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Topic 114: It is argued that university students should study a full range of subjects, instead of some specific subjects. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Since the second half of the last century, there has been a switch from the traditional manufacturing economy to a knowledge economy. Much of the world has placed a premium on the knowledge and skills one can obtain from higher education. Some academics suggest that university students should widen their study from a limited range of subject orientation to a high complexity of subjects. This proposed change merits serious consideration.
From a social aspect, current employers show a tendency to recruit youngsters who can do a various array of jobs within a single position rather than job specialists. A clerk working for a bank, for example, is required to possess a collection of skills, ranging from those learnt in the field of finance, accounting and economy to those in other relevant subjects, such as management, communication and sociology. As the job market is becoming increasingly competitive, students who dabble in different specialised areas and have experience in interdisciplinary study are expected to be in a preponderant position.
From students' perspective, learning different subjects can be both personally fulfilling and skill-enhancing. Many students tend to perceive it as unwieldy when studying several subjects they have no experience in. This challenge, if overcame, leaves individuals more room for skill enhancement. For example, extra learning requires students to take in essential information within a time frame. In coping with this task, students have to develop outstanding time management skills and show expertise in juggling different jobs at a time. With know-how, they are more adjustable in this fast-changing social setting.
According to the above advantages, learning different subjects does good to university students. Not only does it make students time-conscious and versatile, but also helps students to match the needs of a fast-changing and competitive society.
1. place a premium on
2. merit consideration = deserve consideration
3. preponderant = advantageous
4. fulfilling = rewarding = pleasing = satisfying
5. unwieldy = unmanageable
6. take in = absorb = assimilate
7. juggle = fit in = manage = organise = cope with = deal with
8. know-how = knowledge = area of knowledge = area of study
9. adjustable = flexible = adaptable
10. versatile = multitalented = all-round
Verbs
1. Abandon + attempt, career, child, convention, effort, homestead, hope, idea, pet, policy, principle, proposal, rationality, search, tradition, vehicle, wife
2. Absorb + culture, idea, information
3. Abuse + alcohol, authority, drug, power, substance
4. Accelerate + change, development, growth, pace, rate, speed, trend
5. Achieve + aim, effect, feat, goal, growth, objective, purpose, success, target
6. Acquire + information, knowledge, opportunity, skill, status
7. Address + issue, matter, problem, question, subject
8. Admire + courage, quality, skill, view, work
9. Adopt + attitude, idea, measure, method, plan, policy, practice, rule, technique
10. Affect + behaviour, decision, life, outcome, performance, quality
11. Allocate + expenditure, fund, money, seat, time, work
12. Alter + behaviour, fact, life, perception, policy, relationship
13. Analyse + behaviour, impact, performance, problem, result
14. Appreciate + beauty, effort, point, support, value, work
15. Attain + degree, goal, objective, position, status, target
16. Attract + attention, audience, criticism, effort, interest, investment, support
17. Ban + advertising, book, drug, practice, weapon
18. Bear + burden, cost, fruit, grudge, hallmark, resemblance, responsibility, similarity
19. Boost + confidence, economy, image, income, morale, performance, profit, value
20. Break + contract, deadlock, habit, law, promise, record, rule, silence, tradition
21. Cancel + agreement, appointment, booking, holiday, meeting, trip, visit
22. Catch + attention, breath, bus, cold, disease, eye, fire, flight, glimpse, plane, train
23. Cause + accident, change, concern, damage, difficulty, harm, loss, pain, problem, trouble
24. Celebrate + achievement, anniversary, birthday, centenary, day, event, festival, holiday, occasion, success, victory, wedding, year
25. Challenge + authority, claim, decision, idea, notion, view
26. Change + attitude, behaviour, direction, face, habit, mind, situation, subject
27. Collect + data, evidence, information, rent, tax, thought
28. Combat + crime, crisis, disease, drug, inflation, problem, tragedy, terrorism, violence
29. Concentrate + effort, attention, energy, mind, power
30. Conduct +analysis, business, debate, examination, experiment, inquiry, interview, investigation, meeting, negotiation, orchestra, research, study, survey, test, trial
31. Confirm +appointment, booking, existence, view
32. Confront +challenge, difficulty, fact, issue, problem, reality, situation
33. Consume +alcohol, energy, passion, time
34. Control +behaviour, money, population, power, supply, temper
35. Convey +idea, image, information, language, meaning, message, view
36. Create +atmosphere, environment, image, impression, opportunity, wealth
37. Curb +attempt, effort, emission, growth
38. Cut +budget, cost, hair, job, loss, pay, price, rate, supply, tax
39. Damage +brain, career, credibility, economy, environment, health, image, relationship, reputation
40. Debate +issue, matter, merit, policy, proposal, subject
41. Delay +action, arrival, decision, departure, development, flight, onset
42. Deliver +goods, lecture, message, performance, service, speech
43. Demonstrate +ability, commitment, importance, need, power, skill
44. Deny +access, chance, claim, existence, involvement, opportunity, request, right
45. Deserve +chance, consideration, mention, place, praise, punishment, respect, support, win
46. Destroy +ability, bond, building, ecosystem, forest, hope, industry, life, prospect
