Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

162 practice makes perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

Vocabulary

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EXERCISE

Thematic vocabulary List ive positive and ive negative personality traits.

Positive Negative

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EXERCISE

Academic vocabularyUsing a dictionary, complete the following chart with the

correct part of speech and deinition of each of the academic words in the reading text.

If a word has multiple meanings, match the deinition to the context in which the word

is used in the text.

Word Part of speech Deinition

1. adjacent


2. approach


3. aspect


4. attain


5. circumstance


6. comprehensive


7. comprise


8. credit


9. distinct


10. factor


11. illustrate


12. inherent


13. isolation


14. mediator


15. option