A Complete the following sentences with words from the list below.
disassembled / dissolves / boundaries / soaked / extract / shattered / estimated / discarded / decommissioned / captured
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1 The football came out of nowhere and ________ our bedroom window into a thousand pieces.
2 The bottle doesn’t have to be ________ when emptied. It can be reused.
3 After 40 years of use, the road had to be ________ since an alternative route had been built.
4 Sugar easily ________ in water. So does aspirin.
5 We have ________ the cost of building a new factory at almost $2 million.
6 The excavation machine was too big to carry in one piece so it had to be ________ .
7 We need special techniques to ________ these rare minerals from the ground.
8 The new teacher ________ her students’ attention with her unique story-telling skills.
9 The new novel by the renowned researcher blurs the ________ between science and fiction.
10 The heavy rain caught us unprepared on the way, so we arrived home literally ________ .
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B Match the words to their synonyms.
roughly - possible
hulking - originate
obstacle - strong
primary - join
bind - huge
potential - approximately
durable - reinforce
strengthen - hurdle
goal - most important
derive - objective
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C Complete the gap with a word deriving from the word in CAPITALS.
1 It was his ________ that got him fired, not any personal dislike by the boss. EFFICIENT
2 You need to ________ a couple of programs in order to free up space in your computer. INSTALL
3 Have you ever looked closely at the ________ used in the food industry? It’s scary, let me tell you! PRESERVE
4 My new venture seems to have turned quite ________. PROFIT
5 The ________ of this jacket makes it ideal for outdoor activities. DURABLE
6 The fortress was ________ . It would take a long siege to conquer it. IMPREGNATE
7 I’m supposed to be on diet, but this cake is ________ ! I will have another piece. RESIST
8 It’s not that I don’t want you to go on the trip. I am ________ concerned about your safety. PRIMARY
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