRAPHY)

379.Generally speaking, there are two types of thermodynamic

processes, ENDOTHERMIC and EXOTHERMIC ones.(THERM) (One word for both
blanks)

380 . The U.S. dollar edged up against several other currencies on Tuesday,
supported by a euro that’s under increasing pressure due to the
Greek IMBROGLIO.(EMBROIL) 381. I hate doing the DAILY GRIND routine
everyday.(GROUND)

382. After questioning by the critics, now hers is a(n) WATERED-DOWN argument
inasmuch as it was not strongly worded initially. (WATER)

383. He is in a(n) ANOMALOUS position since Maximark has never assigned a male
as receptionist before, though that does no harm to their management. (NORM)

384. If you will treat your colleagues like dogsbodies, you are going to get
your COMEUPPANCE. Our boss won’t take to that behaviour and you will be given
the sack soon.(COME)

385. It is common knowledge that oil and water are IMMISCIBLE. For example,
pouring olive oil into water results in two distinct layers. (MIX)

386. The executives promised the shareholders a(n) BREAKTHROUGH performance

in the second quarter regardless of current dire financial situations. (BREAK)

387. There is no comparison between these two bands of cars. They are clearly
of IMMEASURABLE distinctions.(MEASURE)

388. To contrast and relate the two styles of Picasso, you should have his early
drawings JUXTAPOSED with his later works in the exhibition. (POSE)

389. When I was younger, I thought my parents’ philosophy of children-raising was

so outmoded that it was ANTEDILUVIAN; however, I’ve changed my mind since I’ve
become a parent. (DELUGE)

390. I can't see any OUTCOME in continuing negotiation with her over the
issue.(BECOME) 401)They are blessed with the distinguished provenance of the
Pellerin Collection, formed by Auguste Pellerin between 1895 and 1925.(PROVINCE)

402) The room, with its unusual decor and accoutrements, was always kept
locked..(COUTURE)

403) The Romantic plays increase the interrogations, apostrophes, abrupt

interruptions, exclamations and leaders that were so evident in sentimental
comedy.(APOCALYPSE)

404) I can teach, do my creative avant-garde work which I love, as well as dealing
with clients and performing on stage..(VANGUARD)

405) The hotel has an attractive bar area, an àlacarte restaurant currently holding a
Michelin Star and a brasserie with patio area. (BREW)
406) She turns her back to him to look in the mirror beside the
cherrywood armoire.(ARM)

407) . The photographs are linked across the book by fleeting resemblances,
oppositions, repetitions, the pictorial equivalents of assonance and half-rhyme.
(CONSONANT)

408) In spite of his inane malapropisms, he can talk circles around everyone else in
the book.(APPROPRIATE)

409) The isotherm for CO2 at 321 K shows that the gas does not liquefy whatever
the pressure or volume at this temperature.(THERMOMETER)

410) A good market patisseries and restaurants can all be found in this pretty
town.(PASTRY) 411) The spendthrift government has no policies to make cutbacks
in water consumption irrespective of shortage of rainfall this year. (SPEND)

412) The superabundance of grass and plants in the garden has brought about the
proliferation of insects and worms. (ABUNDANT)

413) The book was anachronistic. You should chuck it out. (CHRONIC)

414) The committee has stipulated that all antiquated legal procedures should be
simplified. (ANTIQUE)

415) The government is looking to promote non-proliferation (PROLIFIC)

agreement and arms control (ARM).

416) The most serious charges entail the regime’s efforts

to subdue (DUE) insurgents (SURGE) in the Northern provinces.

417) The situation was further inflamed by the impending arrival of the security
forces. (FLAME)

418) The two parties have been leaning over backwards to

promote free and unimpeded trade. (PEDAL)

419) Their boycott of the talks constitutes a serious impediment to peace

negotiations. (PEDAL)

420) They designed the book in such a way as to make it bewildering. (WILD) 421)
St Nicholas' was the first example in Prague of the late Italianate style of
Baroque. (ITALY)

422) The researchers irradiated all of the tumor cells to render them incapable of
spreading once returned to the patients' bodies. (RADIATION)
423) The exam is strictly invigilated, and its scoring process is blind. (VIGIL)

424) The Babylonian story begins with an internecine battle between the gods of
the sweet and salt-water oceans and their offspring. (NECROPOLIS)

425) The axe of Paleolithic time had had nearly the shape of an
almond. (LITHOLOGY)

426) When the verdict was read pandemonium broke out in the
courtroom. (DEMON)

427) He had an infectious sense of humour, and recently scripted an amusing and
satirical pantomime. (MIME)

428) He was trying to get a pecuniary advantage for himself. (PENNY)

429) Trump’s penchant for praising Russia’s president,Vladimir Putin, has been
linked to his business dealings in Moscow. (CHANT)

430) There was a window at each of the compass points, and, binoculars in hand, he
made his slow perambulation. (AMBULATE)
431) The business has been beset with financial problems. (SET)

