Vocabulary from “‘Drive’ Not Always Explained By Rewards”
on Talk of the Nation on NPR, January 4, 2010
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122221202
The following list is a study aid. I will not collect this worksheet, but you will be tested on
the material. Each of the following words is from the Academic Word List. This means that they
are some of the most common words to appear in academic writing across disciplines. In other
words, if you learn these words, you will be able to better read academic writing in any context.
Learn each of these words and their other forms (noun, verb, adjective and adverb if
they exist). Be able to use the words to fill in blanks, to choose the right form from multiple
choice, and to use in your own original sentence.
1. theory: word form (
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b. other forms:
c. sentence from the text containing the word
2. creative: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
3. specific: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
4. respond: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
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5. environment: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
6. scheme: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
7. research: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
8. circumstance: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
9. conceptual: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
10. tasks: word form ( )
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11. require: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
12. corporation: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
13. individual: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
14. principle: word form ( )
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15. instance: word form ( )
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c. sentence from the text containing the word
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