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Vocabulary and Language Skills Guide

The document is an answer key for an English test covering various topics related to people, change, community, science, and achievement. It provides vocabulary words and definitions across multiple sections. For each section, it lists words and provides the part of speech or definition for various prefixes, suffixes, and words. The document contains detailed information about vocabulary, but does not have an overarching topic or essay structure.

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Vocabulary and Language Skills Guide

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ANSWER KEY
1 People
1
1. well-bred
2. well-rounded
3. well-liked
4. self-deprecating
5. self-confident / self-assured
6. self-absorbed
7. well-informed
8. well-mannered / well-behaved
9. self-reliant
10. self-important
11. self-centred
12. well-brought-up / well-educated
13. self-conscious
14. well-adjusted
15. self-congratulatory
16. well-dressed
2
1. personality
2. characteristics
3. character
4. personalities
5. characteristics
6. (a) personality
(b) interpersonal
(c) intrapersonal
7. depersonalizes
8. (a) character
(b) personification
9. characterful / characterless
10. uncharacteristically
3
-tion is the most commonly used suffix
More suggested words: decadence,
credence, arrogance, accuracy, frequency,
freedom, childhood, desirability, brevity,
merriment, punishment, happiness,
forgiveness, prevention, conviction, caution,
tenure, failure, stricture


4
1. revolution
2. connections
3. development
4. foundation
5. existence
6. significance
7. stability
8. commitment
9. intimacy
10. happiness
2 Change
1
1. retrospect
2. retrospective
3. retrograde
4. retrogressive
5. retroactively / retrospectively
6. retronyms
7. retrofitted
2
1. bygone
2. contemporary / current / topical
3. current / topical
4. preceding
5. current
6. recurrence
7. concurrent
8. artefacts
9. infinitesimal
10. temporary
11. discolouring
12. withstand
13. deterioration
14. counterpoint
15. embalming

