FOV2 Unit 3 ALL (Synonyms, Full Definitions BOOK Collocations, Prepositions & Collocations, Sentences)
This problem is likely to happen again. ________ we need a new plan.
Hence
phase
If a new way of doing something is _____(d) in, it is introduced gradually.
stressful
If a situation or experience is _____, it causes the person involved to feel anxious and not relaxed.
precede
If one event or period of time _____(s) another, it happens before it.
preceding
If one event or period of time happens before another, the earlier event or period is the _____ one.
overlap
If one idea or activity _____(s) another, or _____(s) with another, they involve some of the same subjects, people, or periods of time.
allocate
If one item or share of something is _____(d) to a particular person or for a particular purpose, it is given to that person or used for that purpose.
transmit
If one person or animal _____(s) a disease to another, they have the disease and cause the other person or animal to have it.
contradict
If one statement or piece of evidence _____(s) another, the first one makes the second one appear to be wrong.
incorporate
If one thing _____(s) another thing, it includes the other thing.
overlap
If one thing _____(s) another, or if you _____ them, a part of the first thing covers a part of the other. You can also say that two things _____.
indicate
If one thing _____(s) another, the first thing shows that the second is true or exists.
parallel
If one thing _____(s) another, they happen at the same time or are similar, and often seem to be connected.
precedence
If one thing takes _____ over another, it is regarded as more important than the other thing.
debate
If people _____ a topic, they discuss it fairly formally, putting forward different views. You can also say that one person _____(s) a topic with another person.
administers
If someone _____ something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
authorizes
If someone _____ something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
establish
If someone _____(es) an organization or system, they create it.
survey
If someone _____(s) an area of land, they examine it and measure it, usually in order to make a map of it.
survey
If someone carries out a _____ of an area of land, they examine it and measure it, usually in order to make a map of it.
assign
If someone is _____(ed) to a particular place, group, or person, they are sent to work there.
approach
If something _____(es) a particular level or state, it almost reaches that level or state.
approximate
If something _____(s) something else, it is similar to it but is not exactly the same.
confirm
If something _____(s) what you believe, it shows that it is definitely true.
parallel
If something has a _____, it is similar to something else in some way.
sufficient
If something is _____ for a particular purpose, there is enough of it for the purpose.
adapted
If something is _____ to a particular situation or purpose, it is especially suitable for it.
concentrate
If something is _____(d) in one place, it is all there rather than being spread around.
phase
If something is _____(d) out, people gradually stop using it.
obvious
If something is _____, it is easy to see or understand.
parallel
If two lines, two objects, or two lines of movement are _____, they are the same distance apart along their whole length.
contradictory
If two or more facts, ideas, or statements are _____, they state or imply that opposite things are true.
display
If you _____ a characteristic, quality, or emotion, you behave in a way which shows that you have it.
encode
If you _____ a message or some information, you put it into a code.
survey
If you _____ a number of people, companies, or organizations, you try to find out information about their opinions or behavior, usually by asking them a series of questions.
injure
If you _____ a person or animal, you damage some part of their body.
trace
If you _____ a picture, you copy it by covering it with a piece of transparent paper and drawing over the lines underneath.
assign
If you _____ a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do.
contract
If you _____ a serious illness, you become ill with it.
confirm
If you _____ an arrangement or appointment, you make it definite.
indicate
If you _____ an opinion, an intention, or a fact, you mention it in an indirect way.
differentiate
If you _____ between things or if you differentiate one thing from another, you recognize or show the difference between them.
establish
If you _____ contact with someone, you start to have contact with them. You can also say that two people, groups, or countries establish contact.
volunteer
If you _____ information, you tell someone something without being asked.
concentrate
If you _____ on something, you give it all your attention.
seek
If you _____ out someone or something or _____ them out, you keep looking for them until you find them.
approach
If you _____ someone about something, you speak to them about it for the first time, often making an offer or request.
exclude
If you _____ someone from a place or activity, you prevent them from entering it or taking part in it.
restrict
If you _____ someone or their activities to one thing, they can only do, have, or deal with that thing. If you _____ them to one place, they cannot go anywhere else.
contradict
If you _____ someone, you say or suggest that what they have just said is wrong.
undergo
If you _____ something necessary or unpleasant, it happens to you.
confirm
If you _____ something that has been stated or suggested, you say that it is true because you know about it.
exclude
If you _____ something that has some connection with what you are doing, you deliberately do not use it or consider it.
