| acquaint, affect, alight, attend, avail, command, comply, compromise, confide, conscious, consult, contain, contend, contrary, couch, custom, defect, divert, draft, endow |
. She was such a ___________________ child- it was impossible to please her.
2. She ___________________ a calmness she did not feel.
3. A good language learner should ___________________ oneself with writing, reading, listening and speaking all four skills.
4. It is rare to find a friend in whom you can always ___________________.
5. A cigarette set the dry grass ___________________.
6. The remaining $100 million is to be used to ___________________ the school.
7. The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no ___________________.
8. The letter was deliberately ___________________ in very vague terms.
9. I made a ___________________ effort to get there on time.
10. The hotel ___________________ a fine view of the valley.
11. A swoop by ___________________ officers netted a large quantity of drugs.
12. I was happy that the product was so cheap, but it had a ___________________.
13. Failure to ___________________ with the above requirement will be deported.
14. When people bring up negatives, you ___________________ the negative.
15. This is the rough ___________________ of my speech, which I should go through several times to complete.
16. After lengthy talks the two sides finally reached a ___________________.
17. The patient was ___________________ by a doctor.
18. I was so furious I just couldn’t ___________________ myself.
19. If the symptoms persist, ___________________ your doctor.
20. Each day at the docks, the fisherman must ___________________ with birds who try to steal their catch.
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<Answer>
1. contrary
2. affected
3. acquaint
4. confide
5. alight
6. endow
7. avail
8. couched
9. conscious
10. commands
11. customs
12. defect
13. comply
14. divert
15. draft
16. compromise
17.attended
18. contain
19. consult
20. contend