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Academic Vocabulary
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Prepared by: Mostafa El Derdeery
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(A)
اﺟﮭﺎضabortion ( n. -1
اﺗﮭﺎمaccusation ( n. -2
ﯾﺑﺗﻠﻰ، ﯾﺻﯾبafflict ( v. -3
ﯾﻌدلamend (v . -4
Ex: - If the chair is too high you can adjust it to suit you.
Ex: - The acquisition of huge amounts of data has helped our research
enormously.
Ex: - The anomaly of the social security system is that you sometimes
have more money without a job.
Ex: - He argued that his scientific training made it impossible for him to
be anything but an atheist.
Ex: - Naval gunfire and ground-based artillery are generally less accurate
than many aircraft-borne weapons.
Ex: - This period saw the increase of real wages and affluence in British
society.
Ex: - It's too early to assess the long-term consequences of the two
countries' union.
Ex: - The police have so far been unable to ascertain the cause of the
explosion.
Ex:-The victim had been assailed with repeated blows to the head and
body.
Ex: - We trust that your fair partner, who shares some of our ancestral
blood, is in good health.
Ex: - Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have
managed to negotiate an agreement.
Ex: - Despite the critical acclaim, the novel did not sell well.
Ex: - Admittedly, I could have tried harder but I still don't think all this
criticism is fair.
Ex: - The police have issued an appeal to the public to stay away from
the area over the weekend.
Ex:-The author appends a short footnote to the text explaining the point.
Ex: - Although the cost of making phone calls is going up, the charge for
connecting to the internet will not alter.
(B)
Ex: - Liverpool only lost the game because the referee was biased.
ﻣﺧﺗﺻرbrief (adj. -8
Ex: - I tried to boost his ego (= make him feel more confident) by praising
his cooking.
Ex: - Scientists are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for
cancer.
(C)
Ex: - The Company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.
Ex: - His gentle flirting reminded her of how charismatic he could be,
when not telling her she was getting ready to die.
Ex: - There's a clique at work that never talks/who never talk to anyone
else.
Ex: - The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into
making a confession.
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Ex: - It was predicted that a comet would collide with one of the planets.
Ex: - The country's most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds.
Ex: - He confided (to her) that his hair was not his own.
Ex: - The constraints of politeness wouldn't allow her to say what she
really thought about his cooking.
Ex: - I was worried that it might be too hard for me but it turned out the
contrary was true.
Ex:- 15 years in the teaching profession had left him world-weary and
cynical.
Ex: - There's good arts coverage in the newspaper, but not much
Political commentary
(D)
Ex: - His past delinquencies have made it hard for him to get a job.
Ex: - She despised him for the way he treated her sister.
Ex: - She faces the dilemma of disobeying her father or losing the man
she loves.
Ex: - I don't want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of
help.
Ex: - She's young and dynamic and will be a great addition to the team.
(E)
Ex: - Brazil's political and business elite seem prepared to accept the
election results.
Ex:-The Company has evolved over the years into a multi-million dollar
organization.
Ex:-This meeting will be the first encounter between the party leaders
since the election.
Ex:-The museums work closely together, but are separate legal entities.
Ex:-Her speech was full of excuses and evasions and never properly
addressed the issue.
(F)
َ ْأَﺣ
دَ َﻋم، ﺻ َن fortify (v. -6
Ex:-The argument had fortified her resolve to prove she was right.
Ex:-We only have a finite amount of time to complete this task - we can't
continue indefinitely.
Ex:-This is one of the most fraught weekends of the year for the security
forces.
(G&H)
Ex: - There will be many stars performing in the Royal Ballet's Gala Night,
held in aid of children's charities.
Ex: - By now she'd had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite
grotesque.
Ex: - It's traditional that you haggle over/about the price of things in the
market.
Ex: - Memories of the semifinal defeat haunted him for the rest of his
career.
(I)
Ex: - A recurring knee injury may have impaired his chances of winning
the tournament.
Ex: - His change of mind was recent and sudden, the inference being that
someone had persuaded him.
Ex: - No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest
integrity.
Ex: - The minister intervened personally to stop the museum from being
closed.
Ex: - Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places.
(J&K&L&M&N&O)
Ex: - The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso's early drawings with some of his
later works.
Ex:-The car parts themselves are not expensive; it's the labour that costs
the money.
Ex: - The army must give power back to the legitimate government
Ex: - Once you've tasted luxury it's very hard to settle for anything else.
Ex: - There's been so much media manipulation of the facts that nobody
knows the truth of the matter.
Ex: - Representatives for all the main candidates are trying to mobilize
voter support.
Ex: - Each department in the company has its own mode of operation.
Ex: - The increase in our profits has been negated by the rising costs of
running the business.
Ex: - The extra cost of traveling to work is offset by the lower price of
houses here.
Ex: - Some of his colleagues say that he's loud and obnoxious.
Ex: - For years now, the people have been oppressed by a ruthless
dictator.
(P)
Ex: - The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from
permeating into the wood beneath.
Ex: - The prime minister has been accused of acting with precipitation
over the crisis.
Ex: - She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her
financial predicament.
Ex: - Many people are attracted by the prestige of working for a top
company.
Ex: - The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the
town center.
Ex: - Many potential customers are waiting for a fall in prices before
buying.
Ex:-I don't have much opportunity for leisure pursuits these days.
(R)
Ex: - The ratio of men to women at the conference was ten to one/10:1.
Ex: - If you are too strict with teenagers, they often rebel.
Ex: - You can regulate the temperature in the house by adjusting the
thermostat.
Ex: - I still felt some residual bitterness ten years after my divorce.
Ex:-She succeeded in retaining her lead in the second half of the race.
Ex: - The stern professor does not accept excuses and is known for
exhibiting rigor in his classroom.
Ex: - If you look on the duty roster, you'll see when you're working.
Ex:-The former leader was today restored to power in the first free
elections for 20 years.
(S)
Ex: - Your sweater will shrink if you wash it at too high a temperature.
Ex:-She was caught trying to smuggle 26 kilos of heroin out of/into the
country.
Ex:-The purpose of the speech was to show solidarity with the country's
leaders.
Ex:-Salaries in the public sector are expected to fall by 15% this year.
Ex:-The economy looks set to sustain its growth into next year.
Ex:-He suffered a second heart attack two days ago but his condition has
now stabilized.
(T&U&V&W&X&Y&Z)
ﻣﻠﻣوس، ﺣﻘﯾﻘﻰ tangible (adj. -1
Ex:-His secretary earns £268 a month, well below the threshold for
paying tax.
Ex:-If our soldiers have to pay the ultimate price for defending their
country, then so be it.
Ex:-He wants the job purely for reasons of vanity and ambition.
Ex:-It was clear that they had not acted in violation of the rules.
Ex:-If the new leader does manage to unify his warring party it will be
quite an achievement.