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Academic word list#1

Words from the Academic Word list part 1 - A & B

TermDefinition
abstract existing only as an idea or quality rather than as something real that you can see or touch
accompanied went somewhere with someone
accumulation gradually increasing in numbers or amount until there is a large quantity in one place
accurate correct and true in every detail
acquisition the act of getting land, power, money etc
adjacent a room, building, piece of land etc that is next to another thing
adaptation the process of changing something to make it suitable for a new situation
adequate enough in quantity or of a good enough quality for a particular purpose
advocate to publicly support a particular way of doing something
aggregate the total after a lot of different figures or points have been added together
albeit used to add information that reduces the force or importance of what you have just said SYN although
allocation the amount or share of something that has been set aside for a particular purpose
ambiguous unclear, confusing, or not certain, especially because it can be understood in more than one way
analogous similar to another situation or thing so that a comparison can be made
appendix/appendices a part at the end of a book containing additional information
arbitrary decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly
assurance a promise that something will definitely happen or is definitely true, made especially to make someone less worried
on behalf of instead of someone, or as their representative
bias an opinion about whether a person, group, or idea is good or bad that influences how you deal with it
bulk a big mass or shape of something
bond something that unites two or more people or groups, such as love, or a shared interest or idea
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