0420 Academic Vocabulary Review

A(n) _____ is a collection of numerical facts.

• stigma

• advance

• statistic

• awareness

The following words have a similar meaning to assess EXCEPT _____.

• judge

• evaluate

• check

• destroy

A(n) _____ is a signal that makes something clear.

• indicator

• counterpart

• disparity

• stigma

The anti-smoking campaign targeted young children. Target means _____.

• to destroy

• to account for

• to show

• to focus on

She had _____ skill in dealing with her customers. She was very popular!

• devastating

• virtual

• optimistic

• considerable

The researchers _____ an experiment to test the new medication.

• advanced

• projected

• demonstrated

• conducted

Early _____ of cancer is an important part of treatment.

• project

• detection

• advance

• shift

The following words have a similar meaning to initiate EXCEPT _____.

• start

• complete

• launch

• begin

Online courses make education _____ to people all around the world.

• accessible

• preventive

• key

• effective

There was a shift in attitudes about the environment after the documentary. Shift means _____.

• a change in direction

• an excess of something

• the act of finding something

• a long-term plan