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AWL 1

Academic wordlist sublist 1

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analyse to study or examine something in detail, in order to discover more about it
approach The way or method in which one examines or studies an issue or a concept
area the number of square units required to cover a surface.
to assess to analyse and determine the nature, value, or importance of
to assume to take for granted; to suppose
authority the right to use power
available ready for use
benefit an advantage or profit gained from something
a concept an idea
to consist of to be composed or made up of
to constitute to make up the parts of; to compose
context words and phrases that surround another phrase and help explain its meaning
a contract an agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in court
to create to make
data evidence; information gathered from observations
to derive to come from
to define to give the precise meaning of a word, phrase, concept or physical quantity.
to distribute to hand out; deliver; ration
economy A system in which people make, exchange and use things that have value.
environment The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates
to establish to set up or create
to estimate to roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
to be evident to be clearly visible; obvious
an export a good or service produced in the home country and sold in another country.
a factor something that contributes to a result
to finance to provide funding for a person or enterprise
a formula a mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols.
function the use or purpose of something
to identify to know and say who someone is or what something is
income money received for work or through investments.
to indicate to show, to support, to suggest
an individual a person
to interpret to give or provide the meaning of
to involve to include, to make sth a part of..
an issue a subject or problem that people are discussing
labour productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
legal permitted by law
to legislate to make or enact laws
major very important
method a way of doing something; a process or procedure
to occur to happen
percent A fraction whose denominator of 100 is expressed as a percent sign (%).
a period a given amount of time
a policy a written statement of the process, procedures, rules and regulations of an organisation.
principle an accepted rule of action or conduct
to proceed to continue to do something that has already been planned or started
a process a series of things that are done in order to achieve a particular result
to require to demand officially that someone do something because of a rule or law
research Systematic, scientific, documented study.
to respond to react to something that has been said or done
role the duties and behaviours expected of someone who holds a particular status something that plays a part in a process
section a separate part of something
sector a part or division
significant important and meaningful
similar almost the same, comparable
source A book, article, person, or other resource consulted for information.
specific particular and exact
a structure a building or other built object
a theory a set of statements intended to explain something
to vary to alter; to change; to fluctuate
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