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ELAR Vocabulary 7
General Academic
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| relevance | relation to the matter at hand |
| relevant | having something to do with the matter at hand |
| reliability | the quality or state of being fit to be trusted or relied on |
| request | the act of asking for something |
| resolution | the unfolding or solution of a complicated issue in a story |
| resources | a source of information or expertise |
| respond | to say or write something in reaction |
| response | something said or written as a reaction to something |
| results | something obtained through research or investigation |
| select | to pick out from a group |
| self-select | to select something by or for oneself |
| self-sustained | able to continue without outside assistance |
| society | all of the people of the world |
| strategies | carefully developed plans or methods for achieving a goal |
| structural | relating to the way something is organized |
| structure | the way in which something is built, arranged, or organized (e.g., information in a text) |
| structured | arranged or organized in a particular way |
| summarize | to tell in or reduce to a short statement of the main points |
| sustain | to keep up (e.g., self-sustained reading) |
| synthesize | to combine elements and parts to form a coherent whole |
| technical | relating to a practical or scientific subject |
| techniques | a way of doing something using special knowledge or skill |
| unfamiliar | lacking good knowledge of |
| verbal | of, relating to, or consisting of words |
| volume | the degree of loudness of a sound |