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essential ___ affection ____ facility _____ offhand _____ intensify indicate _____ gratitude_____ allure ____offbeat ____ make a statement conservative _____ sacred ____ decades ______ tolerant


1. The president has ________________ his pressure on economy as a result of the scandals.
2. Results of the news analysis ______________ that there are too much violence scenes on the news.
3. The ______________ of communication is far greater now than it was a hundred years ago.
4. The cottage's ______________ was its isolation. This is why so many people wanted to buy it.
5. He liked the _________________ in fashion and shows it by using unusual cuts and accessories.
6. His _______________ answer to the question caused a big chaos and whaty he said was corrected by the vice-directors.
7. And although I am now old, I have found a heart as young as my own,my true love, a lifelong _____________ which nothing can discourage and which grows stronger every day.
8. He expressed his ____________ to everyone on the staff whne he came to the stage to get his Academy Award.
9. Keep in mind that it is your _______________ duty to take care of the poor, disabled and orphans. Don t let your officers offend and mistreat them.
10. The last two ________________ have witnessed increasingly frequent and severe financial crises that many related to short- term speculation.

11. .Many people in the world are getting more ________________ and they are less _______________ of other views and beliefs.
12. A dictionary is the ______________ tool when learning a language. There are many dictionaries to choose from.
13. The furnishings here ____________ about the company. It has a friendly and warm atmosphere as the colors are soft and welcoming.



1. intensified 2. indicate 3. facility 4. allure 5. offbeat 6. offhand 7. affection 8. gratitude 9. sacred 10. decades 11. conservative-tolerant 12 essential 13. make a statement