Your taskChoose the correct answer for each question.0 / 12 selectedYour score0 / 120%Keep practising! Review the explanations below and try again.1Customs officials were instructed to adopt a more ___ process for clearing humanitarian aid shipments.Customs officials were instructed to adopt a more ___ process for clearing humanitarian aid shipments.expediteexpeditingexpeditiouslyexpeditiousCorrect answer: expeditious2The ___ of infectious diseases requires sustained international cooperation and investment in healthcare infrastructure.The ___ of infectious diseases requires sustained international cooperation and investment in healthcare infrastructure.eradicateeradicatingeradicativeeradicationCorrect answer: eradication3Short-term measures for the ___ of poverty cannot substitute for structural economic reform.Short-term measures for the ___ of poverty cannot substitute for structural economic reform.alleviatingalleviationalleviativealleviateCorrect answer: alleviation4The study's findings were summarised in terms that would be ___ to a non-specialist audience.The study's findings were summarised in terms that would be ___ to a non-specialist audience.comprehensivelycomprehensivecomprehensiblecomprehendedCorrect answer: comprehensible5No ___ pattern emerged from the data collected in the first phase of the experiment.No ___ pattern emerged from the data collected in the first phase of the experiment.discerndiscerningdiscernmentdiscernibleCorrect answer: discernible6The footnotes provided helpful ___ of the complex statistical methods used in the main study.The footnotes provided helpful ___ of the complex statistical methods used in the main study.elucidatingelucidativeelucidationelucidateCorrect answer: elucidation7A detailed ___ of all species found at the site was included as an appendix to the report.A detailed ___ of all species found at the site was included as an appendix to the report.enumerateenumeratingenumerationenumerativeCorrect answer: enumeration8The decade-long research programme reached its ___ with the publication of a landmark three-volume study.The decade-long research programme reached its ___ with the publication of a landmark three-volume study.culminateculminatingculminatoryculminationCorrect answer: culmination9The data breach put the company's regulatory compliance in serious ___.The data breach put the company's regulatory compliance in serious ___.jeopardisejeopardisedjeopardisingjeopardyCorrect answer: jeopardy10The younger institution was founded in conscious ___ of the older university's tutorial system.The younger institution was founded in conscious ___ of the older university's tutorial system.emulateemulatingemulativeemulationCorrect answer: emulation11The former CEO's ___ of executive control was seen as a prerequisite for the board's approval of the merger.The former CEO's ___ of executive control was seen as a prerequisite for the board's approval of the merger.relinquishingrelinquishrelinquishmentrelinquishedCorrect answer: relinquishment12The scandal ___ public opinion and led to the largest street protests seen in the capital for decades.The scandal ___ public opinion and led to the largest street protests seen in the capital for decades.galvanisesgalvanisedgalvanisationgalvanisingCorrect answer: galvanisedCheck AnswersPlease select an answer for at least one question first.Found an error in this exercise? Let us know.