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Academic ESL

ESL

TermDefinition
alter cause to change; make different; cause a transformation We have to alter our bad habit.
claim an assertion of a right (as to money or property) Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in the fight against cancer
classify/class arrange or order by classes or categories Postmem classify mail according to places it is to go.
continuum a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts You cannot separate one part of history from the continuum.
composition A composition is a piece of written work that children write at school. He played a piece of music of his own composition.
draft draw up an outline or sketch for something I need a draft paper to make a outline.
elements violent or severe weather Oxygen is one of the basic elements of substance.
expository serving to expound or set fourth This expository dictionary is very useful
extract draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense We can extract oil from shale
outline the line that appears to bound an object You should write a outline to help you.
pace the rate of moving They set off at a leisurely pace.
passage the act of passing from one state or place to the next synonym Turn to passage 21.
participation the act of sharing in the activities of a group Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation.
persuade win approval or support for Try to persuade him to come.
plausible apparently reasonable and valid antonym Her story sounded perfectly plausible.
prefix an affix that added in front of the word We need use prefix to help us remember vocab.
prompt give an incentive for action/a cue given to a performer Prompt action was required as the fire spread.
prior the head of a religious order The will was made two days prior to his death.
prove be shown or be found to be We should prove the truth.
articulate express or state clearly She struggled to articulate her thoughts.
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