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AWL sublist 6
Term | Definition |
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abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance |
accurate | conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard |
acknowledge | declare to be true or admit the existence, reality, or truth of; express gratitude or thanks for |
aggregate | gather in a mass, sum, or whole; sum total of many things taken together |
allocate | distribute or designate according to a plan, or set apart for a special purpose |
assign | select someone or something for a specific purpose; decide as to where something belongs in a scheme |
attach | create literal, social, or emotional ties |
author | writer; one who originates, causes, or initiates |
bond | connection that fastens things together; bring together in a common cause or emotion |
brief | concise and succinct; a condensed written summary or abstract |
capable | have the skills and qualifications to adequately perform a task (or tasks in general) |
cite | refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work |
cooperate | work together on a common enterprise or project |
discriminate | treat differently; marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions |
display | show or exhibit publicly |
diverse | distinctly dissimilar or unalike; many; varied |
domain | territory over which rule or control is exercised |
edit | prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting |
enhance | make better or more attractive |
estate | extensive landed property (esp. in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; major social class or order |
exceed | be or do something to a greater degree; go beyond |
expert | a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully |
explicit | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable |
federal | national; form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities |
fee | fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services |
flexible | bending and snapping back readily without breaking |
furthermore | in addition |
gender | group of properties that distinguishes reproductive roles |
ignorant | lacking general education or knowledge |
incentive | positive motivational influence |
incidence | the occurrence, rate, or frequency of a disease, crime, or others |
incorporate | include or contain; unite or merge with something already in existence |
index | an alphabetical listing of names or topics |
inhibit | limit the range or extent of; hold back |
initiate | prepare the way for; admit to membership |
input | object or information fed into a system |
instruct | give directions for a task; impart skills or knowledge |
intelligent | having the capacity for thought and reason, esp. to a high degree; exercising or showing good judgment |
interval | distance between things |
lecture | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class); a speech; publicly censure |
migrate | move from one country or region to another and settle there; move seasonally |
minimum | smallest possible quantity |
ministry | religious clergy collectively; a government department |
motive | psychological feature that causes an organism to action toward a desired goal |
neutral | one who does not side with any party in a dispute; lacking distinguishing qualities or characteristics |
nevertheless | despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession) |
overseas | beyond or across the sea; in a foreign country |
precede | come before or move ahead (of others) in time or space |
presume | take liberties or act with too much confidence |
rational | consistent with or based on or using reason |
recover | regain a former condition |
reveal | make clear or visible |
scope | area in which something acts or operates or has power or control; magnifier of distant objects |
subsidy | grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public |
tape | to record; measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in increments |
trace | pursue or chase relentlessly; remnant |
transform | change in outward structure or looks |
transport | move either in a vehicle, in one's hands or on one's body |
underlie | be or form the base for |
utilize | put into service, to use |