47. Determine +amount, extent, nature, outcome, policy, price, rate, value
48. Develop +habit, idea, knowledge, plan, policy, skill, taste, technology
49. Discuss +idea, issue, matter, possibility, problem, situation, subject, topic
50. Dismiss +appeal, application, argument, charge, claim, employee, idea, notion, possibility, reason, suggestion
51. Display +collection, information, skill, talent
52. Disregard +advice, pain, statement, suffering, warning
53. Disrupt +activity, attempt, life, meeting, operation, peace, plan, process, service
54. Distract +attention, mind, thought
55. Distribute +goods, information, material, power, product
56. Earn +credit, degree, income, salary, wage, money, livelihood, place, praise, profit, reputation, respect, return
57. Ease +burden, crisis, difficulty, fear, grip, mind, pain, plight, pressure, problem, restriction, shortage, strain, tension, worry
58. Eliminate +discrimination, gap, habit, need, pest, possibility, problem, risk, use
59. Emphasise +contribution, fact, importance, point, role
60. Employ +method, people, staff, strategy, system, tactic, technique, worker
61. Encounter +difficulty, opposition, problem, resistance, situation
62. Enforce +ban, control, law, limit, requirement, rule, standard
63. Enhance +ability, appearance, chance, environment, image, performance, prestige, quality, relationship, role, skill, status, value
64. Enrich +experience, performance, relationship, life
65. Establish +business, creditability, link, network, relationship, reputation, rule
66. Examine +effect, evidence, implication, issue, nature, policy, problem, progress
67. Exercise +authority, care, choice, control, discretion, influence, judgement, option, power, responsibility, restraint, right, skill
68. Exhibit +behaviour, characteristic, degree, level, pattern, property, range, sign, symptom, tendency, variety, work
69. Expand +activity, base, business, capacity, horizon, operation, range, scope
70. Exploit +advantage, loophole, market, opportunity, position, possibility, potential, power, situation, technology, weakness
71. Explore +area, detail, idea, issue, nature, opportunity, option, possibility, potential, relationship, world
72. Express +anger, appreciation, belief, concern, disappointment, doubt, emotion, fear, gratitude, interest, opinion, preference, regret, satisfaction, support, sympathy, thanks, thought, view, wish
73. Extend +credit, hand, invitation, lead, life, period, plan, system
74. Evaluate +evidence, impact, option, performance, policy, position, quality, work
75. Facilitate +change, communication, development, exchange, flow, learning, transfer
76. Follow +advice, example, footstep, guideline, instruction, lead, path, pattern, procedure, route, rule, track
77. Form +basis, company, government, partnership, relationship, society
78. Forge +bond, career, friendship, identity, link, partnership, relationship, signature
79. Foster +attitude, competition, culture, development, discrimination, relationship, spirit
80. Fulfil +aim, ambition, criteria, demand, desire, dream, expectation, need, obligation, potential, requirement, responsibility, role, task
81. Gain +acceptance, access, advantage, approval, attention, benefit, confidence, control, currency, degree, experience, ground, impression, independence, information, insight, knowledge, momentum, opportunity, popularity, power, qualification, recognition, reputation, respect, support, understanding
82. Gather +crowd, evidence, information, momentum, pace, people
83. Generate +cash, demand, electricity, energy, growth, heat, income, interest, job, power, profit, revenue, support
84. Guarantee +freedom, future, payment, quality, safety, security, success
85. Hamper +ability, effort, plan, search, development
86. Handle +affair, business, crisis, issue, matter, problem, situation
87. Harness +energy, investment, power, revolution, technology
88. Hold +belief, breath, election, exhibition, hope, meeting, position, post, seat, view
89. Ignore +advice, evidence, fact, issue, need, problem, protest, question, sign, warning
90. Imitate +accent, attitude, custom, sound, style, voice
91. Impair +ability, efficiency, function, health, performance
92. Implement +ban, change, contract, decision, law, plan, policy, practice, principle, recommendation, reform, strategy, tax
93. Impose +ban, burden, constraint, control, deadline, duty, fine, law, limit, punishment, requirement, restraint, restriction, rule, sentence, tax
94. Improve +appearance, chance, education, efficiency, effort, environment, facility, health, image, life, performance, productivity, quality, safety, service, situation, skill, standard, system
95. Increase +amount, capacity, chance, demand, productivity, profit, rate, risk, sale, share, tax
96. Initiate +action, campaign, change, contact, debate, development, discussion, investigation, policy, programme, reform, request, research, review, study, talk
97. Integrate +approach, policy, service, technology
98. Lay +base, emphasis, figure, foundation, groundwork, hand, stress
99. Limit +ability, access, choice, growth, unemployment, use
100. Lose +altitude, appetite, balance, chance, confidence, grip, hearing, home, hope, interest, job, memory, mind, money, opportunity, sense, sight, speed, temper, voice
101. Maintain +balance, contact, control, environment, interest, momentum, position, quality, relationship, standard, status, tradition
102. Make +arrangement, attempt, call, change, choice, comment, contribution, decision, difference, distinction, effort, mistake, money, noise, progress, speech, statement, trip
103. Match +description, expectation, need, pace, performance
104. Meet +challenge , criteria, deadline, demand, friend, goal, need, objective, obligation, requirement, standard, target
105. Merit +attention, consideration, mention
106. Nurture +child, hatred, ideal, relationship, talent
107. Obey +command, instruction, law, obligation, order, parent, rule
