| 1 | I'm an ______ admirer of your work. |
| | | ardent |
| | | triumphant |
| | | stale |
| | | considerable |
| | | cast-iron |
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| 2 | This new process is a ______ advance in technology. |
| | | ardent |
| | | significant |
| | | stale |
| | | considerable |
| | | cast-iron |
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| 3 | He knows the interviewer already and that will give him an ______ advantage over me. |
| | | ardent |
| | | significant |
| | | unfair |
| | | considerable |
| | | cast-iron |
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| 4 | I wouldn't upset him. He can be a ______ adversary. |
| | | ardent |
| | | significant |
| | | unfair |
| | | dangerous |
| | | cast-iron |
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| 5 | He gave me some ______ advice and I took it. |
| | | ardent |
| | | significant |
| | | unfair |
| | | dangerous |
| | | blunt |
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| 6 | We know very little about this. We need to bring in an ______ adviser to help us. |
| | | outside |
| | | significant |
| | | unfair |
| | | dangerous |
| | | blunt |
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| 7 | I don't like this at all. It's a really ______ affair. |
| | | outside |
| | | ugly |
| | | unfair |
| | | dangerous |
| | | blunt |
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| 8 | It's not a very challenging job. I only have to deal with ______ affairs. |
| | | outside |
| | | ugly |
| | | everyday |
| | | dangerous |
| | | blunt |
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| 9 | They don't always agree but I think there is a bond of ______ affection between them. |
| | | outside |
| | | ugly |
| | | everyday |
| | | deep |
| | | blunt |
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| 10 | It seems no time at all since I started work and here I am at ______ age. |
| | | outside |
| | | ugly |
| | | everyday |
| | | deep |
| | | retirement |
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| 11 | That type of behaviour was possible in a ______ age but we are more tightly regulated these days. |
| | | bygone |
| | | ugly |
| | | everyday |
| | | deep |
| | | retirement |
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| 12 | I don't trust him. I think he has a ______ agenda. |
| | | bygone |
| | | hidden |
| | | everyday |
| | | deep |
| | | retirement |
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| 13 | We cannot tolerate this sort of ______ aggression from a competitor in one of our key markets. |
| | | bygone |
| | | hidden |
| | | naked |
| | | deep |
| | | retirement |
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| 14 | We have a ______ agreement with them and we must respect it. |
| | | bygone |
| | | hidden |
| | | naked |
| | | binding |
| | | retirement |
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| 15 | I think they must be providing them with some kind of ______ aid. But I don't know what. |
| | | bygone |
| | | hidden |
| | | naked |
| | | binding |
| | | covert |
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| 16 | I agree with the ______ aims of what you are trying to do but not with some of the details. |
| | | broad |
| | | hidden |
| | | naked |
| | | binding |
| | | covert |
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| 17 | I'm sure he's got the job. He's walking around with a ______ air. |
| | | broad |
| | | triumphant |
| | | naked |
| | | binding |
| | | covert |
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| 18 | You need to open the windows and get rid of the ______ air in here. |
| | | broad |
| | | triumphant |
| | | stale |
| | | binding |
| | | covert |
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| 19 | The problems in Tokyo have caused ______ alarm on Wall Street. |
| | | broad |
| | | triumphant |
| | | stale |
| | | considerable |
| | | covert |
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| 20 | He definitely wasn't there. He has a ______ alibi. |
| | | broad |
| | | triumphant |
| | | stale |
| | | considerable |
| | | cast-iron |