Academic word list Overseas - Whereby

Question 1

in another country

Answer 1

overseas

Question 2

to go before something

Hint: proceed

Answer 2

to precede something.

The older person will precede the younger person in the ceremony.

Question 3

Synonym for assume, noun of presumption

Answer 3

to presume something

I presumed that they would come to London soon.

Question 4

the space to do something or enact a plan

the area of study

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scope

There is little scope to make improvements with the current leadership

Question 5

opposite

on the —

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on the contrary

A: ‘Our system of government, constitutional monarchy, works well’.

B: ‘On the contrary, this system has many flaws’.

Question 6

1. to use or throw away

2. to incline someone to something

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to dispose of something
I disposed of my old clothes at the charity shop

This hormone will dispose you to sleep.

Question 7

Limited

Opposite of infinite

Answer 7

finite

‘The earth’s precious resources are finite’.

Question 8

Order of importance

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hierarchy

Question 9

Suffix for ‘between’

Answer 9

inter

International
intergenerational

Question 10

to put something into something else

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to insert something

Stents were inserted into the artery

Question 11

to do something to change a situation or improve it

verb: intervention

Answer 11

to intervene

Question 12

1. In Maths: the most popular
2. a way of doing something
3. fashionable

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mode

Question 13

a conceptual model, a framework

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a paradigm

One paradigm for medicine is ‘First, do no harm’.

The Popperian paradigm of science is falsification, eg. proving a hypothesis wrong through experiment.

Question 14

to ban

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to prohibit something

Smoking is prohibited

Question 15

to set free

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to release

Question 16

to some extent

Answer 16

somewhat

Question 17

the next person/thing to be in a position

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a successor

Prince Charles is the successor to Queen Elizabeth.

Question 18

to throw something away or give something up

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to abandon something

I abandoned that project
Many pets were abandoned after lockdown

Question 19

vague

Answer 19

ambiguous

Question 20

to add on a clause or piece of text.

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to append

The codicil was appended to the will.

Question 21

For example, coal, steel, wheat

Answer 21

commodity

Question 22

to meet a standard
to be the same as others
to follow the rules

Hint: conformity

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to conform

It is important to conform to rules of behaviour

Question 23

modern

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contemporary

Question 24

to represent something on a piece of writing or graph or equation

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to denote

Often in the passive

The level of output per firm is denoted by X”

Question 25

1. to go away from an established route Opposite of conform 2. Old English, considered unacceptable because different Verb of deviation

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to deviate Do not deviate from the plan! In the past, homosexuals were described as sexual deviants.

Question 26

to be put in a place that you do not want to be Often: Refugees are --- people Hint: dis + To be inadvertently removed from your position in a hierarch

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to displace There are many displaced people in the Sahel The Chief Operating Officer was displaced by their deputy.

Question 27

the final, sometimes inevitable thing

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eventual The affair led to a disciplinary action and eventual dismissal.

Question 28

to profit unfairly from someone else to use another person Verb: exploitation

Answer 28

Many workers in garment factories are exploited. | to exploit someone

Question 29

to go up and down in intensity or frequency

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to fluctuate My mood fluctuates with the weather. When it is warm, I'm happier.

Question 30

opposite of explicit

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implicit

Question 31

to encourage something to happen eg. in a OBGYN ward: The mother was not progressing in labour, so hormones were given to ----.

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to induce something to induce labour

Question 32

unavoidable

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inevitable This break up was inevitable

Question 33

to replace or pay back something in another form

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to offset something 'Planting trees can be used to offset carbon emissions'.

Question 34

the most dominant idea or thing

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the predominant one

Question 35

'this leads to...'

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thereby A mining company planted trees thereby offsetting some of the damage to the environment. She became a citizen thereby gaining the right to vote.

Question 36

Synonym of predict

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anticipate something Try to anticipate the answers in Reading A

Question 37

to gain something through your own effort. Often educational achievement/status

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to attain She attained a first class degree. but She (obtained/acquired) a house.

Question 38

for someone else is 'on their b....'

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behalf I am phoning on behalf of my friend. I am asking a question on behalf of my relative.

