Academic Word List 2

3. the people who live in the same area, town etc
8. a planned series of actions for achieving something
9. to successfully complete something or get a good result, especially by working hard
10. serious magazine produced for professional people or those with a particular interest
11. a short piece from the Bible that someone reads and talks about during a religious service
12. to use time, energy, goods etc
14. locked or guarded so that people cannot get in or out, or steal anything

1. an arrangement with a shop, bank etc that allows you to buy something and pay for it later
2. to buy something
4. one part or feature of a whole system, plan, piece of work etc, especially one that is basic or important
5. understand or think of something or someone in a particular way
6. part of something that you notice because it seems important
7. something such as useful land, or minerals such as oil or coal, that exists in a country and can be used to increase its wealth
11. to calculate a result, answer, sum etc
13. to consider that two things are similar or connected