Academic Word List Big Quiz

He is a ???? brilliant piano player.

To take action or make changes that you have officially decided should happen

One of the earliest U.S. passports on record was ???? in France in 1778.

Many carpets nowadays are produced using synthetic fibres made of petroleum ????

Approval or praise that you give to someone for something they have done

In two days ????, the king will be married, and our realm will at last have its queen.

His ???? for the renovations to our house was $2,250.

The first animal ??? for the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago was a bear cub, bought for $10 in 1874

To accept that you are responsible for a piece of work, and start to do it

To control someone or something or to have more importance than other people or things

Earthquakes are a frequent daily ???? in many parts of Japan.

Millions of people now ???? with their computers on a daily basis.

A measurement of the amount of space that a substance or object fills, or in a container

A way of doing something that has been officially agreed and chosen by an organization

She has ???? a number of important papers in a leading medical journal.

It is normal for Russian men to kiss each other under emotional ????

Seeming to have a particular feeling or attitude, although this may not be true

The traditional music of Quebec has many ???? with that of Ireland.

The symphony is ???? entirely through donations by local businesses.

In our culture, most married people share ???? chores with their spouses.

A thing, place, activity etc that you get something from

The Cayman Islands have been ???? by Jamaica since 1863.

An example of a particular kind of situation

By the 19th century, Britain had ???? political control of virtually all of India.

The plane crash has been attributed to ???? failure, rather than human error.

All of London's top tourist sites are wheelchair ????

One part or feature of a whole system, plan, piece of work etc.

A part of a situation or a quality involved in it

It is ???? from his playing that he was very nervous about this performance.

We will use the first week of classes to ???? your speaking ability.

The ???? of the heart is to pump blood throughout the body.

A method of doing something or dealing with a problem

I don't think hitting children is a very effective ???? of teaching them anything.

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson were ???? in four novels and 56 short stories.

The test will ???? of a series of true or false questions and two essay questions.

Cigarette smoking is widely ???? as being the most serious health issue in society today.

We ???? the contract this afternoon.

The construction project is now entering its final ???? of development.

A group of buildings, or a large building with many parts, used for a particular purpose

A quality or feature, especially one that is considered to be good or useful

The hummingbird's tiny brain, 4.2% of its body weight, is ???? the largest in the bird kingdom.

There is a Greek proverb which notes that before you can score, you must first have a ????

Men are in a ???? in my class.

The young boy showed ???? promise as a diver within his first year of competition.

A country or organization that another country or organization has an agreement with

Summertime temperatures in this region ???? between 20 and 30 degrees.

A written record that you make of the things that happen to you each day

He plagiarized his essay by copying a ???? of the book from a site on the Internet.

???? the fact that he generally hates fish, he tried the sushi, and liked it.

A large fence ???? access to the area.

His divorce marked the beginning of a new ???? in his life.

To give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in

The skyline of Vancouver is ???? by the view of the mountains.

Likely to develop into a particular type of person or thing in the future

The former U.S.S.R. was made up of 15 republics with strong ???? differences.

A subject or problem that is often discussed or argued, especially a social or political matter

Cable companies are working hard these days to ???? high-speed Internet access services.

The way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation

Luxembourg is ???? located between France, Germany and Belgium.

Our new marketing strategy will ???? both Internet and e-mail advertising.