CELESE AWL Sublist 7b

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1: identicalAppears in List(s):7b[related words] identically

Level: AWL

1. Nutritionally, infant formulas are almost identical to breast milk.
2. The ingredients are identical with those of competing products.
3. Non-identical twins are the result of two fertilized eggs implanting in the uterus at the same time.
4. The two sisters were always dressed identically.

2: ideology

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] ideological, ideologically, ideologies

Level: AWL

1. The people are caught between two opposing ideologies.
2. The party is split by ideological differences.
3. There are some fairly profound ideological disagreements within the movement.
4. The government is ideologically opposed to spending more on the arts.

3: infer

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] inference, inferences, inferred, inferring, infers

Level: AWL

1. A lot can be inferred from these statistics.
2. From the evidence we can infer that the victim knew her killer.
3. By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster, astronomers can infer the cluster’s mass.
4. They were warned to expect a heavy air attack and, by inference, many casualties.

4: innovate[related words] innovation, innovated, innovates, innovating, innovations, innovative, innovator,innovators

Appears in List(s):7bLevel: AWL

1. The company has successfully innovated new products and services.
2. We must constantly adapt and innovate to ensure success in a growing market.
3. Many people feel bewildered by the speed of technological innovation.
4. We must encourage innovation if the company is to remain competitive.

5: insert

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] inserted, inserting, insertion, inserts

Level: AWL

1. His hand shook slightly as he inserted the key into the lock.
2. His manager inserted a new clause into his contract.
3. Position the cursor where you want to insert a word.
4. An examination was carried out before the insertion of the tube in his mouth.

6: intervene

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] intervened, intervenes, intervening, intervention, interventions

Level: AWL

1. The police don’t usually like to intervene in disputes between husbands and wives.
2. I hadn’t seen him since 1980, and he had aged a lot in the intervening years.
3. The Central Bank intervened in the currency markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate.
4. Half the people questioned said they were opposed to military intervention in the civil war.

7: isolate

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] isolated, isolates, isolating, isolation, isolationism

Level: AWL

1. The US has sought to isolate Cuba both economically and politically.
2. New-born babies must be isolated from possible contamination.
3. Police say that last week’s protest was an isolated incident.
4. Because of its geographical isolation, the area developed its own unique culture.

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8: media

Appears in List(s):7b[related words]

Level: AWL

1. The role of the news media in forming public opinion is very important.
2. The scandal was widely reported in the national media.
3. Any event attended by the scientist received widespread media coverage.
4. The media distorts reality and categorizes people as all good or all bad.

9: modeAppears in List(s):7b[related words] modes

Level: AWL

1. They have a relaxed mode of life that suits them well.
2. Switch the camera into the automatic mode.
3. Each department in the company has its own mode of operation and none of them are compatible.
4. Railways are the most important mode of transport for the nation’s economy.

10: paradigm

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] paradigms

Level: AWL

1. The war was a paradigm of the destructive side of human nature.
2. Some of these educators are hoping to produce a change in the current cultural paradigm.
3. The West used to be the paradigm of economic success.
4. Hot dogs are the paradigmatic American food.

11: phenomenon

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] phenomena, phenomenal

Level: AWL

1. Language is a social and cultural phenomenon.
2. Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century.
3. California had experienced a phenomenal growth in population.
4. This product has been phenomenally successful.

12: priority[related words] priorities, prioritisation, prioritise, prioritised, prioritises, prioritising, prioritization,prioritize, prioritized, prioritizes, prioritizing

Appears in List(s):7bLevel: AWL

1. After several burglaries in the area, security is now a high priority.
2. A young person who has finished the course will be given priority over one who has not.
3. The search for a new vaccine will take priority over all other medical research.
4. You should make a list of all the jobs you have to do and prioritize them.

13: prohibit

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] prohibited, prohibiting, prohibition, prohibitions, prohibitive, prohibits

Level: AWL

1. Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the factory.
2. The high cost of equipment prohibits many people from taking up this sport.
3. The environmental group is demanding a complete prohibition against the hunting of whales.
4. The price of property in the city is prohibitive.

14: publication

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] publications

Level: AWL

1. He spent his holiday writing reviews for publication.
2. The guide is being translated into several languages for publication near Christmas.
3. He was the author of 70 major scientific publications.
4. The newspaper continues to defend its publication of the photographs.

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15: quoteAppears in List(s):7b[related words] quotation, quotations, quoted, quotes, quoting

Level: AWL

1. A military spokesman was quoted as saying that the border area is now safe.
2. The President was quoted in the press as saying that he disagreed with the decision.
3. You can order by phoning our hotline and quoting your credit card number.
4. Get a couple of quotations from different companies before you decide which one to use.

