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Academic Word List 4

QuestionAnswer
access the right or opportunity to use or look at something / the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person
adequate enough
annual yearly
apparent able to be seen or understood / seeming to exist or be true
approximate Not exact
attitudes a feeling or opinion about someone or something
attribute regard something as being caused by something else / a characteristic or quality that someone or something has
civil related to the ordinary life of citizens rather than military, legal, or religious
code a set of rules or principles
commit to do something illegal or wrong / a promise
communication to share information with others by writing, speaking, body movements, or other signals
concentrate to focus attention or effort on a particular task or activity
confer
contrast the difference between two or more things
cycle to happen in a particular order, one event following another
debate to discuss or argue something formally / to consider something; deliberate
despite to not be prevented by something
dimensions a measurement of something’s height, length, or width
domestic
emerged to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something / to come to the end of a difficult period or experience
error mistake
ethnic relating to a particular race of people
goals aim or purpose
grant money given, usually by the government, to an organization or person for a special purpose
hence
hypothesis an explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation
implement to put a decision, plan or agreement into effect
implicate to show that someone is involved in something bad, usually a crime
impose to force something, such as a decision, on someone else
integrate to mix with another society or group, often changing to adapt to this / combining things to become more effective
internal occurring inside someone or something else
investigate to discover the truth about something (often a crime) through careful examination
job work / difficult activity or problem
label words or phrases used to describe the characteristics of someone or something / a piece of paper used to give information about the thing it is attached to
mechanism a part of a machine, or a set of parts that work together / a way of doing something that is planned
obvious clear; easy to see or understand
occupy fill or take up a space or time / reside or have one’s place of business in (a building)
option one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities
output
overall taking everything into account
parallel . when the distance between things is the same all along their length / a similarity between two things
parameters a set of limits about how something must happen or be done
phase a stage in a process of development or series of events
predict to say or guess what is going to happen in the future, usually based on some knowledge or experience
principal the most important
prior happening before something else
professional
project planned work that takes a period of time and is intended to achieve a particular aim
promote to encourage people to buy, use, like, do, or support something
regime a particular government or a system or method of government, usually viewed in a disapproving way by other governments
resolve to solve or end a problem or difficulty
retain keep
series a number of similar or related events or things that follow one after another
statistics a numerical fact / information based on a study of the number of times something happens or is present
status relative social or professional position
stress mental or emotional tension or strain caused by difficult circumstances
subsequent happening after something else
sum the total of things when added together or something when considered as a whole
summary a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something
undertake a commitment to begin something that will be hard or difficult
Created by: NoelleBordelon
 

 



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