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Academic English Vocabulary Unit 2 Review

Review exercises for Unit 2 of Academic English Vocabulary for International Students, by Bill Walker.

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achieveto successfully complete something or get a good result, especially by working hard
acquireto obtain something by buying it or being given it
administerto manage, take care of, or be in charge of; to manage the work or money of a company or organization
affectto cause a change in; influence
appropriatecorrect or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose
aspecta part or element; one part of a situation, idea, plan etc that has many parts
categorya particular section of a main group; class; a group of people or things that are all of the same type
chapterone of the parts into which a book is divided
commission (n)an order giving permission to perform a certain task; a group of people who have been given the official job of finding out about something or controlling something
commission (v)to formally ask someone to write an official report, produce a work of art for you etc; to give the power to perform a certain task
commission (n)an extra amount of money that is paid to a person or organization according to the value of the goods they have sold or the services they have provided
communitythe people who live in the same area, town etc
computeto calculate a result, answer, sum etc
conclude (v)to bring to an end; finish or complete
conductto carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts
consequenceimportance or significance; something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions
constructto build something such as a house, bridge, road etc
consumeto eat; devour; to use time, energy, goods etc
creditthe condition of being able to be believed or trusted
culturethe language, customs, ideas, and art of a particular group of people
designto make a drawing or plan of something that will be made or built
distinctdifferent or set apart; separate
elementa part of any whole
equateto make or consider to be equal or equivalent; to consider that two things are similar or connected
evaluateto judge how good, useful, or successful something is
featurea part or quality of something; a part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting, or typical
focusthe area of greatest attention or activity; the thing, person, situation etc that people pay special attention to
impactthe effect or influence that an event, situation etc has on someone or something; a strong and powerful effect
injureto hurt yourself or someone else, for example in an accident or an attack
institute (v)to introduce or start a system, rule, legal process etc
institute (n)an organization that has a particular purpose such as scientific or educational work
investto buy shares, property, or goods because you hope that the value will increase and you can make a profit
itema single thing, especially one thing in a list, group, or set of things
journala newspaper or magazine; a serious magazine produced for professional people or those with a particular interest
maintain (v)to make something continue in the same way or at the same standard as before
maintain (v)to strongly express your belief that something is true
normalusual, typical, or expected
obtainto get; gain
participateto take part; share
perceiveto become aware of through the senses
positivecertain; sure; hopeful and confident
potentialable to come into being; possible
primarymost important; main
purchaseto buy something
rangethe limits within which amounts, quantities, ages etc vary
region (n)an area of the earth's surface that has certain features of land and climate
region (n)a large space or area
regulateto control an activity or process, especially by rules
relevantrelated to what is being discussed or is presently important
resideto live in a place for a long time; dwell
resourcea source of help or support
restrictto keep within limits; to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something
seekto look for someone or something
selectto choose something or someone by thinking carefully about which is the best
sitea place where something important or interesting happened; the location or proposed location of a town, city, building, or event
strategya plan, method, or series of actions meant to perform a particular goal or effect
surveyto have a general look at; a general description or report about a particular subject or situation
surviveto continue to live after an accident, war, or illness
textany written material; the exact words of a speech, article etc
transferto move or carry from one person or place to another
conclude (v)to think about carefully and form an opinion; to decide that something is true after considering all the information you have


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

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