Academic Words Booklet - Chapter 3

ACADEMIC WORDS BOOKLET KOC UNIVERSITY
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A Practice Material | 1
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 1 - Exercise 1a - Put the words in the correct place.
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tasks cores schemes proportion interact
1. He donated $50 to a _______________ to help victims of the fire.

2. International oil and cocoa prices have _______________ impact on the economy of
Cameroon.
3. I have to go to my lawyer's to sign some _______________ relating to the sale of our house.
4. His injuries were relatively _______________, so he was released from the hospital within a
couple of hours of being admitted.
5. The animal with the largest brain in _______________ to its size is the ant.
6. Songs and story books are a wonderful way for parents to _______________ with their
children.
7. One of the most important _______________ in learning a foreign language is to get over
one's fear of making mistakes.
8. The company that I work at has a _______________ to increase its sales without increasing
its costs.
9. Faced with worsening health, and a doctor that didn't seem able to help him, Craig decided
to try _______________ medicine.
10. Stars can exist only as long as energy continues to move from their _______________ to
their surfaces.
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 1 - Exercise 1b - Put the words in the correct place.
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scheme minor funded alternative core
1. The _______________ of women in the teaching profession is traditionally much higher than
that of men.
2. The _______________ of the problem is his inability to work with others.
3. She is responsible for the majority of administrative _______________ to be done in the
office.
4. Women walking alone late at night in large cities are at _______________ risk in this country.
5. In the combustion process, air, fuel, and heat _______________ to cause burning.
6. She tried taking pills to lose weight as an _______________ to regular exercise, but had little
success.
7. He was refused a visa because he didn't have the proper _______________.
8. She had a _______________ role in a Batman movie before starring in her own film.
9. She was hired through an employment program _______________ by the federal
government.
10. I don't think the government's _______________ to reduce unemployment is going to work.
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 1 - Exercise 1c - Put the words in the correct place.
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minority disproportionate fund cored considerably
1. Your chances of finding a job will improve _______________ if you can improve your
computer skills.
2. I have been _______________ all the changes I've been making to the software program so
you can see how it's done.
3. Denmark was one of the first countries in the world to introduce state social welfare
_______________.
4. She peeled and _______________ all the apples in preparation for the pie.
5. _______________ with friends often provide the first major social experiences for children
outside the family circle.
6. When Romulo Betancourt became president of Venezuela in 1959, he used the profits from
the oil industry to _______________ social programs in his country.
7. French speakers form a large and important _______________ in Canada.
8. A recent study found that moods influence how effectively people accomplish
_______________ together.
9. Canada's small population is quite _______________ to its great land mass.
10. Cactus plants offer a perfect _______________ to clotheslines in the hot, dry climate of Haiti.
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 1 - Exercise 1d - Put the words in the correct place.
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scheming interact considerably minor alternate
1. Before we had a publicly-__________ universal health care system in Canada, many people
could not afford medical care, or faced bankruptcy with a serious illness.
2. We lost all our travel __________, and couldn't get over the border.
3. My ex-wife is __________ with her lawyer to take everything I've got.
4. __________ to their size, cats have the largest eyes of all mammals.
5. You don't need to __________ the apples before putting them in the juicer.
6. You have a number of different __________ that you need to complete this morning.
7. The buses are on strike, so you'll need to find an __________ way of getting to work.
8. The driver of the car that hit a school bus was treated for __________ injuries, and released.
9. Children seem to learn language more quickly than adults because they generally have more
chances to __________ socially with others.
10. Crime in this area has decreased __________ since the police increased their foot patrols.
AWL Sublist 3– Group 1 - Exercise 1e - Put the words in the correct place.
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minority interact considerable core alternatives
1. The young boy showed __________ promise as a diver within his first year of competition.
2. Men are in a __________ in my class.
3. You should __________ all your discussions with the boss so that if there is any problem
later, you will have all the necessary information at hand.
4. Millions of people now __________ with their computers on a daily basis.
5. In 1980, the people of Denmark decided not to develop nuclear energy, and instead are
experimenting with other energy __________.
6. It is your __________ to make sure that the mail is distributed to the different departments
within the division.
7. The symphony is __________ entirely through donations by local businesses.
8. The hummingbird's tiny brain, 4.2 percent of its body weight, is __________ the largest in
the bird kingdom.
9. Successful __________ to testing drugs on animals include test tube studies on human tissue
cultures, statistics and computer models.
