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FLUCTUATE (verb): Rise and fall irregularly. "The exchange rates fluctuates ever y day".

ACCUMULATE (verb): to gather, pile, collect. "Over his long career, he had accum ulated a large number of awards" ANTICIPATE (verb): to feel or realise before something happened. "He sold all hi s shares because he anticipated a fall in the market." AMEND (verb): to change or alter. "He amended his earlier statement because he h ad missed some important details." CHART (noun): a picture/graphic representing something. hart, sales have fallen in the last year BRIEF (adjective): short or temporary. a rest, then carried on. As you can see from the c

We had a brief stop along the way to have

VOLUNTARY (adjective): unpaid, charitable. 'A lot of assistance given in third w orld countries is provided by voluntary workers.' TRANSFORM (verb): dramatically change appearance of. 'Industrial areas can be tr ansformed into beautiful park areas' CEASE (verb): to stop. 'The factory ceased production in 2010 and has never reop ened.' RESTRICT (verb): control, limit. 'The internet makes it difficult for parents to restrict the type of information their children see. REINFORCE (verb): strengthen, give more force to. For example: 'New information has reinforced our original ideas.' REGISTER (noun): language used in a specific situation. 'Formal register is requ ired for academic writing.' REINFORCE (verb): strengthen, give more force to. For example: 'New information has reinforced our original ideas.' REGISTER (noun): language used in a specific situation. 'Formal register is requ ired for academic writing.' REGIME (noun): system or routine. For example: 'When trying to lose weight it ca n be difficult to stick to a strict exercise regime.' PROHIBIT (verb): ban, do not allow by law. For example: 'Laws exist which prohib it the sale of alcohol and cigarettes to children. PRINCIPLE (noun): idea, standard, belief. 'The principle for offering free unive rsity education is to give equal opportunites to all.' PRECISE (adjective): accurate, exact. For example: 'The information given at the meeting was very precise. OBJECTIVE (noun): aim, purpose. 'The aims and objectives of the research project are found at the beginning of the report.' MUTUAL (adjective): an equal relationship between two things. 'It was a mutual d ecision to get divorced - they both wanted to go'

MATURE (adjective) responsible, stable through age and experience. 'Younger peop le may have energy, but they are often not mature.' STATISTICS: collection, organisation, and interpretation of data. 'Statistics sh ow that obesity is increasing in western countries.' TARGET (noun): object for attack or criticism. 'Motorists who speed near schools are the target of the Police's latest saftey campaign.' PARTICIPATE (verb): take part in, join, join in. 'Over 200 companies will partic ipate in next week's exhibition. TENSE (adjective): anxious, worried, stressed. For example: ' It is quite common to feel tense before an important exam.' CHALLENGING (adjective): difficult, not easy. 'It can be challenging for interna tional students to study in a second language'. GLOBAL: (adjective): worldwide.'Global awareness is increasing as people travel and experience different countries firsthand.' DEADLINE (noun): the time by which something must be done or completed.'The dead line for finishing the report is next Tuesday'. WORTHWHILE (adjective): has value and purpose.'I thought that studying the cours e was worthwhile as I learned a lot.' WORTHWHILE (adjective): has value and purpose.'I thought that studying the cours e was worthwhile as I learned a lot.' LACK (verb): not have something that is considered desirable or needed. 'Many el derly people lack the ability to surf the internet. HIGHLIGHT (verb): draw attention to, emphasise. "The increase in homeless people highlights the need for better social welfare." BOND (verb): connect, link, build a relationship. "Humans are naturally social it is important for us to bond with other people." BARBARIC (adjective): Cruel; uncivilised. Example: 'Many people believe that the death penalty is barbaric.' ABANDON (verb): Leave, discard, desert. "The fishermen had to abandon their ship and escape to safety" PHASE (noun): a stage of development. "The boy is going through a naughty phase at the moment, but he'll grow out of it" BRIEF (adjective): short or temporary. a rest, then carried on. CATEGORY (noun): a group of something. ic jazz, rock, blues etc . We had a brief stop along the way to have There are many different categories of mus He compiled

COMPILE (verb): to put together in a book or a single piece of work. all the short stories he had written into a book

COMPILE (verb): to put together in a book or a single piece of work. He compiled all the short stories he had written into a book

ADEQUATE (verb): enough for what is needed. "If you have enough money to pay your bills, buy food and so on, you have an adequate income

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