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Academic Vocabulary
Second Six Weeks
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| *To manage and organize the affairs of a company, government, etc. *to organize the way a test or punishment is given *to give someone a medicine | administrate |
| *to do something that produces an effect or change in someone or something *to make someone feel strong emotions | affect |
| *something that you can choose or do instead of something else *an alternative system or solution is considered less damaging or more effective than the old one | alternative |
| *one part of a situation, idea, plan, etc. that has many parts *the direction in which a window, room, or front of a building, etc. faces | aspect |
| *agroup of people who have been given the official job of finding out about something or controlling something *an amount of money paid to someone for selling something *a piece of work that someone is asked to do | commission |
| *to reduce or balance the bad effect of something *to pay someone money because they have suffered injury, loss or damage | compensate |
| *happening as a result of a particular event or situation | consequent |
| *if two things or ideas correspond, the parts or information in one relate to the parts or information in the other *to be very similar or the same as something else *if two people correspond, they write to each other | correspond |
| *the ideas, beliefs, and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a society *the attitudes and beliefs about something that are shared by a particular group of people *activities relating to art, music, or literature *a society that existed at a | culture |
| *to control someone or something, or to have more power or importance than he does *to be the most important feature of something *to be larger or more noticeable than anything else in a place or situation | dominate |
| *one part or feature of a whole system, plan, piece of work, etc. especially one that is basic or important *a group of people who can be recognized by a particular behavior or belief *a simple chemical substance such as oxygen or carbon that is made of o | element |
| *special attention or importance *special importance that is given to a word or phrase by saying it louder or higher, or by printing it in a special way | emphasis |
| *to consider that one thing is the same as something else | equate |
| *a part of something that you notice because it seems important, interesting, or typical *a piece of writing abouto a subject in a newspaper or magazine, or a special treatment of a subject on television or the radio *a part of the land, especially part t | feature |
| *a set of facts, ideas, etc. from which more complicated ideas are developed *the structure of a society, a legal or political system | framework |
| to give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable; to be a good and acceptable reason for something; to type or print text so the words from a straight ine on the right and left sides of a page | justify |
| an organization that has a particular purpose such as scientific or educational work, or the building where this organization is based; to introduce or start a system, rule, legal process, etc. | institute |
| to suggest that something is true without saying or showing it directly; if a principle, action, idea etc. does this word, it makes other actions or conditions necessary | imply |
| to control an activity or process, especially by rules; to make a machine, your body etc. work at a particular speed, temperature | regulate |
| to prevent something from having any effect; to state that something does not exist or is not true | negate |
| directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed or considered | relevant |
| to live in a particular place; if a power, right, etc. resides in something or someone, it belogs to him | reside |
| to state something in an exact and detailed way | specify |
| to move from one school, job, place, etc. to another; a ticket that allows a passenger to change from one bus, train, etc. to another without paying again | transfer |
| the amount of sound produced by a television, radio, etc.; the total amount of something; a book; the amount of space that a substance fills | volume |
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