ACADEMIC WORDS REVSION FOR ENS3A05
LIST A
A. Here are some academic words to revise.
1. abstract = existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete
existence; a summary
2. advocate = a person or the act of supporting someone or something publicly
3. allocate = to assign; to distribute
4. bias = a particular tendency; inclination; favouritism
5. compounds = something formed by a union of elements or parts
6. comprise = to consist of; include
7. conform = to behave as the environment wants you to; obey; adapt
8. contemporary = existing at the same time; current; present-day
9. empirical = based on observation or experiment; experimental
10. offset = something that compensates for something else; counterbalance
11. parameter = a characteristic or constant factor; limit
12. subsequent = coming after sth. in time; following
B. Write sentences relating to yourself, using 7 of the words above.
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C. Match words on the left with their definitions.
13. apparent
14. automate
___ rule of action; fundamental law or truth
from which others are derived
15. compensate
___ clearly defined; certain
16. confer
___ to make up for, to replace
17. definite
___ make automatic
18. differentiate
___ identical or consistent
19. hypothesis
20. integrate
___ an educated guess; a proposition set forth
as an explanation
21. principle
___ to discuss something with someone else;
22. substitute
___ To bring together and make whole
23. sustain
___ replacement/to replace
24. transform
25. uniform
___ clearly visible or understood; obvious
___ to change in form, appearance or
structure
___ to know or see the difference between
___ to support; to provide for; to supply; to
endure
ACADEMIC WORDS REVSION FOR ENS3A05
D. Fill in the gaps using all the academic words (1-25), one word per sentence.
1. All good doctors will _______________________ healthy lifestyles for their patients
2. All students are expected to _______________________ to the school’s rules.
3. As a judge, Mary cannot let her personal _______________________ lead her to
make an unfair ruling.
4. Before she can order the steaks, the chef needs a _______________________ number
of people who will be at the event.
5. Cash machines _______________________ two basic functions of a bank - deposits
and withdrawals.
6. Common salt is a _______________________ of sodium and chlorine
7. Democracy operates on the _______________________ that everyone should be
treated equally
8. During the study, the researcher changed her _______________________ to a new
assumption that fit with current data.
9. Female students _______________________ 38% of the student body.
10. He was a _______________________ of Freud and may have known him.
11. I became angry at Sam after it became _______________________ that he wasn’t
listening to one word that I was saying.
12. If you meet the low-income _______________________, you are eligible for financial
aid.
13. Jeff put in extra hours this afternoon to _______________________ for his late arrival
to work this morning.
14. Ted cannot _______________________ his speed in the marathon because he is
experiencing severe cramping
15. The castle was _______________________ into a marvelous museum.
16. The designer’s ideas were so _______________________, they were impossible to
produce.
17. The head referee will _______________________ with his colleagues to determine
which team should get the ball
18. The plan is to _______________________ a portion of our earnings to our vacation
fund so we can take a cruise next year
19. The real question here is how can we _______________________ asylum seekers into
communities.
ACADEMIC WORDS REVSION FOR ENS3A05
20. The results are _______________________ and reveal that teenagers who do not
spend quality time with their parents are more likely to abuse drugs or alcohol.
21. The rows of houses were _______________________ in appearance, I couldn‘t tell
which one was their house.
22. Their wage increases would be _______________________ by higher prices.
23. We put ribbons on our suitcases to _______________________ them from the
hundreds of other bags on the airline carousel
24. While the initial injection of the drug did not generate positive results,
_______________________ dosages produced better reactions.
25. You can _______________________ oil for butter in this recipe.