Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

178 practice makes perfect Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

Vocabulary

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EXERCISE

Thematic vocabulary List 10 words or phrases related to machines.

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EXERCISE

Academic vocabularyUsing a dictionary, complete the following chart with the

correct forms and deinitions of the academic words from the reading text. If a word has

multiple meanings, match the deinition to the context in which the word is used in the

text.

Noun Adjective Verb Deinition

1. access


2. adjust


3. automate


4. collapse


5. compute


6. construct


7. X involve


8. transform


9. labor


10. approximate(ly)


11. conceivable
    (conceivably)


12. mechanical


13. X assess


14. X assume


15. X enable


16. X exhibit


17. component X