Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the corresponding gap

Question 1

Sure - create an adj.
“We are (1) ________________ by the experts that we are, as a species, designed for face-to-face communication.”

Answer 1

Assured

Question 2

Labour - create an adv.
“Ask the bleary-eyed sales team this question as they struggle (2) ________________ through their weekly team-building session”

Answer 2

Laboriously: trabajosamente, laboriosamente, involving hard work

Question 3

Afirm - create an adj.
“that answer is unlikely to be in the (3) ____________. “

Answer 3

Affirmative

Question 4

Except - create an adv.
“Unless you work for a very small business or have an (4) ________________ high boredom threshold, you doubtless spend more time sitting in meetings than you want to.”

Answer 4

How do they struggle? - Exceptionally

Question 5

Solid - create a noun.
“He liked to express (5) ________________ with customers queuing at the checkout by holding management meetings standing up.”

Answer 5

Solidarity

Question 6

Alternate - create a noun
“Is email a realistic (6) ________________? It’s certainly a powerful tool for disseminating information, but as a meeting substitute it’s seriously flawed.”

Answer 6

Alternative

Question 7

Secure - create a noun
“Words alone can cause trouble. We’re all full of (7) ________________ that can be unintentionally triggered by others and people are capable of reading anything they like into an email.”

Answer 7

Insecurities

Question 8

Tend - create a noun
“There is also a (8) ________________ for email to be used by people who wish to avoid ‘real’ encounters because…”

Answer 8

Tendency

Question 9

Front - create an adj.
“… people who wish to avoid ‘real’ encounters because they don’t want to be (9) ________________ with any awkwardness.”

Answer 9

Confronted