10. As people move to the suburbs, the __________ of many cities becomes drained of
residents.
ANSWER KEY
1. fund
2. considerable
3. documents
4. minor
5. proportion
6. interact
7. tasks
8. scheme
9. alternative
10. cores
1. proportion
2. core
3. tasks
4. considerable
5. interact
6. alternative
7. documents
8. minor
9. funded
10. scheme
1. considerably
2. documenting
3. schemes
4. cored
5. interactions
6. fund
7. minority
8. tasks
9. disproportionate
10. alternative
AWL Sublist 3– Group 1 - Exercise 1d - Put the words in the correct place.
1. funded
2. documents
3. scheming
4. proportional
5. core
6. tasks
7. alternate
8. minor
9. interact
10. considerably
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 1 - Exercise 1e - Put the words in the correct place.
1. considerable
2. minority
3. document
4. interact
5. schemes
6. task
7. funded
8. proportionately
9. alternatives
10. core
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dominated justify constant negated corporate
1. The professor wrote a number of sentences on the board _______________ the similarities
in grammar between the two languages.
2. By lying to me about this, you have totally _______________ all the trust we had built up.
3. I can't stand this _______________ rain. We've got to go somewhere sunny for our holidays.
4. The Americans have _______________ Olympic basketball for many years.
5. Can you remember the _______________ of events leading up to the murder?
6. You are going to have to _______________ your decision to management because right now
they are a little confused about this.
7. Police are talking to a number of people in order to get more information about the
_______________ in which the murder occurred.
8. Frank is a writer of detective novels, and has _______________ over 10 best-sellers.
9. Our hockey team is looking for a _______________ sponsor to help us with costs.
10. Whenever you read a scientific or _______________ text in English, you will probably
encounter many words you do not know.
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 2 - Exercise 2b- Put the words in the correct place.
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circumstances justified technical constant published
1. A car travelling at a _______________ speed of 100 kilometres per hour would take more
than 48 million years to reach the nearest star.
2. In the 1530s, a printing press was set up in Mexico City, and the country's first newspaper
was _______________ there in 1541.
3. Racist comments against others are totally unacceptable, no matter what the
_______________.
4. A proper essay _______________ its ideas clearly and effectively.
5. We feel that animal testing should be reduced to a minimum and carefully _______________
in each case.
6. The increase in tax revenues has been _______________ by rising costs for the public health
system.
7. Top _______________ executives are meeting today to urge the American government to
lower taxes.
8. The Book of Genesis in the Bible deals with the _______________ of creation, as seen by the
Christian religion.
9. All _______________ questions should be directed to the staff at the computer help desk.
10. For centuries, Korea was _______________ by its larger and more aggressive neighbours.
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 2 - Exercise 2c- Put the words in the correct place.
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negative circumstances published illustration justifiably
1. 2001 was the first whole year of _______________ growth in the economy of Taiwan since
1947.
2. Sophie did a nice _______________ of a girl's face in coloured pencils for her art class.
3. Studies show that 70% of the world's coffee market is controlled by just four multinational
_______________.
4. Much evidence exists suggesting that the seafloors are _______________ moving, and
continually being created and destroyed.
5. Poland was the _______________ political power in eastern Europe from the fourteenth to
the seventeenth century.
6. These ten photos are _______________, and were taken over a 10-day period.
7. In 1507, the first map of the Earth was _______________ showing the Western Hemisphere.
8. Barry hasn't been doing a very good job at work lately, but I think we have to recognize that
this is understandable, given the _______________ of his wife's illness.
9. Steve was _______________ angry when he found out he had been let go, just so the boss
could hire his nephew.
10. Possession of marijuana is _______________ illegal, but the police tend to ignore possession
of small amounts of the drug.
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 2 - Exercise 2d- Put the words in the correct place.
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circumstances constant justified negates published
1. Unfortunately, this rise in costs completely __________ the benefits of our increase in sales.
2. She has a new job __________ the newsletter and calendar for our local recreation centre.
3. He is a __________ brilliant piano player.
4. The temperature inside the aquarium needs to remain __________ throughout the year;
otherwise, the fish will die.
5. Our new marketing strategy will __________ both Internet and e-mail advertising.
6. The __________ of physical development in humans, from lifting the head to taking one's
first steps, is a stable, orderly and predictable process.
7. The skyline of Vancouver is __________ by the view of the mountains.
8. It is normal for Russian men to kiss each other under emotional __________.
9. She has __________ a number of important papers in a leading medical journal.
10. I think he is totally __________ in quitting his job; they were really underpaying him.
AWL Sublist 3– Group 2 - Exercise 2e- Put the words in the correct place.
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circumstances constantly technical publishers unjustified
1. Protein synthesis is a __________ process in which DNA is transformed into protein.

