FOV2 Unit 3 ALL (Synonyms, Full Definitions BOOK Collocations, Prepositions & Collocations, Sentences)

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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


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