108. Obtain +advice, benefit, consent, degree, detail, evidence, information, permission, result, service, solution
109. Offer +advice, assistance, chance, choice, discount, explanation, help, job, money, opportunity, resistance, service, support
110. Offset +advantage, benefit, cost, decline, demand, effect, gain, growth, impact, increase, loss, problem, profit, reduction, revenue, sale, tax
111. Oppose+ change, idea, law, move, plan, policy, proposal, view
112. Overcome+ barrier, challenge, crisis, difficulty, fear, hurdle, limitation, obstacle, odds, opposition, prejudice, problem, resistance, shyness
113. Overtook+ achievement, fact, factor, importance, link, need, point, premise, self-esteem
114. Perform + ceremony, dance, duty, experiment, function, job, operation, play, procedure, rite, ritual, role, service, task, test, work
115. Place + advertisement, bet, blame, burden, emphasis, importance, limit, order, restriction, strain, trust, value
116. Play + card, football, game, golf, match, music, part, piano, role, rule, toy
117. Pose + challenge, danger, dilemma, hazard, problem, question, risk, threat
118. Possess + ability, characteristic, knowledge, power, quality, skill, strength, wealth
119. Predict + behaviour, change, future, growth, market, outcome, result, success
120. Preserve + balance, character, effort, environment, family, heritage, identity, independence, integrity, life, tradition, unity, value
121. Prohibit + act, activity, discrimination, drinking, gambling, smoking, substance, abuse, use
122. Promote + change, development, education, effort, growth, health, idea, policy, welfare
123. Protect + children, copyright, environment, law, privacy, property, public, right, species
124. Provide + answer, assistance, basis, care, clue, detail, evidence, example, explanation, help, incentive, information, insight, opportunity, protection, service, support
125. Provoke + action, anger, backlash, controversy, criticism, debate, discussion, interest, opposition, outcry, protest, reaction, response, thought, violence, war
126. Pursue + aim, argument, career, end, goal, idea, interest, issue, matter, objective, question, study
127. Raise + awareness, child, concern, doubt, family, flag, fund, hand, head, hope, issue, matter, money, possibility, price, problem, question, rate, standard, subject, tax, voice
128. Reach + adolescence, age, agreement, compromise, conclusion, consensus, decision, end, final, goal, level, limit, peak, point, stage, standard, target
129. Receive + approval, attention, benefit, call, education, gift, information, invitation, letter, message, payment, publicity, reply, support, treatment
130. Recognise + benefit, fact, flaw, importance, need, problem, right, role, value, voice
131. Reduce+ budget, chance, cost, debt, demand, effort, emission, need, pollution, risk, tax, tension, value
132. Reform + character, criminal, economy, law, plan, regulation, system
133. Reject + appeal, application, argument, bid, claim, idea, notion, offer, plan, proposal, request, suggestion, view
134. Relieve + anxiety, boredom, burden, duty, monotony, pain, poverty, pressure, problem, responsibility, stress, symptom, tedium, tension
135. Remove + barrier, obstacle, restriction, rule, stain
136. Repair + belief, car, damage, dwelling, injury, make-up
137. Repeat + behaviour, habit, history, mistake, pattern, procedure, question, success
138. Replace + battery, car, staff, system, tyre
139. Resist + change, idea, impulse, pressure, temptation, urge, will
140. Resolve + ambiguity, conflict, contradiction, crisis, difference, difficulty-, dilemma, dispute, issue, matter, problem, question, situation, tension
141. Respect + decision, law, privacy, view, wish
142. Restore + balance, building, confidence, control, faith, glory, health, life, order, peace, position, power, pride, reputation, sight
143. Retain + atmosphere, character, control, dignity, employee, grip, identity, independence, interest, position, post, power, right, status, title
144. Reverse + change, decision, decline, direction, order, policy, role, situation, trend
145. Review + decision, evidence, option, policy, progress, situation, study, work
146. Satisfy + appetite, condition, criteria, curiosity, customer, demand, desire, hunger, need, requirement, taste, test
147. Set + agenda, date, example, fire, goal, limit, objective, pace, precedent, price, record, scene, sight, stage, standard, target, task, tone
148. Share + belief, blame, concern, experience, house, idea, information, interest, life, responsibility, room, sense, view
149. Shift + attention, balance, blame, burden, demand, emphasis, focus, gear, ground, position, power, responsibility
150. Solve + crime, crisis, difficulty, issue, problem, puzzle, question, riddle
151. Spend + afternoon, amount, day, evening, fortune, hour, life, money, month, morning, night, time, week, weekend, year
152. Spoil + appetite, chance, child, choice, day, fun, view
153. Stimulate + ability, activity, brain, demand, development, economy, growth, hormone, industry, interest, investment, research
154. Strengthen + ability, argument, bond, commitment, control, effort, family, force, law, link, muscle, position, power, presence, relationship, role, squad, tie
155. Supply + electricity, energy, equipment, food, gas, goods, information, material, power, product, service, water
156. Support + claim, effort, family, hypothesis, idea, plan, proposal, view
157. Suppress + anger, attempt, drug, effort, emotion, evidence, rebellion, smile, truth, uprising, urge
158. Suspend + action, decision, duty, flight, licence, operation, order, payment, sentence
159. Sustain + ability, conscience, damage, effort, growth, interest, level, life, population
160. Take + action, approach, breath, chance, job, lead, opportunity, photograph, responsibility, risk, role, step, turn, view
161. Teach + child, class, course, language, lesson, skill, student, subject, technique
162. Transfer + benefit, data, fund, information, ownership, responsibility
