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AWL 1 -- 4

Academic Word List Sublist 1 Exercise 4

Word/Word formsDefinitionUsed in a sentence
function; functions; functional 1 : the special purpose or activity for which a thing exists or is used [count] ▪ The _____ of the heart is to pump blood through the body.
proceed; proceeds; proceeded; proceeding 1 [no obj] a : to continue to do something ▪ After the interruption, she _____ with her presentation.
consist; consists; consisted; consisting to be formed or made up of (specified things or people) ▪ Breakfast _____ of cereal, fruit, and orange juice.
involve; involves; involved; involving; involvement to have or include(someone or something) as a part of something ▪ The accident ______ three cars.
section; sections b : a particular area that is part of a larger place ▪ the frozen food _____ in the supermarket
estimate; estimates; estimation 1 [count] : a guess that you make based on the information you have about the size, amount, etc., of something ▪ According to government _____, current oil reserves are 10 percent lower than they were a year ago.
define; defines; defined; defining; definition [+ obj] 1 : to explain the meaning of (a word, phrase, etc.) ▪ How would you _____ (the word) “grotesque”?
method; methods; methodical a way of doing something ▪ He claims to have developed a new _____ for growing tomatoes
structure; structures, structural the way that something is built, arranged, or organized ▪ They studied the compound's molecular _____.
Assess; assesses; assessed; assessing; assessment [+ obj] 1 : to make a judgment about (something) ▪ The school will _____ [=evaluate] the students' progress each year.
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