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Academic Word List 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adapt | to change something to suit different conditions or uses |
| adults | a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength |
| advocate | to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something (v) / someone who publicly supports something (n) |
| aid | help or support / help given to poorer countries by richer countries in the form of money, food, clothing etc. |
| channel | a television station / a passage for water or other liquids to flow along |
| chemical | any basic substance that is produced by or used in a reaction involving changes to molecules or atoms |
| classic | having a high quality or standard against which other things are judged |
| comprehensive | complete and including everything that is necessary |
| comprise | made up of |
| confirm | to make an arrangement or meeting certain, often by phone or writing |
| contrary | the opposite |
| convert | to change in form or character / to change to a new religion, belief, opinion, etc., or to make someone do this |
| couple | two people or things that are similar or connected in some way |
| decade | 10 years, usually a period such as 2000 to 2009 |
| definite | certain or clear |
| deny | to say that something is not true |
| differentiate | to show or find the difference between things that are compared |
| dispose | to get rid of someone or something or deal with something so that the matter is finished |
| dynamic | positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas (person) / characterized by constant change, activity, or progress (process or system) |
| eliminate | to be excluded from further competition or investigation / to completely destroy (something) so it does not exist |
| empirical | based on or concerned with what is experienced or observed rather than on theory |
| equip | supply a person or a place with items needed for a particular purpose |
| extract | to remove or take something out, usually by force |
| file | a folder or box used to hold papers and documents (n) / to place a document or paper in a particular place (v) |
| finite | having a limit or end |
| foundation | the time when an institution, state etc is established or begins / The lowest load-bearing part of a building / an underlying basis or principle |
| globe | the world |
| grade | a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc / a number or letter that shows how good someone's work or performance is |
| guarantee | a promise or written assurance that something will be done, especially connected to returning, refunding or replacing products purchased |
| hierarchy | a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance |
| identical | exactly the same |
| ideology | a set of beliefs or principles, usually related to a political system, party, or organization |
| infer | to develop an opinion or guess something is true as a result of the information that you have from someone or something else |
| innovate | to introduce new ideas or changes |
| insert | to put something inside something else, or to add something, such as words, to something else |
| intervene | . to purposefully get involved in a difficult situation in order to make it better or stop it from getting worse |
| isolated | to separate something (or someone) from other things that it is connected to |
| media | a collective reference to newspapers, the internet, television, magazines, etc |
| mode | a way of living, operating, or behaving |
| paradigm | a typical example or pattern of something; a model |
| phenomenon | something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting |
| priority | something that is the most important and needs to be dealt with first |
| prohibit | to ban something or prevent something from happening |
| publication | to make information available to people, especially in a book, newspaper, or magazine / to produce and sell a book, newspaper, or magazine |
| quote | to repeat the words that someone else has said or written |
| release | to make free |
| reverse | to change the direction or position of something to the opposite / to drive a vehicle backwards |
| simulate | to make or do something that looks real but is not |
| sole | being the only one |
| somewhat | to some degree or extent (similar to 'a little') |
| submit | to offer or give something to others so a decision can be made |
| successor | something or someone that comes after another thing or person |
| survive | to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation |
| thesis | a long piece of writing on a particular subject, usually completed for a college or university degree / the opinion, main idea, or theory of an essay, person, or group |
| topic | a subject that is written about, discussed, or studied |
| transmit | to pass something from one person or place to another / to broadcast something, or to send out or carry signals using radio, television, etc |
| ultimate | something that is the most extreme or important because it is the final or original, or the best or worst |
| unique | only one in existence |
| visible | can be seen |
| voluntary | doing something by choice |
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