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to restrict (v) To _____ is to limit. If you want to eat more healthily, you might _____ , or limit, yourself to eating only foods containing fruits and vegetables –- like carrot cake and apple pie.
approval (n) ____ is a formal agreement. It's probably not a good idea to mail the invitations for your beach party until you've gotten official ____ for the enormous bonfire you're planning to light.
attainment (n) The effort put into something and the pay-off when the work is over is called ____. ____ of your goal of learning to make the perfect omelet requires breaking a lot of eggs.
competence (n) If you have ____, you're qualified or well prepared to do something. A driving test will show if you have ____ behind the wheel.
conflict (n) A ____ is a struggle or an opposition. If you and your best friend both fall in love with the same person, you will have to find some way to resolve the ____.
to conform (v) To ____ means to adapt to fit in with new conditions. So if you travel to Morocco, you should ____ to the local customs.
to enhance (v) Many people use the expression "____ your chance" to point out ways to increase your chances of winning or earning a contest or prize. When you ____ something, you heighten it or make it better.
industrial (adj) Something ____ has to do with industry or factories. If you're taking a stroll alone at night, avoid the ____ areas — there aren't many people around after business hours and it can be kind of spooky.
mutual (adj) If the feeling is ____, both of you feel the same the way, like a mutual admiration society. ____ means shared. In finance it is used to describe trusts or funds that pool the money of many investors to buy securities.
to accuse (v) If you charge someone with misdeeds or misconduct, you ____ that person. If the last piece of devil's food cake is missing, your sister may ____ you of eating it — especially if you have chocolate on your mouth.
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