163. Transform + city, country, economy, face, image, landscape, life, opinion, situation
164. Trigger + action, change, debate, event, problem, reaction, response, war
165. Understand + idea, meaning, nature, need, problem, process, reason
166. Undergo + change, course, development, examination, experience, operation, period. procedure, process, revolution, surgery, test, training, transformation, treatment, trial
167. Undertake + action, analysis, development, duty, exercise, initiative, investigation, operation, programme, project, research, responsibility, study, survey, task, training
168. Utilise + assistance, power, resource, service, talent, time
169. Win + battle, championship, competition, contest, contract, heart, majority, match, prize, race, scholarship, support, title, tournament
170. Withdraw +candidacy, cash, decision, money, service, support
Adjective
1. Abstract + art, concept, idea, painting, principle, theory, thought, work
2. Abundant + evidence, flower, supply, wildlife
3. Accurate + description, information, method, prediction, representation
4. Active +involvement, life, member, part, participant, participation, role, support
5. Adequate +income, information, preparation, protection, supply, support, time, training
6. Adverse +circumstance, consequence, effect, event, impact, reaction, weather
7. Aggressive +action, approach, behaviour, campaign, child, expansion, growth, stance, tendency
8. Alternative + approach, arrangement, energy, explanation, lifestyle, manner, method, route, scorn, solution, suggestion, therapy, treatment, view, voice
9. Ample +evidence, justification, room, scope, space, supply, time
10. Apparent +attempt, change, discomfort, evidence, failure, fear, harm, reason, success, winner
11. Appropriate +action, advice, behaviour, gift, level, measure, place, response, time
12. Basic +concept, idea, information, necessity, need, requirement, salary, skill
13. Broad +base, category, consensus, context, definition, field, framework, issue, outline, perspective, policy, question, range, sense, view
14. Classic + book, clothing, example, film, statement, symptom, work
15. Classical +architecture, art, ballet, dance, economist, education, liberal, literature, model, music, study, style, times, work, world, writer
16. Comfortable +bed, chair, clothes, home, hotel, lead, life, lifestyle, lounge, place, position, restaurant, retirement, room, victory, win
17. Complex +issue, problem, process, relationship, structure, system
18. Complicated +case, matter, process, relationship, structure, system
19. Considerable +advantage, amount, attention, effort, experience, improvement, influence, pressure, progress
20. Contemporary +art, artist, culture, dance, history, issue, music, society, world, writer
21. Controversial +book, broadcast, circumstance, issue, matter, policy, subject, topic
22. Conventional +approach, means, medicine, method, treatment, view
23. Core +activity, belief, business, curriculum, operation, skill, subject, value
24. Creative +act, activity, approach, artist, energy, expression, flair, force, genius, group, idea, imagination, inspiration, mind, people, power, process, solution, talent, thought, use, way, work, writer, writing
25. Criminal + act, action, activity, behaviour, gang, history, investigation, liability, matter, offence, penalty, record, tendency
26. Crucial + area, aspect, decision, element, factor, importance, issue, moment, point, role, stage, step
27. Cultural + activity, background, context, development, difference, diversity, event, exchange, factor, heritage, history, identity, influence, norm, practice, tradition, value
28. Current + affair, issue, news story, operation, policy, practice, resident, trend, year
29. Daily + activity, basis, business, contact, diet, intake, life, routine, task, work
30. Dangerous + chemical, driving, drug, level, situation, substance
31. Deadly +disease, poison, sin, virus, weapon
32. Detailed +analysis, consideration, description, discussion, explanation, instruction, knowledge, picture, plan, report, research, study, work
33. Difficult +choice, decision, occasion, position, problem, question, situation, task, time
34. Disadvantaged + area, background, child, group, people, position, student, youth
35. Distinct +advantage, contrast, drawback, element, evidence, flavour, individual, feeling, impression, improvement, lack, sign, stage, voice
36. Distinctive + character, characteristic, contribution, feature, flavour, quality, sound, style, voice, way
37. Diverse +background, community, culture, need, population, society, source
38. Domestic +affair, animal, chore, economy, industry, market, task, use, violence, work
39. Dominant +class, culture, factor, feature, idea, ideology, issue, player, role, theme
40. Dramatic +change, decline, drop, event, fall, growth, improvement, increase, reduction, reversal, rise, shift, turn
41. Dynamic + aspect, element, environment, leadership, nature, people, relationship
42. Economic + activity, aid, benefit, boom, climate, collapse, crisis, decline, depression, development, downturn, environment, factor, growth, history, impact, incentive, issue, life, miracle, performance, policy, power, problem, progress, prosperity, recession, recovery, reform, situation, strategy, tie, trend
43. Effective + action, communication, control, deterrent, interaction, management, means, method, solution, treatment, use, way
44. Efficient + management, manner, method, service, solution, use, way
45. Emotional + abuse, attachment, development, distress, disturbance, impact, life, maturity, need, outburst, pain, power, problem, state, stress, support, trauma
46. Empty + bottle, glass, hand, house, lot, place, plate, promise, road, room, seat, space, stomach, street, word
47. Enormous + advantage, amount, change, cost, difference, difficulty, effort, growth, impact, importance, influence, interest, popularity, potential, pressure, variety
