Academic Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
1. Abbreviate: to reduce by leaving out letters so shortened form can represent a word or phrase
2. Abstract: summary of a text; thought apart from concrete realities
3. According: agreeing or corresponding
4. Acronym: word formed by initial letters or groups of letters of words in set phrase
5. Address: a speech; direction to intended recipient; place where object is located
6. Affect: to act on, produce an effect or change in; feeling or emotion
7. Alter: to change
8. Always: all the time
9. Analogy: similarity between like features of different things
10. Analysis: separating of any material for further explaining
11. Analyze: determine the elements or essential features; examine critically
12. Annotate: to make notes
13. Anticipate: to expect or look forward to
14. Application: to put something into special use
15. Apply: to put to use
16. Approach: to become closer to
17. Appropriate: suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, or occasion
18. Approximate: nearly exact
19. Argue: to present reasons for or against something
20. Argument: oral disagreement; discussion involving differing points of view
21. Arrange: to place in desired order
22. Articulate: capable of speech in distinct syllables
23. Aspects: appearance to the eye or mind; nature or quality
24. Assemble: to bring together; to put together the parts
25: Assert: to state with assurance, confidence, or force
26. Assess: to estimate or determine the amount of
27: Associate: to connect or bring into relation; to join
28: Assume: to take for granted or without proof; to take upon oneself
29. Assumption: something taken for granted
30. Audience: people reached by a book, radio broadcast, etc.
31. Authentic: not false or copied; genuine
32. Background: one’s origin, education, experience, etc. in relation to one’s present character
33. Body: main points of a paper
34. Brainstorm: creating ides
35. Brief: short
36. Calculate: to
1. Abbreviate: to reduce by leaving out letters so shortened form can represent a word or phrase
2. Abstract: summary of a text; thought apart from concrete realities
3. According: agreeing or corresponding
4. Acronym: word formed by initial letters or groups of letters of words in set phrase
5. Address: a speech; direction to intended recipient; place where object is located
6. Affect: to act on, produce an effect or change in; feeling or emotion
7. Alter: to change
8. Always: all the time
9. Analogy: similarity between like features of different things
10. Analysis: separating of any material for further explaining
11. Analyze: determine the elements or essential features; examine critically
12. Annotate: to make notes
13. Anticipate: to expect or look forward to
14. Application: to put something into special use
15. Apply: to put to use
16. Approach: to become closer to
17. Appropriate: suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, or occasion
18. Approximate: nearly exact
19. Argue: to present reasons for or against something
20. Argument: oral disagreement; discussion involving differing points of view
21. Arrange: to place in desired order
22. Articulate: capable of speech in distinct syllables
23. Aspects: appearance to the eye or mind; nature or quality
24. Assemble: to bring together; to put together the parts
25: Assert: to state with assurance, confidence, or force
26. Assess: to estimate or determine the amount of
27: Associate: to connect or bring into relation; to join
28: Assume: to take for granted or without proof; to take upon oneself
29. Assumption: something taken for granted
30. Audience: people reached by a book, radio broadcast, etc.
31. Authentic: not false or copied; genuine
32. Background: one’s origin, education, experience, etc. in relation to one’s present character
33. Body: main points of a paper
34. Brainstorm: creating ides
35. Brief: short
36. Calculate: to