2. His discoveries in evolution lead him to __________ his former religious beliefs.
3. When the leader of a group of gorillas dies, the younger males contest for __________.
4. Your son is __________ fighting with other students, and really should see some kind of
counsellor.
5. Witnesses suggest that the police were entirely __________ in their use of force, as the
suspect didn't try to fight back.
6. His book was rejected by a number of __________ before finally being accepted.
7. Modern man already possesses the __________ power to solve the problems of pollution,
overpopulation, and dwindling natural resources.
8. The major clothing retailer is trying to improve its __________ image by improving working
conditions in its factories in the developing nations.
9. She studied art for 4 years, and now works as an __________ for children's books and
magazines.
10. Averil Coxhead has noted that the more words students know well and can use, the more
meaning they can communicate in a wide variety of __________.
ANSWER KEY
1. illustrating
2. negated
3. constant
4. dominated
5. sequence
6. justify
7. circumstances
8. published
9. corporate
10. technical
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 2 - Exercise 2b- Put the words in the correct place.
1. constant
2. published
3. circumstances
4. illustrates
5. justified
6. negated
7. corporate
8. sequence
9. technical
10. dominated
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 2 - Exercise 2c- Put the words in the correct place.
1. negative
2. illustration
3. corporations
4. constantly
5. dominant
6. sequential
7. published
8. circumstances
9. justifiably
10. technically
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 2 - Exercise 2d- Put the words in the correct place.
1. negates
2. illustrating
3. technically
4. constant
5. incorporate
6. sequence
7. dominated
8. circumstances
9. published
10. justified
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 2 - Exercise 2e- Put the words in the correct place.
1. sequential
2. negate
3. dominance
4. constantly
5. unjustified
6. publishers
7. technical
8. corporate
9. illustrator
10. circumstances
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1. His family _______________ to Australia because economic conditions were so poor in their
homeland.
2. An active _______________ life has been shown to be an important part of a happy
marriage.
3. The growth of our company has been seriously _______________ by the poor state of the
economy.
4. This ESL program puts a lot of _______________ on speaking and listening skills.
5. Her tennis _______________ has improved a lot since she began taking private lessons.
6. The _______________ he received after his presentation were highly favourable.
7. She made a delicious cake that had chocolate ice cream on one _______________, and
vanilla ice cream on another.
8. The only _______________ that I can see of cutting the education budget is that our children
will suffer.
9. You shouldn't mix chemicals together in science class unless you know how they will
_______________.
10. I _______________ regularly with my counterpart in the head office in Toronto.
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1. Tran is actually a dentist, but he could only find work as a janitor when he _______________
to this country.
2. There are three main patterns to family life in Guyana, and they _______________ generally
to class or ethnic groupings.
3. _______________ by its island site, Montreal is a compact city of apartments and renters.
4. In his efforts to modernize Yugoslavia, Josip Tito placed strong _______________ on
education, rebuilding schools and libraries, and retraining teachers.
5. The book has a whole _______________ of meaning that you may not get the first time you
read it.
6. The _______________ on my son's report card suggested that he could do much better in
school if he made a bit more effort.
7. The _______________ of these tests should tell us whether or not you need an operation.
8. She teaches a number of relaxation _______________ to help patients deal with the pain of
their illness.
9. AIDS is often transmitted through unprotected _______________.
10. Studies have shown that babies in the womb will _______________ to sudden loud noises or
bright lights that are flashed on the mother's belly.
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1. Wearing _______________ of clothing will help you to keep warm in extreme cold
conditions.
2. To prepare for an exam, try looking at old tests and analyzing what the professor
_______________ in class.
3. Operations on animals helped to develop organ transplant and open-heart surgery
_______________.
4. The DVD of the movie features a special _______________ by the director and the film's
stars.
5. The boss has turned down our request to expand the Research and Development
Department due to financial _______________.
6. He is a very rich and famous performer, but he still personally answers all his
_______________ from his fans.
7. I have a lot of admiration for _______________ because I think it takes a lot of courage to
move to a new country, and adapt to a new culture.
8. When using new vocabulary or expressions, be sure to watch for the listeners'
_______________, in order to see if you are using the language properly.
9. Jokes of a _______________ nature are very common in almost every culture.
10. People usually take credit for actions which produce favourable _______________, but
blame the situation when their actions are questionable or lead to failure.
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1. We are quite pleased with the __________ of the negotiations.

