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AWP 2 Unit 5
Academic Word Power Book Two Unit Five
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fee | charge, cost |
| orientation | a period of becoming familiar with a new situation |
| liberal | generous, large |
| adjustment | a change, an adaptation |
| stability | a state of very little change or upset |
| intelligence | secret information about a country or enemy, ability to learn and understand information |
| civil | of citizens in general, not religious or military |
| brief | short, to the point |
| pursue | to go after, follow |
| minimum | the least amount of something |
| lectures | speeches on a topic |
| hypothesis | an idea that explains something, but has not yet been proven |
| notion | a belief, idea, or opinion |
| statistics | a collection of numerical information |
| equivalent | something that is the same, equal |
| authors | people who write books, articles, or poems |
| commitment | a promise, an obligation |
| conventions | gatherings where people of similar interests listen to speakers |
| display | something placed in a position to be seen |
| flexibility | the ability to bend easily or to be accommodating |