restrict
If you _____ something to a particular group, only that group can do it or have it. If you _____ something to a particular place, it is allowed only in that place.
indicate
If you _____ something to someone, you show them where it is.
access
If you _____ something, especially information held on a computer, you succeed in finding or obtaining it.
adapt
If you _____ something, you change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation.
survey
If you _____ something, you look at or consider the whole of it carefully.
maximize
If you _____ something, you make it as great in amount or importance as you can.
restrict
If you _____ something, you put a limit on it to prevent it from becoming too great.
display
If you _____ something, you put it in a place where people can see it.
seek
If you _____ something, you try to find it or obtain it.
establish
If you _____ that something is true, you discover facts that show that it is definitely true.
trace
If you _____ the origin or development of something, you find out or describe how it started or developed.
adapt
If you _____ to a new situation, you change your ideas or behavior in order to deal with it.
volunteer
If you _____ to do something, you offer to do it without being forced to do it.
seek
If you _____ to do something, you try to do it.
debate
If you _____ whether to do something or what to do, you think or talk about possible courses of action before deciding exactly what you are going to do.
contract
If you _____ with someone to do something, you legally agree to do it for them or for them to do it for you.
cycle
If you _____, you ride a bicycle.
discriminate
If you can _____ between two things, you can recognize that they are different.
survey
If you carry out a _____, you try to find out detailed information about a lot of different people or things, usually by asking people a series of questions.
access
If you have _____ to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.
access
If you have _____ to a person, you have the opportunity or right to see them or meet them.
access
If you have _____ to something such as information or equipment, you have the opportunity or right to see it or use it.
theory
If you have a _____ about something, you have your own opinion about it which you cannot prove but which you think is true.
potential
If you say that someone or something has _____, you mean that they have the necessary abilities or qualities to become successful or useful in the future.
potential
If you say that someone or something has _____for doing a particular thing, you mean that it is possible they may do it. If there is the _____ for something, it may happen.
presumably
If you say that something is _____ the case, you mean that you think it is very likely to be the case, although you are not certain.
flexible
If you say that something or someone is _____, you approve of them because they are able to change easily and adapt to different conditions and circumstances.
Phil Knight's little business eventually became Nike, ____
Inc.
psychologically
It was very important _____ for us to succeed.
residential
A _____ area contains houses rather than offices or factories.
residential
A _____ institution is one where people live while they are studying there or being cared for there.
tradition
A _____ is a custom or belief that has existed for a long time.
debate
A _____ is a discussion about a subject on which people have different views.
debate
A _____ is a formal discussion, for example, in a parliament or institution, in which people express different opinions about a particular subject and then vote on it.
theory
A _____ is a formal idea or set of ideas intended to explain something and which is capable of being tested.
code
A _____ is a group of numbers or letters which is used to identify something such as a mailing address.
corporation
A _____ is a large business or company.
contract
A _____ is a legal agreement, usually between two companies or between an employer and employee, which involves doing work for a stated sum of money.
period
A _____ is a length of time.
periodical
A _____ is a magazine.
phase
A _____ is a particular stage in a process or in the development of something.
method
A _____ is a particular way of doing something.
decade
A _____ is a period of ten years, especially one that begins with a year ending in 0, for example, 1980 to 1989.
facilitator
A _____ is a person or organization that helps another person or organization to do or to achieve a particular thing. [FORMAL]
surveyor
A _____ is a person whose job is to survey land.
display
A _____ is a public performance or other event which is intended to entertain people.
cycle
A _____ is a series of events or processes that is repeated again and again, always in the same order.
code
A _____ is a set of rules about how people should behave or about how something must be done.
code
A _____ is a system of replacing the words in a message with other words or symbols so that nobody can understand it unless they know the system.
display
A _____ is an arrangement of things that have been put in a particular place, so that people can see them easily.
contradiction
A _____ is an aspect of a situation that appears to conflict with other aspects, so that they cannot all exist or be true.
code
A _____ is any system of signs or symbols that has a meaning.
volunteer
A _____ is someone who chooses to join the armed forces, especially during a war, as opposed to someone who is forced to join by law.
volunteer
A _____ is someone who does work without being paid for it, because they want to do it.
volunteer
A _____ is someone who offers to do a particular task or job without being forced to do it.
period
A _____ is the punctuation mark (.) that you use at the end of a sentence when it is not a question or an exclamation.
cycle
A _____ is the same as a motorcycle.
conventional
A _____ method or product is one that is usually used.
flexible
A _____ object or material can be bent easily without breaking.
