Rosetta Stone's Essential Academic Vocabulary: Lesson 2

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  1. additional
    further or extra
    Singer took back the note and wrote a few additional sentences. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
  2. approximate
    not quite exact or correct
    In some cases those dates are approximate because there is no record of exact start dates. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
  3. argue
    present reasons to support one's views
    The other side argued that tigers were native to Africa and some still lived there. Long Walk to Freedom
  4. characterize
    describe or portray the qualities or peculiarities of
    A Times report characterized him and other witnesses that day as "uncooperative." Los Angeles Times (Dec 17, 2015)
  5. contradict
    prove negative; show to be false
    The writers then dispersed in search of the stories that would illuminate, sharpen, or possibly contradict, their working hypotheses. Class Matters
  6. evidence
    knowledge on which to base belief
    Remember that science never actually “proves” anything; it merely contributes to a growing body of evidence about the way our world works. The Thing About Jellyfish
  7. information
    knowledge acquired through study or experience
    I would learn information and familiarize myself with ways to categorize it along certain topic lines. March Forward, Girl
  8. problem
    a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
    Not everyone is convinced that all of the companies fighting food waste are solving real problems. Salon (May 30, 2021)
  9. solution
    the successful action of solving a problem
    It was an obvious and very good solution to my difficulty. Rebecca
  10. support
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
    But there was scant evidence to support those ideas. New York Times (May 12, 2021)
Created on Wed Aug 18 15:16:45 EDT 2021 (updated Fri Aug 20 15:46:57 EDT 2021)

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