Academic Vocab

Question 1

the right to have or use sth

Answer 1

access

Question 2

correct, exact

Answer 2

accurate, accuracy

Question 3

to succeed / reach an aim

Answer 3

achieve, achievement

Question 4

to obtain, gather, collect sth

Answer 4

acquire, acquisition

Question 5

to deal with a matter or problem

Answer 5

address

Question 6

to change slightly, slight change

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adjust, adjustment

Question 7

to improve, improvement

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advance, advances

Question 8

to have an influence on sth/sb

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affect

Question 9

more formal than although

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albeit

Question 10

to change

Answer 10

alter, alteration

Question 11

having one or more possible meanings

Answer 11

ambiguity, ambiguous

Question 12

to study or examine sth in detail, in order to discover more about it

Answer 12

analyse, analysis

Question 13

to foresee sth

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anticipate, anticipation

Question 14

to be important for or have a connection with sb/sth

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apply, applicable

Question 15

particular way of thinking about / dealing with sth

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approach

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suitable for a certain place, person or condition

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(in)appropriate, appropriately

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used to show that sth is almost accurate

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approximately, approximate

Question 18

to find out / discover sth

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ascertain

Question 19

to judge / evaluate sth

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assess, assessment

Question 20

one individual part of a situation, problem, subject

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aspect

Question 21

to accept that sth is true without proof

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assume, assumption

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to to try to do sth

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attempt

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find out the amount or number of sth

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calculate

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able to do sth

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capable

Question 25

to place in a category

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categorise, category

Question 26

to stop

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cease

Question 27

to say that sth is true or a fact

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claim

Question 28

put sth together out of existing material

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compile, compilation

Question 29

write all the details asked for on a form

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complete, completion

Question 30

involving many different parts

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complex, complexity

Question 31

act according to rules

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comply, compliance

Question 32

including many details or aspects of sth

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comprehensive

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to be made up of

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comprise

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to admit to sth

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concede, concession

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finish or complete sth

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conclude, (in)conclusive, conclusion

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organize or perform certain activities

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conduct

Question 37

private / not treated as public knowledge

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confidential

Question 38

think carefully about sth, typically before a decision

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consider

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large or important

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considerable, considerably

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be composed of

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consist of

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make up form sth

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constitute

Question 42

restrict action sth that restricts action

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constrain, constraint

Question 43

ask for information or advice from sb

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consult, consultation

Question 44

use sth in large amounts

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consume, consumption

Question 45

think of a new idea, plan

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conceive, concept

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prove that sth is true

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confirm, confirmation

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able to be believed or trusted

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credible, credibility

Question 48

extremely important or neccessary

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crucial

Question 49

increasing by one addition after another

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cumulative

Question 50

of the present time

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current, currently

Question 51

to conclude by reasoning

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deduce, deduction

Question 52

explain sth / the meaning and limits of sth

Answer 52

define, definition, defining, definable

Question 53

describe sth in words or pictures

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depict, depiction

Question 54

come from sth

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derive

Question 55

plan or develop sth

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design

Question 56

become worse

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deteriorate, deterioration

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discover the truth or facts about sth

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determine

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a difference in the usual or expected way of doing sth

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deviate, deviation

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difference

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distinction, distinctive

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mark sth as different

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distinguish, distinguishable

Question 61

give sth to several people

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distribute, distribution

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a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation

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drawback

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the period of time in which sth lasts

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duration

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result of a particular influence

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effect

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having the neccessary qualities

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eligible, eligibility

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become known / to appear

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emerge, emergence

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show that sth is very important

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emphasise, emphasis

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experience (unpleasant)

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encounter

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improve sth

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enhance, enhancement

Question 70

put yourself on an official list

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enrol, enrolment

Question 71

guarantee sth, to make certain that sth happens

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ensure

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involve sth

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entail

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important

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essential, essentially

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proof

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evidence

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keep sth out or to omit sth

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exclude, exclusion

Question 76

allow sb to experience sth

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expose sb to sth, exposure

Question 77

make sth easier

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facilitate

Question 78

possible / able to be done

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feasible, feasibility

Question 79

a typical quality that sth has

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feature

Question 80

information or evidence uncovered as a result of systematic research or investigation

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findings

Question 81

change or vary

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fluctuate, fluctuation

Question 82

group of people recruited to help assess sth as part of a study

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focus group

Question 83

further action that results from sth

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follow-up

Question 84

system of rules, ideas or beliefs. used to plan or decide sth

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framework

Question 85

number of occurrenes within a given time period

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frequency, frequent

Question 86

fill a need

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fulfil

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collect sth

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gather

Question 88

become more extreme

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heightened

Question 89

recognize a fact or problem

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identify

Question 90

show sth more clearly

Answer 90

ilustrate, ilustration

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powerful effect

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impact

Question 92

put sth into operation

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implement, implementation

Question 93

communicate an idea or feeling without saying it directly

Answer 93

imply, implication