Academic Word List Vocabulary

Front 1

1) The other group is meeting in the adjacent room.
2) Their property and our property are adjacent.
3) the building adjacent to the library

Back 1

adjacent: sharing a border, wall, or point

Front 2

1) It was an amazing computer, albeit expensive.
2)The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.
3)He tried, albeit without success.

Back 2

albeit:although

Front 3

1) The frame needs to be strong enough to support the engine assembly.
2)The parts are made in this factory and then shipped to another country for assembly.
3)School assemblies were usually held in the cafeteria.

Back 3

assembly: the act of connecting together the parts of something (such as a machine) : the act of assembling something

Front 4

1) The bridge/building collapsed.
2) The chair he was sitting in collapsed.
3) The roof collapsed under a heavy load of snow.

Back 4

collapse: to break apart and fall down suddenly

Front 5

1) A colleague of mine will be speaking at the conference.
2) She discussed the idea with some of her colleagues.
3) a colleague of mine from the bank

Back 5

colleague: a person who works with you

Front 6

1) The document was compiled by the Department of Health.
2) He compiled a book of poems.
3) She compiled a list of names.

Back 6

compile: to create (a CD, book, list, etc.) by gathering things (such as songs or pieces of writing or information)