Academic vocabulary: Group 41
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authentic - conserve - conversely - dictate - dispose - exert - fortunate - halt - ignorance - inevitable - interrupt - liable - migrate - override - predominantly - prejudice - prevail - supplementary - suspend - urgent
prejudice | 1. | An international school is a place that cannot survive if there is ........... that certain groups of students are better than others. |
dictate | 2. | Teachers can suggest that students get a minimum of 8 hours sleep per night, but they cannot ........... it. |
override | 3. | The wishes of parents must not always ........... the recommendations of the teachers about the course choices of the child. |
prevail | 4. | In a dispute between the school and the parents, it is usually the school that will ........... . |
halt | 5. | The teacher decided to ........... the activity when it became clear that the students didn't understand what to do. |
exert | 6. | Her work is satisfactory, but she never ........... enough energy to get top grades. |
interrupt | 7. | The demonstrators failed to ........... the progress of the Olympic torch through the city streets. |
inevitable | 8. | He is the ........... choice for the leading role in the play. He's by far the best actor in the school. |
conserve | 9. | In sports events it is a good idea at the start of the game to ........... energy that you are going to need later. |
conversely | 10. | He works very hard; his sister, ........... , never makes an effort. |
urgent | 11. | I MUST see the headmaster at once! It's ........... ! |
ignorance | 12. | I am often surprised by the ........... of some high school students. One of them yesterday did not know the name of the president of the USA. |
fortunate | 13. | The student who had forgotten his homework was ........... that the teacher was absent that day. |
authentic | 14. | Many language teachers believe that their learners should use only ........... materials, not ones especially made for ESL students. |
supplementary | 15. | There will be a ........... class after school today for those who want extra practice for the test. |
migrate | 16. | Many birds ........... south in the winter to find warmer temperatures. |
dispose | 17. | You can ........... of old batteries in the container outside the cafeteria. |
suspend | 18. | The school will ........... use of the library for all students unless the student who damaged the photocopier is found. |
predominantly | 19. | She has gained ........... good grades since she has started attending school more regularly. |
liable | 20. | You are more ........... to get a better grade if you check your work carefully. |
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