Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or

show password
Forgot Password?

Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or

Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account.
Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.

Academic Word Power Book Four Unit Six

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
        Help!  

Word
Definition
persistent   continuing to exist for a long time  
🗑
depression   sadness so strong it impairs your ability to live a normal life, mental illness  
🗑
confine   to keep within certain limits, restrict  
🗑
coherence   clarity and logic, clear headedness  
🗑
exploitation   taking advantage of, unfair treatment  
🗑
intrinsic   belonging naturally to something, inherent  
🗑
minimal   related to the least amount of something  
🗑
commodity   item or substance for sale  
🗑
invoke   to call upon, to use, to put into effect  
🗑
qualitative   based on feelings or opinions rather than fact  
🗑
procedure   a detailed method of doing something  
🗑
straightforward   clear and direct, without complications or deviation  
🗑
restraint   the act of holding back or restricting an action  
🗑
violation   the act of breaking a rule or law  
🗑
specify   to say or communicate something in exact detail  
🗑
assurance   guarantee, promise  
🗑
nuclear   related to a nucleus or center  
🗑
infrastructure   system of basic institutions that serve a country's people and economy  
🗑
collapse   descent into ruin, loss of strength to remain in place upright  
🗑
devote   to dedicate, to show great care or concern toward an issue  
🗑


   

Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
 
To hide a column, click on the column name.
 
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
 
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
 
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.

 
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how
Created by: rnaquin
Popular English Vocabulary sets