Advanced Vocabulary Exercise #19

Both "incriminate" and "implicate" mean to show evidence of involvement.

Both "unusual" and "odd" mean not commonly done.

Both "lawful" and "legal" mean not against the law.

Both "but" and "albeit" are used to introduce contrast.

Both "method" and "approach" mean a particular way to do something systematically.

Both "comprise" and "consist" mean to be formed by something.

An apartment may be messy and have a bad smell, but it is rare that its floor is constantly wet. When the speaker entered his or her flat, he found it odd, or strange because the floor was wet.

More people do not always mean more productivity. A small group of smart people can still generate a lot of profit. In the question, the team was not a big one. It only consisted of, or was made up of, 8 employees.

We can always see people who keep using the same method and hope to get different results. It is not a smart decision and they always fail. The best way to get a different outcome is to adjust the method, or how you do things.

To find out what resulted in the spread of a certain disease, scientists need to conduct an experiment. Research, however, can rarely produce definitive results. Therefore, most of the time research can only show possible evidence of involvement of, or implicate, a certain factor as the cause.

The speaker's uncle did lend him some money, but, or albeit, his uncle was not completely willing to do so. He did it reluctantly.

Hiring a lawyer can be costly, especially if he or she works at a reputable law firm. As lawyers are in the field of law, the services they provide are called legal services. And the money they charge is referred to as legal fees.