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anti- anti-colonial/anticolonial, antiseptic
dis- discomfort, disinterest, disobedience,
dissatisfied
im- immature, immobile, impolite,
implausible
in- incapable, ineligible, inexperience,
intolerant
mal- malformation, malpractice
mis- misbehave, misconduct, misgovernment,
misinform
un- uncomfortable, undesirable, undo,
ungrateful, untrustworthy
Note: the prefix anti is sometimes used with a
hyphen, and sometimes not. There are no set
rules for when a hyphen is used or not, but, in
general, one is not used in words like antiseptic
or anticlimax, where the combination of prefix +
noun/adjective is quite commonly used. Hyphens
are frequently used in combinations like anti-
terrorist, antifascist, anti-nuclear. In some
words, both spellings may be used, depending on
individual preference e.g. anticlockwise or anti-
clockwise, antisocial or anti-social.
4
bring/put into
immigrate (v) to come and live permanently
in a country after leaving your
own country
implant (v) to fix an idea, attitude, etc.
firmly in sbs mind; to put sth
(usually sth artificial) into a part
of the body for medical purposes,
usually by means of an operation
implant (n) sth that is put into a persons
body in a medical operation
imperil (v) to put sth/sb in danger
import (v) to bring a product, a service,
an idea, etc. into one country from
another
import (n) a product or service that is
brought into one country to
another
imprison (v) to put sb in a prison or another
place from which they cannot
escape
5
1. inefficiency
2. antisocial
3. mistrust
4. monotonous
5. malnutrition
6. underdone / overdone
7. inedible
8. miscalculated
9. impatience
10. disinclination
11. unacceptable
12. uncharacteristic
13. immodest
14. finalist
15. deliberately
3 Community
1
1. individuality (NOT individualities)
2. dissociate
3. assimilated
4. stereotypical
5. self-destruction
6. counter-culture
7. coarsened
8. dropouts
9. standout
10. breakaway
11. opt-out
12. dumbfounded
13. repulsive / compulsive
14. impulsive
15. foremost
2
-ful blissful, cheerful, delightful, disgraceful,
forgetful, playful, restful, wasteful
-ic artistic, chaotic, dramatic, ecstatic,
idyllic, materialistic, sarcastic,
therapeutic
3
dreadful dread (noun and verb): a feeling of /
feeling anxiety about something that may happen
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4
artful: clever at deceiving people
5
Possible answers: archaic, aquatic, atavistic,
chic, eccentric, erratic, frenetic, prolific, rustic,
septic, sporadic
6
critic critical, logic logical, polemic
polemical, statistic statistical, topic topical
8
1. materialistic
2. meaningful
3. therapeutic
4. stressful
5. uneventful
6. atmospheric
7. distasteful
8. enthusiastic
9. Understandably
10. resentful
11. unrealistic
12. hypocritical
13. inconveniences
4 Science
1
1. pharmaceutical
2. after-effects / side-effects
3. additives
4. contagious
5. connote
6. unveiled
7. bewildering
8. ailments
9. lifespan
10. undertake
11. disinfectant(s)
12. inflammation
13. (in)flammable / non-flammable
14. anti-inflammatory
15. war-torn poverty-stricken
16. refrigerants refrigeration
17. enumerate
18. numberless / innumerable
19. innumerate
20. waterproof / water-resistant
2
1. evidence-based
2. evaluation
3. exposure
4. foundation
5. dosage
6. contaminants
7. analysing
3
de- decompress decompression,
decontaminate decontamination,
defrost, delouse, demotivate
demotivation
em-/
en-
embitter embitterment, enclose
enclosure, encourage encouragement,
enlarge enlargement
re- refuel refuel, replace replacement,
restate restatement, retry - retrial
4
deform (v) change the usual shape of
something so that its usefulness
or appearance is spoiled
degenerate (v) become worse
devalue (v) reduce the value of a
currency; make someone or
something seem less important or
valuable than they really are
devitalize (v) take the power or strength
away from something
reform (v) change a system, law,
organization, etc. so that it
operates in a more effective way;
change you behaviour and
become a better person
regenerate (v) make something develop and
grow strong again
revalue (v) examine something again in
order to calculate is present value;
increase the value of a countrys
money in relation to that of other
countries
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revitalize (v) put new strength or power
into something
5
1. Intergovernmental
2. reappraise
3. projections
4. unequivocally
5. deforestation
6. recycle
7. concentrations
8. cattle-raising / cattle-rearing
9. decomposing
10. endangering
11. livelihoods
12. unanimity
13. emissions
14. enact
15. reaffirmed
16. renewable
5 Achievement
1
1. a. contexts
b. contextualize
c. contextual
2. a. indefinable
b. (un)defined / indefinite
c. well-defined
3. a. well-established
b. disestablished
c. establishments
4. a. consist
b. inconsistency
c. consistent
5. a. misconceptions
b. conceptual
c. conceptualize
6. a. reassessment
b. self-assessment
c. Assessable
7. a. lessen
b. selfless
c. belittled
8. a. hypothesis
b. hypothesizing
c. hypothetical
9. a. future-proofed
b. proofreading
c. unproven
10. a. invalidate
b. validity
c. invalid
2
1. profoundly
2. refine
3. strategies
4. periodically
5. multi-tasking
6. counterparts
7. excelling
8. emotional
9. conclusion
10. disability
3 & 4
Noun outbreak, outbuilding, outburst,
outlaw, outlook, outpatient, outset
Verb outdistance, outdo, outgrow,
outlast, outlaw, outlive, outnumber,
outperform, outstay
Adjective outdated, outdoor, outlying,
outspoken
5
outburst
(burst out)
an explosion / sudden occurrence
of something, e.g. noise, anger,
protest
outlook
(look out)
the prospects for something, e.g.
the economic outlook; the
outlook for tomorrows weather
or your attitude to life, e.g. an
optimistic outlook
outset
(set out)
the beginning
outspoken
(speak out)
unafraid to voice an opinion
openly
6
outlaw


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1. deprivation
2. outstrip
3. backgrounds
4. well-balanced
5. outperforming
6. achievement
7. underperformance
8. spokesman
9. Discouragement
10. hostility
11. resentful
12. underprivileged
13. outstandingly
14. outshone
15. supportive

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