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AWL Sublist #5
Academic Word List - Sublist #05 - 60 Entery
Question | Answer |
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academic | associated with academia or an academy |
adjustment | the act of making something different |
alter | cause to change |
amendment | a statement that is added to a proposal or document |
aware | conscious of; bearing in mind |
capacity | the maximum production possible, ability to perform or produce |
challenge | a demanding or stimulating situation |
clause | (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence |
compounds | substances formed by the joining of elements through chemical bonding |
conflict | a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests |
consultation | a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question |
contact | the state or condition of touching or of being near |
decline | a downward slope or bend |
discretion | the trait of judging wisely and objectively |
draft | preliminary version of a written work |
enable | render capable or able for some task |
energy | the ability to do work |
enforcement | the act of enforcing or compelling to obey |
entities | something that exists, whether it be a person, being or organization |
equivalent | equal in amount or value |
evolution | a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage |
expansion | the act of increasing in size or volume or quantity or scope |
exposure | presentation to view in an open or public manner |
external | happening or located outside or beyond some limits |
facilitate | make easier |
fundamental | serving as an essential component |
generated | produced, prepared |
generation | a coming into existence |
image | a visual representation of something, usually produced on a surface |
liberal | generou-- giving freely or, a person who favors a progressive political philosophy |
license | a legal document giving official permission to do something |
logic | a system of reasoning |
marginal | just barely adequate or within a lower limit |
medical | relating to the study or practice of medicine |
mental | involving the mind or an intellectual process |
modified | changed in form or character |
monitoring | the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it) |
network | an interconnected system of things or people |
notion | a general inclusive concept |
objective | goal or purpose |
orientation | a course introducing a new situation or environment |
perspective | a way of regarding situations or topics etc. |
precise | sharply exact or accurate or delimited |
prime | the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest |
psychology | the science of mental life |
pursue | go in search of or hunt for |
ratio | the relative sizes of two quantities |
rejected | cast off as valueless |
revenue | the entire amount of income before any deductions are made |
stability | the quality of being free from change or variation |
styles | ways of doing or presenting things |
substitution | the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another |
sustainable | capable of being continued |
symbolic | serving as a visible symbol for something abstract |
target | the goal intended to be attained |
transition | the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
trend | the popular taste at a given time |
version | a work that has been recast in a new form |
welfare | something that aids or promotes well-being |
whereas | a transitional word used to show direct contrast |