48. Environmental + activist, awareness, benefit, catastrophe, change, concern, consequence, consideration, control, cost, damage, degradation, destruction, disaster, factor, impact, improvement, issue, law, management, matter, performance, policy, pollution, pressure, problem, project, protection, quality, regulation, standard, study
49. Essential +characteristic, component, element, feature, part, point, role, service, tool
50. Ethical + code, concern, consideration, dilemma, implication, issue, lapse, principle, problem, question, reason, standard, value
51. Ethnic +background, community, conflict, difference, diversity, division, group, identity, minority, origin, tension, violence
52. Experienced +people, player, practitioner, professional, staff, teacher, worker, user
53. Extensive +collection, coverage, damage, discussion, experience, knowledge, research, review, study, survey, use
54. External +affair, agency, appearance, constraint, environment, factor, force, influence, pressure, reality, source, stimulus, threat, use, world
55. Extraordinary +ability, achievement, amount, circumstance, degree, man, number, power, story, success, woman
56. False +assumption, belief, claim, hair, information, modesty, name, promise, representation, statement, tooth
57. Fashionable +area, bar, cafe, clothes, event, resort, restaurant, store, trend, woman
58. Fast +buck, development, food, friend, growth, lane, pace, rate, road, track
59. Favourable +attitude, circumstance, climate, comment, impression, outcome, position, response, time
60. Favourite +colour, food, music, pastime, place, restaurant, song, story, subject, theme
61. Final +analysis, approval, decision, draft, exam, outcome, phase, product, report, result, round, say, score, section, stage, version, word, year
62. Flexible +approach, labour, response, schedule, system, work, workforce
63. Fresh +air, approach, breeze, evidence, face, flower, food, fruit, idea, look, meat, water
64. Functional +ability, area, aspect, form, importance, language, significance
65. Fundamental +aspect, assumption, cause, change, component, conflict, difference, distinction, error, flaw, importance, issue, mistake, point, principle, problem, question, reason, right, shift, tenet, value
66. Genetic + change, defect, disease, disorder, engineering, factor, inheritance, makeup, marker, mutation, predisposition, relationship, trait, variation
67. Genuine + attempt, concern, desire, effort, experience, grievance, interest, sense
68. Global +climate, competition, economy, environment, market, perspective, population, trade, village, warming
69. Healthy +appetite, body, diet, eating, economy, environment, food, lifestyle, profit
70. Immense +amount, benefit, difficulty, effort, importance, popularity, power, pressure, pride, relief, satisfaction, value, variety, wealth
71. Important +aspect, component, difference, element, factor, feature, issue, matter, point, question, role, source
72. Inborn +appreciation, factor, fear, knack, reflex, talent, temperament
73. Indigenous +community, culture, group, inhabitant, language, people, population
74. Innovative +approach, device, idea, look method, pioneer, product, project, solution, suggestion, technique, technology, thinker, way, work
75. Intense +activity, competition, debate, interest, opposition, pain, pressure, rivalry
76. Intensive +agriculture, care, course, farming, programme, research, study, training, treatment, use, work
77. International +affair, aid, airport, business, competition, market, pressure, recognition, reputation, scale, stage, standard, trade
78. Light +entertainment, industry, lunch, rail, work
79. Likely +candidate, cause, consequence, effect, explanation, outcome
80. Living +accommodation, cost, creature, expense, memory, organism, standard, wage
81. Local +area, authority, community, government, history, newspaper, people, resident
82. Manual +dexterity, job, labour, labourer, occupation, skill, work, worker
83. Medical +advice, care, centre, condition, cost, equipment, examination, expense, expert, facility, history, insurance, personnel, practitioner, profession, record, report, research, school, science, treatment
84. Modern +age, architecture, art, culture, dance, era, man, obsession, people, perspective, phenomenon, society, technology, time, version, woman, world
85. Moral +code, dilemma, duty, education, ground, imperative, issue, obligation, principle, problem, responsibility, standard, support, value
86. Native +culture, inhabitant, language, people, population, speaker, species, tongue
87. Negative +ad, answer, aspect, attitude, comment, consequence, correlation, effect, emotion, feedback, image, impact, publicity, reaction, response, result, side, thought, value, view
88. Notable +ability, achievement, change, example, exception, failure, feature, success
89. Normal +child, circumstance, development, family, form, genre, habit, level, life, people, practice, procedure, range, reaction, situation, subject, way
90. Ongoing +battle, business, concern, control, debate, expectation, problem, process
91. Original +design, form, idea, intention, plan, position, proposal, purpose, version, work
92. Outdated +attitude, convention, equipment, idea, method, norm, regulation, style, system, textbook
93. Overall +budget, control, effect, impact, impression, performance, quality, result, view
94. Overt +appeal, attempt, concern, discrimination, hostility, issue, racism
95. Parental +attitude, authority, care, duty, guidance, involvement, love, responsibility, role, support
96. Passive +acceptance, audience, consumer, recipient, resistance, role, smoking
97. Permanent +basis, change, damage, employment, feature, job, memorial, resident
98. Personal +assistant, belonging, care, choice, contact, detail, development, experience, freedom, growth, hygiene, income, information, interest, knowledge, life, matter, opinion, possession, preference, problem, property, reason, relationship, responsibility, statement, taste, use, view
