Academic vocabulary: Group 54

anticipate - colleagues - conceive - inclination - integrity - likewise - marginal - nonetheless - notwithstanding - ongoing - panel - persistent - poses - protocol - refine - reluctance - restrain - tendency - violation - whereby
violation1.The student was found to be in ........... of the school's drug policy, and asked to leave.
refine2.You need to ........... your answer. It is too simplistic and does not have supporting evidence.
restrain3.You need to ........... yourself a little better, and not just shout out the first thing that comes intro your head.
protocol4.The school needs to establish a clear ........... for dealing with student plagiarism.
whereby5.She has not yet been able to find a way ........... she can keep both her parents and her grandparents happy.
inclination6.Students usually have little ........... to work hard for teachers who do not work hard for them.
reluctance7.There was a strong ........... among many members of the government to support the decision to go to war.
poses8.This article very directly ........... the question: Is it ever right to declare a war?
persistent9.The girl was suspended for ........... bad behaviour in class.
notwithstanding10.The student was expelled from school for persistent plagiarism, ........... his claims that he didn't realize he was doing wrong.
panel11.The ........... set up to investigate the problem has just published its report.
integrity12.It is important that teachers show ........... in their everyday dealings with students.
conceive13.The school is considering introducing a uniform. It is difficult to ........... of a plan that will cause more problems than it solves.
ongoing14.@Learning vocabulary is an ........... aspect of language acquisition. It will never be finished.
likewise15.Teachers appreciate punctuality to class; ........... students appreciate teachers not dismissing them late for break or lunch.
nonetheless16.I understand that you couldn't do the homework by the due date; ........... , you should have told me that in advance.
colleagues17.None of his ........... in the firm knew that he was married.
anticipate18.The government does not ........... any opposition to the proposed new law.
tendency19.She has a ........... to give up at the first sign of difficulty or opposition.
marginal20.Grammar is only of ........... significance in your presentation. Much more important is your content and fluency.
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