2. She had her first __________ experience just after she graduated from high school.
3. His lack of experience has been a significant __________ on his ability to move up in the
company.
4. After the volcano erupted, all the houses in the town below were covered with a __________
of ash.
5. Li-Ping has visibly improved her painting __________ as a result of taking an art course last
summer.
6. Religion persists in part because people experience dissatisfaction with modern industrial
living and its __________ on rationalism and materialism.
7. Because the birth rate is low in this country, we have to increase our population through
__________.
8. There is a Hebrew proverb which states, "Judge a man not by the words of his mother, but
from the __________ of his neighbours."
9. She had a severe allergic __________ to the medication the doctor gave her, and almost
died.
10. An increase in taxes has resulted in a __________ rise in prices.
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1. News __________ in the region have been summoned to the royal palace to hear the King's
reaction to the military coup.
2. He teaches English to new __________ down at the cultural centre.
3. We have to learn to do our best within the __________ of our limited resources.
4. We have received a lot of favourable __________ since you started working in the sales
department.
5. Woody Allen once joked that __________ immediately doubles your chances for a date on
Saturday night.
6. According to Georg Simmel, urbanites cope with high levels of stimulation by developing
filtering __________.
7. Healthy eating __________ fruits and vegetables.
8. What is the projected __________ of the experiment?
9. The rescuers are digging through the remains of the buildings a __________ at a time,
looking for survivors of the earthquake.
10. Claire always __________ strongly to suggestions that she may be wrong.
ANSWER KEY
1. immigrated
2. sex
3. constrained
4. emphasis
5. technique
6. comments
7. layer
8. outcome
9. react
10. correspond
1. immigrated
2. correspond
3. constrained
4. emphasis
5. layer
6. comments
7. outcome
8. techniques
9. sex
10. react
1. layers
2. emphasizes
3. techniques
4. commentary
5. constraints
6. correspondence
7. immigrants
8. reaction
9. sexual
10. outcomes
1. outcome
2. sexual
3. constraint
4. layer
5. technique
6. emphases
7. immigration
8. comments
9. reaction
10. corresponding
1. correspondents
2. immigrants
3. constraints
4. comments
5. bisexuality
6. techniques
7. emphasizes
8. outcome
9. layer
10. reacts
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1. The _______________ between smoking and cancer is too strong to ignore.

