to leave a person, place or thing, usually permanently / to stop doing an activity before it is finished

to go with someone to a particular place, often a social event

to collect a large number of things over a long period of time / to gradually increase in number or amount

expressing something that has more than one possible meaning, sometimes on purpose

to add something to the end of a piece of writing or a document

to be grateful for something someone has done for you

something happening through chance rather than reasoning or a plan

to make a process operate by computers or machines rather than humans in order to reduce time and cost

the act of favouring one particular side unfairly, based on personal opinion

a drawing used to show information in a simple way, usually with lines or curves showing amounts / a detailed map of an area of water

to make something easier or clear to understand by giving a simpler explanation or more details

to behave according to the usual standards of behaviour that are expected by a group or society

a product or substance which can be bought, traded, or sold

to make something else seem attractive or better by combining it with something else

to say the opposite of what someone else has said, indicating that one person must be wrong

to discover or notice something, usually something hidden and using a special method to find it

to go in a different direction or to change from the usual way

to force something or someone out of its usual or original place

excitement or interest caused by a surprising or unexpected situation / a play (usually serious) performed by actors

happening at a later time or an end result

to use something for your own benefit, possibly in an unfair way

to move frequently between positions or levels

information that explains how something should be done

the best or most interesting part of something

something suggested but not said directly

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Academic Word List 8

Question	Answer
abandon	to leave a person, place or thing, usually permanently / to stop doing an activity before it is finished
accompany	to go with someone to a particular place, often a social event
accumulate	to collect a large number of things over a long period of time / to gradually increase in number or amount
ambiguous	expressing something that has more than one possible meaning, sometimes on purpose
append	to add something to the end of a piece of writing or a document
appreciate	to be grateful for something someone has done for you
arbitrary	something happening through chance rather than reasoning or a plan
automate	to make a process operate by computers or machines rather than humans in order to reduce time and cost
bias	the act of favouring one particular side unfairly, based on personal opinion
chart	a drawing used to show information in a simple way, usually with lines or curves showing amounts / a detailed map of an area of water
clarify	to make something easier or clear to understand by giving a simpler explanation or more details
conform	to behave according to the usual standards of behaviour that are expected by a group or society
commodity	a product or substance which can be bought, traded, or sold
complement	to make something else seem attractive or better by combining it with something else
contemporary	happening or existing now
contradict	to say the opposite of what someone else has said, indicating that one person must be wrong
crucial	Necessary or very important
currency	the money used in a country
denote	to represent something
detect	to discover or notice something, usually something hidden and using a special method to find it
deviation	to go in a different direction or to change from the usual way
displace	to force something or someone out of its usual or original place
drama	excitement or interest caused by a surprising or unexpected situation / a play (usually serious) performed by actors
eventually	happening at a later time or an end result
exhibit	to show
exploit	to use something for your own benefit, possibly in an unfair way
fluctuate	to move frequently between positions or levels
guidelines	information that explains how something should be done
highlight	the best or most interesting part of something
implicit	something suggested but not said directly
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inevitably
infrastructure
inspection
intensity
manipulation
minimised
nuclear
offset
paragraph
plus
practitioners
predominantly
prospect
radical
random
reinforced
restore
revision
schedule
tension
termination
theme
thereby
uniform
vehicle
via
virtually
widespread
visual

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