trace
A _____ of something is a very small amount of it.
series
A _____ of things or events is a number of them that come one after the other.
cyclical
A _____ process is one in which a series of events happens again and again in the same order.
percent
A _____(age) is a fraction of an amount expressed as a particular number of hundredths.
concentrate
A _____(ed) activity is done with great intensity in one place.
concentrate
A _____(ed) liquid has been increased in strength by having water removed from it.
differentiate
A quality or feature that _____(s) one thing from another makes the two things different.
series
A radio or television _____ is a set of programs of a particular kind which have the same title.
innovation
An _____ is a new thing or a new method of doing something.
exhibitor
An _____ is a person or company whose work or products are being shown in an exhibition.
administrator
An _____ is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
exhibition
An _____ is a public event at which art or objects of interest are displayed, for example at a museum or art gallery.
indication
An _____ is a sign that suggests, for example, what people are thinking or feeling.
assignment
An _____ is a task or piece of work that you are given to do, especially as part of your job or studies.
authority
An _____ is an official organization or government department that has the power to make decisions.
innovator
An _____ is someone who introduces changes and new ideas.
approximate
An _____ number, time, or position is close to the correct number, time, or position, but is not exact.
adaptation
An _____ of a book or play is a film or a television program that is based on it.
exhibition
An _____ of a particular skillful activity is a display or example of it.
approach
An _____ to a place is a road, path, or other route that leads to it.
analytical
An _____ way of doing something involves the use of logical reasoning.
________ action may become necessary.
Military
approach
As a future time or event _____(es), it gradually gets nearer as time passes.
approach
As you _____ a future time or event, time passes so that you get gradually nearer to it.
Joe got into trouble with the Philadelphia Parking ________ for parking his car illegally.
Authority
authoritative
Someone or something that is _____ gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
adaptable
Someone or something that is _____ is able to change in order to deal with new situations.
discriminating
Someone who is _____ has the ability to recognize things that are of good quality.
authority
Someone who is an _____ on a particular subject knows a lot about it.
widespread
Something that is _____ exists or happens over a large area, or to a great extent.
exclusive
Something that is _____ is available only to people who are rich or privileged.
crucial
Something that is _____ is extremely important.
innovative
Something that is _____ is new and original.
restrictive
Something that is _____ prevents people from doing what they want to do.
military
The _____ are the armed forces of a country, especially officers of high rank.
percentile
The _____ is the percentage of a population that ranks lower than a given subject on an assessment.
administration
The _____ of a company or institution is the group of people who organize and supervise it.
psychology
The _____ of a person is the kind of mind that they have, which makes them think or behave in the way that they do.
theory
The _____ of a practical subject or skill is the set of rules and principles that form the basis of it.
status
The _____ of someone or something is the importance that people give them.
conclusion
The _____ of something is its ending.
transmission
The _____ of something is the passing or sending of it to a different person or place.
authority
The _____(ies) are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
conclude
The detective was able to _____ that the apparent suicide was, in fact, a murder.
authority
The doctor is a well-known _____ on tropical diseases.
exhibit
To _____ a particular quality, feeling, or type of behavior means to show it. [FORMAL]
exclude
To _____ a possibility means to decide or prove that it is wrong and not worth considering.
discriminate
To _____ against a group of people or in favor of a group of people means to unfairly treat them worse or better than other groups.
facilitate
To _____ an action or process means to make it easier or more likely to happen.
innovate
To _____ means to introduce changes and new ideas in the way something is done or made.
enhance
To _____ something means to improve its value, quality, or attractiveness.
eliminate
To _____ something means to remove it completely.
restrict
To _____ the movement or actions of someone or something means to prevent them from moving or acting freely.
eliminate
When a person or team is _____(d) from a competition, they are defeated and so stop participating in the competition.
period
When a woman has her _____ , she bleeds from her uterus. This usually happens once a month, unless she is pregnant.
indicate
When drivers _____, they make lights flash on one side of their vehicle to show that they are going to turn in that direction.
transmit
When radio and television programs, computer data, or other electronic messages are _____(ted), they are sent using wires, radio waves, or satellites.
contract
When something _____(s), or something _____(s) it, it becomes smaller or shorter.
assess
When you _____ a person, thing, or situation, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them.
approach
When you _____ a task, problem, or situation in a particular way, you deal with it or think about it in that way.
approach
When you _____ something, you get closer to it.
conclusion
When you come to a _____, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully.
administration
You can refer to a country's government as the _____; used especially in the United States.