2. Much of the modern _______________ used today in wristwatches was developed in
Switzerland.
3. He _______________ a lot of time and money to helping people with AIDS.
4. You'd better _______________ that everything the salesman promises is written into the
contract.
5. The grizzly bear's amazing sense of smell helps _______________ for its poor eyesight.
6. Over time, the world's human population has _______________ from rural to urban areas.
7. My golf _______________ is really slow, so we had to let a number of people play through.
8. She didn't say she wanted to break up, but she certainly seemed to _______________ it
when she said that it might be good for us to see other people.
9. Students in our program will be graded according to the _______________ described in the
course outline.
10. You'd better _______________ for the course pretty soon before it fills up.
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1. Success or failure in learning a language will be determined by what you yourself

_______________ to the process.
2. In the 1980s and 90s, Thailand _______________ its emphasis from agricultural to industrial
production.
3. When the scientist noted that thousands of planets in our galaxy have the necessary
conditions to support life, he seemed to be _______________ that he himself believes that
life does indeed exist on other planets.
4. The university's ESL website has a number of _______________ to some grammar and
vocabulary development sites.
5. In Mongolia, weddings consist of a formal signing of the marriage _______________ at
county headquarters, followed by a family feast.
6. Please _______________ that you turn off all the lights when you leave.
7. The sole _______________ which is considered for the position is education. We don't need
people with previous experience, because we want them to learn and use our system.
8. Sometimes a less talented athlete can _______________ for his lack of ability by practising
more.
9. Computer _______________ is becoming an increasingly essential part of the modern
learning process.
10. Turkmenistan is looking for foreign _______________ to help modernize its industries.
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technological contributor implied shifting registration
1. Libya has long been a crossroads, _______________ three continents.

