May 2024 Academic Vocab Practice

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Solution means:

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a situation being solved or fixed

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Support means:

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aiding the cause or interests of

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Meaning of 'compare' in context: "The fact is all the more remarkable when we compare his writing on Shakespeare with Swinburne's book published during the same year."

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examine and note the similarities or differences of

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"She could also predict the future and recognize people's intentions, abilities that she maintained throughout her life and that increased with time." In this sentence, predict means:

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tell in advance

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His mother described her son as a loner, not attending his sister's birthday parties. 'Described' means:

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reported

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"Add enough sea salt to the water to approximate the salinity of the ocean." In this context, approximate means:

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come close

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"He was home again where his problem now was haste, passing time, the need to hurry." In this context, 'problem' is synonymous with:

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trouble

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Additional means:

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further or added

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In the sentence, 'evidence' refers to:

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means by which an alleged matter is established or disproved

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In the sentence, 'contrast' means:

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the act of distinguishing by comparing differences