conclusion
You say "in _____" to indicate that what you are about to say is the last thing that you want to say.
maximum
You use _____ to describe an amount which is the largest that is possible, allowed, or required.
technical
You use _____ to describe the practical skills and methods used to do an activity such as an art, a craft, or a sport.
maximum
You use _____ to indicate how great an amount is.
somewhat
You use _____ to indicate that something is true to a limited extent or degree.
hence
You use _____ to indicate that the statement you are about to make is a consequence of what you have just said.
overall
You use _____ to indicate that you are talking about a situation in general or about the whole of something.
theoretically
You use _____ to say that although something is supposed to be true or to happen in the way stated, it may not in fact be true or happen in that way.
potential
You use _____ to say that someone or something is capable of developing into a particular kind of person or thing.
obviously
You use _____ when you are stating something that you expect the person who is listening to know already.
theory
You use in _____ to say that although something is supposed to be true or to happen in the way stated, it may not in fact be true or happen in that way.
status
Your _____ is your social or professional position.
approach
Your _____ to a task, problem, or situation is the way you deal with it or think about it.
response
Your _____ to an event or to something that is said is your reply or reaction to it.
facilities
_____ are buildings, pieces of equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose.
overalls
_____ consist of a single piece of clothing that combines pants and a jacket. You wear _____ over your clothes in order to protect them while you are working.
equipment
_____ consists of the things that are used for a particular purpose, such as a hobby or job.
period
_____ costumes, furniture, and instruments were made at an earlier time in history, or look as if they were made then.
status
_____ is an official description that gives a person, organization, or place particular rights or advantages.
authority
_____ is official permission to do something.
surveillance
_____ is the careful watching of someone, especially by an organization such as the police or the army.
innovation
_____ is the introduction of new ideas, methods, or things.
discrimination
_____ is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
analysis
_____ is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
administration
_____ is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
authority
_____ is the right to command and control other people.
analysis
_____ is the scientific process of examining something in order to find out what it consists of.
psychology
_____ is the scientific study of the human mind and the reasons for people's behavior.
incorporated
_____ is used after a corporation's name to show that it is a legally established company in the United States. [AM, BUSINESS]
internal
_____ is used to describe things that exist or happen inside a country or organization.
internal
_____ is used to describe things that exist or happen inside a particular person, object, or place.
exclusively
_____ is used to refer to situations or activities that involve only the thing or things mentioned, and nothing else.
technical
_____ language involves using special words to describe the details of a specialized activity.
discriminatory
_____ laws or practices are unfair because they treat one group of people worse than other groups.
theoretical
_____ means based on or using the ideas and abstract principles of a particular subject, rather than its practical aspects.
psychological
_____ means concerned with a person's mind and thoughts.
considerable
_____ means great in amount or degree.
technical
_____ means involving the sorts of machines, processes, and materials that are used in industry, transportation, and communications.
corporate
_____ means relating to business corporations. [BUSINESS]
military
_____ means relating to the armed forces of a country.
cyclic
_____ means the same as cyclical.
concentrating
_____ on something involves giving all your attention to it.
conventional
_____ people behave in a way that is accepted as normal in their society.
conventional
_____ weapons and wars do not include nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.
administrative
_____ work involves organizing and supervising an organization or institution.
parallel
_____events or situations happen at the same time, or are similar to one another.
debate
a discussion of an issue about which people express differing opinions
potential
a natural ability or quality
cycle
a number of related events or actions that happen again and again in the same order
decade
a period of ten years
volunteer
a person who helps others
exhibition
a public show of paintings, photographs, or other objects that peopel can go an see
code
a set of instructions that tell a computer what to do
survey
a set of questions that you ask a large number of people to find out about their opinions or behavior
~ asked (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
a survey
~ revealed (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
a survey
~ suggested (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
a survey
approach someone ___ a subject
about
theory
about
approximately
about; a little more or less than an exact amount
He was not allowed ________ to a lawyer.
access
Patients have ________ to their medical records.
access
The general public does not have ________ to the White House.
access
The software allows parents to see which sites their children have ________.
accessed
The world will be different in the future, and we will have to _____ to the change.
adapt
Dogs and cats are easily _______ to new homes.
adaptable
The film _________ of Forrest Gump was much more popular than the book.
adaptation
The house is well _______ to extreme heat.
adapted
They ______ the library for use as an office.
adapted
Who will __________ these accounts and what will it cost?
administer
The Bush __________ handed over the White House to the Obama administration in January, 2009.
