Insight - Advanced - Unit 3 - 3E

Here you will find the vocabulary from Unit 3 - 3E in the Insight Advanced coursebook, such as "attribute", "generate", "perpetuate", etc.

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to attribute [verb]

to think or say that something is caused by a certain thing

Ex: The teacher attributed the students ' progress to their dedication .

to generate [verb]

to cause or give rise to something

Ex: Last year , the new initiative generated a substantial increase in revenue .

to [give] rise to [phrase]

to create a particular situation or event

Ex: His inflammatory remarks on social media gave rise to a heated debate among his followers .

trigger [noun]

an act that prompts a chain of events

Ex: A minor disagreement served as the trigger for their argument .

to account for [verb]

to provide explanations or reasons for a particular situation or set of circumstances

Ex: The witness was asked to account for what they saw at the scene of the accident .

to bring about [verb]

to be the reason for a specific incident or result

Ex: The scientific discovery brought about advancements in medicine .

to perpetuate [verb]

to make something, typically a problem or an undesirable situation, continue for an extended or prolonged period

Ex: Discriminatory policies perpetuated racial inequities for decades .