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Academic English Vocabulary Unit 9 Review

Review exercises for Unit 9 of Academic English Vocabulary for International Students, by Bill Walker.

AB
accommodateto make fit, suitable; to make room for; to hold without crowding or inconvenience
analogysimilarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things; the likening of one thing to another based on similarity of features
anticipateto look forward to; expect
assureto say to with force or conviction; to cause to feel certain or secure
attainto gain or achieve through work; to arrive at or reach
behalfrepresenting someone who is not present
bulka large size or mass; the larger part of something
ceaseto stop or come to an end; to stop or bring to an end
coherenthaving the quality of holding together or cohering
coincideto be in the same place or happen at the same time
commenceto begin or start
compatibleable to exist or function harmoniously with another
concurrentexisting or occurring at the same time
confineto keep within limits; restrict
controversya disagreement; debate
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech; to carry on an exchange similar to a conversation
devicean invention or machine used to perform simple tasks or something else made for a specific purpose
devoteto give to a purpose; dedicate
diminishto make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance
distortto twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts
durationthe length of time during which something goes on
erodeto wear away or eat into
ethica set of moral principles and values
formatorganization, arrangement, or choice of material; the shape, size, and general makeup
foundto set up or create; establish
inherentexisting in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature
insightthe power or act of seeing into a situation; the power to understand deep meanings or truths
integralbeing an essential part of the whole
intermediatebeing or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes
manualworked or done by hand and not by machine
maturebased on slow careful consideration
mediateto act as an intermediary, as between contending parties;
mediuma way or method of communicating or expressing, such as painting, music, or language; a substance that is a means of passing on a force or an effect
militaryhaving to do with soldiers or armies
minimalof, pertaining to, or being the smallest or least possible in quantity, degree, or size
mutualhaving the same relationship toward each other or one another; felt, said, or done by each for the other; shared by two or more people; given and received
overlapto cover or go over part of
passivereceiving an action without acting in return, or not responding to something; acking in energy or will
portiona part of a whole
preliminarycoming before, so as to prepare for something else
protocolthe rules pertaining to etiquette and ceremonial observances among diplomats, heads of state, and the military
qualitativeof, relating to, or involving quality or kind
refineto make pure or fine
restrainto prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something; to hold back or control
revolutiona very great change in something that causes many other things to change; the overthrow of a political system or government by force
rigiddifficult or impossible to bend; stiff
routea road or course of travel from one place to another
scenarioa hypothesized set of circumstances or course of action; a sequence of events especially when imagined
spherea round, solid figure in which every point on the surface is an equal distance from the center
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position
supplementsomething extra or additional; something necessary to complete a whole or make up for a deficiency
suspendto hang from a higher position
triggerto cause, begin, or set off
unifyto make into a single unit or thing; bring together; unite
violationsomething that breaks a rule; a disturbance

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