administration
The __________ wants to increase spending.
administration
We spend too much time on __________.
administration
The company went out of business because of excessive __________ costs.
administrative
Students and parents met with school __________.
administrators
discriminate ___ someone
against
Tickets will be __________ to those who apply first.
allocated
The president promised the __________ of land for new homes.
allocation
theory
an idea that is intended to explain something about life or the world
They collect blood samples for ______.
analysis
Upon initial considerations, the defendant seemed to be guilty, but a careful _______ of the situation proved that he was, in fact, innocent.
analysis
You need ________ skills.
analytical
Two men stood on the __________ to the bridge.
approach
As autumn __________, the plants and colors in the garden changed.
approached
He __________ the front door.
approached
Robinson first _____________ him about the job in late September.
approached
The bank has __________ the situation in a practical way.
approached
There are two __________: spend less money or find a new job.
approaches
Professional car drivers race at speeds __________ 200mph.
approaching
We are __________ the end of the year
approaching
What is its ________ age?
approximate
They've spent ____________ $150 million.
approximately
~ 40 percent (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
approximately
~ one-third (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
approximately
~ sixty dollars (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
approximately
~ ten minutes (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
approximately
The test _________ the students' daily math program.
approximates
I looked around and _________ the situation.
assessed
Students must pass all of their final __________ in order to graduate from this program.
assessments
I __________ a topic to the children for them to write about.
assign
He was __________ to head office.
assigned
The students were graded on four written __________.
assignments
The ________ stopped more than 100 cars Friday.
authorities
Hard work can lead to a high salary and a position of ________.
authority
He's an ________ on Russian music.
authority
They acted without ________.
authority
We didn't have ________ to go.
authorization
Only the president could ________ its use.
authorize
contracted
become smaller, narrorwer, or tighter
differentiate ___ two things
between
discriminate ___ two things
between
corporate
business; commercial
adapt
change
obviously
clearly; noticeably
Both the sender and the receiver can en_______ and de_______ messages.
code
Samurai warriors lived by a strict moral __________.
code
The area __________ for western Pennsylvania is 412.
code
We had to enter a digital __________ in order to turn off the house alarm.
code
They used secret __________.
codes
He should __________ on his studies.
concentrate
After going to jail for a second time, he promised to make a __________ effort to control his temper.
concentrated
Italy's industrial cities are __________ in the north.
concentrated
__________ apple juice needs to be mixed with water or else it is too sweet to drink.
concentrated
Neal kept talking, breaking my __________.
concentration
The governor made a few ________ remarks, and left the room.
concluding
I've come to the _____ that she's a great musician.
conclusion
In ________, walking is cheap, safe, and enjoyable.
conclusion
The beginning of the performance was not very exciting, but the ________ was magnificent!
conclusion
a forgone ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
conclusion
a satisfactory ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
conclusion
a tentative ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
conclusion
She glanced over at James for ________.
confirmation
Travel arrangements are subject to ________.
confirmation
Doctors have ________ that he has not broken any bones.
confirmed
Edith ________ that every detail Peter gave was correct.
confirmed
contradictory
conflicting; differing
Bill Gates is known for his intelligence and his __________ wealth.
considerable
Now the process is __________ faster now that we have our new computer system.
considerably
The company won a ________ for work on Chicago's tallest building.
contract
When you are anxious, your muscles ________.
contract
You can _______ with us to deliver your goods.
contract
He __________ malaria in Africa.
contracted
The doctor used a special machine which allowed him to see the __________ and expansion of tiny blood vessels.
contraction
She did not ________ him.
contradict
Her version of the story ________ her daughter's.
contradicted
Most people felt that there was a ________ between her private life and her public image.
contradiction
The defendant hurt his case by making a series of ________ statements.
contradictory
A gun is a ________ weapon; anthrax is not.
conventional
Most frozen food products can be heated in a microwave or a ________ oven.
conventional
The old-fashioned man wanted to marry a respectable woman with ________ opinions.
conventional
Men still wore their hair short and dressed ________.
conventionally
Sony is a multinational ________.
corporation
Corporate means relating to business ________.
corporations [BUSINESS]
He made all the ________ decisions himself.
crucial
Chewing properly is ________ important.
crucially
The students spent a full year studying the life __________ of the plant.
cycle
He __________ to Tokyo.
cycled
The changing of the seasons is a __________ process.
cyclical
The quiet country roads are ideal for __________.
cycling
An intense __________ is going on within the government.
