Academic vocabulary: Group 30

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adjacent - artificial - compile - comprise - convey - deny - discrete - exclude - exploit - govern - hierarchy - induce - moderate - nevertheless - occasionally - praise - prime - regulate - smooth - whereas

govern	1.	There are strict laws that ........... the trade in rainforest wood.
nevertheless	2.	She has worked very hard. ........... I don't think she has a chance of passing the course.
whereas	3.	English has simple grammar but complex spelling rules, ........... in German the opposite is true.
moderate	4.	I can survive on a ........... income. I don't need lots of money.
convey	5.	Can you please ........... this letter to your parents?
regulate	6.	We need to ........... entry to the cafeteria so that not all students are trying to buy a meal at the same time.
discrete	7.	Your answer should include three ........... causes of the disaster.
prime	8.	The ........... advantage of a strong academic vocabulary is that it helps you to read school textbooks more efficiently.
hierarchy	9.	Many teachers are happier at a lower position in the school ........... . They do not want the stress that comes with the top jobs.
deny	10.	They still ........... copying the work from the internet, but I ran a Google search and found it immediately.
artificial	11.	People who suffer from hay fever cannot have real flowers in their house. They have ........... ones instead.
adjacent	12.	The computer lab is ........... to the library.
exclude	13.	The new law will ........... unmarried mothers.
smooth	14.	He has made ........... progress all year and should have no trouble passing his exams.
exploit	15.	Some people ........... poor immigrants - employing them as house cleaners for very low pay.
comprise	16.	Your composition must ........... an introduction, a conclusion and three body paragraphs.
compile	17.	The school plans to ........... a list of the local doctors who can speak English.
induce	18.	It seems that nothing will ........... her to get to class on time.
praise	19.	Some students feel embarrassed when teachers ........... them for good work in class.
occasionally	20.	........... I come to school by car, but most often I take the bus.

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