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Academic English Vocabulary Unit 3 Review

Review exercises for Unit 3 of Academic English Vocabulary for International Students, by Bill Walker.

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alternative (n)one of two or more things; something you can choose to do or use instead of something else
circumstancea condition or fact connected with or having an effect on an event or situation
commenta written or spoken statement of opinion
compensateto pay or repay; to replace or balance the effect of something bad
componentone of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system etc
consent (v)to give permission or approval; agree
considerablelarge in size or amount; large enough to have an effect or be important
constantgoing on without a pause; persistent
constrainto keep within tight restrictions; to stop someone from doing what they want to do
contributeto give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in
conveneto come together, especially for a formal meeting
coordinate (v)to organize an activity so that the people involved in it work well together and achieve a good result
core (n)the hard central part of a fruit such as an apple; the most important or central part of something
corporate (adj)of or relating to a united group of individuals
correspondto agree; match; to be very similar to or the same as something else
criteriaa standard that you use to judge something or make a decision about something
deduceto draw a conclusion by reasoning from given information or general principles
demonstrateto explain or describe, especially by modeling or using many examples
documenta written or printed paper that gives factual information or proof of something
dominateto control by the use of power; rule
emphasisspecial attention or importance; special importance that is given to a word or phrase by saying it louder or higher, or by printing it in a special way
ensureto make sure or certain; to make certain that something will happen properly
excludeto deliberately not include something; to leave out; keep out
frameworka structure that supports something built on or around it; a set of ideas, rules, or beliefs from which something is developed, or on which decisions are based
fundan amount of money that is collected and kept for a particular purpose
illustrateto make the meaning of something clearer by giving examples; to put pictures in a book, article etc
immigrateto come into a country in order to live there permanently
implyto suggest that something is true, without saying this directly; to hint or suggest without saying directly
initialof the beginning; first; happening at the beginning
instancean example of a particular kind of situation
interactto respond to one another in a social situation; to have an effect on or change one another
justifyto show good reasons or cause for
layera thickness of something that is spread over a surface
linkanything that joins or connects; bond
locateto find the exact position of something; to put or build something in a particular place
maximizeto increase or enlarge as much as possible
minorsmall and not very important or serious, especially when compared with other things; under the age of an adult as recognized by law
negateto prevent something from having any effect
outcomea result of something; the final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc
philosophythe study of the nature and meaning of existence, truth, good and evil, etc
physicalof the body; related to someone's body rather than their mind or emotions; relating to real objects that you can touch, see, or feel
proportionthe relationship between two things in size, amount, importance etc
reactto behave in a particular way or show a particular emotion because of something that has happened or been said
relyto trust or depend on someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do
scheme (n)a clever plan, especially to do something that is bad or illegal; a plan or program for doing something
sequencea pattern or process in which one thing follows another; a series of related or connected things
shift (v)to move from one place or position to another, or make something do this
specifyto state something in an exact and detailed way; to name or otherwise indicate
sufficientenough; as much as needed
taska piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or unpleasant or that must be done regularly
technicalhaving to do with special skills or techniques; connected with knowledge of how machines work
techniquethe particular method or way of doing or performing something
validbased on truth, fact, or logic
volume (n)the size of a three-dimensional space enclosed within or occupied by an object
volume (n)one of the books in a series or set of books
volume (n)the amount of sound


Instructor - Academic English for International Students
American English Institute
Eugene, OR

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