Confusables 1

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ensured

Back 1

He wrote one poem which ~~~ his undying fame (to make certain)

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assure

Back 2

I ~~~ you that this medicine cannot harm you (to cause to believe)

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insured

Back 3

The house is ~~~ against fire (to protect against loss)

Front 4

for sure

Back 4

You know him, ~~~? (of course)

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assured

Back 5

You may rest ~~~ that he'll never trouble you (certain)

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reassure

Back 6

The doctor tried to ~~~ the patient (to comfort)

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self-assurance

Back 7

The teacher lacked ~~~ in front of his class (strong belief in one's ability)

Front 8

self-assured

Back 8

She is somewhat too ~~~ (sure of her own ability)

Front 9

politics

Back 9

I support the liberal party. What are your ~~~? (political opinions)

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political

Back 10

He left the country for ~~~ reasons (concerning public affairs and/or the government)

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policies

Back 11

One of the new government's ~~~ is to control public spending (a plan or course of action in directing affairs)

Front 12

policy

Back 12

Where's our insurance ~~~ got to? (a written statement of the details of an agreement with an insurance company)

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politician

Back 13

Most English people believe that Churchill was an outstanding ~~~ (a person whose business is politics)

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politicize

Back 14

The Western media invariably try to ~~~ any issue concerning Russia (to give a political character to)

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politic

Back 15

To learn as much as possible of an enemy has always been regarded as ~~~ (well judged with regard to one's advantage)

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response

Back 16

He gave no ~~~ to my question (answer)

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responsive

Back 17

She is most ~~~ to kindness (answering readily)

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responsible

Back 18

He is a ~~~ person and can be trusted (trustworthy)

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respondent

Back 19

His appearance in court as a ~~~ will do nothing to help his career (a person answering a charge in a divorce suit)

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irresponsible

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The prisoner was idiotic and ~~~ (showing lack of ability to think of the effect of his actions)

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correspondent

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On Friday we'll be broadcasting a report from our London ~~~ (smb employed to report news from a distant area)

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conscience

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My ~~~ is clear (an inner sense of right and wrong)

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conscious

Back 23

Is he ~~~ enough to answer questions? (awake)

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consciousness

Back 24

The class ~~~ of the workers made them unite (awareness)

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unconscious

Back 25

The stone hit her on the temple and she was ~~~ for several minutes (passed out)

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conscientious

Back 26

A ~~~ tradesman will never short-change a customer (scrupulous)

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subconscious

Back 27

A sketch of himself has a ~~~ humour one would not have suspected (present at a hidden level of the mind)

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consciously

Back 28

This wasn't ~~~ done (on purpose, intentionally)

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comprehensive

Back 29

The government gave a ~~~ explanation of its plans for industrial development (thorough, broad)

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comprehensible

Back 30

One often finds a writer's books more ~~~ if one knows about his life (easily understood)

Front 31

incomprehensible

Back 31

She was perfectly ~~~ to me (which cannot be understood)

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incomprehension

Back 32

Our ignorance and ~~~ of the least things in nature is stupendous (the state of not understanding)

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abducted

Back 33

The police think the missing woman was ~~~ (kidnapped)

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induced

Back 34

I was ~~~ to come against my will (to persuade smb to do sth)

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deduced

Back 35

From the fact that Socrates was a man and the principle that all men are mortal I ~~~ that Socrates would die (to determine sth from general in relation to particular)

Front 36

reduce

Back 36

He won't ~~~ the rent of our house (to make smaller)

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deduct

Back 37

They will ~~~ no less than ten pounds from your wages (to take away from a total)

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conductive

Back 38

Copper is a highly ~~~ metal (able to act effectively as a path to electricity, etc.)

Front 39

productive

Back 39

Plenty of exercise is ~~~ to good health (likely to produce)

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decisive

Back 40

A ~~~ person acts quickly and often succeeds (marked by determination and firmness)

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undecided

Back 41

I'm ~~~ whether to call the doctor or not (in doubt)

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decided

Back 42

His character is very ~~~ (sure of oneself)

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decidedly

Back 43

She is ~~~ a shrew (unquestionably)

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indecision

Back 44

His whole attitude is marked by ~~~ and incompetence (hesitation)

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tired

Back 45

I'm ~~~ of your stupid questions (annoyed)

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tireless

Back 46

You'll never find another worker as ~~~ as that one (never getting tired)

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tiresome

Back 47

She is just a ~~~ child who won't do as she is told (annoying)

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tiring

Back 48

Forced idleness is the most ~~~ thing (causing fatigue)

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tirelessly

Back 49

The baby screamed on ~~~ (not showing or feeling tiredness)

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impractical

Back 50

Yours is an ~~~ plan (not sensible or reasonable)

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practiced

Back 51

The dancer moved with ~~~ grace (gained by practice)

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practicable

Back 52

Is it ~~~ to try to grow crops in a desert (that can be successfully used)

