Advanced English Reading and Comprehension

Genetically modiied organisms: Breadbasket or Pandora’s box? 45

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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. adequate


2. complexity


3. conduct


4. controversial


5. ensure


6. exposure


7. inite


8. innovative


9. indicate


10. insert


11. interact


12. manipulation


13. modify


14. precision


15. regulate


16. reliability


17. restore


18. signiicant


19. so-called


20. transfer