Advanced Vocabulary Exercise #15

Both "reality" an d"phenomenon" refer to a situation that is observed to exist.

Both "modern" and "contemporary" mean relating to the present time.

Both "leave" and "migrate" are about going to somewhere else.

Both "utilize" and "exploit" mean to make use of something. "Exploit" also usually suggests lack of justice.

Both "accident" and "incident" refer to an event. The word "accident" usually suggests serious injury.

Both "tendency" and "trend" mean an inclination towards a change.

Weber and Beethoven were both classical composers born in the 18th century. As they belonged to the same period, one was contemporary with the other.

The building probably has poor security and needs a better security system. You can tell there has been an incident of burglary if you come home from work and see this: Your apartment door is broken and the things inside are not where they are supposed to be. After checking around, you see no one but you find that your money and valuables have been taken.

In the past, the majority of the working population entered retirement typically after 65. Now, people seem to have tended to retire early and maintain a low-cost lifestyle.

Swine flu can be passed through air. If there has been an upward trend, meaning cases of infection are gradually going up and will likely continue to increase, people need to take mask-wearing more seriously.

Capitalism is a set of beliefs that the economy should be controlled by the private sector rather than the government. It, however, also emphasizes profit-making. As a results, capitalists offer very low salaries and require workers to put in long hours. These are examples of how business owners exploit their workers to increase profit.

When winter is near, birds need to look for an environment that offers more food and nesting locations. Hence, they move from one place to another and plan on staying in the new region for quite some time. This is called migration.