ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

Seek – to try to find or get something

Sentence – I will seek from my doctor’s advice.

Allocate – distribute for a particular purpose.

Sentence – You must allocate the money carefully.

Imply – indicate the truth or existence of (something) by suggestion

Sentence – How dare she imply that I was lying?

Isolate – cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

Sentence – You don’t have to isolate them from the community.

Enforce – cause (something) to happen by necessity or force.

Sentence – The legislation will be difficult to enforce.

Perceive – become aware or conscious of something come to realize or understand.

Sentence – She did not perceive herself as disabled.

Inhibit – self-conscious and unable to act in a relaxed and natural way.

Sentence – He was inhibited by modesty.

Compensate – reduce or counteract

Sentence – The factory will compensate their workers if they are hurt at work.

Precede – come before in order or position.

Sentence – Pay attention to the medical cautions that precede each tape.

Comprehend – grasp mentally; understand.

Sentence – I fail to comprehend their attitude.

Reinforce – strengthen or support especially with additional material.

Sentence – Both arrived together and seemed to reinforce each other.

Constrain – compel or force to follow a particular course of action.

Sentence – She tried to constrain herself from a cough in class.

Categories – place in a particular class or group.

Sentence – Categorise the plants into four groups.

Excerpt – a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing.

Sentence – This is an excerpt from a novel.

Foreshadow – be a warning or indication of

Sentence – Those dark clouds foreshadow a storm.