academic words Flashcards
vitally important
very important
Take smthg lightly
” lightly” means NOT seriously
every so often
often/ time to time
coupled with
beside
produce desirable learning outcomes
give good results
familiarize yourself
get familiar with
a myriad of
a lot of
unprecedented
never done or known before
simplify
make it easier
utilize
use
dedicated to + V ing
devote time and effort to something or somebody
devote
giving something
expertise
knowledge + experience + skill ( knowledge is JUST knowledge)
illustrate their point
prove their point / use as example
does not have anything to do with / has a lot to do with
does not have any relation with, does not affect
compromise
lose
ex: if you not study for the examination tomorrow it may compromise your score
individuality
uniqueness of character
of good quality
ex: the quality of this shirt is high
the same goes for other topics
other topics as well /no difference
bear in mind
remember / keep in mind
something that can be detrimental to
bad / negative affects
backbone
the basic
the fundamental
the essense
that also explains
just a linking phrase
as easy as it sounds
easy as people think
underlying principles
basic principles/ basic rules
backbone
- the basic
- the fundamental
to some degree
Just a part of something
ex: I agree eat meat is better than vegetable to some degree
irrespective of
no matter
ex: But you definitely have to know and use fluently academic vocab to write an essay, irrespective of topics. Get it?
constitute
create, build, be a part of whole thing
place more significant emphasis
stress, take it more seriously
complement
support each other
ultimately
at the end
partly true or not always right
to some extent
to some degree
in some way
at some point
an indication of
sign of
ex: headache is not an indication of cancel
that is not necessarily true
is not all true
disarray
not in order
ascent and descent
up and down
increase
tang len