432) Smokers often feel as though they are being treated as

social outcasts. (CAST)

433) Her woebegone eyes spoke of unbearable suffering. (WOEFUL)

434) The duke, with great inquietude, paced up and down his sleeping chamber,
situated in the eastern wing of the castle, facing the Viborg lake. (QUIETUDE)

435) He hated being the object of public attention and ridicule like some
fairground mountebank. (BANK)

436) Any modern understanding of the history of the region must perforce rely on
the oral traditions. (FORCE)

437) They are currently awaiting the decision on a planning submission which, if
approved, will send them off to structural engineers post-haste. (HASTE)

438) The paintings recapture the memory of a grand era amidst the debris of
contemporary history. (MIDDLE)

439) The Mac creators are emblematic of a new kind of artist spawned by
the protean nature of the computer. (PROTEUS)

440) The streets erupt in a saturnalia of lawlessness, to which the director adds an
inspired touch: an escaped elephant from Barnum's circus trumpeting down the
rubble-strewn streets. (SATURN)
441) All told, the cradle of civilization has been tearing asunder for some 30 million
years. (SUNDER)

442) Regulated, socialised economies trample on human dignity, despoil the natural
environment and depress economic performance. (SPOIL)

443) They needed to find the soft underbelly of their opponents. (BELLY)

444) Unfortunately, any attempts to reach him by telephone were to/of no

avail. (AVAILABLE)

445) She was staring outside, at the sun-kissed benches because her mind could
not seem to bear her Biology teacher's irritating voice. (KISS)

446) His stentorian approach and his commanding presence have been influential on
the good order of the Assembly. (STENTOR)

447) Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet play two star-crossed lovers whose future
looks bleak after they miss the chance to evacuate. (CROSS)

448) Almost everyone is there - the whole village dressed in its

festival finery. (FINE)

449) As in the New York skyscraper photographs that followed, Church Street El
features the blank faces of several buildings seen from a
steep vertiginous view. (VERTICAL)

450) Her estimation of the revolutionary importance of her ideas was perhaps
excessive, but Joyce admired her ambition and her savoir faire. (FAIRNESS)
1. The children in the audience were ………………… by the show.
A. brightened B. advocated C. captivated D. cultivated

2. There need to be ………………… changes to the health system to bring it up to date.

A. eventful B. radical C. liberal D. primitive

3. It is a crime to ………………… evidence relating to a police investigation.

A. withhold B. swear C. infer D. inquire

4. There is a great deal of pressure in the newspaper industry; editor might work a
12-hour day with no ………………… .
A. come-down B. letdown C. let-up D. crackdown

5. It’s not worth keeping the old computer – the technology is ………………… now.
A. illiterate B. ambiguous C. contemporary D. obsolete
6. Wilber writes in a style that is brief and ………………… and does not waste words
unnecessarily.
A. succinct B. effusive C. verbose D. long-winded

7. A ………………… person by nature, Pauline likes making new friends and holding
parties where everybody can enjoy themselves.
A. exultant B. amiable C. happy D. gregarious ( A(n) chứ nhỉ? )

8. Professor Tan is an extremely intelligent and …………… person who is always

inventing new theories.
A. inspired B. conceited C. ingenious D. curious

9. Motorists are ………………… to avoid Orchard Road due to traffic congestion.

A. advised B. reprimanded C. warned D. told

10. The ………………… lies that they have told about me are absolutely wicked.
A. despicable B. blatant C. indecorous D. inappropriate

11. The smallpox …………… in the 19th century caused widespread fear and resulted in
a huge loss of life.
A. endemic B. epidemic C. academic D. epicure

12. Meditation in the temple over the past few months has brought about a change in
the impulsive man; he became more ………………… and spiritual.
A. composed B. receptive C. quiet D. contemplative

WORD FORM 1
1. Every Sunday morning worshippers would stream out of the cathedral after
service. WORSHIP
2. Despite suffering from a failed marriage and poor health, Madam Fong has found
the willingness to carry on in life through her faith in God. WILL
3. It was relaxing as we drove down the winding (hay windy nhỉ?) coast off Great
Ocean Road. WIND
4. “Congratulations on your promotion,” she said, trying to keep the trace
of wistfulness out of her voice. WISTFUL
5. When you trivialize something, you make it seem less important than it really
is. TRIVIAL
6. The two countries have been engaging in warfare for years, resulting in severe
casualties on both sides. WAR
7. It was rather tactless of her to mention Mrs Lee’s traumatic past at the
gathering. TACT
8. He was indignant that the illegitimate boy should face such
social ostracism. OSTRACIZE
9. After slipping into a coma, Ginette has not been responsive to her friends’ urge to
wake up. RESPOND
10. The children were vaccinated against all major childhood diseases at the
clinic. VACCINE
11. Despite repeated warnings, Henry is unable to change his way-
out behaviour. WAY
12. No longer a rich man’s son, Johnathan is now reduced to pilfering food to relieve
his hunger. PILFER