debate
The committee will __________ the issue today.
debate
There was a __________ in Congress on immigration reform.
debate
Emma was __________ whether to go or not.
debating
Many of my students were born in the last __________ of the twentieth century.
decade
~ of flexibility
degree
A child may not ________ between his imagination and the real world.
differentiate
The newly elected leader has unusual policies that ________ him from previous leaders.
differentiate
In Islamic law, there is a strict ________ between men and women.
differentiation
He is unable to _________ between a good idea and a terrible one.
discriminate
They believe the law __________ against women.
discriminates
Some tourists still go to this museum, but more __________ visitors generally do not.
discriminating
Unjustified ________ against any group of people is morally wrong.
discrimination
These laws are _________ and must be abolished.
discriminatory
Gordon didn't often ________ his feelings.
display
There is a large fireworks ________ here every July.
display
a public ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
display
an impressive ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
display
an permanent ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
display
Old soldiers proudly ________ their medals.
displayed
The parents were invited to see ________ of their children's work.
displays
I was __________ from the 400 meters in the semi-finals.
eliminated
Recent measures have not __________ discrimination in employment.
eliminated
The __________ of chemical weapons is the army's goal.
elimination
They are eager to protect and __________ their reputation.
enhance
Music is merely an __________ to the power of her words.
enhancement
sufficient
enough
The IT department handles all matters related to computers and electronic ________.
equipment
There was no volleyball club when Tracy entered her college, so she decided to __________ one herself.
establish
Medical tests ________ that she had a heart defect.
established
This is an ________ medical fact.
established
We have already _________ contact with the museum.
established
The United Nations voted in favor of the __________ of the state of Israel in 1948.
establishment
analytic
examining
They do not __________ the possibility of hiring a foreigner.
exclude
The academy __________ women from its classes.
excluded
The university __________ women from its classes until 1968.
excluded
The group of feminists protested women's __________ from political power in their country.
exclusion
It used to be a private, __________ club.
exclusive
The boxing club consisted __________ of males.
exclusively
He ________ symptoms of anxiety.
exhibited
He treated the fans to an ________ of power and speed.
exhibition
Many visitors have come to see an ________ of modern art at the local museum.
exhibition
Schedules will be sent out to all ________.
exhibitors
considerable
extensive; large; significant
The new airport will __________ the development of tourism.
facilitate
The former president served as a __________ for the negotiations.
facilitator
The dormitory had exceptionally clean kitchen and bathroom __________.
facilities
establish
find facts that will prove something is true
Yoga is designed to enhance the body's __________ and strength.
flexibility
Her hairbrush had long, __________ bristles.
flexible
The employees asked for more __________ working hours.
flexible
adapt something ___ a purpose
for
potential ____ doing a particular thing
for
sufficient
for
differentiate one thing ___ another
from
exclude someone ___ something
from
to eliminate someone ___ something
from
~ enhanced
greatly
preceding
happening or coming before
widespread
happening or existing in many places, or among many people
enhance
improve; increase; add to
innovation
improvement; advance
___ conclusion
in
___ theory
in
approach someone/something ___ a particular way
in
to be concentrated ___ a place or area
in
phase(d) ____
in / out
___ the last decade
in / over / during
incorporate
include
overall
including or condiering everything
The new cars will _________ a number of major changes.
incorporate
He ________ a chair. "Sit down."
indicated
Mr. Rivers ________ that he might leave the company.
indicated
The survey ________ that most people agree.
indicates
He caused a crash by ________ that he was turning right and then turning left.
indicating
We have no ________ of where he is.
indication
a reliable ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
indication
a strong ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
indication
an early ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
indication
The guests complained about the __________ of the seating arrangements.
inflexibility
Paul Jones said that it was an __________ law of nature that those who will not risk, cannot win.
inflexible
The bomb seriously _______ at least five people.
injured
The scientist was praised for his constant desire to ________ and experiment.
innovate
Technological ________ is very important to business.
innovation
Vegetarian burgers were an ________ which quickly spread across the world.
innovation
The company was praised for its ________ products.
innovative
He is an ________ in fashion.
innovator
internal
inside
He suffered ________ bleeding.
internal
The country improved its __________ security.
internal
We need to fight terrorism both ________ and abroad.
internally
stressful
involving a lot of pressure
period
length of time
seek
look for; search for; try to find
facilitate
make easy; assist; make possible
In order to __________ profit, the firm produces as many goods as possible.
maximize
I need the __________ amount of information you can give me.
