Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 91-100

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  1. significance
    the quality of being important
    Table tennis is a serious sport in China, with deep political significance. Time (Mar 21, 2014)
  2. significant
    important in effect or meaning
    There is a significant amount of research into the relationship between the words we chose and the personalities we possess. New York Times (Jun 11, 2014)
    The second definition in your workbook is for a noun but "significant" can only be used as an adjective. Sometimes, being large can make something seem significant. But often, you need to look past size to figure out how important something actually is. For example, the significant amount of research done on word choice and personalities does not guarantee that the research would have any significant impact on the way people communicate.
  3. similar
    having the same or nearly the same characteristics
    We can often tell that two people are related because they have several similar physical traits, such as facial features or hair color. Scientific American (Jun 12, 2014)
  4. similarity
    the quality of being alike
    Lesson: Similarities breed liking and liking leads to a desire to help. Forbes (May 26, 2014)
  5. subjective
    taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
    What makes the best sweet onion is largely subjective. New York Times (Apr 8, 2014)
  6. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
    The Arabic poetic tradition is among the world's oldest. The Guardian (Jun 11, 2014)
  7. unique
    the single one of its kind
    Fingerprints are used to identify people because each person's fingerprints are unique, but people can have similar fingerprint patterns. Scientific American (Jun 12, 2014)
  8. valid
    well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
    The saying “never go to bed angry” is valid advice. Time (May 2, 2014)
  9. variety
    a collection containing an assortment of things
    Part of the problem is the variety of meanings the one word can carry. Time (Jun 11, 2014)
  10. vary
    be subject to change
    There are other holidays during the school year and the length of the school day can vary. BBC (Jun 10, 2014)
Created on Fri Jun 06 14:44:07 EDT 2014 (updated Sat Jun 14 08:01:28 EDT 2014)

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