Basic Academic Vocabulary 4

Basic Academic Vocabulary for IELTS and Proficiency Test Takers 4

Match the words in bold with their synonyms:

1- Scientific studies provide strong evidence that regular exercise improves both physical and mental health.

2- Students don't realize how important sleep is until they start feeling tired every morning.

3- It is highly probable that a large number of people will lose their jobs due to the economic crisis. 

4- The custom of naming women after flowers is becoming less common.

5- Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago, and now we can only see their fossils.

6- The city center is a busy commercial area, full of shops, banks, restaurants, and office buildings where many people work and shop every day.

7- Each lesson lasts an hour.

 

a. ___________ (adj): financial, monetary / ticari

b. ___________ (verb): to continue, to happen / sürmek

c. ___________ (adj): dead and gone / soyu tükenmiş

d. ___________ (v): to become aware of / farkına varmak

e. ___________ (adj): likely, possible / olası, muhtemel

f. ____________ (n): a habit or tradition / gelenek, örf

g. ____________ (n):  proof, indication  / kanıt, delil

 

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a. commercial

b. last

c. extinct

d. realize

e. probable

f. custom

g. evidence