The new systematic nomenclature was so (A)____ that many chemists preferred to (B)____ the older trivial names that were at least shorter. At least, that is the ostensible reason. Actually, tradition seems to carry more weight than (C)____ with some scientists.

irrational          system         cumbersome           chronology          revert        longevity       adapt  

Phoenix is adamant that the new course will teach “solid (A)______ “, but he thinks that an attraction for students will be a teaching approach that (B)_______ significantly from his days as an undergraduate. This takes real-life issues as the starting point of lectures and modules, such as how drugs are made or the science behind green issues. Out of this study, he says, students will be exposed to exactly the same core chemistry unchanged over decades, but they will be doing it in a way that is more (C)_______ and more likely to lead to more fundamental learning.

differs                     engaged                    chemistry                      engaging                    difference