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YDS Academic Word Pairs

Thirty flashcards with academic words, their meanings and grammar patterns often tested in YDS. Original study material.

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mitigate
to make something less severe; alleviate
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scarce
rare, in short supply
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abundant
plentiful
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reluctant
unwilling
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ambiguous
unclear, open to more than one meaning
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hinder
to obstruct, make progress difficult
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vital
essential
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prohibit
to forbid
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diminish
to decrease
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obsolete
outdated, no longer used
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inevitable
unavoidable
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deteriorate
to become worse
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fluctuate
to rise and fall irregularly; vary
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adjacent
neighbouring, next to
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full
thorough, including everything
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exaggerate
to overstate
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superficial
shallow, not deep
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allocate
to assign, distribute for a purpose
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constrain
to restrict, limit
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conceal
to hide
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rule out
to exclude as a possibility
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bring about
to cause
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carry out
to perform
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turn down
to refuse
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set up
to establish
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Hardly ... when
Inversion: Hardly had she entered when the phone rang.
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No sooner ... than
Inversion: No sooner had he left than it rained.
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Despite + noun
Despite the rain, we went out.
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Although + clause
Although it rained, we went out.
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Wish + past perfect
I wish I had known: regret about the past.

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