Word formation

Most of us have suffered the ________________ of forgeting someone´s name. (EMBARRASS)

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

Often we fail to pay attention when _________ are made (INTRODUCE)

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

but later on in the conversation we don´t want to appear___________ by asking them what they´re called. (POLITE)

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CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Fortunately, there are some simple ways you can ________ this problem. (COME)

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

One is to improve your powers of _________________. (OBSERVE)

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

Practise studying faces in public places, making a mental note of physical _____________ such as high foreheads or narrow eyebrows. (CHARACTER)

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

You´ll be surprised what a wide _________ of shapes and sizes people´s features have. Then, when you first meet someone, remember them as "Laura with the small nose", for example. (VARY)

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

With surnames, make _____________ associations. For instance, imagine people called Cook, Ford or King making a meal, driving a car or wearing a crown, respectively. (VISION)

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Finally, ending with the person´s name, as in "See you later, Max." is a good way of _____________ that you don´t forget it. (SURE)

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CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E