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110 Elements of <strong>Writing</strong><br />

feeling<br />

emotion<br />

confine<br />

limit<br />

beliefs<br />

ethics<br />

show<br />

demonstrate<br />

expansion<br />

increase<br />

eliminate<br />

remove<br />

interpretation<br />

explanation<br />

found<br />

establish<br />

issue<br />

topic<br />

develop<br />

evolve<br />

method<br />

system<br />

maintain<br />

insist<br />

option<br />

possibility<br />

predict<br />

forecast<br />

statistics<br />

figures<br />

prohibit<br />

ban<br />

framework<br />

structure<br />

retain<br />

keep<br />

trend<br />

tendency<br />

strengthen<br />

reinforce<br />

quotation<br />

citation<br />

accelerate<br />

speed up<br />

drawback<br />

disadvantage<br />

reduce<br />

cut<br />

output<br />

production<br />

4. Find synonyms for the words and phrases in italics.<br />

a) Professor Hicks questioned the findings of the<br />

research.<br />

b) The statistics show a steady expansion in<br />

applications.<br />

c) The institute’s prediction has caused a major<br />

controversy.<br />

d) Cost seems to be the leading drawback to that<br />

system.<br />

e) They will concentrate on the first option.<br />

f) After the lecture she tried to clarify her concept.<br />

g) Three issues need to be examined.<br />

h) The framework can be retained but the goal needs to<br />

be altered.<br />

i) OPEC, the oil producers’ cartel, is to cut production to<br />

raise global prices.<br />

j) The trend to smaller families has speeded up in the<br />

last decade.

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