16: releaseAppears in List(s):7b[related words] released, releases, releasing

Level: AWL

1. Police arrested several men, who were later released.
2. Police have released no further details about the accident.
3. The new trade figures have just been released.
4. Before release, the sea lions are fitted with electronic tracking devices.

17: reverse

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] reversal, reversed, reverses, reversible, reversing, reversals, irreversible

Level: AWL

1. More changes are required to reverse the trend towards centralized power.
2. The incident threatened to put the peace process into reverse.
3. The results were read out in reverse order.
4. Some Internet firms have suffered a painful reversal of fortune.

18: simulate

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] simulated, simulates, simulating, simulation

Level: AWL

1. Computer software can be used to simulate conditions on the seabed.
2. The experiments were carried out under simulated examination conditions.
3. Some driving teachers use computers to simulate different road conditions for learners to practise on.
4. The manager prepared a computer simulation of likely sales performance for the rest of the year.

19: sole

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] solely

Level: AWL

1. The story was published with the sole purpose of selling newspapers.
2. My sole reason for coming here was to see you.
3. The sole survivor of the accident was found in the water after six hours.
4. Scholarships are given solely on the basis of financial need.

20: somewhat

Appears in List(s):7b[related words]

Level: AWL

1. The price is somewhat higher than I expected.
2. The situation has changed somewhat since we last met.
3. Marine construction technology like this is very complex, somewhat analogous to trying to build a bridge under water.
4. What happened to them remains somewhat of a mystery.

21: submit

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] submission, submissions, submits, submitted, submitting

Level: AWL

1. All applications must be submitted by Monday.
2. Completed projects must be submitted by 10 March.
3. The deadline for the submission of proposals is May 1st.
4. They prepared a report for submission to the council.

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22: successor

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] succession, successions, successive, successively, successors

Level: AWL

1. Who’s the likely successor to him as party leader?
2. Russia, Georgia and Ukraine are three of the successor states to the Soviet Union.
3. A succession of scandals and revelations has undermined the government over the past year.
4. The team has had five successive victories.

23: survive

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] survival, survived, survives, surviving, survivor, survivors

Level: AWL

1. The main building was demolished, but the library still survives as a museum.
2. These plants cannot survive in very cold conditions.
3. The doctors gave him a one-in-ten chance of survival.
4. Emergency help is needed for survivors of the earthquake.

24: thesis

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] theses

Level: AWL

1. He wrote his doctoral thesis on contemporary French literature.
2. Their main thesis was that the rise in earnings was due to improvements in education.
3. These latest findings support the thesis that sexuality is determined by nature rather than choice.
4. There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis.

25: topic

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] topical, topics

Level: AWL

1. The main topic for discussion will be the proposed new supermarket.
2. The environment is a popular topic these days.
3. The role of women in war has been a hot topic of debate in America since the Gulf conflict.
4. The magazine’s aim is to discuss topical issues within a Christian framework.

26: transmit

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] transmission, transmissions, transmitted, transmitting, transmits

Level: AWL

1. The ceremony was transmitted live by satellite to over fifty countries.
2. Parents can unwittingly transmit their own fears to their children.
3. Cholera is transmitted through contaminated water.
4. We apologize for the interruption to our transmissions this afternoon.

27: ultimate

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] ultimately

Level: AWL

1. Complete disarmament was the ultimate goal of the conference.
2. Our ultimate objective is to have as many female members of parliament as there are male.
3. The ultimate outcome of the experiment cannot be predicted.
4. A poor diet will ultimately lead to illness.

28: uniqueAppears in List(s):7b[related words] uniquely, uniquenessLevel: AWL

1. The issues being discussed here are not unique to the US.
2. Each person’s genetic code is unique except in the case of identical twins.
3. Her past experience made her uniquely suited to lead the campaign.
4. Each time I returned I was struck by the uniqueness of Australia and its people.

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29: visible

Appears in List(s):7b[related words] visibility, visibly, invisible, invisibility

Level: AWL

1. The comet is visible to the naked eye.
2. She was visibly shaken by the news.
3. Visibility on the roads is down to 20 metres due to heavy fog.
4. Using a telescope, Galileo discovered stars that were invisible to the naked eye.

30: voluntaryAppears in List(s):7b[related words] voluntarily, volunteer, volunteering, volunteered, volunteers

Level: AWL

1. Attendance on the course is purely voluntary.
2. He was not asked to leave—he went voluntarily.
3. Several staff members volunteered for early retirement.
4. The health clinic is relying on volunteers to run the office and answer the telephones.