Academic Vocabulary

Question 1

To get something

I rained so we didn’t have another, option. Luckily I ____ this umbrella at the store.

Answer 1

To obtain

Question 2

Amount of waterfall

Answer 2

Precipitation

Question 3

To collect

egg gate
The were collecting eggs at the gate.

Answer 3

To aggregate

Question 4

-without enough food

A family ran out of food during the quarantine and they nearly died from ____

Answer 4

famine

Question 5

-keep on doing something

Answer 5

persevere

Question 6

-fall (especially into water and statistics)

With he pandemic many people quit smoking so the lung cancer numbers _______

Answer 6

plunge

Question 7

-release (particularly a dog)

Answer 7

unleash

Question 8

• coming together violently (like a car accident)

One day my friend hit me with an ice cube and I had a cold eye when it _______

Answer 8

collide

Question 9

Analyzing closely

Answer 9

scrutinize

Question 10

floating with no control

Somebody gave a person a toy boat as a gift and that gift ____ to the sea never to be seen again

Answer 10

drift

Question 11

a difficullt uncomfortable situation

Answer 11

predicament

Question 12

He acted as Chris exactly like he really is. His _____ was right on target.

Answer 12

accuracy

Question 13

Unplanned

Answer 13

arbitrary

Question 14

to come from

We drove from Alaska with a car that ____ from there.

Answer 14

derived

Question 15

keep in good condition. Some that works to fix things at school.

Answer 15

maintenance

Question 16

to slowly weaken by chemical reaction

Answer 16

corrode

erode

Question 17

-The wind from the sail made my mouth dry so I had no ______

Answer 17

saliva

Question 18

-Two mini telescopes to observe from a distance

Answer 18

binoculars

Question 19

-strongly

Answer 19

vigorously

Question 20

-a pretty show / entertaining

I received a special call when I was asked to perform a beautifully visual _____

Answer 20

spectacle

Question 21

support
prove correct
go backwards
repeat something
(phrasal verb)

Answer 21

back up

Question 22

remove

phrasal verb

Answer 22

get rid of

Question 23

delay

phrasal verb

Answer 23

put off

Question 24

trying to notice

phrasal verb

Answer 24

look out for

Question 25

to make someone admire

phrasal verb

Answer 25

show off

Question 26

I once my friend called ______ because he was very worried that he lost his dog.

Answer 26

frantically

Question 27

If you smoke you will ____ your lungs.

Answer 27

aggravate

Question 28

an injury

Answer 28

wound

Question 29

deathly

Answer 29

fatal

Question 30

-unpredictable, inconstant, variable, unstable

Answer 30

capricious

Question 31

-awkard, strange, complex

Answer 31

cumbersome

Question 32

-convince

Answer 32

manipulation

Question 33

-unskillful, inexpert

Answer 33

amateurish

Question 34

-enthusiasm

Answer 34

zeal

Question 35

-unplanned, inventing a solution to an unexpected problem

Answer 35

improvisation

Question 36

-facilities - things/spaces/benefits that a place offers *hotel

Answer 36

amentities

Question 37

-organize something *schedule it

Answer 37

arrangements

Question 38

-type of dog *creatures

Answer 38

breed

Question 39

-someone’s fault

Answer 39

blame

Question 40

-to give permission

Answer 40

authorize

Question 41

the opposite of “optimistic”

Answer 41

pessimistic

Question 42

things you do excessively without thinking
\_\_\_\_\_\_ liars
\_\_\_\_\_\_ gambling
\_\_\_\_\_\_ eating
\_\_\_\_\_\_ shopping

Answer 42

impulsive

Question 43

Some athletes are ____ to injury. So they are always injured

Answer 43

prone to

Question 44

satisfied

Answer 44

complacent