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Word Associates Test
Word Associates Test
This is a test of how well you know the words in the Academic Word List. The test
items look like this:
pronounce
aloud book example name plan say
Three of the words in the list are closely related in meaning to pronounce and the
other three are not. You have to choose the related words and put a circle around
each one, like this:
pronounce
lecture
committee essay film talk theatre university
In this item, the answers are talk, theatre and university. A lecture is a kind of talk; a
lecture theatre is the place where a lecture is commonly given; and lectures are an
important type of teaching at a university.
NOTE:
1 If you are not sure what the answers are, you can guess. You will not
lose any marks for guessing wrongly.
2 Choose only THREE words for each item. You will lose marks if you
put a circle around more than three words.
1 occur
accident approach exist happen loose roughly
2 cultural
ethnic justice positive satisfactory society values
3 consistent
consider constant include pattern remembering same
4 contract
agreement confident formal notice sign special
5 function
available degree operate perform purpose written
6 involved
become establish included money participation saving
7 role
function measurement quality round significant social
8 complex
difficult extract multiple powerful process shining
9 maintenance
experience preservation regular separate standards transfer
10 purchase
acquire contribution possession price rich usual
11 relevant
connected cousin fitting industry information represent
12 select
equal honesty members prefer prepare suitable
13 strategy
expect goal plan political sector tradition
14 comment
confess critical discuss manners opinion teaching
15 demonstrate
clear display independent photograph skill touching
16 interaction
amusing communication competition major react social
17 minority
calculate discrimination group minister smaller union
18 sufficient
adequate attractive circumstances necessary reduce supplies
19 attitude
behaviour conclusion information negative newspaper opinion
20 civil
citizens education public research rights technical
21 grant
authority give investigate permission punishment sender
22 output
annual beyond exclude production promotion results
23 professional
expert impact standards status secure wealthy
24 capacity
ability flowing generous limit mental surprising
25 energy
active comfortable efficiency marketing strength trouble
26 evolution
constructed development events gradual planned process
27 external
affairs destroy foreign military outside related
28 medical
died drug hopeful injury success treatment
29 allocation
delivery distribute funds share shift support
30 assign
danger give qualify responsibility signalled work
31 cooperative
attitude cautious growing helpful humour joint
32 incentive
character doctor encourage lack motivation trust
33 presumption
addition assume early likely speech truth
34 recovery
economic evaluation hidden improvement normal repeated
35 dynamic
active excitement greedy leader meeting serious
36 finite
accommodation accurate empty restricted resources specific
37 infer
complete conclude correctly explicit logical sentence
38 transmission
balance disease distribution international movement passengers
39 unique
historical opportunity personal single special welcome
40 appendix
document extra hanging margin printer supplement
41 automatic
available complicated mechanical principles process unavoidable
42 restore
confidence natural original return review risk
43 theme
continuing dream serious shape topic writing
44 concurrent
equal events flowing time together weather
45 devoted
concentrated flavour give government judge resources
46 distorted
blind false hollow perspective road twisted
47 erosion
arrange discount gradual power reduction shallow
48 insight
deep entry gain patient understanding watch
49 portion
angle circular financial separate share small
50 vision
breadth future mountain opinion turning view