maximum
The __________ height for a garden fence is 6 feet.
maximum
The judge sentenced the defendant to a __________ of two years in prison.
maximum
psychologist
mental health professional; analyst
approach
method; style; way
The students were excited by her new teaching ________.
methods
production ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
methods
research ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
methods
teaching ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
methods
Dynamite is a ________ useful weapon.
militarily
The _________ have said little about the attacks.
military
~ attaché (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
military
~ coup (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
military
~ junta (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
military
~ regime (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
military
presumably
most likely; probably
maximum
most; highest; utmost
crucial
necessary; fundamental
It's ________ he's worried about us.
obvious
________ I'll be disappointed if they don't come, but it wouldn't be a disaster.
obviously
something ~ benefits from something else (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
obviously
something ~ influences something else (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
obviously
something ~ relates to something else (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
obviously
a display ___ something/emotion
of
a phase ___ a project, etc.
of
a trace ___ something
of
administration
of
an adaptation ___ a book or movie
of
an exhibition ___
of
do an analysis ___ something
of
series
of
survey
of
the conclusion ___ something
of
theory ___
of
to be ___ a certain status
of
transmission ___ something
of
the elimination ___ something (___ something else)
of ( / from)
the allocation ___ something ___ a purpose
of / for
concentrate
on
to be an authority ___ something
on
phase
one stage in process
an ~ debate
ongoing
seek ____ something (seek something ____)
out
take precedence ___
over
Some people have found new jobs recently, but there has been an _________ rise in unemployment since the economy started struggling.
overall
~ impact (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
overall
~ performance (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
overall
~ reliability (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
overall
~ usefulness (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
overall
You'd better put on a pair of these old ________ if you want to help me work on the car engine.
overalls
The baseball season __________ with the Olympics.
overlapped
When the bag is folded, the bottom _________ one side.
overlaps
In order to save time, the two countries agreed to have ________ talks between their foreign ministers.
parallel
Remsen Street is ________ with Montague Street.
parallel
His remarks ________ those of the president.
paralleled
It is impossible to draw ________ between the UK and New Zealand, a country with a population of four million.
parallels
overlap
partially touching
percent
parts equal to a particular number in every 100 parts
Bodybuilders eat food with a high __________ of protein.
percentage
He scored on the eightieth __________ in the math section of the SAT.
percentile
He couldn't work for a long ________ of time.
period
The characters were dressed in full ________ costume.
period
6000 women will take part in the first __________ of the project.
phase
The reforms will be __________ in over three years.
phased
They think that the present system should be __________ out.
phased
injured
physically harmed
The ________ for conflict is great.
potential
The boy has great ________.
potential
The company has identified 60 ________ customers.
potential
human ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
potential
market ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
potential
untapped ~ (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
potential
This is a ________ dangerous situation.
potentially
authority
power you have because of an official position or because people respect your knowledge
~ of concentration
powers
a ~ approach
practical
Discussions between the main parties _________ the vote.
precede(d)
Have fun at college, but don't let it take ________ over work.
precedence
The students were tested on the material from the __________ class.
preceding
the ~ generation (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
preceding
the ~ remarks (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
preceding
the ~ section (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
preceding
the ~ year (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
preceding
He's not going this year, ________ because of his age.
presumably
The hostages suffered physical and ________ abuse.
psychological
It was very important ________ for us to succeed.
psychologically
She is seeing a ________.
psychologist
It is difficult for ordinary people to understand the ________ of murderers.
psychology
Jim is a professor of ________ at Haverford College.
psychology
status
rank; position; standing
response
reaction; reply
administrative
related to the work of managing or organizing a company or institution
residential
relating to homes
technical
relating to practical knowledge, skills, or methods, especiallyin industrial or scientific work
military
relating to the army, navy, etc.
In order to get away from the noise of Manhattan, Ted moved to a ________ area of Maryland.
residential
SUA is a four-year ________ university.
residential
allocate ~
resources
There has been no ________ to his remarks.
response
Space limitations forced the administration to __________ the number of students who would be accepted as freshmen.
restrict
They decided to __________ acceptance to 30 percent of applicants.
restrict
Patients are __________ to the grounds of the hospital.
restricted
The government __________ the media.
restricted
The mother scolded her young child for entering a highly __________ area.
restricted
The people protested against the __________ of individual freedom.
restriction
The U.S. government has made its immigration laws more __________ since 9/11.
restrictive
The U.S. should not __________ to be the world's policeman.
seek
I am a __________ of truth.