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unpractised

Back 53

She pulled out the stitches with an ~~~ hand (not skillful)

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practical

Back 54

We've bought a very ~~~ little table that fold up out of the way when not needed. (suited to actual conditions)

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practitioner

Back 55

The work of a medical ~~~ demands both skill and devotion (a person who works in a profession)

Front 56

credence

Back 56

I place full ~~~ in the government's abilities (trust)

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discredit

Back 57

One should ~~~ a good deal of what one hears (to refuse to believe in)

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incredulity

Back 58

What was written on his face was sheer open-mouthed ~~~ (disbelief)

Front 59

incredible

Back 59

He can move with an ~~~ speed (unbelievable)

Front 60

incredulous

Back 60

At his mention of a luncheon at the White House she looked ~~~ (showing disbelief)

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credulity

Back 61

Children's ~~~ is proverbial (willingness to believe)

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creditable

Back 62

They are persons sufficiently ~~~ (deserving praise, approval)

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credentials

Back 63

We will not take a footman without ~~~ from his last master (written proof of a person's trustworthiness, etc.)

Front 64

sensible

Back 64

Do try to be ~~~ (reasonable)

Front 65

sensitive

Back 65

Tropical animals are extremely ~~~ to cold (quick to feel the effect of)

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senseless

Back 66

I was almost ~~~ with terror (unconscious; foolish)

Front 67

sensitivity

Back 67

The ~~~ of the instrument is below standard (ability to indicate slight changes)

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corrections

Back 68

Teachers usually make ~~~ in red ink (a change that corrects something)

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corrective

Back 69

The criminals were sent to prison for ~~~ punishment (intended to correct)

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incorrigible

Back 70

He is an ~~~ liar (unable to be changed for the better)

Front 71

incorrect

Back 71

The wit of the last age was yet more ~~~ than their language (not correct)

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impress

Back 72

There was a clear ~~~ of the murderer's heel in the mud (a mark left by pressure)

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impressionable

Back 73

She is high-strung and ~~~ (easy to influence)

Front 74

impressive

Back 74

Olivier's acting in King Lear was most ~~~ (causing admiration)

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unimpressive

Back 75

His descriptions are ~~~ (producing little impression)

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imaginary

Back 76

All the characters in this book are ~~~ (not real)

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imaginative

Back 77

Their youngest is a most ~~~ child (good at inventing things)

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unimaginable

Back 78

It's simply ~~~ (inconceivable)

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unimaginative

Back 79

I never expected this from such a dull ~~~ person as Judy (lacking the power of imagination)

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appreciably

Back 80

The temperature dropped ~~~ last night (considerably)

Front 81

appreciation

Back 81

Their ~~~ of the performance was expressed in loud cheers (understanding of the worth)

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appreciative

Back 82

His kindly ~~~ words moved her almost to tears (feeling or showing understanding)

Front 83

confident

Back 83

The politician spoke in a ~~~ voice (showing assurance)

Front 84

confidant

Back 84

I don't know why she chose me as her ~~~ (a person with whom one discusses one's personal affairs)

Front 85

confidence

Back 85

You have won my ~~~ (faith, full trust)

Front 86

confidential

Back 86

He gave her a ~~~ look (showing full trust)

Front 87

admission

Back 87

~~~ is one pound (the cost of entrance)

Front 88

admittance

Back 88

As the theatre was full I was unable to gain ~~~ (right of entrance)

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admissible

Back 89

This is not an ~~~ excuse (that can be allowed or considered)

Front 90

admittedly

Back 90

~~~, he is a thief, but he is irresistibly charming (it must be admitted that)

Front 91

inadmissible

Back 91

In your state tea, coffee and alcohol are ~~~ (which cannot be allowed)

Front 92

comfortable

Back 92

All he wants is a warm fire and a ~~~ chair to sit in (giving comfort, esp. to the body)

Front 93

discomfort

Back 93

She turned red with ~~~ when the teacher spoke (slight anxiety or shame)

Front 94

uncomfortable

Back 94

I felt ~~~ when I had to admit my guilt (embarrassed)

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comforter

Back 95

He rang up another ~~~, seeking the same reassurances. (a person or thing that puts you at ease)

Front 96

habitat

Back 96

The Tiger Moth has a limited ~~~ (the natural home of a plant or animal)

Front 97

uninhabited

Back 97

The shipwrecked seamen finally reached an ~~~ island (without people living there)

Front 98

habitation

Back 98

The house is unfit for human ~~~ (the act of living in)

Front 99

habitual

Back 99

He gave her a ~~~ greeting of 'Hi!' (customary)

Front 100

inhabitants

Back 100

The village numbers 54 ~~~ (people living there)

Front 101

habitable

Back 101

He failed to find a ~~~ house at this price (which can lived in)

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err

Back 102

To ~~~ is human (make a mistake)

Front 103

erroneous

Back 103

Very few people now uphold the ~~~ belief that the world is flat (incorrect)

Front 104

erratic

Back 104

The dog's ~~~ walk suggested rabies (irregular in movement)

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errata

Back 105

This word doesn't look right; look it up in the ~~~ (list of mistakes and printing errors at the beginning of the book)

Front 106

economics

Back 106

He read ~~~ at Oxford (the science of the way in which industry and trade produce and use wealth)

Front 107

economy

Back 107

The new oil-fields will improve the state of the ~~~ (the economic life of the country)

Front 108

economical

Back 108

She is an ~~~ housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply (not wasteful)

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economic

Back 109

The country is in a bad ~~~ state, so we must reduce profits (connected with trade, industry, etc.)

