Academic vocabulary: Group 13
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circumstances - consistent - contemporary - cycle - domain - exhibit - instance - interact - interpretation - label - numerous - otherwise - permit - profit - reform - rise - specify - urban - vary - yield
| rise | 1. | If the price of petrol continues to ........... , many people will not be able to use their car so often. |
| interact | 2. | It's good to see students of different nationalities ........... so naturally as they do at our school. |
| numerous | 3. | There are ........... students from Korea at Frankfurt International School. |
| specify | 4. | If you can ........... the problems you had with your last history project, I will be able to help you better with your current one. |
| domain | 5. | Educational websites have the ........... suffix: .edu. For example, the URL of this website is: esl.fis.edu. |
| interpretation | 6. | What is your ........... of his recent odd behaviour |
| yield | 7. | Her consistent efforts throughout the school year are certain to ........... excellent results in her final examinations. |
| circumstances | 8. | The ........... that led to the train crash are being investigated by the police. |
| urban | 9. | The Ruhrgebiet is a large ........... area in north west Germany. |
| reform | 10. | The university has decided to ........... its admissions policy to include more non-native speakers of English. |
| instance | 11. | The latest ........... of his bad behaviour was to lock another student in the toilet. |
| contemporary | 12. | I cannot think of any ........... writers who are better than her. |
| permit | 13. | Some parents do not ........... their daughters to go on school trips. |
| vary | 14. | If you want to have a more interesting style of presentation, ........... the speed and tone of your voice. |
| cycle | 15. | The water ........... is one of the natural processes that are familiar to most students. |
| consistent | 16. | Her behaviour is not very ........... . Sometimes she works hard in class and gets good grades, but quite often she can be rude and disruptive. |
| otherwise | 17. | The school needs to attract new students ........... one or two teachers will have to lose their jobs. |
| profit | 18. | The school is not a business. Its goal is not to make a large ........... , but to earn enough money to provide the best possible education. |
| label | 19. | You need to ........... all your PE clothes so that they can easily be returned to you if you lose them. |
| exhibit | 20. | Your answers ........... a lack of care and effort. |
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