Words/pharses that I have use in essays

Question 1

Meaning: To explaint the reason for
Type: Inseparable

Answer 1

Account for
Example: Increased pollution may account for climate change

Question 2

Meaning: Obey
Type: Inseparable

Answer 2

Adhere to
Example: You must adhere to the terms of the contract

Question 3

Meaning: Mention in an indirect way
Type: Inseparable

Answer 3

Allude to
Example: She kept alluding to our agreement, but she didn’t want to reveal it.

Question 4

Meaning: To cause something bad to happen, especially illness
Type: Separable

Answer 4

Bring on
Example: His heart condition was brought on by this diet.

Question 5

Meaning: To start discussing a subject
Type: Separable

Answer 5

Bring up
Example: She brought the matter up very late so they didn’t have time to discuss it properly.

Question 6

Meaning: To happen, especially by chance
Type: Inseparable

Answer 6

Come about
Example: Increased unemployment has come about through automated production

Question 7

Meaning: To reduce
Type: Inseparable

Answer 7

Cut back
Example: They are cutting back expenses

Question 8

Meaning: To succeed in living or working without
Type: Inseparable

Answer 8

Do without
Example: We can do without help from you

Question 9

Meaning: To start a new project or activity, usually one that will be difficult or take time
Type: Inseparable

Answer 9

Embark on
Example: After graduating from university, she embarked on a career in banking

Question 10

Meaning: To continue doing something until it has been completed
Type: Inseparable

Answer 10

Follow through
Example: You will need to follow through with some reading if you want to master the subject.

Question 11

Meaning: To not approve of something
Type: Inseparable

Answer 11

Frown upon
Example: Failure to attend classes is frowned upon.

Question 12

Meaning: To make people understand something
Type: Separable

Answer 12

Get across
Example: The teacher managed to get across how important it was to attend lectures

Question 13

Meaning: To be heard by a lot of people
Type: Inseparable

Answer 13

Get around
Example: News of his promotion got around very fast.

Question 14

Meaning: To try to suggest something without saying it directly
Type: Inseparable

Answer 14

Get at
Example: What are you getting at? Was my presentation too long?

Question 15

Meaning: To start doing something again after not doing it for a period of time.
Type: Inseparable.

Answer 15

Get back
Example: Let’s get back to discussing how this happened.

Question 16

Meaning: To feel happy about something that is going to happen
Type: Inseparable

Answer 16

Look forward to
Example: I’m looking forward to meeting you later.

Question 17

Meaning: To try to discover facts about something
Type: Inseparable

Answer 17

Look into
Example: After several customers complained about late deliveries, they decided to look into the matter.

Question 18

Meaning: To understand someone or something in a certain way

Answer 18

Make of
Example: What do you make of the teacher’s decision to shorten this course?

Question 19

Meaning: To plan in detail how something will happen
Type: Separable

Answer 19

Map out
Example: Her career was mapped out for her when she decided to take that job.

Question 20

Meaning: To come together with someone
Type: Inseparable

Answer 20

Meet up
Example: Let’s meet up and discuss how we are going to go about this project

Question 21

Meaning: To reduce the number of possibilities
Type: Separable

Answer 21

Narrow down
Example: The detectives narrowed down the list of suspects to just two

Question 22

Meaning: To suggest an idea, opinion so that it can be discussed
Type: Separable

Answer 22

Put forward
Example: The proposals were put forward last week, but the committee didn’t have time to discuss them.

Question 23

Meaning: To delay doing something especially when you don’t want to do it
Type: Separable

Answer 23

Put off
Example: Are you putting off writing that essay because you can’t concentrate right now?

Question 24

Meaning: To do something unpleasant in order to solve a problem
Type: Inseparable

Answer 24

Resort to
Example: We must resort to legal action of they don’t offer compensation

Question 25

Meaning: To stop considering something as a possibility
Type: Separable

Answer 25

Rule out
Example: The CEO said that yearly bonuses can be ruled out in light of the financial crisis

Question 26

Meaning: To tell someone your ideas so they can give you their opinion
Type: Separable

Answer 26

Run by
Example: I have a few ideas for tomorrow’s meeting. Can I run them by you?

Question 27

Meaning: To persuade someone not to do something
Type: Separable

Answer 27

Talk out of
Example: Her parents talked her out of living in a rented flat

Question 28

Meaning: To consider a problem carefully
Type: Separable

Answer 28

Think over
Example: You should think it over before handing in your resignation.

Question 29

Meaning: To develop in a particular way
Type: Inseparable

Answer 29

Turn out
Example: The presentation turned out well, considering how little you prepared for it

Question 30

Meaning: To almost be in a particular state
Type: Inseparable

Answer 30

Verge on
Example: His speech was so good, it was verging on genius