Academic Vocabulary 3

17. At work, you make friends with people of different ages and outside of your ... group.

8. These are very ... times, and it may be a while before everything returns to normal.

25. I thought it was ... knowledge that she was pregnant.

16. There was a worrying article recently about the social ... of modern America.

23. Although the drug is very effective, it does have some unpleasant ... .

15. Many people see smoking as a type of ... behavior nowadays.

14. When I lost my job, I tried to maintain a sense of ... by dressing in my usual work clothes each day.

29. We made one last ... effort to move the broken-down vehicle.

9. There has been a dramatic ... in the way we see modern society.

18. It's a very ... community and people are generally very supportive.

10. The graph shows a ... contrast between UK and US sales.

27. The idea of manual ... doesn't appeal to me at all.

7. The ... paragraph gives the background to their research project.

4. Our decision to go on holiday abroad was very ... . The weather at home was terrible.

13. We can all show our ... in some way through our clothes and personal style.

5. My sister is really self- ... . She can join in a group without any instructions.

2. The children have been as good as gold. So well-... .

21. The ... company spent millions of dollars marketing their new wonder drug.

12. The archaeologists uncovered several important ... at the site.

24. There is no need to worry about being near other people as the condition is only slightly ...

3. I thought his comment about my putting on too much weight was quite ... .

22. When the two substances are mixed, a ... reaction takes place.

19. The company was forced to close when the ... effects of their products were discovered.

26. The results were ... with the previous tests we had undertaken.

It's important to set clear goals and map out your ... path.

11. There was only a ... change in the data between 2000 and 2010.

30. My father's knowledge ... trains was almost encyclopaedic.

6. I read the newspapers every day because I like to be well- ... about what's going on in the world.

1. An open friendly manner is ... of this region.

20. She was so sick today that it is highly ... your teacher will be absent tomorrow.