Name___________________

Academic Vocabulary Set 10 Test

comply principle theory
pursue status minimum
isolate assert
consequent context

1. People who do not believe in Darwin’s ________________of evolution say

that we were created by a higher being.

2. The #1 __________________ that guides my actions is the Golden Rule.

3. ___________________ to chase somebody; to try to get or achieve something

4. Their daughter is not very _________________. When her parents ask her to
do something, she usually does it.

5. ___________________ text surrounding word or passage: the parts of something

written or spoken that are near a certain word or group of
words and that help to explain its meaning

6. ___________________ following as a result or effect

7. ___________________ the lowest possible amount or degree of something

lowest possible: lowest possible, recorded, or permissible
8.

8. If a prisoner is a danger to others, the jailer may need to

______________him from others so that everyone is
safe.
9. ___________________ rank: the comparative position or standing of somebody or
something in a society or other group

10. She _________________ed her independence from her parents by moving

out.