Unit 4 Academic Vocabulary

UNIT 4

Academic
Vocabulary

Assimilate

Tendency

Integrate

Observation

Documentation

Assimilate

• Definition: To absorb culture or

ideas

• Sentence: Once I assimilate all

the information, I will start the
project.

Tendency

• Definition: An inclination; a

movement toward

• Sentence: People have a

tendency to believe good
things about friends.

Integrate

• Definition: to abolish segregation;

to bring together different parts

• Sentence: The new student should

integrate into our school very
quickly.

Observation

• Definition: an act of noticing

or watching.

• Sentence: My findings are

based on close observation
over many weeks.

Documentation

• Definition: printed information;

proof

• Sentence: They found

documentation from the 1800s
that proved the family owned the
land.

Multiple Choice

Choose the synonym best matches the word:

ASSIMILATE

• review

• inspect

• incorporate

• shift

Multiple Choice

Choose the best synonym for the word:

TENDENCY

• study

• habit

• learn

• grasp

Multiple Choice

Choose the best synonym for the word:

INTEGRATE

• blend

• sense

• view

• digest

Multiple Choice

Choose the best synonym for the word:

OBSERVATION

• comprehend

• consider

• understand

• study

Multiple Choice

Choose the best synonym for the word:

DOCUMENTATION

• evidence

• coordination

• conformation

• arragement