Academic word list 9 & 10

Questions

1. the biggest part
2. a machine or mechanical item for performing a task, or a way of creating an effect
3. the ability to imagine future improvements or advancements
4. stop or finish
5. for one thing to partly cover another thing in time or place
6. cause something to happen or begin
7. not able to work together
8. happening or existing at the same time
9. relating to an essential part of something
10. restricted or limited
11. at ease; not tense
12. persuaded of the truth or logic of an idea or argument
13. a time period
14. a part of a whole
15. an action which breaks a law or rule
16. understanding or knowledge
17. usual standards
18. people you work with
19. in the middle or between
20. first or initial
21. less important or less powerful
22. done by a person, not a machine
23. simple and easy
24. experienced or done by two or more people, groups or organisations
25. the means by which something is broadcast or published
26. happening for a short time only
27. next to, beside
28. not taking action
29. extremely large
30. due to happen soon

Answers

1. bulk
2. device
3. vision
4. cease
5. overlap
6. trigger
7. incompatible
8. concurrent
9. integral
10. confined
11. relaxed
12. convinced
13. duration
14. portion
15. violation
16. insights
17. norms
18. colleagues
19. intermediate
20. preliminary
21. subordinate
22. manual
23. straightforward
24. mutual
25. medium
26. temporary
27. adjacent
28. passive
29. enormous
30. forthcoming

Identify the correct word forms. Choose the correct noun, verb or adjective from the options inside the square brackets.

Word 1

• Noun: [attainable, attained, attainment]
• Verb: attain
• Adjective: [attains, attainment, attainable]]

Answers:

• Noun: [attainment]
• Verb: attain
• Adjective: [attainable]

Word 2

• Noun: [diminishes, diminution, diminished]
• Verb: diminish
• Adjective: [diminishes, diminution, diminished]

Answers:

• Noun: [diminution]
• Verb: diminish
• Adjective: [diminished]

Word 3

• Noun: [restrains, restraints, restrained]
• Verb: restrain
• Adjective: [restrained, restrained, restrains]

Answers:

• Noun: [restraints]
• Verb: restrain
• Adjective: [restrained]

Word 4

• Noun: [mediates, mediated, mediation]
• Verb: mediate
• Adjective: [mediate, mediation, mediates]

Answers:

• Noun: [mediation]
• Verb: mediate
• Adjective: [mediate]

Word 5

• Noun: [maturational, maturity, matured]
• Verb: [mature, maturation, maturational]
• Adjective: mature

Answers:

• Noun: [maturity]
• Verb: [mature]
• Adjective: mature

Word 6

• Noun: [unifies, unification, unified]
• Verb: unify
• Adjective: [unifies, unification, unified]

Answers:

• Noun: [unification]
• Verb: unify
• Adjective: [unified]

Choose the best word in each sentence from the options inside the square brackets.

1. To see how far people would obey orders, Milgram set up an experiment [thereby, whereby] participants were instructed to give electric shocks to others.

Answer: whereby

2. Finding participants for your research can be a major challenge, as people are often [inclined, reluctant] to give up their time without financial reward.

Answer: reluctant

3. In fact, workers who were motivated by [intrinsic, incompatible] factors such as pride in their performance were much less likely to engage in bullying.

Answer: intrinsic

4. Any changes to regulations governing mandatory listing of ingredients in food labelling will [areas, likewise] affect the cosmetics industry.

Answer: likewise

5. The government has imposed a flood [panel, levy], a one-off tax to help meet the cost of rebuilding infrastructure after the recent natural disasters.

Answer: levy

6. In response to the H1N1 pandemic, many organisations developed a strict [protocol, route] to be followed in the event of an outbreak of the illness.

Answer: protocol

7. The [coincidental, qualitative] research involved interviewing groups of residents from three aged-care facilities on their experiences of isolation.

Answer: qualitative

8. It is clear that, [whereby, not-with-standing] the recent efforts of the national broadcaster, there is still a lack of ethnic diversity on our TV screens.

Answer: not-with-standing

9. The [ongoing, undergoing] debate on the effects of this policy is masking the real issue; the policy is in fact illegal and must be challenged in the courts.

Answer: ongoing

10. Acceptance of these values is spreading, [wherebys, albeit] slowly, mainly through a social networking campaign which recently achieved 100,000 followers.

Answer: albeit

Guess the word that matches the list of synonyms. The number of letters is given as a clue.

1. Synonyms: prejudice, influence, predispose

Hint: 4 letters

Answer: bias

2. Synonyms: correction, alteration, emendation

Hint: 8 letters

Answer: revision

3. Synonyms: announcement, declaration, publishing

Hint: 11 letters

Answer: publication

Choose the best word in each sentence from the options inside the square brackets.

1. One of the most common complaints about this technology is that it is [incompatible, reluctant] with many web applications such as video streaming.

Answer: incompatible

2. Communities have always needed faith, myth or ritual to ensure [coherence, format] is maintained.

Answer: coherence

3. Professor Mitchell is here tonight to give us his [norms, insights] into the tension between the need for border security and the plight of refugees.

Answer: insights

4. It has become common for leaders during a recession to [restraint, restrain restraining] wage increases for politicians as a symbol of solidarity with the people.

Answer: restrain

5. In family businesses, the [overlap, protocol] of usually separate relationships can cause tension; for example father-son can also be boss-employee.

Answer: overlap

6. Meditation is increasingly being utilised by professionals in all fields as a way to [conceive, attain] the calm and focus necessary for peak performance.

Answer: attain

7. Work has [founded, commenced] on the main stadium complex, which will take five years, and a team of 420, to construct.

Answer: commenced

8. Sustainability is an [integral, intermediate] part of the design, and materials have been chosen for their minimal impact on the environment.

Answer: integral

9. Ultimately, the funding body must be [invoked, convinced] that your research will produce findings that can be applied in the real world.

Answer: convinced

10. Occasionally it is not possible to resolve the dispute internally, in which case external [mediation, controversy] can be productive.

Answer: mediation

11. There has been some recent speculation on the possibility of a [unified, compelled] Asian currency, but the Euro's problems suggest this may be unwise.

Answer: unified

12. For instance, families who provide [passive, ongoing] care for elderly relatives would undoubtedly benefit from this kind of financial assistance.

Answer: ongoing

13. Learning is not [confining, confines, confined] to the classroom, nor is it solely managed by teachers; students must drive how they engage with the material.

Answer: confined

14. The tension between humans and their environment, whether natural or man-made, is a [devoted, persistent] theme of her films.

Answer: persistent