Rosetta Stone's Essential Academic Vocabulary: Lesson 1

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  1. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
    “She studied marine biology, so I knew her illustrations would be accurate as well as beautiful, and she also helped me with details for the book.” Washington Post (Nov 3, 2020)
  2. analyze
    consider in detail in order to discover essential features
    Stephen Corbin, an avid reader, helped his wife understand and analyze literature. Washington Post (Jul 25, 2019)
  3. cause
    any entity that produces an effect
    About 85 percent of wildfires are tied to human causes rather than natural causes. Scientific American (Apr 16, 2021)
  4. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
    Adding Mars will allow researchers to compare and contrast how the Solar System’s planets evolved. Scientific American (Mar 18, 2021)
  5. contrast
    put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
    If you’re comparing or contrasting things, use than, as in more than or less than. Woe Is I
  6. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    It is an explanation, a cause of the effect she was asking about. The Sense of Style
  7. predict
    make a guess about what will happen in the future
    The Game and Fish Commission predicted that even without further pollution the pattern of the fish population of the river would be altered for years. Silent Spring
  8. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
    More than half the world relies on rice as a primary food source. Scientific American (Aug 18, 2021)
  9. significant
    important in effect or meaning
    The average length of stay decreased by a day, a significant change. New York Times (May 10, 2021)
  10. summarize
    briefly present the main points of something
    In matching notebooks, they summarized the history of India, the founding of Calcutta. The New Yorker (Jun 3, 2013)
Created on Wed Aug 18 15:16:13 EDT 2021 (updated Fri Aug 20 15:47:08 EDT 2021)

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