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Vocabulary Enrichment: Academic English Terms and Sentences

Enhance your academic English vocabulary with definitions and example sentences for key terms. Practice using the words in context to improve comprehension and retention. Perfect for students aiming to expand their language skills.

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Vocabulary Enrichment: Academic English Terms and Sentences

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  1. Unit 4 Vocabulary Academic English 10

  2. McD’s is affiliated with… • (adj) associated, connected • You might “fill” out a form to become a member…

  3. To ascertain (v) to find out

  4. the attainment of… (n) accomplishment

  5. To bequeath to… (v) to give or pass on as an inheritance

  6. The point is cogent (adj) forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point

  7. Complete the sentence on pages 57-58 #2, 6, 8, 17 and 19

  8. To converge • (v) to move toward one point • When you “merge,” you come together with other lanes of traffic

  9. To disperse • (v) scatter, spread far and wide • Like a wealthy woman spending all the money in her “purse”

  10. To esteemthe esteem (v) to respect a lot (n) a highly favorable opinion

  11. To expunge the records • (v) to erase, obliterate, destroy • Gets wiped away with a “sponge”

  12. Fossil fuel is finite • (adj) having limits, lasting for a limited time • Once it’s full, you’re finished.

  13. Complete the sentence on pages 57-58 #1, 7, 10, 16 and 20

  14. Superman is invulnerable (adj) not able to be wounded or hurt

  15. Darth Vader is malevolent • (adj) showing bad intentions, being mean on purpose • “mal”=bad • Opposite of benevolent

  16. She is nonchalant (adj) cool and confident, acting like you don’t care

  17. Santa is omniscient • (adj) knowing everything • Like a narrator

  18. The panacea(pan-ah-see-ah) (n) a remedy for all ills, a cure all, answer to all problems

  19. Complete the sentence on pages 57-58 #3, 4, 12, 15 and 18

  20. Scrupulous doctor (adj) exact, careful, detail-oriented, having high moral standards

  21. To skulk • (v) to sneak about trying to remain hidden • Sounds a little like “sneak”

  22. He is supercilious(su-per-sil-ee-is) • (adj) proud and having contempt for others who you feel are not as good as you • You think you’re “super”

  23. The resemblance is uncanny • (adj) strange, beyond explanation, weird • You “can”not believe it

  24. The mistake was venial (adj) easily excused, pardonable

  25. Complete the sentence on pages 57-58 #5, 9, 11, 13 and 14

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