1Cold weather ............... my health.
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Use "affected" when you mean influenced or changed something.
2I ............... her on her good looks.
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Use "complimented" when you mean praised someone.
3The salad perfectly ............... the main course.
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Use "complemented" when you mean went well with or completed something.
4She is not very ..............., so don't share your secrets with her.
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Use "discreet" for someone careful about secrets or private matters.
5He is an ............... scientist.
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Use "eminent" to describe someone famous and respected in a field.
6War is ...............
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Use "imminent" for something that is about to happen soon.
7All credit cards are ............... here.
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Use "accepted" when you mean allowed or taken as payment.
8The councilor was accused of ............... the funds.
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Use "misusing" when someone uses something in the wrong or illegal way.
9The exhibition was held in a ............... warehouse.
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Use "disused" for a place or thing that is no longer used.
10The book is so boring that it is ...............
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Use "unreadable" for a text that is too boring or difficult to read with interest.
11The prices of essential commodities ............... sharply.
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Use "have risen" because prices go up by themselves in this sentence.
12The long journey was ...............
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Use "exhausting" for something that makes people very tired.
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- Cold weather affected my health.
- I complimented her on her good looks.
- The salad perfectly complemented the main course.
- She is not very discreet, so don’t share your secrets with her.
- He is an eminent scientist.
- War is imminent.
- All credit cards are accepted here.
- The councilor was accused of misusing the funds.
- The exhibition was held in a disused warehouse.
- The book is so boring that it is unreadable.
- The prices of essential commodities have risen sharply.
- The long journey was exhausting.