2. _______________ for fall programs begins on August first.
3. Eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, protein and dairy products will _______________ your
body gets the minerals it needs.
4. He received almost half a million dollars in _______________ after an accident in which the
brakes on his new car failed.
5. Potential immigrants to this country are evaluated using a point system which examines
_______________ such as age, health, work skills, and education.
6. The discoveries of Albert Einstein began a _______________ revolution that has generated
more change in a century than in the previous two thousand years.
7. Studies by Gradman and Hanania have shown that regular out of class reading is the most
important direct _______________ to success on the TOEFL test.
8. In November of 1995, Hsu You-shen and Gary Harriman were _______________ in the first
gay wedding to be held in Taiwan.
9. I can't believe Sandra _______________ that I was having some kind of affair with my boss
just because I often work late with him.
10. The _______________ sands of the desert in some parts of Egypt can make for a difficult and
dangerous crossing.
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shifting registered partner contributed link
1. Detectives were able to __________ the murderer to the crime using DNA evidence.
2. Poor diet has obviously __________ a great deal to his present health problems.
3. A dog's keen sense of smell __________ for his inability to see colours, and enables him to
differentiate between things.
4. Psychologists have proposed a number of __________ with which to define abnormality.
5. He lost everything he had when his business __________ gambled all their money on a new
product that failed.
6. The crowd was getting restless, and people started __________ in their seats.
7. The prime minister's visit to countries with terrible human rights records could be seen as
__________ an acceptance of those countries' policies.
8. The earthquake that hit Victoria __________ 3.2 on the Richter scale.
9. You should leave by no later than 8:30 to __________ you arrive at the airport on time.
10. In 1980, China established four special economic zones in order to attract foreign investors,
__________, and expertise.
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shifted linked criteria imply technology
1. New laser __________ has allowed many people with vision problems to see clearly once
again.
2. His long experience, and excellent record __________ that he will rise quickly in our
organization.
3. Two separate forms are required to __________ an unincorporated business.
4. He received a year's salary as __________ for the loss of his job.
5. Our research looks at different __________ that are used to distinguish between typically
male and female facial features.
6. Fat in a woman's diet is __________ to an increased risk for breast cancer.
7. Political support in the country has __________ somewhat to the centre due to recent major
scandals affecting members of the right-wing party.
8. Social movements __________ some degree of group action and shared goals.
9. The government is actively pursuing a private-public __________ to develop the new
extension to the subway system.
10. Would you like to make a __________ towards helping to save grizzly bear habitat?
ANSWER KEY
1. link
2. technology
3. contributes
4. ensure
5. compensate
6. shifted
7. partner
8. imply
9. criteria
10. register
1. contribute
2. shifted
3. implying
4. links
5. register
6. ensure
7. criterion
8. compensate
9. technology
10. partners
1. linking
2. registration
3. ensure
4. compensation
5. criteria
6. technological
7. contributor
8. partners
9. implied
10. shifting
1. link
2. contributed
3. compensates
4. criteria
5. partner
6. shifting
7. implying
8. registered
9. ensured
10. technology
1. technology
2. ensure
3. register
4. compensation
5. criteria
6. linked
7. shifted
8. imply
9. partnership
10. contribution
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1. It is important to learn a process which will help you to _______________ the meaning of
new vocabulary from context.
2. The United Nations has _______________ a special meeting to deal with the conflict in the
Middle East.
3. We had a few _______________ problems that were soon worked out.
4. Police are trying to _______________ a little girl who got separated from her parents while
shopping.
5. You must have a _______________ reason if you want to reschedule your test.
6. Problem solving is a major _______________ of many science courses.
7. The children are very mean to the little boy, and _______________ him from all their games.
8. You can _______________ on Francis to do the job well; she is an excellent worker.
9. We didn't _______________ a time exactly, but we'll probably meet at the restaurant
around noon.
10. My _______________ in life is to have fun, and enjoy myself without doing anything to hurt
the people around me.
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initial exclude specify deduce relies
1. Psychologists have observed that most of the process of forgetting occurs soon after
_______________ exposure.
2. We didn't have time to finish our discussion of the issue so an additional meeting will be
_______________ tomorrow morning.
3. The various _______________ are manufactured by different suppliers around the world and
assembled in our factory in Mexico.
4. My parking pass is only _______________ for another week.
5. The police say the evidence to this point does not _______________ the possibility that the
victim was murdered.
6. Rescue forces have as yet been unable to _______________ the plane that crashed into the
forest yesterday evening.
7. He doesn't have a car so he always _______________ on his friends to give him a lift when
they go out.
8. Western _______________ was largely founded on the writings of Plato and Aristotle.
9. The detectives were able to _______________ valuable information about the killer through
careful examination of the murder scene.
10. The television report stated that many people had died, but didn't _______________ the
exact number.
initially location reliability specific convention

deduction philosophical exclusive components validity
1. _______________ dictates that the oldest son in Japanese society cares for the parents
when they are old.
2. She opposes capital punishment on a _______________ basis; she says it is wrong to kill,
whether it is an individual or the state that is doing it.
3. In France, chocolate was _______________ considered a dangerous drug.
4. Eighty percent of the island nation of Madagascar's plants and animals are _______________
to the island.
5. The first airplane landed at the geographic _______________ of the North Pole in May of
1952.
6. So far, scientists have been unable to predict earthquakes with a high degree of
_______________.
7. Gasoline has no _______________ freezing point; it freezes at any temperature between -
180 and -240 degrees Fahrenheit.
8. Fictional detective Sherlock Holmes used a process of logical _______________ to solve
crimes.
9. The principal _______________ of population growth are natural increase and net migration.
10. International observers question the _______________ of the election, given widespread
accusations of election fraud.
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specify initially philosophical convened component
1. In the future, we will have to __________ more on alternate energy sources.

