Words Flashcards
access
the ability to go into (when somebody
or something must allow you to enter)
to go into something when allowed to
enter
accurate
correct (about information, not
opinions); on target
achieve
to accomplish a goal
acquire
to get (especially when you will continue to get more)
adequate
good enough for what you need
adjust
to change or move a little and make
better or more accurate
administration
the running of something or an organization (business, school, government, etc); the person or people in charge of running an organization
affect
o change, make different, have an
effect
alter
to change, to adjust
alternative
other possibility or option
different, other than the main option
analyze
to try to understand something better
by closely looking at its details
annual
yearly; happening every year
apparent
clearly seen or understood
seeming (but not definitely true)
approach
to come/go closer to something or
someone
a way to do something
area
a range of subjects or studies, a field,
a discipline
aspect
a feature, a characteristic, a particular
part of something
assess
to look closely at and figure out the
value or type of something
assist
o help or aid
assume
o believe without proof
attitude
a set way of thinking or a set feeling
about something or someone
attribute
to give an event or person credit for something, like a work of art or a speech a quality or feature that is an important part of something"
authority
control or responsibility over
something (people, area, laws, etc)
available
able to be reached, used, or bought
aware
to have knowledge of
benefit
something good coming from an
action, agreement, idea, plan, etc
brief
short (about time, not length)
capable
able to do
capacity
the amount or volume something can
hold
ability (especially mental)
challenge
something difficult
to suggest a fight or argument, to
disagree or try to fight somebody
to say something isn’t true
circumstance
the situation, facts or environment
around an event
comment
an observation, note, or response
to say a short response or opinion
about a given topic
commit
to do or perform (something very negative, like a crime) to promise to, to make a final and unchangeable decision (usually "be committed to") to give all of your energy to something
community
a group of people living or working
together
compensate
to help correct a problem with
another, positive thing
complex
with many different parts and difficult
to understand, complicated
component
a part of a whole
concentrate
to focus attention on something
to come together into a smaller space
concept
an abstract idea
conduct
to organize and manage (for an event
that take careful planning and control
conflict
an argument, long battle, or difference
of opinions
consequence
result, effect, what happens because
of an event
considerable
large enough or important enough to
get special notice
consist
to be made of
constant
not changing and not stopping;
continuous
constitute
to be the pieces that make a whole
constrain
to limit the activity of, restrict
construct
to build
consume
to eat, to use
contact
touching having possible or normal communication communicating (as by email or phone especially) to give or get specific information
context
the information or situation around an
idea, event, or something that is said
contrast
to be clearly different from
to look specifically at the differences
between two things
contribute
to give something (often money), to
help reach a goal
to add to the cause of something
bigger
coordinate
to work with or communicate with the
different people, groups, or pieces
involved in a large product
core
central, of fundamental importance
the center of something
correspond
to be a close match
to send letters back and forth
criteria
the measures by which you judge or
decide something
culture
the way a group of people living in
one area normally acts, including arts,
style, food, and how people talk to
and act with each other
data
information, facts
debate
to argue, usually in a formal, polite
way
decline
to politely say no to an invitation or offer to become less, fewer, or smaller (usually of something good) a slow continuous loss of value, power, or strength
deduce
to come to a conclusion through logic
and evidence, to figure out
demonstrate
to show an example of, to prove with
evidence
derive
to get or create from
(usually “be derived from”) to come
from, originate from
despite
even with (when an event is surprising because of some difficulty)
discrete
separate, not the same thing and with
no parts in common
distinct
clearly different from
distribute
to give out something
diverse
having many different types
element
a part of something, usually part of an
idea
emerge
to come out of
emphasize
to place extra importance on one part
enable
to make something possible
enforce
to make people follow (a rule or law)
entity
a thing that exists or acts as one unit
equivalent
equal
establish
to build, to create (of a system,
organization, or ideanot a real,
physical thing)
estimate
to determine roughly the value or
number of something, to guess a
number using some information
evaluate
to form an idea of the the amount,
number or value of something
evident
clearly seen or understood, obvious
exclude
to not include, to not put in a list or
group
