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AWL Sublist 2, Quiz #1 conclude, construct, evaluate, impact, invest, potential, purchase, reside, site, transfer
These quizzes focus on sublist 2 of the Academic Word List (AWL). Words covered in this quiz are:
- conclude, construct, evaluate, impact, invest, potential, purchase, reside, site, transfer
Before you begin the quizzes, you might want to study meaning and other information about the words used in the quizzes. See below (after Exercise 3) for details.
Learning Outcomes
By completing these quizzes, you will:
- understand the meaning(s) of AWL sublist 2 words;
- learn to use vocabulary productively by focusing on word form, word family and example sentences for each word;
- use collocations from the Academic Collocations List (ACL) to develop knowledge of academic collocations for each word.
Exercise 1: Flashcards
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Exercise 2: Gapfill
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Exercise 3: Collocations
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Language Notes
| conclude [kənklud] | Related word forms inconclusively (opp), inconclusive (opp), conclusively (adv), conclusions (pl), conclusive (adj), conclusion (n), concluding (adj), concludes (vf), concluded (adj) |
Meaning
verb
1. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion. [Syn: reason, reason out]
2. bring to a close. E.g.: The committee concluded the meeting
3. reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation. [Syn: resolve]
4. reach agreement on. E.g.: They concluded an economic agreement, We concluded a cease-fire
Collocations (from ACL)
concluding remarks (adj+n), concluding section (adj+n), draw (a) conclusion (v+n), general conclusion (adj+n), lead to (the) conclusion (v+n), logical conclusion (adj+n)
| construct [kənstrʌkt] | Related word forms reconstruction (opp), reconstructing (oth), reconstructed (opp), constructions (pl), reconstructs (oth), constructive (adj), construction (n), constructing (vf), reconstruct (opp), constructed (vf), constructs (vf) |
Meaning
noun
1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances. [Syn: concept, conception]
verb
1. put together out of components or parts. [Syn: manufacture, fabricate]
2. draw with suitable instruments and under specified conditions. E.g.: construct an equilateral triangle
3. create by linking linguistic units. E.g.: construct a sentence, construct a paragraph
4. create by organizing and linking ideas, arguments, or concepts. E.g.: construct a proof, construct an argument
Collocations (from ACL)
social construct (adj+n), (be) socially constructed (adv+vpp)
| evaluate [ɪvæljueɪt] | Related word forms re-evaluation (oth), re-evaluating (pl), re-evaluates (pl), re-evaluated (pl), re-evaluate (oth), evaluations (pl), evaluative (adj), evaluation (n), evaluating (vf), evaluates (vf), evaluated (vf) |
Meaning
verb
1. place a value on; judge the worth of something. [Syn: measure, valuate, assess, appraise, value]
Collocations (from ACL)
critically evaluate (adv+v), critical evaluation (adj+n)
| impact [ɪmpækt] | Related word forms impacting (vf), impacted (vf), impacts (vf) |
Meaning
noun
1. a forceful consequence; a strong effect. E.g.: the book had an important impact on my thinking [Syn: wallop]
2. influencing strongly. [Syn: impingement, encroachment]
verb
1. have an effect upon. [Syn: affect, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch]
Collocations (from ACL)
assess (the) impact (of) (v+n), consider (the) impact (of) (v+n), direct impact (adj+n), emotional impact (adj+n), enormous impact (adj+n), environmental impact (adj+n), great impact (adj+n), likely impact (adj+n), little impact (adj+n), major impact (adj+n), make (an) impact (v+n), negative impact (adj+n), positive impact (adj+n), potential impact (adj+n), profound impact (adj+n), significant impact (adj+n)
| invest [ɪnvest] | Related word forms reinvestment (oth), reinvesting (pl), investments (pl), reinvested (pl), investment (n), reinvests (pl), investors (pl), investing (vf), reinvest (oth), investor (nper), invested (vf), invests (vf) |
Meaning
verb
1. put money into financial schemes, property, etc. to try to achieve a profit. [Syn: put, commit, place]
Collocations (from ACL)
foreign investment (adj+n), private investment (adj+n), foreign investor (adj+n)
| potential [pətenʃəl] | Related word forms potentially (adv) |
Meaning
noun
1. the inherent capacity for coming into being. [Syn: potentiality, potency]
2. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts. [Syn: electric potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage]
adj
1. existing in possibility. E.g.: a potential problem [Syn: possible]
2. expected to become or be; in prospect. E.g.: potential clients [Syn: expected, likely]
Collocations (from ACL)
potential benefits (adj+n), potential conflict (adj+n), potential customer (adj+n), potential harm (adj+n), potential impact (adj+n), potential problem (adj+n), potential risk (adj+n), potential source (adj+n), potential value (adj+n), full potential (adj+n), great potential (adj+n), have potential (v+n), potentially dangerous (adv+adj)
| purchase [pɜrtʃəs] | Related word forms purchasing (vf), purchasers (pl), purchases (vf), purchaser (nper), purchased (vf) |
Meaning
noun
1. something acquired by purchase.
verb
1. obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction. E.g.: The family purchased a new car [Syn: buy]
Collocations (from ACL)
purchasing power (adj+n)
| reside [rɪzaɪd] | Related word forms residential (adj), residents (pl), residence (n), residing (vf), resident (adj), resides (vf), resided (vf) |
Meaning
verb
1. live (in a certain place). [Syn: occupy, lodge in]
2. be inherent or innate in;. [Syn: rest, repose]
Collocations (from ACL)
none
| site [saɪt] | Related word forms sites (pl), sites (vf), sited (vf), siting (vf) |
Meaning
noun
1. the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located). E.g.: a good site for the school [Syn: land site]
2. physical position in relation to the surroundings. E.g.: the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides [Syn: situation]
3. a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web. E.g.: the Israeli web site was damaged by hostile hackers [Syn: web site, internet site]
verb
1. assign a location to. [Syn: locate, place]
Collocations (from ACL)
none
| transfer [trænsfɜr] | Related word forms transferring (vf), transference (n), transferable (adj), transferred (vf), transfers (vf) |
Meaning
noun
1. someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another. E.g.: the best student was a transfer from LSU [Syn: transferee]
2. the act of transfering something from one form to another. E.g.: the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise [Syn: transference]
verb
1. move from one place to another. E.g.: transfer the data, transfer the patient to another hospital
2. send from one person or place to another. [Syn: transmit, transport, channel, channelize, channelise]
3. shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes. [Syn: remove]
4. transfer from one place or period to another. [Syn: transpose, transplant]
Collocations (from ACL)
transferable skill (adj+n)
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