Course I: Unit 3, Academic Vocabulary

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  1. toll
    value measured by what must be done to obtain something
  2. fate
    your overall circumstances or condition in life
  3. canyon
    a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
  4. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  5. corrosion
    erosion by chemical action
  6. durable
    very long lasting
  7. skeptical
    marked by or given to doubt
  8. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
  9. degrade
    lower the rank or value of something
  10. contribute
    give to some cause
  11. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  12. endure
    last and be usable
  13. reference
    a book from which you can seek authoritative facts
  14. caption
    brief description accompanying an illustration
  15. purpose
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  16. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  17. root
    the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  18. article
    nonfictional prose forming a part of a publication
  19. argument
    an assertion offered as evidence that something is true
  20. introduction
    the first section of a communication
  21. conclusion
    the last section of a communication
  22. argumentative
    given to or characterized by a tendency to dispute
  23. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  24. reason
    an explanation of the cause of some phenomenon
  25. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
  26. topic sentence
    a statement that provides the main idea of a paragraph
  27. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
Created on Fri Sep 25 12:22:28 EDT 2020 (updated Mon Sep 28 09:41:06 EDT 2020)

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