Academic vocabulary: Group 50

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allocation - assign - channel - cite - dispute - diversity - estate - finite - foresee - incidence - inhibit - initiative - intervention - ministry - overseas - preceding - recovery - thesis - transformation - underlying

transformation	1.	Her attitude to work has undergone a ........... since the meeting of her parents with the head of school.
dispute	2.	Not many people would ........... that a balanced diet is essential to good health.
diversity	3.	Many people enjoy the ........... of big cities where many different cultures meet and interact.
recovery	4.	She has made a quick ........... after her serious operation.
assign	5.	The teacher did not ........... any homework over the winter break.
cite	6.	If you do not ........... your sources, you will be in danger of plagiarizing.
ministry	7.	She has just been appointed to the ........... of education.
preceding	8.	You have not made a clear link between this paragraph and the ........... one. They seem to be about two completely different topics.
inhibit	9.	Researchers have found that too much praise can ........... a student's motivation to improve.
estate	10.	She's the wealthiest woman in the country and lives on a huge ........... just outside the capital city.
overseas	11.	It is good for everyone to have the chance to live ........... for a time at least once in their lives.
underlying	12.	Her ........... problem is that she either never listen to or never follows instructions.
initiative	13.	Some students took the ........... to do something about bullying their grade.
foresee	14.	I don't understand why she couldn't ........... that her frequent absences would limit her learning.
allocation	15.	The government is considering increasing its ........... of funds to the arts.
intervention	16.	Many political observers could foresee that the government would only regret its ........... in the affairs of another country.
finite	17.	We only have a ........... amount of time to solve the problem, so we need to get started on it very soon.
channel	18.	Twitter is an important ........... in disseminating information in real-time.
thesis	19.	Your introductory paragraph does not seem to contain a clear ........... . What are you trying to prove in this writing.
incidence	20.	Researchers have found a higher ........... of drug abuse among children whose parents are themselves addicts.

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