Academic writing #1 Flashcards

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groundbreaking research - adj
Lucas Georgescu published the results of his groundbreaking research on genetics.

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the goal of which is to find answers or explanations that dramatically advance our knowledge

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make a significant contribution - p
This invention made a major contribution to road safety.

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you do something to help make it successful or to produce it/ do to help produce or achieve something together with other people, or to help make something successful

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set out - pv
Salesmen who deliberately set out to defraud customers.

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to start doing something or making plans to do something in order to achieve a particular result

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shape (smb) thinking - p
He tells a story that shaped his thinking.

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When we set an intention, we are aligning with what we want for ourselves. By returning to that intention over time.

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concise - adj
[консайс]
The book offers a concise2 summary of the present state of Marxist philosophy

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short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words

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strenuous - adj
The doctor advised Ken to avoid strenuous exercise.

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needing a lot of effort or strength

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defend - v
a struggle to defend our homeland

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to do something in order to protect someone or something from being attacked

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establish - v
[истаблиш]
There is a strong need to establish effective communication links between staff, parents, pupils, and external bodies.

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to start having a relationship with, or communicating with another person, company, country, or organization

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irrefutable - adj
[ирафьютбл]
rrefutable evidence of health risks

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an … statement, argument etc cannot be proved to be wrong, and must be accepted

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key factor - p
The invention of the steam engine was the key factor in the birth of the industrial revolution.

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the factor in the activities of an undertaking which, at a particular point of time or over a period, will limit the volume of output.

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clear illustration - p
This is a clear illustration of the importance of a strong monetary policy.

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a picture or diagram that helps make something more understandable

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tentative - adj
I have tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.

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(of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right (предварительный)

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carry out - pv
Our soldiers carried out a successful attack last night.

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to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do

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play a part

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challenges the theory - p

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theory is a formal idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain something (бросает вызов теории)

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commit plagiarism - p

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presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own, with or without their consent, by incorporating it into your work without full acknowledgement.

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do research - p

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to search or investigate exhaustively