Academic Vocabulary Exercise

Match the word on the left with the definition on the right.

1.	banknote _____	a.	a designated political area within a country; similar to a state.
2.	cope _____	b.	a university professor
3.	dent _____	c.	absence, deficiency
4.	desperate _____	d.	change vehicles or methods of transportation en route to one's destination
5.	ensure _____	e.	course subject dealing with numbers and calculations.
6.	exhausted _____	f.	extremely tired.
7.	gallery _____	g.	give support to, strengthen
8.	generous _____	h.	giving unselfishly, usually large amounts
9.	hop _____	i.	handle or deal with a difficult situation.
10.	instinct _____	j.	impose a penalty for wrongful behavior
11.	lack _____	k.	in an important or meaningful way
12.	lecturer _____	l.	jump a short distance, sometimes on one foot
13.	mathematics_____	m.	make certain, insure natural or innate ability
14.	perceive _____	n.	paper money or currency
15.	province _____	o.	place where art is displayed for the public
16.	punish _____	p.	put something in a small space for storage
17.	reinforce _____	q.	sense, notice, observe through the senses
18.	significantly_____	r.	weaken, lessen the value of something, usually by hitting without hope
19.	stow _____	s.
20.	transfer _____	t.
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Note: These are general meanings for the words. You may encounter other definitions depending on context.
Check a dictionary for other meanings.

For answers, see Vocabulary List 14.
See also Boy Runs Away from Homework for words in context.