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The project has now received ................... from the government.

• approval

  /əˈpruː.vəl/

• blessing

  /ˈbles.ɪŋ/

• idea

• tendency

  /ˈten.dən.si/

The thieves and two ..............made away with over $25,000 in cash.

• acquaintances

  /əˈkweɪn.təns/

• contacts

  /ˈkɑːn.tækt/

• accomplices

  /əˈkɑːm.plɪs/

• relatives

  /ˈrel.ə.t̬ɪv/

The resort is easily ......................by road, rail, and air.

• agitated

  /ˈædʒ.ə.teɪ.t̬ɪd/

• captivated

  /ˈkæp.tə.veɪt/

• ecstatic

  /ekˈstæt̬.ɪk/

• accessible

  /əkˈses.ə.bəl/

She devised an........................ solution to the problem.

• agitated /ˈædʒ.ə.teɪ.t̬ɪd/

• ingenious

  /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/

• captivated

  /ˈkæp.tə.veɪt/

• inquisitive /ɪnˈkwɪz.ə.t̬ɪv/

The movie was an ................... of a novel.

• supersede

  /ˌsuː.pɚˈsiːd/

• anecdote /ˈæn.ɪk.doʊt/

• adaptation

  /ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/

• patchy

  /ˈpætʃ.i/

Unemployment rates among white-collar workers show much less regional..................... than corresponding rates among blue-collar workers.

• variation

  /ˌver.iˈeɪ.ʃən/

• intriguing

  /ɪnˈtriː.ɡɪŋ/

• anecdote /ˈæn.ɪk.doʊt/

• overshadow

  /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/

She was an imaginative and ....................manager.

• innovative

  /ˈɪn.ə.veɪ.t̬ɪv/

• excel in

  /ɪkˈsel/

• supersede

  /ˌsuː.pɚˈsiːd/

• patchy

  /ˈpætʃ.i/

The documentary is about corruption, crime and human ........................to difficult circumstances.

• adaptation

  /ˌæd.əpˈteɪ.ʃən/

• intriguing

  /ɪnˈtriː.ɡɪŋ/

• nnovative

  /ˈɪn.ə.veɪ.t̬ɪv/

• vershadow

  /ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃæd.oʊ/

• These discoveries raise ................ questions.

• captivated

• understudy

  /ˈʌn.dɚˌstʌd.i/

• intriguing

  /ɪnˈtriː.ɡɪŋ/

• contact

  /ˈkɑːn.tækt/

I don't really know how she got the job, but I think her mother has.....................

• supersede

  /ˌsuː.pɚˈsiːd/

• conatct

  /ˈkɑːn.tækt/

• anecdote

  /ˈæn.ɪk.doʊt/

• excel

  /ɪkˈsel/