Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 61-70

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  1. logical
    capable of correct and valid reasoning
    It was a decade or more later that I realized that my logical mind and communication skills gave me great advantages in programming. New York Times (May 31, 2014)
  2. maximum
    the largest possible quantity
    In the future, we’ll even tell you how to choose your buddy for maximum benefit to you. US News (Jun 9, 2014)
  3. minimum
    the smallest possible quantity
    Seattle is the first city to move swiftly toward a $15 minimum wage, but not the last. Seattle Times (May 30, 2014)
  4. objective
    expressing things perceived without distortion of feelings
    When you communicate, do people believe that you are telling them the objective truth? Forbes (Jun 10, 2014)
    A possible answer to the question is: That depends on my objective (here, "objective" is used as a noun to mean "goal"). If my objective in communicating is to entertain, then I don't need to convince an audience that my stories are objective truths. If my objective in communicating is to report a crime, then I do need to convince the police that my descriptions are objective truths.
  5. objectively
    in a manner not influenced by emotion
    You tend to be happier if you think you're good looking, rather than if you actually, objectively speaking, are. BBC (Jun 29, 2013)
  6. opinion
    a personal belief or judgment
    He becomes in every obvious way the worst student, a dummy mouthing the opinions of others. Hunger of Memory
  7. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
    “It’s so important to see immigrant workers through the perspective of an immigrant family member.” Washington Times (Jun 10, 2014)
  8. persuade
    cause somebody to adopt a certain position or belief
    The sellers are parents, trying everything to persuade their children to eat their vegetables. New York Times (Jun 7, 2014)
    Compare with "convince" in the list for Words 21-30. In your workbook, the definitions for both words are the same, except that each word is used as a synonym to explain the other. But the definitions here show that there used to be a difference between the verbs: you can convince someone that something is true, but you need to persuade someone to do something.
  9. persuasion
    communication intended to induce belief or action
    In order for persuasion to occur, you must touch a person’s heart before reaching their head. Forbes (Feb 25, 2014)
  10. precede
    come before
    It always meant victory when a trumpet call preceded the news. 1984
Created on Fri Jun 06 14:39:41 EDT 2014 (updated Sat Jun 14 08:01:45 EDT 2014)

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