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Academic word list
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Authority /ɔːˈθɒrɪti/ | Noun Meaning:the power or right to give order Example:"he had absolute authority over his subordinates" Other forms : |
Attribute /əˈtrɪbjuːt/ | Verb Meaning:regard something as being caused by. "he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director" Noun a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something. "flexibility and mobility are the |
Attitude /ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/ | Noun a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this ”It's often very difficult to change people's attitudes” Other forms:attitude(adj) attitudinal(adj) |
Assume /əˈsjuːm | Verb suppose to be the case, without proof. "topics which assume detailed knowledge of local events" Other forms:assumption(n) assumed(adj) |
Assist /əˈsɪst/ | Verb help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work. "a senior academic would assist him in his work" Other forms:assistance(n) assistant(n) |
Assess /əˈsɛs/ | Verb evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of. "the committee must assess the relative importance of the issues" Other forms:assessment(n) assessor(n) assessed(adj) reassess(v), unassessable, nonassessable |
Aspect /ˈaspɛkt/ | Noun a particular part or feature of something. "personal effectiveness in all aspects of life" Other forms:aspect(v) aspectant(adj) aspectual(adj) |
Area /ˈɛːrɪə/ | Noun a region or part of a town, a country, or the world. "rural areas of Britain" |
Approximate /əˈprɒksɪmeɪt/ | Verb come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity. "a leasing agreement approximating to ownership" Other forms:approximately(adverb) approximate(adj) |
Appropriate /əˈprəʊprɪət/ | adjective suitable or proper in the circumstances. "this isn't the appropriate time or place" Other forms:appropriate appropriable appropriator(v) appropriately (adverb) appropriateness (noun),inappropriate, inappropriately |
Approch \ ə-ˈprōch | Verb to draw closer to : NEAR ”approach a destination” Other forms:approachable(adj), unapproachable |
Apparent \ ə-ˈper-ənt | Adjective open to view : VISIBLE ”The changes were readily apparent” Other forms:apparentness(n) apparently, unapparent |
Annual \ ˈan-yə(-wə)l | Adjective covering the period of a year ”annual rainfall annual income” Other forms:annual(n) annually(adverb) |
Analyze an·a·lyze | Verb to study or determine the nature and relationship of the parts of (something) by analysis Other forms:analyzability(n) analyzable(adj) analyzer(n) |
access[ ak-ses ] | Noun: the act of approaching or entering. Ex: They have access to the files. Other forms: access(v):approach or enter (a place).obtain, examine, or retrieve (data or a file).accessible(adj), inaccessible, accession(n) |
acquire[ uh-kwahyuh r ] | (verb) to get or gain Ex: to acquire property. Other forms: acquirable(adj), acquirement(n), acquirer(n) |
adequate[ ad-i-kwit ] | adjective: satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity. Ex: the office is perfectly adequate for my needs. Other forms:adequately(adverb) adequacy(n),inadequate |
Adjust[ uh-juhst ] | Verb: to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate Ex: to adjust expenses to income. Other forms:adjustable(adj), adjustably(adverb) adjuster(n) |
administrate[ ad-min-uh-streyt ] | Verb: to manage or direct Ex: He had within him the faculty to command, to administrate, to organize. administrable(adj),administer(v), administerial(adj), administration(n), administrative(adj) |
Affect[ verb uh-fekt; noun af-ekt ]una | Verb: to act upon or influence, esp in an adverse waydamp affected the sparking plugs. Affect(n):emotion or desire, especially as influencing behavior or action.Other forms: affection(n) Affectation(n),unaffected |
Alter[ awl-ter ] | Verb: to make or become different in some respect; change. Ex:to alter a passage. alterable(adj) alterably(adverb) alterability(n) |
alternative[ awl-tur-nuh-tiv, al- ] | Adj:available as another possibility.Alternative(n):one of two or more available possibilities.ex:You have the alternative of riding or walking.Alteration(n),alternate[ verb awl-ter-neyt, al-; adjective, noun awl-ter-nit, al- ] |
Amend[ uh-mend ] | Verb: to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from. Ex:Congress may amend the proposed tax bill. Amendment(n) |
academy[ uh-kad-uh-mee ] | Noun: an institution or society for the advancement of literature, art, or science. Ex:the National Academy of Arts and Letters. Academia(n), academe(n), academic(adj), unacademic,nonacademic |
achieve[ uh-cheev ] | |
Verb: reach or attain by effort, skill, or courage. Ex: "he achieved his ambition to become a press photographer" Other forms: achievement (adj),unachievable | |
Available | Adj: easy to get;present and ready for use. “the dress is also available in large sizes”.availableness(noun) availably(adverb) availability(n) unavailable |
Aware |