99. Physical +abuse, activity, appearance, characteristic, condition, contact, disability, education, environment, evidence, examination, fitness, harm, health, injury, need, pain, presence, problem, reality, strength, symptom, violence, world
100. Pleasant +atmosphere, change, childhood, drive, environment, evening, experience, holiday, meal, memory, place, smile, surprise, surrounding, voice, way
101. Political +action, arena, asylum, career, climate, context, elite, group, implication, issue, leader, life, opponent, party, power, pressure, reason, reform, situation
102. Positive +approach, aspect, attitude, change, contribution, effect, experience, feedback, image, impact, influence, outcome, reaction, relationship, response, role, sign, value, view, way
103. Potential +benefit, buyer, client, conflict, customer, danger, impact, investor, market, problem, purchaser, risk, source, threat, user, value
104. Profound +change, consequence, effect, impact, implication, importance, influence, shift, transformation, understanding
105. Prospective +buyer, candidate, client, companion, customer, donor, employee, employer, homeowner, investor, member, parent, partner, purchaser, student, tenant
106. Practical +advice, application, approach, aspect, consequence, consideration, difficulty, effect, experience, help, implication, importance, information, issue, joke, knowledge, matter, necessity, problem, purpose, reality, reason, skill, solution, support, training, use, value, way, work
107. Professional +advice, career, competence, conduct, development, education, job, judgement, life, practice, qualification, responsibility, service, skill, standard, training
108. Psychological +advantage, barrier, damage, disorder, distress, effect, factor, harm, impact, need, problem, state, stress, support
109. Profitable +business, company, market, product, use, year
110. Public +access, attention, building, concern, debate, education, enterprise, eye, fund, health, holiday, image, interest, money, perception, policy, pressure, sector, servant, service, spending, transport
111. Quick +action, buck, decision, learner, reaction, response, sale, succession, wit, word
112. Rapid +change, decline, development, expansion, growth, improvement, increase, pace, rate, reaction, response, rise, spread, transit
113. Rare +animal, book, case, event, example, exception, instance, moment, occasion, occurrence, opportunity, sight, species
114. Regular +basis, check, customer, exercise, interval, job, service, use, visitor, work
115. Relevant +data, document, experience, fact, factor, information, material, qualification
116. Reliable +data, estimate, evidence, guide, indicator, information, means, measure, method, result, source, way
117. Remarkable +achievement, change, coincidence, discovery, effect, fact, feat, feature, humour, improvement, man, performance, similarity, success, tolerance, woman
118. Reverse +direction, effect, order, process, situation
119. Rural +area, community, development, district, economy, environment, landscape, people, population, society
120. Serious +accident, attempt, attention, blow, business, challenge, concern, consequence, consideration, crime, damage, danger, doubt, effect, error, flaw, harm, illness, injury, issue, matter, offence, problem, question, risk, thought, threat, trouble
121. Social +background, behaviour, benefit, change, class, contact context, development, event, group, interaction, issue, justice, life, order, policy, problem, relationship, responsibility, skill, status, welfare
122. Sound +advice, investment, judgement, policy, principle, reason
123. Special +arrangement, attention, bond, care, case, circumstance, education, event, interest, need, occasion, offer, privilege, relationship, skill, story, training, treatment
124. Steady +boyfriend, decline, diet, flow, growth, improvement, income, increase, job, pace, progress, relationship, rhythm, rise, supply
125. Strict +adherence, control, criteria, deadline, discipline, enforcement, guideline, hierarchy, law, limit, regulation, requirement, restriction, rule, scrutiny, security, sense
126. Stressful +activity, circumstance, event, occupation, situation, tour
127. Strong +argument, commitment, criticism, demand, desire, evidence, feeling, growth, hand, influence, opinion, opposition, point, position, relationship, sense, support, supporter, lie, tradition, view
128. Substantial +amount, change, contribution, difference, evidence, improvement, increase, investment, loss, number, portion, profit, progress, proportion, sum, support
129. Sufficient +competence, condition, data, detail, evidence, fund, information, interest, money, protection, quantity, reason, resource, support, lime, understanding
130. Suitable +accommodation, candidate, experience, job, material, place, school, site
131. Temporary +accommodation, basis, job, loss, measure, phenomenon, problem, replacement, residence, sanctuary, setback, shelter, solution, source, staff, worker
132. Theoretical +account, analysis, approach, argument, aspect, assumption, background base, basis, concept, consideration, debate, development, discussion, explanation, foundation, framework, ground, idea, interest, issue, knowledge, perspective, problem, standpoint, study, understanding, value, work
133. Tight +budget, control, deadline, grip, hold, rein, restriction, schedule, security
134. Timely +fashion, information, manner, payment, reminder
135. Traditional +approach, family, medicine, method, role, society, style, value, view, way
136. Tremendous +achievement, advantage, challenge, change, difference, effort, energy, enthusiasm, growth, help, impact, influence, loss, opportunity, potential, power, pressure, progress, response, sense, success, support, value
137. Typical +day, diet, example, expression, remark, sign, weather
138. Underlying +aim, assumption, attitude, cause, concept, idea, issue, meaning, philosophy, principle, problem, reason, theme, trend, value
139. Urban +area, community, design, development, dweller, environment, growth, landscape, life, population, problem, regeneration, renewal, school, sprawl
