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Ben C. (United States of America)
The 60 Most Common Words in Academic English
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  1. analyze
    consider in detail in order to discover essential features
    We need to analyze the results of the test to decide which class to put the students in.
  2. approach
    move towards
    If you have a question you can approach your teacher about it.
  3. area
    a subject of study
    Barack Obama is a well known person in the area of politics.
  4. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
    Your teacher will assess your ability in your first class of the semester.
  5. assume
    take to be the case or to be true
    I assume you know what this word means?
  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
    be advantageous for
  9. concept
    an abstract or general idea inferred from specific instances
  10. consist
    have its essential character
  11. constitute
    form or compose
  12. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  13. contract
    a binding agreement that is enforceable by law
  14. create
    bring into existence
  15. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  16. define
    explain the meaning of a word
  17. derive
    come from
  18. distribute
    give to several people
  19. economy
    the system of production and distribution and consumption
  20. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  21. establish
    set up or found
  22. estimate
    judge tentatively
  23. evident
    capable of being seen or noticed
  24. export
    sell or transfer abroad
  25. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
  26. finance
    the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
  27. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  28. function
    what something is used for
  29. identify
    recognize as being
  30. income
    the amount of money one makes over a period of time
  31. indicate
    be a signal for or a symptom of
  32. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  33. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
  34. involve
    contain as a part
  35. issue
    some situation or event that is thought about
  36. labor
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  37. legal
    established by or founded upon law or official rules
  38. legislate
    make laws or bills
  39. major
    greater in scope or effect
  40. method
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
  41. occur
    come to pass
  42. percent
    a proportion in relation to a whole
  43. period
    an amount of time
  44. policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
  45. principle
    a basic generalization that is accepted as true
  46. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
  47. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  48. require
    have need of
  49. research
    a seeking for knowledge
  50. respond
    show a reaction to something
  51. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  52. section
    one of several parts or pieces that fit with others
  53. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  54. significant
    rich in implication
  55. similar
    having the same or nearly the same characteristics
  56. source
    the place where something begins
  57. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
  58. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
  59. theory
    a belief that can guide behavior
  60. vary
    become different in some particular way
Created on Tue Aug 20 03:50:30 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Aug 22 09:05:07 EDT 2013)

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