Academic Words

Question 1

Hypothesis

Answer 1

a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.

Question 2

Analysis

Answer 2

detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.

Question 3

Methodology

Answer 3

a system of methods used in a particular area of study or activity.

Question 4

Conclusion

Answer 4

the end or finish of an event, process, or text.

Question 5

Literature

Answer 5

written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.

Question 6

Experiment

Answer 6

a scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.

Question 7

Variable

Answer 7

not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change.

Question 8

Data

Answer 8

facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.

Question 9

Theory

Answer 9

a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.

Question 10

Research

Answer 10

the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

Question 11

Citation

Answer 11

a quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work.

Question 12

Abstract

Answer 12

existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

Question 13

Peer review

Answer 13

evaluation of scientific, academic, or professional work by others working in the same field.

Question 14

Validity

Answer 14

the quality of being logically or factually sound; soundness or cogency.

Question 15

Ethnography

Answer 15

the scientific description of peoples and cultures with their customs, habits, and mutual differences.

Question 16

Epistemology

Answer 16

the study of knowledge and how we acquire it.

Question 17

Ontology

Answer 17

the branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature of being.

Question 18

Hermeneutics

Answer 18

the theory and methodology of interpretation, especially of religious texts.

Question 19

Dialectics

Answer 19

the art or practice of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments.

Question 20

Phenomenology

Answer 20

the philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness.

Question 21

Syllogism

Answer 21

a form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion

Question 22

Teleology

Answer 22

the explanation of phenomena by the purpose they serve rather than by postulated causes.

Question 23

Heuristic

Answer 23

enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.

Question 24

Praxis

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the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, embodied, or realized.

Question 25

Paradigm

Answer 25

a typical example or pattern of something; a model.

Question 26

Eschatology

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the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.

Question 27

Hermeneutical

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relating to the interpretation of texts, especially religious ones.

Question 28

Teleological

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relating to or explaining phenomena in terms of purpose or end goals.

Question 29

Epistemological

Answer 29

relating to the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope.

Question 30

Axiomatic

Answer 30

self-evident or unquestionable principles or assumptions.