Front 110

economize

Back 110

Now that Jim is out of work we'll have to ~~~ (save money)

Front 111

exhaustive

Back 111

We've made an ~~~ study of the matter (thorough)

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exhaustion

Back 112

She was pale with ~~~ (the state of being tired out)

Front 113

inexhaustible

Back 113

His supply of jokes was ~~~ (endless)

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exhausted

Back 114

He felt ~~~ after a month of working overtime (tired)

Front 115

мороженое, напиток/sherbet

Back 115

sherbet/щербет

Front 116

бочка/helmet

Back 116

cask/каска

Front 117

компетентность/examination

Back 117

expertise/экспертиза

Front 118

благотворительная продажа/market,fair,talk

Back 118

bazaar/базар

Front 119

цвет лица/build,constitution

Back 119

complexion/комплекция

Front 120

доблестный,любезный/courteous,chivalrous

Back 120

gallant/галантный

Front 121

расточительный/eccentric

Back 121

extravagant/экстравагантный

Front 122

добродушный/brilliant

Back 122

genial/гениальный

Front 123

босоножки/shoes with straps

Back 123

sandals/сандалии

Front 124

конфитюр из цитрусовых/fruit jelly,drops

Back 124

marmalade/мармелад

Front 125

байка/joke

Back 125

anecdote/анекдот

Front 126

дерн/peat

Back 126

turf/торф

Front 127

слиток/bouillon,broth,soup

Back 127

bullion/бульон

Front 128

атлас/sateen

Back 128

satin/сатин

Front 129

седан,бар/salon,cabin

Back 129

saloon/салон

Front 130

бархат/corduroy

Back 130

velvet/вельвет

Front 131

сочувствующий/nice,attractive

Back 131

sympathetic/симпатичный

Front 132

орнамент/motive,tune

Back 132

motif/мотив

Front 133

разновидность/option

Back 133

variant/вариант

Front 134

вариант,интерпретация/case,release

Back 134

version/версия

Front 135

фактический/topical, relevant

Back 135

actual/актуальный

Front 136

цель/aspiration

Back 136

ambition/амбиция

Front 137

десяток/ten-day period

Back 137

decade/декада

Front 138

сложный/system, scheme

Back 138

complex/комплекс

Front 139

управление/verification

Back 139

control/контроль

Front 140

важный/crucial

Back 140

critical/критичечкий

Front 141

проявление/demonstration

Back 141

manifestation/манифестация

Front 142

материальный/cloth

Back 142

material/материал

Front 143

встреча/demonstration

Back 143

meeting/митинг

Front 144

точка зрения/prospect

Back 144

perspective/перспектива

Front 145

строй,правительство/routine

Back 145

regime/режим

Front 146

прикидываться/sham,feign

Back 146

simulate/симулировать

Front 147

конкретный/peculiar

Back 147

specific/специфический

Front 148

газировка/baking soda,caustic soda

Back 148

soda/сода

Front 149

раздражитель/incentive

Back 149

stimulus/стимул

Front 150

импульсивный/spirited

Back 150

temperamental/темпераментный

Front 151

способность,преподавательский состав/department

Back 151

faculty/факультет

Front 152

вымысел/lie,figment

Back 152

fiction/фикция

Front 153

истощение/dementia

Back 153

marasmus/маразм

Front 154

сосиска в тесте

Back 154

toad-in-the-hole

Front 155

сладости из сахара

Back 155

sweatmeat

Front 156

сладкая начинка для пирога

Back 156

mincemeat

Front 157

алкоголь перед сном

Back 157

night cap

Front 158

косичка

Back 158

pigtail

Front 159

блюдо из поджелудочной железы молодых животных

Back 159

sweetbread

Front 160

гренки по-валлийски с расплавленным сыром

Back 160

welsh rabbit

Front 161

хвост

Back 161

ponytail

Front 162

жилая комната

Back 162

bed-sitter

Front 163

девочка-сорванец

Back 163

tomboy

Front 164

морщины в уголках глаз

Back 164

crow's foot

Front 165

кровяная колбаска

Back 165

black pudding

Front 166

картофельный пирог с мясом

Back 166

shepherd's pie

Front 167

араукария

Back 167

monkey-puzzle

Front 168

жаркое из мяса и капусты

Back 168

bubble-and-squeak

Front 169

колесо обозрения

Back 169

london eye