5 Questions
Which word refers to an increase in the speed of something?
acceleration
What term describes the height above sea level?
altitude
Which word means to examine methodically and in detail for purposes of explanation and interpretation?
analyze
Which word is used to describe a historical object made by humans?
artifact
Which term is used for a person who gives advice and guidance regarding academic matters?
academic adviser
Study Notes
Vocabulary Building
- Absent: not present or accounted for
- Absorb: to take in and assimilate (energy, gas, etc.)
- Abstract: existing in thought or as an idea, rather than in reality
- Academic Adviser: a person who advises students on academic matters
- Acceleration: the act of accelerating or the state of being accelerated
- Access: the means or opportunity to approach or enter
- Accompany: to go with or accompany someone or something
- Adapt: to change or be modified to fit new conditions
- Additionally: further or more
- Advances: improvements or progress in a particular field or activity
- Allocate: to distribute or assign (resources, tasks, etc.) for a specific purpose
- Altitude: the height or elevation of something above sea level
- Anaesthesia: a state of being insensitive to pain
- Analyze: to examine or study (something) closely and carefully
- Ancient: very old; belonging to a much earlier period
- Anonymous: unknown or unwilling to be identified
- Antibacterial: effective against bacteria
- Argue: to give reasons or evidence to support or oppose an idea
- Artifact: an object made or modified by humans
- Aspect: a particular feature or part of something
- Assert: to state or express (an opinion or claim) confidently
- Assignment: a task or activity given to someone as part of a job or course
- Associate's Degree: a degree awarded after completing a two-year college program
- Atmosphere: the gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth
- Atom: the smallest unit of a chemical element
- Author: a person who writes a book, article, etc.
- Autobiographical: relating to or written about one's own life
- Average: a middle value in a set of numbers
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