Rosetta Stone's Essential Academic Vocabulary: Lesson 20

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  1. development
    the act of improving by expanding, enlarging, or refining
    He studied and knew the development of any new theory. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
  2. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
    The sign, placed by an unseen hand, made the unspoken rules of the cafeteria explicit. Hidden Figures
  3. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
    Aunt Lydia did not actually say this, but it was implicit in everything she did say. The Handmaid's Tale
  4. introduction
    the first section of a communication
    I read a little from the introduction and then paged through the book. Paper Towns
  5. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
    After this incident, I started to see life from a whole new perspective. The Freedom Writers Diary
  6. portion
    something determined in relation to a thing that includes it
    Microphones did not yet exist, so only a small portion of the audience actually heard any speeches. The Devil in the White City
  7. range
    a variety of different things or activities
    Larger, branching coral types - habitats for a range of sea life - were especially harmed. BBC (Jul 23, 2021)
  8. suggestion
    an idea that is proposed
    Tortoise was sympathetic and made suggestions about how Snail might improve his farming. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa
  9. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
    Is it a stand-in—a symbol—for another idea? Thirteen Reasons Why
  10. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
    Seismologists insist that there is no evidence to support such a thesis. A Short History of Nearly Everything
Created on Wed Aug 18 15:26:25 EDT 2021 (updated Fri Aug 20 15:39:43 EDT 2021)

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