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AWL Sublist 3, Quiz #2 considerable
These quizzes focus on sublist 3 of the Academic Word List (AWL). Words covered in this quiz are:
- considerable, correspond, demonstrate, exclude, illustrate, link, locate, negate, outcome, rely
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 3 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: Definitions
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Exercise 2: Gapfill
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Exercise 3: Collocations
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Language Notes
| considerable [kənsɪdɜrəbəl] | Related word forms considerably (adv) |
Meaning
adj
1. large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree. E.g.: a considerable quantity, the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign, went to considerable trouble for us, spent a considerable amount of time on the problem
Collocations (from ACL)
(a) considerable amount (of) (adj+n), (a) considerable degree (of) (adj+n), (be of) considerable importance (adj+n), (in) considerable detail (adj+n), (to a) considerable extent (adj+n), considerable attention (adj+n), considerable debate (adj+n), considerable effort (adj+n), considerable evidence (adj+n), considerable influence (adj+n), considerable interest (adj+n), considerable research (adj+n), considerable support (adj+n), considerable variation (adj+n), differ considerably (v+adv), vary considerably (v+adv)
| correspond [kɔrəspɑnd] | Related word forms correspondingly (adv), correspondence (n), corresponding (adj), corresponded (vf), corresponds (vf) |
Meaning
verb
1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics. [Syn: match, fit, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree]
Collocations (from ACL)
none
| demonstrate [demənstreɪt] | Related word forms demonstratively (adv), demonstrations (pl), demonstrators (pl), demonstrative (adj), demonstration (n), demonstrating (vf), demonstrator (nper), demonstrates (vf), demonstrated (vf), demonstrably (adv), demonstrable (adj) |
Meaning
verb
1. show or demonstrate something to an interested audience. [Syn: show, demo, exhibit, present]
2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment. E.g.: The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound [Syn: prove, establish, show, shew]
Collocations (from ACL)
demonstrate competence (v+n), (be) clearly demonstrated (adv+vpp)
| exclude [ɪksklud] | Related word forms exclusionist (nper), exclusionary (adj), exclusively (adv), exclusions (pl), exclusive (adj), exclusion (n), excluding (vf), excludes (vf), excluded (vf) |
Meaning
verb
1. prevent from being included or considered or accepted. E.g.: The bad results were excluded from the report [Syn: except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out]
Collocations (from ACL)
social exclusion (adj+n), mutually exclusive (adv+adj)
| illustrate [ɪləstreɪt] | Related word forms illustrations (pl), illustrative (adj), illustration (n), illustrating (vf), illustrates (vf), illustrated (vf) |
Meaning
verb
1. clarify by giving an example of. [Syn: exemplify, instance]
Collocations (from ACL)
provide (an) illustration (v+n)
| link [lɪŋk] | Related word forms linkages (pl), linking (vf), linkage (n), linked (adj), links (vf) |
Meaning
noun
1. the means of connection between things linked in series. [Syn: nexus]
2. the state of being connected. [Syn: connection, connectedness]
verb
1. make a logical or causal connection. [Syn: associate, tie in, relate, colligate, link up, connect]
2. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces. [Syn: connect, tie, link up]
Collocations (from ACL)
causal link (adj+n), direct link (adj+n), strong link (adj+n), (be) closely linked (to, with) (adv+vpp), (be) directly linked (to) (adv+vpp), (be) directly linked (to, with) (adv+vpp), (be) inextricably linked (to, with) (adv+vpp), (be) strongly linked (adv+vpp)
| locate [loʊkeɪt] | Related word forms relocation (oth), relocating (oth), relocates (oth), relocated (oth), locations (pl), relocate (oth), location (n), locating (vf), located (adj), locates (vf) |
Meaning
verb
1. discover the location of; determine the place of; find by searching or examining. E.g.: Can you locate your cousins in the Midwest? [Syn: turn up]
Collocations (from ACL)
geographic(al) location (adj+n)
| negate [nɪgeɪt] | Related word forms negatively (adv), negatives (pl), negative (adj), negating (vf), negates (vf), negated (vf) |
Meaning
verb
1. prove negative; show to be false. [Syn: contradict]
2. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of. E.g.: This action will negate the effect of my efforts [Syn: neutralize, neutralise, nullify]
Collocations (from ACL)
negative aspect (adj+n), negative attitude (adj+n), negative connotation (adj+n), negative consequences (adj+n), negative correlation (adj+n), negative effect (adj+n), negative feedback (adj+n), negative impact (adj+n), negative outcome (adj+n), negative side (adj+n), negative stereotype (adj+n), negative value (adj+n), negative view (adj+n), (be) negatively correlated (with) (adv+vpp)
| outcome [aʊtkʌm] | Related word forms outcomes (pl) |
Meaning
noun
1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. [Syn: consequence, effect, result, event, issue, upshot]
Collocations (from ACL)
achieve (an) outcome (v+n), affect (the) outcome (v+n), desired outcome (adj+n), final outcome (adj+n), learning outcome (n+n), likely outcome (adj+n), negative outcome (adj+n), positive outcome (adj+n), possible outcome (adj+n)
| rely [rɪlaɪ] | Related word forms reliability (n), unreliable (opp), reliance (n), reliably (adv), reliable (adj), relying (vf), reliant (adj), relies (vf), relied (vf) |
Meaning
verb
1. have confidence or faith in. [Syn: trust, swear, bank]
Collocations (from ACL)
reliable data (adj+n), reliable information (adj+n), rely heavily (on) (v+adv)
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