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Composition 1 2021 > AWL Sublist 1 > Flashcards

AWL Sublist 1 Flashcards

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analyse

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to examine or think about something carefully, in order to understand it

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approach

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a method of doing something or dealing with a problem

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area

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a particular subject, range of activities, or group of related subjects

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assess

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To make a judgment about something after thinking carefully about it

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assume

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to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof

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authority

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  1. the power you have because of your official position 2. an official organization or a government department that has the power to make decisions, and has particular responsibilities 3. someone who knows a lot about a subject and whose knowledge and opinions are greatly respected
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available

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something that is able to be used or can easily be bought or found

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benefit

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an advantage, improvement, or help that you get from something

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concept

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an idea of how something is, or how something should be done

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consist

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be composed or made up of

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constitute

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if several people or things constitute something, they are the parts that form it

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context

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  1. the situation, events, or information that are related to something and that help you to understand it 2. the words that come just before and after a word or sentence and that help you understand its meaning
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contract

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  1. an official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do 2.
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create

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to make something exist that did not exist before

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data

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information or facts

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define

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to describe something correctly and thoroughly, and to say what standards, limits, qualities etc it has that make it different from other things

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derive

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to develop or come from something else

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distribute

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to spread something over a large area

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economy

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the system by which a country’s money and goods are produced and used, or a country considered in this way

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environment

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the people and things that are around you in your life, for example the buildings you use, the natural world around you, the people you live or work with, and the general situation you are in

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establish

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to start a company, organization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time

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estimate

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a calculation or guess of the value, size, amount etc of something made using the information that you have, which may not be complete

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evident

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easy to see, notice, or understand

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export

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  1. the business of selling and sending goods to other countries 2. to introduce an activity, idea etc to another place or country
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factor

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one of several things that influence or cause a situation

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finance

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  1. the management of money by governments, large organizations etc 2. to provide money, especially a lot of money, to pay for something
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formula

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a method or set of principles that you use to solve a problem or to make sure that something is successful

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function

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the purpose that something has, or the job that someone or something does

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identify

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to recognize and correctly name someone or something

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income

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the money that you earn from your work or that you receive from investments, the government etc

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indicate

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to show that a particular situation exists, or that something is likely to be true

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individual

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considered separately from other people or things in the same group

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interpret

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to attempt to explain the meaning of something

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involve

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to include or affect someone or something

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issue

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a subject or problem that is often discussed or argued about, especially a social or political matter that affects the interests of a lot of people

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labour

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work, especially physical work

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legal

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  1. concerned with or relating to the law 2. allowed by law
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legislate

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to make a law about something

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major

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very large or important, when compared to other things or people of a similar kind

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method

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a planned way of doing something, especially one that a lot of people know about and use

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occur

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to happen

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percent

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per one hundred; %

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period

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a particular length of time with a beginning and an end

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policy

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a way of doing something that has been officially agreed and chosen by a political party, a business, or another organization

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principle

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  1. the basic idea that a plan or system is based on 2. a personal rule or belief about what is right and wrong, that influences how you behave
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proceed

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to continue to do something that has already been planned or started

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process

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a series of actions that are done in order to achieve a particular result

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require

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to need something

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research

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serious study of a subject, in order to discover new facts or test new ideas

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respond

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to do something as a reaction to something that has been said or done

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role

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the way in which someone or something is involved in an activity or situation, and how much influence they have on it

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section

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one of the parts that something such as an object or place is divided into

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sector

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a part of an area of activity, especially of business, trade etc

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significant

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having an important effect or influence, especially on what will happen in the future

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similar

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almost the same

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source

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a thing, place, activity etc that you get something from

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specific

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a specific thing, person, or group is one particular thing, person, or group

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structure

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  1. the way in which the parts of something are connected with each other and form a whole, or the thing that these parts make up 2. something that has been built
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theory

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an idea or set of ideas that is intended to explain something about life or the world, especially an idea that has not yet been proved to be true

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vary

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if several things of the same type vary, they are all different from each other

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