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AWL Sublist 2, Quiz #6 commission
These quizzes focus on sublist 2 of the Academic Word List (AWL). Words covered in this quiz are:
- commission, consume, element, injure, institute, item, perceive, region, resource, secure
Before you begin the quizzes, you might want to study meaning and other information about the words used in the quizzes. See below (after Exercise 3) for details.
Learning Outcomes
By completing these quizzes, you will:
- understand the meaning(s) of AWL sublist 2 words;
- learn to use vocabulary productively by focusing on word form, word family and example sentences for each word;
- use collocations from the Academic Collocations List (ACL) to develop knowledge of academic collocations for each word.
Exercise 1: Flashcards
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Exercise 2: Gapfill
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Exercise 3: Collocations
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Language Notes
| commission [kəmɪʃən] | Related word forms commissioning (vf), commissioners (pl), commissioner (nper), commissioned (vf), commissions (vf) |
Meaning
noun
1. a special group delegated to consider some matter. [Syn: committee]
2. a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary). E.g.: he works on commission
verb
1. charge with a task.
Collocations (from ACL)
none
| consume [kənsum] | Related word forms consumption (n), consuming (vf), consumers (pl), consumes (vf), consumer (nper), consumed (vf) |
Meaning
verb
1. use up (resources or materials). E.g.: this car consumes a lot of gas [Syn: eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out]
Collocations (from ACL)
none
| element [eləmənt] | Related word forms elements (n) |
Meaning
noun
1. an abstract part of something. E.g.: the grammatical elements of a sentence [Syn: component, constituent, factor, ingredient]
2. any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter. [Syn: chemical element]
Collocations (from ACL)
basic element (adj+n), contain (an) element (v+n), core element (adj+n), essential element (adj+n), individual element (adj+n), key element (adj+n), main element (adj+n), single element (adj+n), structural element (adj+n), constituent elements (adj+n)
| injure [ɪndʒɜr] | Related word forms uninjured (opp), injuring (vf), injuries (pl), injures (vf), injured (adj), injury (n) |
Meaning
verb
1. cause injuries or bodily harm to. [Syn: wound]
2. cause damage or affect negatively. [Syn: hurt]
Collocations (from ACL)
none
| institute [ɪnstɪtut] | Related word forms institutionalizing (vf), institutionalising (vf), institutionalizes (vf), institutionalized (adj), institutionalises (vf), institutionalised (adj), institutionalise (v), institutionally (adv), institutional (adj), institutions (pl), institution (n), instituting (vf), institutes (vf), instituted (vf) |
Meaning
noun
1. an association organized to promote art or science or education.
verb
1. set up or lay the groundwork for. [Syn: establish, found, plant, constitute]
Collocations (from ACL)
academic institution (adj+n), cultural institution (adj+n), democratic institution (adj+n), educational institution (adj+n), financial institution (adj+n), national institution (adj+n), political institution (adj+n), public institution (adj+n), social institution (adj+n), institutional arrangement (adj+n), institutional context (adj+n), institutional framework (adj+n), institutional structure (adj+n), institutional support (adj+n)
| item [aɪtəm] | Related word forms itemisation (n), itemising (vf), itemises (vf), itemised (vf), itemise (v), items (pl) |
Meaning
noun
1. a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list. E.g.: he noticed an item in the New York Times, she had several items on her shopping list [Syn: point]
2. an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole. [Syn: detail, point]
Collocations (from ACL)
individual item (adj+n)
| perceive [pɜrsiv] | Related word forms perceptions (pl), perception (n), perceiving (vf), perceives (vf), perceived (adj) |
Meaning
verb
1. to become aware of through the senses. E.g.: I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon [Syn: comprehend]
2. become conscious of. E.g.: She finally perceived the futility of her protest
Collocations (from ACL)
perceived importance (adj+n), perceived need (adj+n), perceived threat (adj+n), public perception (adj+n), visual perception (adj+n)
| region [ridʒən] | Related word forms regionally (adv), regional (adj), regions (pl) |
Meaning
noun
1. the extended spatial location of something. E.g.: the farming regions of France, regions of outer space [Syn: part]
2. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth. E.g.: penguins inhabit the polar regions
Collocations (from ACL)
regional development (adj+n), regional differences (adj+n), regional variation (adj+n)
| resource [risɔrs] | Related word forms under-resourced (oth), unresourceful (opp), resourceful (adj), resourcing (n), resources (n), resourced (adj) |
Meaning
noun
1. available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed.
2. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed. E.g.: the local library is a valuable resource
Collocations (from ACL)
additional resources (adj+n), allocate resources (v+n), available resources (adj+n), economic resources (adj+n), electronic resources (adj+n), financial resources (adj+n), learning resources (n+n), limited resources (adj+n), natural resources (adj+n), provide resources (v+n), require resources (v+n), scarce resources (adj+n), sufficient resources (adj+n), use resources (v+n), valuable resources (adj+n)
| secure [sɪkjʊr] | Related word forms insecurities (pl), securities (pl), insecurity (opp), security (n), securing (vf), securely (adv), insecure (opp), secures (vf), secured (adj) |
Meaning
verb
1. get by special effort. [Syn: procure]
2. cause to be firmly attached. [Syn: fasten, fix]
3. make certain of. [Syn: guarantee, ensure, insure, assure]
adj
1. free from danger or risk. E.g.: secure from harm, his fortune was secure, made a secure place for himself in his field
2. kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss. [Syn: protected]
3. not likely to fail or give way. E.g.: the lock was secure, a secure foundation, a secure hold on her wrist
Collocations (from ACL)
security policy (n+n), national security (adj+n)
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Pronunciation of words is adapted from The Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary.
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