Academic Word List #5

Jen S. (United States of America)
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  1. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
    estimate or judge the value, character of, evaluate. Synonyms are appraise or adjust. VERB
  2. relevance
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
    relevant or connected with. Synonyms are importance or purpose. NOUN
  3. citation
    a short note recognizing a source of information
    the act of citing or quoting a reference to an authority or procedure. Synonyms are reference or example. NOUN
  4. cite
    a short note recognizing a source of information
    to quote a passage, book or author as an authority. Synonym is reference. VERB
  5. claim
    an assertion that something is true or factual
    to assert or maintain as a fact. Synonyms are declaration or request. VERB
  6. clause
    an expression including a subject and predicate
    a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate. Synonyms are requirement or specification. NOUN
  7. cohesion
    the state of sticking together
    the act or state of uniting, or sticking together. Synonyms are coherence, attachment or union. NOUN
  8. comedy
    a humorous incident or series of incidents
    pertaining to the nature of comedy. Synonyms are laughable and amusing. ADJECTIVE
  9. conclude
    bring to a close
    to bring to an end, finish, terminate. Synonyms are accomplish or determine. VERB
  10. detail
    a single fact considered separately from the whole
    facts about something that can't be doubted. Synonyms are illustrations, support, specific evidence. NOUN
Created on Thu Oct 03 18:04:11 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Oct 03 18:14:00 EDT 2013)

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