seeker
Local companies are __________ out business opportunities in Europe.
seeking
They are __________ work in hotels and bars.
seeking
transmit
send
I love the TV ________ "Star Trek."
series
There will be a _______ of meetings with political leaders.
series
series
several events or actions that happen one after the other
parallel
similar or happening at the same time
conclusion
something you decide after considering all the information you have
He sounded ________ uncertain.
somewhat
Nurses do not have the same __________ as doctors.
status
The committee consisted of women and men of considerable __________.
status
They were proud of their __________ as guards.
status
I've got one of the most _________ jobs there is.
stressful
a ~ job (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
stressful
a ~ lifestyle (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
stressful
~ conditions (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
stressful
~ events (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
stressful
The amount of food was _________ for 12 people.
sufficient
~ evidence (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
sufficient
~ funds (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
sufficient
~ merit (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
sufficient
~ time (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
sufficient
She recovered _________ to go on vacation with her family.
sufficiently
indication
suggestion; clue
widespread ~
support
Police keep track of the kidnapper using electronic ________ equipment.
surveillance
Columbus took a ________ of America upon his arrival there.
survey
They conducted a ________ to see how students study.
survey
He stood up and ________ the room.
surveyed
The area was ________ in detail.
surveyed
They ________ 211 companies for the report.
surveyed
We examined the ________ maps of the Queen Alexandra Range.
surveyor's
status ~
symbols
A number of ________ problems will have to be solved.
technical
The ________ term for sunburn is "erythema."
technical
Their ________ ability is exceptional.
technical
~ difficulties (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
technical
~ expertise (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
technical
~ requirements (FOV ch. 10 collocations)
technical
Even if you didn't like its plot, you must admit that it was a ________ brilliant movie.
technically
flexibility
the ability to change or be changed easily
concentration
the ability to think carefully about something for a long period of time
exclusion
the act of not allowing someone to take part in an activity
access
the opportunity or right to use something or to see somebody or something
equipment
the special tooks. machines, etc., that are needed for a particular activity
Are you more interested in _________ discussions or practical ones?
theoretical
Such an event is __________ possible but highly unlikely.
theoretically
Darwin's _______ of evolution is accepted by most but not all.
theory
He taught us music _________.
theory
In ________ I'm available day and night.
theory
There was a ________ that he wanted to marry her.
theory
hence
therefore; for this reason (used to show a cause-and-effect relationship)
adapt __ something
to
allocate something ___ someone
to
an approach ___ a place or problem
to
assign someone ___ a place/position
to
assign something ___ someone
to
response
to
to come ___ a conclusion
to
to have access ___ a thing/place
to
transmit a disease ___ someone
to
discriminating
to be able to judge
restrict
to control or limit someone's actions
allocate
to decide officially that a particular amount of something should be used for a particular purpose
trace
to find the origins of something
eliminate
to get rid of
assign
to give someone money, equipment, space, etc., for their use
phase out
to gradually stop using or providing something
undergo
to have something done to something
assess
to make a judgement
differentiate
to recognize or show that two things are not the same
display
to show an object or put them where itcan been seen
confirm
to show that something is definitely true, especially by providing more proof
somewhat
to some extent; slightly
The exhibition __________ the history of furniture design in America.
traces
Wash them in cold water to remove all __________ of sand.
traces
She learned to draw by __________ pictures out of old storybooks.
tracing
Having a barbecue on the Fourth of July is an American __________.
tradition
Some teachers employ __________ teaching methods while others always try to do something new.
traditional
conventional
traditional; standard
December 26 is __________ one of the busiest days for malls.
traditionally
E-mail and other forms of electronic data __________ are now a part of everyday life.
transmission
John was careful not to get bitten by mosquitoes since they _________ disease to humans.
transmit
~ data (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
transmit
~ images (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
transmit
~ information (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
transmit
~ signals (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
transmit
The game was __________ live.
transmitted
~ a change (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
undergo
~ an examination (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
undergo
~ surgery (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
undergo
~ treatment (FOV ch. 11 collocations)
undergo
She is ___________ treatment for cancer.
undergoing
traditional
usual; accepted; customary
She helps in a local school as a __________.
volunteer
Mary __________ to clean up the kitchen.
volunteered
No one ___________ any information.
volunteered
I need two _________ to help me move these tables.
volunteers
They fought as __________.
volunteers
methods
way; technique
Food shortages are __________.
widespread
contract ___ someone
with
establish contact ___ someone
with
overlap
with