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Academic Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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adequate | (adj.) enough to meet a need; sufficient |
apparent | (adj.) obvious, seeming, especially without deeper examination |
complex | (adj.) made up of interconnected parts; hard to understand; complicated |
conclude | (v.) to arrive at a belief based on evidence, experience, or reasoning; to end |
confine | (v.) to keep within bounds; limit |
conflict | (n.) a struggle or clash between people, ideas, it interests |
construct | (v.) create (an argument or a sentence, for example) by systematically arranging ideas or terms; (n.) a concept or theory |
consult | (v.) to seek the advice or information ofl to exchange views |
create | (v.) to make or cause; to produce through artistic effort |
criteria | (n. pl.) set of standards or rules by which something can be evaluated |
despite | (prep.) in spite of; not stopped by |
document | (n.) something, such as a piece of writing, recording or a photograph, that can be used to furnish evidence or information |
economic | (adj.) relating to the production and exchange of goods and service; efficient |
element | (n.) a basic or essential part of something |
emphasis | (n.) special attention or effort directed toward something; stress on a syllable, word or words |
establish | (v.) to set up or cause to happen |
ethnic | (adj.) relating to a group of people sharing a common racial, national, religious, linguistic, or cultural heritage |
evolve | (v.) to develop gradually |
expand | (v.) to enlarge; to express at length or in detail |
expose | (v.) to subject to an action, influence, or condition; to make visible; to make known, especially something negative |
resolve | find a solution or answer |
restraint | the act of controlling by holding someone or something back |
retain | secure and keep for possible future use or application |
reticent | reluctant to draw attention to yourself |
rostrum | a platform raised above the surrounding level |