Question 39

in a large quantity

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in bulk I often buy shampoo in bulk to save money

Question 40

something makes sense altogether

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coherent Your letter must be coherent.

Question 41

two or more things accidentally happen at the same time

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My birthday coincides with my parents' anniversary.

Question 42

to begin (formal)

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to commence The ceremony commenced on time.

Question 43

two things work together

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compatible This software is not compatible with this operating system.

Question 44

to limit

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to confine to some area During quarantine, people are confined to their own homes.

Question 45

to put all your energies to something

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to devote yourself to something

Question 46

to become less

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to diminish The light diminished. His health diminished. 'diminishing returns on investment'.

Question 47

to change the appearance or form of something Literally to twist

Answer 47

to distort something This newspaper printed an article that distorted the facts of the case.

Question 48

to wear away verb of erosion

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to erode The soil was eroded by high winds and lack of rain.

Question 49

related to the essential qualities of a thing

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inherent Being a doctor is inherently difficult. Deep sea diving has inherent risks.

Question 50

Natural understanding, vision into the nature of something

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insight They have a lot of insight into the problem

Question 51

on both sides

Answer 51

mutual There needs to be mutual trust for a relationship to work.

Question 52

when two or more things share a space or something in common

Answer 52

overlap The vocabulary in the different sections of the OET overlaps. Words you learn in Listening A are useful in Speaking.

Question 53

initial, before the main event

Answer 53

preliminary Before beginning this lecture, let me make a few preliminary remarks.

Question 54

Relating to the quality, not quantity of something

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qualitative A case history is an example of qualitative data

Question 55

to make something purer

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to refine something Refined grains are usually whiter than wholegrains, which are brown refined oil refined tastes in music/books/art

Question 56

to physically or in another way limit another's freedom

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to restrain someone The police used handcuffs to restrain the suspect.

Question 57

stiff, unbending

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rigid

Question 58

to delay something to stop someone working for a short time to hang

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to suspend Let's suspend our studies for a month or two He was found guilty and given a suspended custodial sentence (if he did the same thing again, he'd automatically go to prison without a trial) I suspended a plant from the ceiling.

Question 59

to bring into one

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to unify something

Question 60

to break a rule or expectation

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to violate a rule

Question 61

next to

Answer 61

adjacent

Question 62

use this word to acknowledge a limitation/condition Like 'though'

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albeit Pronunciation All- be - it She was making progress, albeit with great difficulty.

Question 63

to bring things together

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to compile something I compiled a bank of resources for my students

Question 64

to become pregnant | To get an idea

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to conceive She conceived after three months of unprotected sex.

Question 65

an interaction

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an encounter

Question 66

ready / available willing

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The forthcoming football season looks very exciting. The patient was not forthcoming about his injuries (he was reluctant to talk about them)

Question 67

to lean towards something to prefer something verb of inclination

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to incline The field inclines downwards. I incline towards books rather than movies.

Question 68

honesty | things holding together

Answer 68

integrity That politician has a lot of integrity: they offered to resign if they were found guilty of holding parties in lockdown. This snowball has no structural integrity!

Question 69

synonym of inherent

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intrinsic

Question 70

to refer to a rule | to call on a god or deity

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to invoke I invoked the statute of limitations.

Question 71

to impose a kind of tax

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A charge of 3 % was levied on all foreign imports.

Question 72

in the same way

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I am going to work on this every day and I encourage you to do likewise. likewise

Question 73

in spite of that | nevertheless

Answer 73

nonetheless 'It was a very small smile, but it was a smile nonetheless'.

Question 74

A phrase used to acknowledge a limitation and set it aside.

Answer 74

notwithstanding. These criticisms notwithstanding, there are few books which provide a more comprehensive treatment, particularly from the left. (Cambridge English Corpus)

Question 75

to remember something

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to recall something I recalled a memory of childhood. I recall sending you that invoice

Question 76

easy, natural, direct

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straightforward The instructions are quite straightforward.

Question 77

by which method

Answer 77

whereby They have a payment plan whereby you can pay a little every month