Academic Words Flashcards
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restrict/ ban/ refuse
restrict / ban / refuse
effect Vs affect
Affect is a verb:
- The divorce affected every aspect of her life.
- It’s a disease that affects mainly older people.
- I was deeply affected by the film.
Effect is a noun:
Explain
explain / explain / explain
aggressive
aggressive / aggressive / aggressive
achieve/accomplish
Accomplish (verb)
- The students accomplished the task in less than ten minutes.
- She accomplished such a lot during her visit.
Instead / rather /
Rather: (adverb)
- I would rather go to the movies than stay at home
Instead: (adverb)
- I was offered a ride, but I chose to walk instead
consumption
consumption: (noun)
- consumption of food
- consumption of resources
- consumption of time.
- We have to reduce soda consumption
consume: (verb)
- Fire consumed several buildings.
- Writing consumed much of his time.
- We have to stop consuming soda, because it consumes our health.
obvious / clear
obvious: (adjective)
- It was obvious that things weren’t working out.
- She stayed for obvious reasons.
- Even Mark stayed for a long time in the party, but it is obvious why he did that.
prevent/avoid
prevent: (verb)
The government should prevent / avoid people from consuming many unnecessary stuff by explain why rather than take an aggressive action.
unnecessary /ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/
/ʌnˈnes.ə.ser.i/
unnecessary (adjective)
- I thought a lot of the violence in the movie was totally unnecessary.
- Obviously, the music had unnecessary effects and that made me confused.
decrease / lower / reduce /
decrease / lower / reduce /
society / community /
society community # people # society # community # society
Furthermore / likewise / also / and
crucial / important / vital ˈvaɪ.təl
/ critical / essential
vital ˈvaɪ.təl
adjective
necessary for the success or continued existence of something; extremely important:
perspective / angle / viewpoint / Perception / outlook
arguably
analysis
approach
- approach verb (COME NEAR)
We could just see the train approaching in the distance.
*approach verb (DEAL WITH)
I’m not sure how to approach the problem.
area
assessment
assume
authority
available