Academic Vocabulary Unit 5

1. A synonym for stress is

• cloudy
• emphasize
• argue

2. What is the definition for challenge in the following sentence: She wrote a letter to challenge the views presented in the editorial.

• dispute
• funny
• obstinate

3. Another word for a brief statement is

• exclamation
• creation
• summary

4. To alter something, means to

• change
• criticize
• catch

5. When a person shows someone to be involved in a crime or wrong doing, they

• disguise
• impose
• implicate

6. The definition of impose is

• To keep in mind or memory
• To establish something as a rule (v)
• to dispute

7. to keep in mind or memory is the definition of

• retain
• hence
• challenge

8. The word hence means

• although
• as a consequence of
• so

9. When the teacher conferred with the student, she

• discussed
• scolded
• laughed

10. The definition of despite is

• without
• in addition
• in spite of