NEW STARS AND STRIPES ECPE 5a

I managed to shorten my essay without ....... its meaning or quality.

• sacrificing

• modifying

He bought the present ......... for her, but in fact it was for himself.

• margianlly

• ostensibly

His unhealthy diet has seriously ...... his physical well-being.

• marred

• decayed

• impaired

Cells are so ........ that they have to be magnified.

• minute

• immaterial

• trivial

The government .......... that the citizens have to follow the political decisions.

• deferred

• decreed

They held a competition to win a car in order to attract ..... customers into the store.

• potential

• destined

• auspicious

Scott is worried about .......... food processed in labs and only buys organic products.

• nutritional value

• loom large

• genetically modified

During the Cold War, the ....... of nuclear holocaust caused people a great deal of anxiety.

• distrust

• specter

Graduates are ............. to final work in a variety of fields as a result of what they are taught at university.

• equipped

• conducive

The driver .............. the downtown area in order to avoid the heavy traffic.

• eliminated

• bypassed