Bailey.Academic_Writing

3.2 Academic Vocabulary 125
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3.9 Nouns and Adjectives
i) Their research shows a strong
correl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . between size and longevity.
j) Her anal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . approach led her to
propose six types of criminals.
3. Complete each sentence with a suitable word from the table in
(1).
a) First results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . that this treatment
benefits patients in 70–80% of cases.
b) Professor Strauss wrote the . ....................
. . . . . . work on spiders in the Balkans.
c) Most . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . need
to be made with care.
d) All the animals . ...............................
to the noise by becoming agitated.
e) Over 3,500 questionnaires were . .................
. . . . . . in terms of social class.
f) Three . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . need to be
considered when predicting
4. The following adjectives are best understood and learnt as
opposites:
absolute
abstract
logical
metaphorical
precise
rational
relevant
subjective
theoretical
relative
concrete
illogical
literal
vague or approximate or rough
irrational
irrelevant
objective
practical or empirical or pragmatic
Faith, hope and charity are all abstract concepts.
The metaphorical use of the word ‘key’ is probably more
common than its literal one.
The study of statistics is highly relevant to economics.
Her study of women’s social position was criticised for
being too subjective.
In Europe, empirical research began in the sixteenth
century.