U79: academic writing - making sense Flashcards
1
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to advocate something
A
to argue in favour of something
2
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to infer
A
to reach a conclusion indirectly
3
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empirical
A
based on observations rather than theory
4
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ambiguous
A
can be interpreted in different ways
5
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authoritative
A
thorough and expert
6
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arbitrary
A
based on chance / personal choice rather than a system / data
7
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to deviate from the norm
A
to be different from what is typical
8
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to append
A
to add
9
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to denote
A
to be a sign of, to stand for
10
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to negate
A
to wipe out / make useless
11
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an instance
A
an example
12
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the converse
A
the opposite
13
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notwithstanding
A
despite this
