Academic Word List Sublist 1

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Taken from Coxhead (2000), this list is the first sublist of "specialized vocabulary for learners intending to pursue academic studies in English at the secondary and post-secondary levels."
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  1. analyze
    break down into components or essential features
  2. approach
    move towards
  3. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
  4. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  5. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
  6. authority
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  7. available
    obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service
  8. benefit
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  9. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
  10. consist
    have its essential character
  11. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  12. constitute
    form or compose
  13. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  14. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  15. define
    show the form or outline of
  16. derive
    come from
  17. distribute
    give to several people
  18. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  19. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  20. establish
    set up or found
  21. estimate
    judge tentatively
  22. evident
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  23. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
  24. finance
    the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
  25. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  26. function
    what something is used for
  27. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  28. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
  29. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  30. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  31. involve
    contain as a part
  32. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  33. labor
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  34. legal
    established by or founded upon law or official rules
  35. legislate
    make laws or bills
  36. major
    greater in scope or effect
  37. method
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
  38. occur
    come to pass
  39. percent
    a proportion in relation to a whole
  40. period
    an amount of time
  41. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  42. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  43. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  44. policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
  45. require
    have need of
  46. research
    a seeking for knowledge
  47. respond
    show a reaction to something
  48. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  49. section
    one of several parts or pieces that fit with others
  50. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  51. significant
    rich in implication
  52. similar
    having the same or nearly the same characteristics
  53. source
    the place where something begins
  54. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
  55. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
  56. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  57. vary
    become different in some particular way
Created on Wed Mar 28 13:07:27 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Mar 28 15:03:50 EDT 2012)

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