2. The world's first female prime minister __________ came to power in Ceylon in 1960.
3. By studying the handwriting, experts were able to __________ that the author of the ransom
note was a left-handed Asian woman.
4. Representatives of a number of countries __________ last month, and formalized
agreements on free trade.
5. The housing complex is conveniently __________ near a shopping plaza.
6. We can describe most things in our environment at a variety of levels of abstraction, from
very broad and general categories, to very narrow and __________ terms.
7. The holiday message from the school principal __________ all references to religion.
8. Research suggests that there is a strong, subjective __________ to the perception of beauty.
9. My grandfather is very __________ about his illness; he certainly doesn't want to die, but he
says he has lived a long life, and isn't afraid to go.
10. My parking pass is only __________ for another week.
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convened initiate locations deduced specific
1. The prime minister has __________ a meeting of cabinet to discuss new policy initiatives.
2. The movie is being filmed in a number of different __________ in and around Vancouver.
3. Skills in organizing and integrating information are important __________ of thinking
critically.
4. Psychologists say that we like others who share our beliefs and attitudes because they
__________ these values, which further convinces us that our values are the best ones.
5. My partner and I share a common business __________, but our specific ideas for achieving
our goals are somewhat different.
6. Western women are not encouraged to __________ a handshake with men in India, as it is
not customary.
7. In the early Christian church, instrumental music was __________ from public worship
because it was not seen to open the mind to Christian teachings.
8. You can depend on Donald to be on time because he's so __________.
9. This dictionary is not made for any __________ language level; it can be used by anyone
studying English, from the beginner to the advanced learner.
10. I __________ they were a having a love affair by studying their body language at the
company Christmas party.
ANSWER KEY
1. deduce
2. convened
3. initial
4. locate
5. valid
6. component
7. exclude
8. rely
9. specify
10. philosophy
1. initial
2. convened
3. component
4. valid
5. exclude
6. locate
7. relies
8. philosophy
9. deduce
10. specify
1. convention
2. philosophical
3. initially
4. exclusive
5. location
6. reliability
7. specific
8. deduction
9. components
10. validity
1. rely
2. initially
3. deduce
4. convened
5. located
6. specific
7. excluded
8. component
9. philosophical
10. valid
1. convened
2. locations
3. components
4. validate
5. philosophy
6. initiate
7. excluded
8. reliable
9. specific
10. deduced
maximize remove sufficient coordinate framework

demonstrated volume instance consent physical
1. The Red Cross is trying to _______________ relief efforts aimed at aiding the victims of
Sunday's earthquake.
2. To _______________ profits, I suggest we reduce our unit price in order to sell a greater
volume of product.
3. Please _______________ your shoes when you come into the house.
4. The curriculum guide provides a _______________ for new teachers to refer to when making
lesson plans.
5. You have to get your parents' _______________ in order to come on the field trip to the
lake.
6. Recent research has _______________ a clear link between smoking parents and ear
infections in children.
7. A further _______________ of computer problems occurred this morning.
8. The best way to lose weight is to do regular _______________ activity.
9. Two hours should be _______________ time to finish the work.
10. Fresh apples float because 25 percent of their _______________ is air.
maximize consent instant physical framework

sufficient volume demonstrated removed coordinates
1. The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that marriage shall be
entered into only with the free and full _______________ of the intending spouses.
2. Recent studies have _______________ that drinking green tea may help to prevent breast
cancer.
3. Some scientists compare the brain to a relay station that merely _______________ incoming
signals and outgoing responses.
4. The San Diego freeway in California has the heaviest _______________ of traffic in the
world.
5. Over 100 tons of garbage are _______________ from the Empire State Building each month.
6. The spaceship that landed on the moon was built to minimize weight and _______________
manoeuvrability.
7. A rooftop solar water heater requires about three hours of sunshine per day to provide
_______________ hot water for a family of four.
8. A heart attack most often occurs in the morning when mental and _______________ stress
are at their peak.
9. There are many examples of social breakdown. One example is the increase in the
_______________ of homeless people in the streets.
10. The committee met today to discuss the _______________ for the city's bid for the 2040
Olympics.
framework maximize uncoordinated instances demonstrable