140. Urgent +action, attention, call, case, consideration, demand, desire, matter, measure, meeting, message, need, priority, problem, request, task, voice
141. Useful +advice, function, information, life, purpose, source, tip, tool, way
142. Valid +argument, claim, conclusion, criticism, excuse, point, reason, signature
143. Violent +action, act, behaviour, conduct, crime, film, image, reaction
144. Visible +change, clue, damage, difference, evidence, flaw, object, restraint, sign, step, symptom, weariness
145. Visual +acuity, aid, appeal, art, contact, effect, impairment
146. Western +art, country, culture, democracy, hemisphere, medicine, society, world
147. Wide +appeal, audience, context, gap, implication, range, spectrum, variety
148. Weak +demand, economy, link, point
149. Young +age, child, couple, generation, offender, people
150. Youthful +appearance, energy, enthusiasm, face, look, vigour, worker
Nouns
1. Ability +athletic, artistic, exceptional, intellectual, musical, natural
2. Access +direct, easy, equal, free, immediate, public, unlimited, unrestricted
3. Act + criminal, illegal, legal, symbolic, unlawful, violent
4. Action +affirmative, appropriate, corrective, decisive, direct, further, immediate, industrial, legal, military, political, positive, responsible, tough, urgent
5. Advantage +competitive, considerable, distinct, important, main, major, obvious
6. Advice +expert, financial, free, further, general, helpful, impartial, legal, medical, practical, professional, sound, specialist, useful
7. Aim + broad, general, main, overall, political, primary, principal, stated, ultimate
8. Animal + domestic, endangered, live, rare, threatened, wild
9. Argument +cogent, convincing, strong, opposite, persuasive, powerful
10. Art +contemporary, fine, great, modern, visual
11. Atmosphere +calm, casual, competitive, cultural, dreadful, easy-going, friendly, hostile, humid, intimidating, male-dominated, peaceful, political, relaxed, tense, warm
12. Attention +considerable, full, little, national, public, scant, serious, special
13. Attitude + different, general, hostile, negative, positive, public, social
14. Behaviour +abnormal, acceptable, aggressive, amateurish, criminal, disgraceful, general, good, immature, individual, learned, social, understandable, usual, violent
15. Belief + basic, false, firm, general, mistaken, personal, popular, religious, strong, traditional, true, widespread
16. Benefit +economic, financial, mutual, potential, social, tangible
17. Burden +additional, administrative, economic, extra, financial, heavy, intolerable, undue
18. Care + extra, intensive, medical, nursing, personal, primary, private, reasonable, special
19. Cause + important, likely, main, major, noble, possible, real, reasonable, underlying, worthy
20. Characteristic + defining, demographic, distinctive, distinguishing, essential, general, important, individual, main, particular, personal, physical, social, special, unique
21. Child +eldest, grown-up, old, only, small, young, youngest
22. Circumstance + certain, different, difficult, economic, exceptional, extreme, financial, normal, particular, political, present, social, special, unforeseen
23. Climate +changing, cold, cultural, current, dry, economic, favourable, global, harsh, hostile, hot, humid, international, mild, moral, political, present, temperate, warm
24. Clothing +classic, outdoor, protective, second-hand, special, warm, unique
25. Clothes + casual, civilian, clean, damp, dirty, dry, elegant, expensive, innovative, new, old, plain, special, travelling
26. Communication + direct, effective, electronic, global, mass, non-verbal, open, personal, verbal
27. Concern + central, chief, deep, environmental, genuine, grave, growing, immediate, main, major, particular, political, primary, public, real, serious, social
28. Condition + adverse, critical, economic, environmental, excellent, extreme, favourable, good, harsh, living, medical, mental, necessary, normal, physical, poor, social, working
29. Contact + close, daily, direct, frequent, initial, personal, physical, regular, social
30. Context + broad, cultural, different, general, historical, particular, political, present, social, specific, wide
31. Country + developed, developing, different, foreign, industrial, poor, rich, western
32. Cost + additional, administrative, environmental, extra, high, legal, low, rising, running, social, total
33. Crime + juvenile, organised, petty, serious, soft, tough, violent
34. Criminal +convicted, dangerous, habitual, hardened, petty, violent, young
35. Culture + corporate, dominant, national, traditional, popular, volunteer, western
36. Debate + considerable, current, fierce, heated, intense, lively, ongoing, public, recent
37. Demand + aggregate, domestic, great, growing, heavy, high, huge, increased, strong
38. Development +early, economic, further, future, industrial, intellectual, joint, personal, professional, rapid, recent, social, sustainable, urban
39. Diet + balanced, daily, elemental, free, healthy, normal, poor, strict, varied, vegetarian
40. Disease +active, chronic, contagious, deadly, fatal, incurable, infectious, serious
41. Education + adult, bilingual, compulsory, elementary, formal, further, high, primary, private, public, secondary, special, vocational
42. Effort + astonishing, concerted, conscious, considerable, desperate, determined, enormous, extensive, fruitless, good, great, joint, strenuous, tremendous, vigorous
43. Element + basic, crucial, essential, important, key, main, major, strong, various, vital
44. Environment +competitive, cultural, current, economic, external, hostile, interactive, legal, natural, physical, pleasant, political, regulatory, social, stable, threatened, urban, wild
45. Event + annual, cultural, exciting, important, political, social, splendid, sporting
46. Evidence + ample, available, clear, conclusive, direct, empirical, experimental, hard, historical, scientific, strong, sufficient
