BILKENT UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PREPARATORY PROGRAM

2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

INTERMEDIATE LEVEL WORD LIST

MAKING CONNECTIONS 2

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UNIT 1 – READING 1 & READING 2
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
appear access knowledge able/ unable exactly
broadcast addition leader accessible properly
define circle metal angry
deliver clue method confused
entertain context network convenient
gather destruction ocean entertaining
influence east purpose influential
inform event service lost
print gathering signal natural
reach goal significance real
remove hole speaker unfamiliar
independence tradition violent
invention

UNIT 1 – READING 3 & READING 4

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
add accuracy prize acceptable/ known accurately
behave audience protection unacceptable necessary occasionally
benefit blank (the) public accurate/ inaccurate ordinary
cover coverage publishing amazing poisonous
publish death publication challenging public
relate editor reporter detailed recent
report emergency respect hard respected
entertainment responsibility illegal successful
friendship site incorrect traditional
habitat solution international ugly
information topic unpleasant
panic violence
prince/princess website
worth

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UNIT 1 EXTRA WORDS:
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE
accuse deduct succeed accusation canal anti-
cost fool click cost household awkward
disappoint lie (in bed) coincide database mystery capable
fascinate get rid of enable era objective charitable
harm infect insert error rate costly
install melt serve exhaust signature digital
leak please extension trick harmful
lock promise gallery duration harmless
please raise harm joke incredible
extend recommend layout path nasty
forgive refuse anger sensible
infer register anniversary pale
scream chapter severe
charity weird
disrespect
fantasy
goalkeeper

UNIT 2 – READING 1 & READING 2

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
accept direct achievement manager absent free either
affect divide airlines manner academic high most
argue enter argument nation alternative historic
arrive expand base occasion annual historical
attach fail chance management average honest/
build identify clothes opportunity bold dishonest
calculate measure competition performance brilliant hungry
charge present criticism pressure competitive individual
compete receive curriculum pronunciation correct last
consider score definition quality determined limited
contain set (the table) degree runner efficient national
determine sign detail skill fair
stick document speech
suggest entry speed
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 history success
level

UNIT 2 – READING 3 & READING 4

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
assess assessment believable/ familiar successfully
believe connection unbelievable original
bleed convenience critical unfair
connect curiosity current wide
encourage distance undergraduate
estimate expert
fix
like
spread

UNIT 2 EXTRA WORDS:

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE
block addiction failure preference argumentative obedient
bully assignment fee rhythm considerate disobedient
deduct autonomy handicap sex (opposite sex) developmental oral
disable bacterium inconvenience stereotype ideal parental
disobey certificate issue study junior preferable
draft cloth joy summary mad principal
find out cloud lecture tale naughty underwater
miscalculate conference module theme
obey consonant nationality therapy
outbreak courage motive tournament
pour cue participant trust
praise essay port vowel
prefer ex- expansion
pronounce tip
recycle
quit
trust
scratch
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study
translate
wave

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UNIT 3 – READING 1 & READING 2
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
arrange advert ingredient electronic correctly
attract amount loss expected precisely
blame attraction percent minimum recently
demand building presentation sharp since
expect crop prevention skilled
imagine demand product total
increase dollar rose
protest economy salary
refer figure statement
rise freedom variety
supply fuel/ gas wage
suppose graph
value heading

UNIT 3- READING 3 & READING 4

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
advertise ability profitability attractive effectively
allow communication relationship damaging efficiently
communicate dependence resource demanding mostly
contribute effect section effective originally
damage industry tool facial
decrease interaction view global
depend panel (discussion) wind organic
heat participation wood profitable
lead planet valuable
protect

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UNIT 3 EXTRA WORDS:
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE PHRASE
convince reserve colleague euro elegant stock-market
announce drown civilization envelope maximum
attempt dust agent tablet proud
fire fasten brand reception keen
greet freeze data collar prime (number)
knit slip economy discount compact
postpone pump economist budget
react roll (the ball) humanity format
represent update pride institute
bargain rail interval
favour receipt priest
universe ray (of light)
barber
vehicle
version
van
imagination
cash

UNIT 4 – READING 1 & READING 2

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
burst (into tears) move agriculture republic actual frequently
combine notice factory rule economic
disappear replace pin (code) tax noticeable
force support poster widespread
lose vary

UNIT 4 – READING 3 & READING 4

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB

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breathe community poisoning series dead neither...nor
challenge district pollution soap (opera) deep
cure electricity poverty task industrial
provide explosion revision transportation likely
solve goods roof valley significant
trade inequality specific
urban

UNIT 4 EXTRA WORDS:

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
act pray accent shadow active actively
aid prove action shame alike somehow
approve/disapprove punish army slave apart locally
ban sew breast spice ashamed
bow shake category status deaf
cancel situate confidence theatre employed
civilize take action cuisine thumb giant
comment yawn employer thunder jealous
defend bother employee tribe moral/immoral
dump industrialize employment underwear northern
employ enemy wheel optimistic
knock forest wheelchair pessimistic
grocery pesticide pregnant
guest sub- royal
index suicide separate
neighbour vandal southern
nest zone unemployed
root occasion various
rug
destination
emperor/empire
epidemic

UNIT 5 – READING 1 & READING 2

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB

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perform appearance Identity arranged actually
persuade architecture luxury basic fairly
pull comfort movement comfortable poorly
push concrete pain confusing quite
require conflict response disabled widely
suffer efficiency screen emotional
symbolize equipment surface occasional
function symbol uncomfortable
height

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UNIT 5 – READING 3 & READING 4
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
achieve arrangement margin eastern softly
adopt bottom outline equal
fold cave pants late
highlight ceiling peace leisure
outline combination philosophy long
cotton shoulder narrow
diagram skin old-fashioned
edition style peaceful
length quiet
wooden

UNIT 5 EXTRA WORDS:

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
accommodate get along well with basin scene constant backwards
admire get on well with bin stairs fake constantly
bandage hide bucket stuff plain
beat identify button suitcase remote
deduce obvious chaos tank (water) ridiculous
delete organize coin tap (water) rubbish
disgust sink colour towel shallow
dish squeeze contract truck trendy
dress weigh cookie tunnel
dustbin wrap cushion web
establish weave custom yard
garbage garbage man miracle
aircraft recipe
portrait vacuum
handkerchief pedestrian
handwriting
ink
lorry
pill

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UNIT 6 – READING 1 & READING 2
VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE
avoid involve adolescent maturity adult invisible
criticize lack adulthood pack awake later
deal predict condition period behavioural legal
explore respond emotion stage cognitive mature/immature
flow wake human (being) system elderly / old / older patient/impatient
indicate limit term frequent responsible/
independent irresponsible

UNIT 6 – READING 3 & READING 4

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
destroy prevent attitude hunting appropriate quietly
discover reduce battery hut beneficial rather (than)
experiment remind belief item biological
focus seem biology memory imaginative
hunt smell cage pleasure painful
interrupt survive discovery process
manage tend generation sense
note treat grade shape
hunger survival
treatment

UNIT 6 EXTRA WORDS:

VERB NOUN ADJECTIVE ADVERB
assume float alarm flavour pandemic aggressive artificially
bite heal alien harbour pot artificial hardly
blow kick baggage inn precaution enthusiastic overall
clone lower basket insect reason loose shortly(after)
cough mention basketball lane relative mortal
doubt recognize bomb leaf saucer stupid
explode realise cheek link mud scissors
fetch shave device mind species
store enthusiasm nutrient symptom
take smth seriously fever objective theory

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tip organism tip
tissue
virus

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