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Due to her traumatic past, she has no memories from her ________. CHILD (noun)
CHILDHOOD
The damage caused by the gas explosion was devastating that it left the whole neighbourhood in an _______ condition. REPAIR (negative adj.)
IRREPAIRABLE
Landlords are being urged to remortgage if possible to ________ their returns. MAXIMUM (verb)
MAXIMISE
The books in the library are _______ according to subject. CLASS (passive verb)
CLASSIFIED
There was great ________ all round on hearing the news. DISAPPOINT (noun)
DISAPPOINTMENT
Speaking about your feelings in a straightforward way adds understanding and _______ love. DEEP (verb)
DEEPENS
Our new offices are very ______, just two minutes' walk from the town square. CENTRE (adj.)
CENTRAL
The approach taken by US courts has been more ________ than that in Britain. PROGRESS (adj.)
PROGRESSIVE
And now protein designers have arrived at the top end of the protein _______ scale. COMPLEX (noun)
COMPLEXITY
It's the first time she'd made an _______ this year. APPEAR (noun)
APPEARANCE
It was meant as a suggestion, not a ______. CRITIC (noun)
CRITICISM
I would like to have discussed it in more ______ for clarity. DEEP (noun)
DEPTH
Most types of wax ______ as they cool. HARD (verb)
HARDENS
Her argument is based on the _________ that we all told the truth. ASSUME (noun)
ASSUMPTION
This is ballet on tarmac and the high speeds involved make this an _______ spectacle. AWE (adj.)
AWESOME
What can we do to lessen our _______ on oil? DEPEND
DEPENDENCE
The food ______ has been the result of the poor harvest. SCARCE
SCARCITY
All prices are _______ of VAT. INCLUDE
INCLUSIVE
While there are businesses that _______ mandatory retirement, little do we know much about them. FORCE
ENFORCE
Being rowdy on your first day moving in is not the best way to ______ your new neighbours. FRIEND
BEFRIEND
________ farmers plough up old Indian relics. OCCASION
OCCASIONALLY
We have another flu epidemic, exactly two years after the last _______. BREAK
OUTBREAK
Ashley laughed as she rolled around on the ground with Tommy, feeling ______ and happy. CARE
CAREFREE
At the age of 35 he continues to cover the ground with a ________ stride. PURPOSE
PURPOSEFUL
The work seeks to ______ our understanding of history. BROAD
BROADEN