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substantially 
/
səbˈstænʃ(ə)li/ Adverb
substantially means greatly or a lot
Collocates: substantially reduce/increase | substantially 
more/less
the flight has been substantially delayed (delayed for 
a long time) | deliver substantially more profit | the new 
model was not substantially different from the previous 
one | a tax reduction which substantially reduced the 
costs of making the film
Adjective: 
substantial
Collocates: a substantial increase/decrease | a 
substantial difference | a substantial improvement | 
substantial growth/development
a substantial rise in industrial profits | a substantial 
increase in debt | we expect substantial improvements in 
productivity | the economy had three years of substantial 
growth
suspect 
/
səˈspekt/ Verb
if you 
suspect something, you think it is true although 
you do not have any evidence or proof that it is
Collocates: strongly suspect | be widely suspected 
art historians have long suspected the painting was by 
da Vinci | I strongly suspect it will take longer than two 
weeks | it is widely suspected that Williams was the 
other person involved in the fraud (suspected by a lot of 
people)
Noun: 
suspicion
a strong suspicion | a sneaking suspicion 
my suspicion is that they will close down the whole 
department | she had a strong suspicion that he would 
not return | I have a sneaking suspicion that we won’t 
see him again (a suspicion that I don’t like but can’t 
forget) 
ward 
/
wɔː(r)d/ Noun
a 
ward is a room in a hospital where patients stay while 
they are having treatment or recovering from operations 
or illness
Collocates: on/in a ward
a private ward (for one person) | a surgical ward (for 
people recovering from surgery) | a children’s ward | a 
maternity ward (for women who are having a baby) | 
each ward has 16 patients and four nurses | the ward 
had to be closed to prevent the spread of infection
Outcomes Upper Intermediate Vocabulary Builder Unit 12 
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