47. Example +classic, clear, extreme, fine, good, notable, obvious, outstanding, prime, simple, typical
48. Exercise +acrobatic, free, fruitless, gentle, light, physical, regular, strenuous, vigorous
49. Experience +bad, bitter, direct, early, emotional, life-long, necessary, painful, past, personal, practical, previous, real, religious, terrifying, traumatic, vast
50. Facility +excellent, medical, military, new, private, public, recreational, residential
51. Feature +attractive, central, distinctive, essential, important, interesting, key, main, notable, original, prominent, regular, significant, striking, unique
52. Feeling +ambivalent, bad, deep, hard, ill, negative, personal, real, strong, true
53. Force +armed, conventional, driving, military, political, potent, powerful, social
54. Group +environmental, ethnic, left-wing, political, right-wing, social
55. Growth + economic, emotional, healthy, industrial, personal, rapid, slow, steady, strong
56. Habit +accumulated, bad, clean, dressing, eating, fixed, good, old. ordinary, personal, regular, smoking, social, unconscious
57. Health +environmental, good, ill, mental, physical, poor, private, public
58. Heritage +architectural, cultural, family, industrial, musical, national, natural, rich
59. Idea +bad, basic, bright, clear, general, good, ingenious, new, original, smart, whole
60. Implication +economic, financial, important, legal, political, possible, practical, profound, serious, significant, social
61. Income +disposable, extra, gross, high, low, net, personal, private, steady, taxable
62. Industry +government-controlled, heavy, light, local, manufacturing, new, private
63. Insight +clear, deep, fresh, important, interesting, new, profound, real, valuable
64. Issue +central, complex, contentious, current, economic, environmental, ethical, important, key, latest, main, major, political, sensitive, social
65. Job +demanding, full-time, manual, odd, part-time, proper, regular, sedentary, steady, temporary
66. Knowledge + detailed, full, general, intimate, personal, public, scientific, specialist
67. Language + foreign, foul, improper, local, native, official, ordinary, second, spoken, written
68. Lifestyle +active, alternative, bizarre, comfortable, extraordinary, healthy, lavish, natural, new, outdoor, precarious, present-day, sedentary, simple, traditional
69. Mistake + big, costly, expensive, fatal, fundamental, great, honest, serious, terrible
70. Need +basic, desperate, educational, immediate, individual, particular, pressing, real, social, special, urgent
71. Objective + broad, clear, economic, environmental, key, main, major, national, overall, primary, prime, principal, stated, ultimate
72. Occasion +different, formal, odd, other, particular, rare, separate, social, special
73. Opportunity + ample, economic, educational, equal, golden, ideal, rare, unique
74. Outcome +educational, eventual, final, likely, logical, positive, possible, satisfactory, social, successful, ultimate
75. Parent +biological, elderly, foster, lone, loving, prospective, single, over-tired, working
76. People +American, British, business, disabled, elderly, like-minded, local, old, young
77. Personality + dominant, forceful, friendly, great, kind, outgoing, powerful, strong
78. Perspective +alternative, broad, different, fresh, global, historical, international, proper, social, sociological, theoretical, wide
79. Population + adult, ageing, Asian, elderly, foreign-born, general, global, homeless, indigenous, local, native, rural, teenage, urban, working
80. Problem +economic, emotional, financial, immediate, major, mental, personal, practical, serious, social, technical
81. Purpose + dual, general, main, medical, particular, practical, present, primary, sole, useful
82. Reason +apparent, good, legal, main, major, obvious, personal, possible, real, special
83. Relationship +causal, close, direct, effective, family, human, personal, reciprocal, same-sex, social, special, strong, working
84. Research + basic, further, historical, medical, recent, scientific, social
85. Resource + additional, diminishing, economic, financial, human, limited, limitless, natural, precious, renewable, scarce, valuable
86. Role + active, central, crucial, dual, important, key, leading, major, minor, new, pivotal, positive, prominent, significant, social, traditional, vital
87. School + elementary, high, junior, medical, middle, primary, private, pubic, secondary, senior, special
88. Service +basic, financial, legal, medical, military, public, social
89. Situation +current, dangerous, difficult, economic, financial, political, present, social
90. Sport +competitive, popular, professional, team
91. Society +civil, contemporary, democratic, friendly, human, industrialized, modern, traditional, western
92. Status +classic, current, economic, elevated, enhanced, equal, high, important, marital, professional, social
93. Step + big, further, important, major, necessary, positive, reasonable, small, tentative, unprecedented
94. Suggestion +extraordinary, helpful, innovative, irrational, open, practical, sensible, sound, useful
95. Support +emotional, financial, moral, mutual, political, popular, public, social, strong, technical, widespread
96. Technology + advanced, alternative, digital, high, late, medical, modern, new
97. Understanding + basic, better, clear, deep, full, general, mutual, proper, real, sufficient, thorough
98. Use + best, civilian, different, full, good, great, heavy, increasing, industrial, personal, private, recreational, regular, suitable, widespread, wrong
99. Well-being + economic, emotional, general, material, mental, personal, physical, psychological, social
100. Year + current, early, financial, fiscal, following, formative, late, past, previous, recent
Nowadays many young people get involved in criminal activity. Why is this happening? Give reasons followed by examples and suggest preventive measures to eliminate this problem.
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