Unit 79: Academic writing: making sense Flashcards
complement
The flavours in the dish complement each other perfectly.
(n): complement to sth; (adj): complementary to sth
add to something in a way that improves it or makes it more attractive
complementary angle
either of two angles that together make 90°
supplementary angle
either of two angles which together make 180°
empirical
>< theorectically
(n): empiricism
based on what is observed rather than theory
ambiguous
>< disambiguous; (n): ambiguity >< disambiguity; (v): disambiguate
open to different interpretations
coherent
>< incoherent; (n): coherence><incoherence
logically structured
intelligible (to sb)
= understandable, comprensible; >< unintelligible, incomprehensible
His lecture was readily intelligible to all the students.
that can be easily understood
comprehensive
covering all that is relevant
comprehension (n)
His behaviour was completely beyond comprehension (= impossible to understand).
the ability to understand
authoritative
the most authoritative book on the subject
thorough and expert
arbitrary
based on chance or personal choice rather than a system or data that supports them
distort
Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth.
(N) distortion; (adj): distorted
change facts, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer correct or true
incidence
an area with a high incidence of crime
the extent to which something happens or has an effect
in sequence
in a particular order
append
Footnotes have been appended to the document.
appendage (n):
add something to the end of a piece of writing
