English for Academic Research Vocabulary Exercises by Adrian Wallwork
Contents of Academic English Book
- Adjectives and Adverbs
- actual, current, topical
- actually, currently, nowadays
- advisable, convenient, comfortable
- all, entire, everything, whole
- almost, hard, hardly, nearly
- alone, only, solely
- alone, individual, only, single, sole, unique
- alternate(ly), alternative(ly)
- always, ever, never
- apparently, seemingly
- appropriate, proper, right, suitable
- appropriate(ly), convenient(ly), correct(ly),
- proper(ly), right(ly)
- at present, currently, now, nowadays
- characteristic, peculiar, typical, unique
- classic, classical
- coherent(ly), consistent(ly)
- coherent(ly), consistent(ly), substantial(ly)
- common, diffuse, widespread
- comprehensible, understandable
- connected, linked, related
- contemporary, contemporaneous, simultaneous
- continual(ly), continuous(ly)
- corresponding, correspondent
- deeply, strictly, strongly, tightly, thoroughly
- different, several, various
- each, every, any
- each other, one another, themselves
- early, soon
- economic, economical, economically, financial
- economic, low-cost
- enough, quite, sufficient(ly)
- few, little, a few, a little
- fewer, less, minor
- for, since
- greater, main, major
- independent(ly), irrespective(ly), regardless(ly)
- main, principal, principle
- pointless, useless
- relevant, remarkable, significant
- sensible, sensitive
- subsequent(ly), successive(ly)
- adverbs of manner
- adverbs of time
- adjectives -ing vs -ed
- adjectives
- adjectives: positive and negative
- adjectives with similar meanings
- Link words
- according to, depending on, following,
- in accordance with, in agreement with,
- in compliance with,
- also, as well as, even, too
- also, as well as, either, even, neither / nor, not
- only, so, too
- although, even if, even though, though
- apart from, besides, except for, in addition to,
- with the exception of
- as long as, if, provided that, unless
- as is, as it is
- as, how, like
- as a consequence, consequently, hence,
- it follows that, thus, therefore
- at the end, in the end, fi nally, lastly
- because, why
- both, either, neither
- both, either, neither, if, whether
- by now, for the moment, so far
- by, thus, When, While
- compared to, in relation to, with respect to
- despite, despite the fact, however, in any case,
- in spite of the fact, nevertheless,
- notwithstanding, still, yet
- e g , i e
- e g , for example, i e , such as, that is to say, etc
- eventual(ly), if necessary, in the end
- in fact, instead (of), on the other contrary,
- on the other hand
- various link words
- various link words
- Nouns
- base, basis
- basis, degree, extent, level, region
- capacity, competence, skill
- chance, opportunity, possibility, probability
- consideration, observation, remark
- danger, hazard
- dimension, size
- measure, measurement
- motivation, reason
- replacement, substitute, substitution
- requirement, request, query
- standard, degree, grade, level
- various nouns
- Prepositions
- about, for, of
- above, over, below, under, underneath
- among, between, of
- among, between, from, of, with
- at, in, into, inside, to
- at, to, ø (no preposition)
- at, to, towards
- by, from
- by, from, in, of, with
- during, over, throughout
- for, of
- in, into
- in, on
- in, into, on, onto
- with, within
- various prepositions
- Verbs
- affect, effect, influence, condition, interest
- agree with, be in agreement with, match
- allow, enable, permit, let, mean
- analyze, elaborate, process
- anticipate, bring forward, expect, forecast, foresee,
- predict
- argue, claim, pretend
- arise, raise, rise, give rise to
- ascertain, check, control, verify
- assist, take part, participate
- assume, hypothesize, suppose
- assure, ensure, guarantee, insure
- attempt, demonstrate, prove, show, test,
- try, try out
- avoid, prevent
- be concerned, cope with, deal with, focus on
- be the result of, turn out, result, result in
- be born, conceive, derive from, originate
- bind, bond, bound
- bring, cause, determine, give rise to, lead to
- compose, comprise, consist, constitute,
- form, make up
- condition, conduct, drive, guide
- decline, decrease, go down, lessen,
- lower, reduce
- decrease, drop, plummet
- demand, request, require, query
- desire, want, wish
- determine, cause, induce, lead to
- depict, highlight, show, visualize
- detect, discriminate, distinguish, identify
- divide, separate, share, split
- entail, imply, involve, mean
- evidence, highlight, show
- exclude, rule out, marginalize
- expect, presume, suppose, wait for
- experiment, experience, prove, test
- lack, miss
- propose, recommend, suggest
- refuse, reject
- replace, substitute
- result, turn out
- review, revise, revisit
- subject to, subjected to, undergo
- irregular verbs
- phrasal verbs
- various verbs
- False Friends and Synonyms
- false friends
- false friends
- synonyms : reducing redundancy
- synonyms: latinate versus anglo saxon
- synonyms: latinate versus anglo saxon
- various synonyms
- Spelling
- spelling
- spelling
- Useful phrases
- abstracts and introductions
- abstracts and introductions
- abstracts and introductions
- review of the literature
- review of the literature
- definitions
- materials and methods
- methods and results
- highlighting drawbacks of previous research
- highlighting importance of current research
- results and discussion
- referring to figures and tables
- giving examples
- acknowledgements
- Emails
- enquiring about possible placement
- enquiring about possible placement
- enquiring about possible placement
- cover letter for summer school application
- asking for an informal review of a manuscript
- request to co-author
- request for favor
- request for favor
- request for help with research
- chasing a request
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- apologizing for late reply, commenting
- on future project
- thanking for hospitality
- submission of paper
- request to editor regarding status of previously
- submitted manuscript
- letter to editor regarding referees’ report
