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Academic English Vocabulary No. 6
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ACADEMIC ENGLISH VOCAB 6 ACADEMIC VOCABULARYSHEET 6Frequency rating: 8 on scale of 10 accumulation commodity deviation exploitation fluctuations Inevitably infrastructure manipulation practitioners theme Definitions (Merriam-Webster)Vocabulary Basic set of facilities needed for proper functioning Ongoing changes to the conditions of something People who regularly practice a particular skill An action or condition that differs from the norm Ability to control in a skillful way Something that is bought and sold A particular subject or issue that reoccurs in a work Taking advantage of a situation for personal benefit unavoidably; as expected Gradually acquiring and gathering things
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Academic English Vocabulary 6: sentences accumulation commodity deviation exploitation fluctuations Inevitably infrastructure manipulation practitioners theme 1.Perhaps surprisingly, the __________________, spice, was the major reason why ships sailed for the East Indies in the old days. 2.In the warehouse, they have an _____________________ of stock they have no hope of ever selling. 3.The economic ___________________ of women is a theme many feminists have raised for debate. 4.Large-scale ___________________ in market prices always leave me nervous. I prefer when things are less volatile and more predictable. 5.Their policy of raising taxes dramatically marked a clear ________________ from their normally gentle fiscal measures. 6.Creating a panic amongst traders was one of several actions taken in their attempted _________________ of the American Stock Exchange. 7.Building several roads and bridges was part of their change to the city’s operational ___________________. 8.___________________, the bloodshed on TV led to a huge loss of popularity for the war. 9.Pyramid-scheme ______________________ readily target the greedy and the gullible. 10. What’s the main ____________ of the book you’ve written?
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Academic English Vocab 6 answers accumulation commodity deviation exploitation fluctuations Inevitably infrastructure manipulation practitioners theme Definitions (Merriam-Webster)Vocabulary Basic set of facilities needed for proper functioninginfrastructure Ongoing changes to the conditions of somethingfluctuations People who regularly practice a particular skillpractitioners An action or condition that differs from the normdeviation Ability to control in a skillful waymanipulation Something that is bought and soldcommodity A particular subject or issue that reoccurs in a worktheme Taking advantage of a situation for personal benefitexploitation unavoidably; as expectedinevitably Gradually acquiring and gathering thingsaccumulation
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Academic English Sentences 6 answers accumulation commodity deviation exploitation fluctuations Inevitably infrastructure manipulation practitioners theme 1.Perhaps surprisingly, the commodity, spice, was the major reason why ships sailed for the East Indies in the old days. 2.In the warehouse, they have an accumulation of stock they have no hope of ever selling. 3.The economic exploitation of women is a theme many feminists have raised for debate. 4.Large-scale fluctuations in market prices always leave me nervous. I prefer when things are less volatile and more predictable. 5.Their policy of raising taxes dramatically marked a clear deviation from their normally gentle fiscal measures. 6.Creating a panic amongst traders was one of several actions taken in their attempted manipulation of the American Stock Exchange. 7.Building several roads and bridges was part of their change to the city’s operational infrastructure. 8.Inevitably, the bloodshed on TV led to a huge loss of popularity for the war. 9.Pyramid-scheme practitioners readily target the greedy and the gullible. 10. What’s the main theme of the book you’ve written?
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