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Academic Vocabulary

Words from the Academic Word List (Sublist 6)

accurate brief exceed gender migration
author enhanced fees intelligence revealed

Source: Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)

ACTIVITY 7 Vocabulary in Academic Writing

Use the academic vocabulary to complete the sentences. Notice the parallel structures.

Subject Area Example from Academic Writing

Medicine 1. Scientists at Stanford University announced the development of a fast, inexpensive,
and way to test newborn babies for cystic fibrosis.

Astronomy 2. Johannes Kepler’s scientific work how humans see and
what happens when light enters a telescope.

Education 3. This chapter will provide a definition of three types of
reading strategies.

Neuroscience 4. Dr. Robert Sternberg of Tufts University believes that people have three types of
: analytic, creative, and practical.

Psychology 5. A study of 866 Buddhists who practiced mindfulness meditation showed that the
activity both physical and psychological health.

Geography 6. from rural areas to cities occurs either because unfavorable
local conditions push people to leave or because attractive opportunities in cities
pull people to come.

English 7. Drivers may the speed limit because they are in a
Composition hurry, they enjoy speed, or they are bored.

English 8. Maya Angelou was an award-winning American , poet,
Literature and civil rights activist.

Sociology 9. In a 2014 survey by the Pew Research Center, 74 percent of men and 76 percent of
women said that a person of either could be an effective
political leader.

Education 10. At most universities, cover the cost of registration and
tuition, but they do not cover books or housing.
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