consensus volume physical removable sufficiently
1. The class decided by _______________ what the consequences would be for lateness and
absenteeism.
2. The big bang which created the universe filled the entire _______________ of the universe
from the first moment.
3. I was always kind of _______________ as a kid, and hated playing sports because I did so
badly.
4. Your thesis has a number of very serious and _______________ errors that need to be
addressed.
5. A constitution provides the essential _______________ for orderly government, and for
relations between people and their government.
6. Several _______________ of late deliveries resulted in a considerable loss of business for the
store.
7. The ability of modern science to describe the internal structure of the moon is based on a
variety of _______________ observations.
8. Forgetting material which is stored in long-term memory cannot be _______________
explained by the simple passage of time.
9. My son wants a pair of roller blades with _______________ wheels so they can double as
shoes.
10. There are certain strategies you can utilize in order to _______________ your chances for
success in school.
instances sufficient maximum coordinates remove

demonstrate framework volume physical consent
1. The cost to repair your car should be no more than $500, __________.
2. We need to draw up a __________ for payment of our debts before they become too big.
3. An ostrich egg is equal in __________ to 24 chicken eggs.
4. The police cannot search your house without your __________ unless they have a legal
warrant.
5. To obtain __________ nourishment, a panda consumes as much as 36 kilograms of bamboo
daily.
6. We need the latitude and longitude __________ of your ship in order to locate you more
quickly.
7. Do you want me to __________ how the software works for you?
8. In Japan, the second Monday of October is called Taiiku no Hi, or Sports Day, and is a national
holiday intended to foster healthy minds and bodies through __________ activity.
9. Any further __________ of poor behaviour on your part will be severely punished.
10. The robot was able to __________ its own head, and fix it whenever necessary.
instance framework maximum volume demonstrative

coordinate sufficient physically consent removes
1. Liquids differ from solids in that both have a definite __________, but liquids do not have a
definite shape.
2. William Faulkner once observed that the man who __________ a mountain begins by
carrying away small stones.
3. We hired an interior decorator to help us __________ the colours and furniture of our new
office.
4. The __________ recorded dive time for a killer whale is about 15 minutes.
5. There is a Spanish proverb which notes that a friendly refusal is better than unwilling
__________.
6. We will need to do some tests to find out what the problem is. In the first __________ we
will do some blood tests.
7. Sue's children are quite __________ - always ready to give a hug and a kiss to friends when
they arrive at their home.
8. Each year, approximately 250,000 American husbands are __________ attacked and beaten
by their wives.
9. The best time for you to learn a foreign language is when your need is clearest, and when
you have __________ time.
10. Now that the __________ for the building is up, the carpenters can begin putting up the
walls.
ANSWER KEY
AWL Sublist 3 – Group 6 - Exercise 6a- Put the words in the correct place.
1. coordinate
2. maximize
3. remove
4. framework
5. consent
6. demonstrated
7. instance
8. physical
9. sufficient
10. volume
1. consent
2. demonstrated
3. coordinates
4. volume
5. removed
6. maximize
7. sufficient
8. physical
9. instance
10. framework
1. consensus
2. volume
3. uncoordinated
4. demonstrable
5. framework
6. instances
7. physical
8. sufficiently
9. removable
10. maximize
1. maximum
2. framework
3. volume
4. consent
5. sufficient
6. coordinate
7. demonstrate
8. physical
9. instances
10. remove
1. volume
2. removes
3. coordinate
4. maximum
5. consent
6. instance
7. demonstrative
8. physically
9. sufficient
10. framework

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1. He donated $50 to a _______________ to help victims of the fire.

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1. Protein synthesis is a __________ process in which DNA is transformed into protein.

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1. The _______________ between smoking and cancer is too strong to ignore.

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1. Success or failure in learning a language will be determined by what you yourself

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valid components locate convened philosophy

initially location reliability specific convention

valid rely excluded located deduce

1. In the future, we will have to __________ more on alternate energy sources.

components validate philosophy excluded reliable

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framework maximize uncoordinated instances demonstrable

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