Vocabulary Quiz on Common Terms

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Which word means 'the means or opportunity to approach or enter a place'?

dimension

cycle

commit

access (correct)

What does the term 'adequate' signify?

Excessively good or improved

Completely accurate and precise

Less than satisfactory in quality

Satisfactory or acceptable in quality (correct)

Which adjective describes something that occurs once every year?

domestic

approximate

annual (correct)

apparent

What does 'attribute' refer to in the context of characteristics?

A quality regarded as part of something Signup and view all the answers

Which word is synonymous with the act of exchanging information?

communicate Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a formal discussion that usually ends with a vote?

debate Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'emerge' imply?

To move out and become visible Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following words represents something related to ordinary citizens?

civil Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'subsidary' refer to in a corporate context?

A company that is completely controlled by another company. Signup and view all the answers

Which adjective describes something that is not favoring either side?

Neutral Signup and view all the answers

What definition best describes 'exceed' in terms of actions?

To surpass a certain limit. Signup and view all the answers

What does 'migration' refer to in a sociological context?

The movement of persons from one location to another. Signup and view all the answers

How is 'intelligence' defined in the context of cognitive abilities?

The ability to comprehend and understand. Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by 'incidence' in epidemiology?

The relative frequency of occurrence of a condition. Signup and view all the answers

What does 'explicit' imply when describing information?

Clearly stated and observable. Signup and view all the answers

What does 'inhibition' signify in psychological terms?

A restraint on thoughts or actions. Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'compliance'?

The act of submitting to a request or rule Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a state of opposition between ideas or individuals?

Conflict Signup and view all the answers

What does 'aggregate' refer to in a general context?

The whole amount formed by combining elements Signup and view all the answers

What does 'allocation' refer to?

The act of distributing resources or responsibilities Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes 'evolution'?

A gradual progression to a different stage Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'entities'?

Individuals or organizations that have existence Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes a preliminary version of a written work?

Draft Signup and view all the answers

What does 'discrimination' refer to?

Unfair treatment based on prejudice or bias Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Academic Word List Sublist 4

Access: The means or opportunity to approach or enter a place.
Adequate: Satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity.
Annual: Occurring once every year.
Apparent: Clearly visible or understood; obvious.
Approximate: Close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact.
Attitude: A settled way of thinking or feeling about something.
Attribute: Regard something as being caused by; a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic.
Civil: Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.
Code: A system of words, letters, figures, or symbols used to represent others, especially for purposes of secrecy.
Commit: Perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime, or immoral act); transfer something to a state or place where it can be kept or preserved.
Communicate: Share or exchange information, news, or ideas.
Concentrate: Focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity.
Confer: [with object] grant (a title, degree, benefit, or right); have discussions; exchange opinions.
Contrast: The state of being strikingly different from something else.
Cycle: A series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order.
Debate: A formal discussion on a particular matter, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
Despite: Without being affected by; in spite of.
Dimension: A measurable extent of a particular kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height.
Domestic: Relating to the running of a home or to family relations.
Emerge: Move out of or away from something and become visible.
Error: A mistake.
Ethnic: Relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition.
Goal: The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.
Grant: Agree to give or allow (something requested).
Hence: As a consequence; for this reason.
Hypothesis: A supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence.
Implicate: Show (someone) to be involved in a crime; convey (a meaning) indirectly.
Impose: Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.
Integrate: Combine (one thing) with another to form a whole.
Internal: Of or situated on the inside.
Investigate: Carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth.
Job: Paid position of regular employment.
Label: A small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object giving information about it.
Mechanism: A system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery
Obvious: Easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent.
Occupy: Reside or have one's place of business in (a building).
Option: A thing that is or may be chosen.
Output: The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry.
Overall: Taking everything into account.

Academic Word List Sublist 5

Academic: Associated with academia or an academy.
Adjustment: The act of making something different.
Alter: Cause to change.
Amendment: A statement that is added to a proposal or document.
Aware: Conscious of; bearing in mind.
Capacity: The maximum production possible; ability to perform or produce.
Challenge: A demanding or stimulating situation.
Clause: (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence.
Compounds: Substances formed by the joining of elements through chemical bonding.
Conflict: A state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests.
Consultation: A conference between two or more people to consider a particular question.
Contact: The state or condition of touching or of being near.
Decline: A negative slope/downward slope or bend.
Discretion: The trait of judging wisely and objectively.
Draft: Preliminary version of a written work.
Enable: Render capable or able for some task.
Energy: The ability to do work.
Enforcement: The act of enforcing or compelling to obey something.
Entities: Something that exists, whether it be a person, being or organization.
Equivalent: Equal in amount or value.
Evolution: A process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage.
Expansion: The act of increasing in size or volume or quantity or scope.
Exposure: Presentation to view in an open or public manner.
External: Happening or located outside or beyond some limits.
Facilitate: Make easier.
Fundamental: Serving as an essential component.
Generated: Produced, prepared.
Generation: A coming into existence.
Image: A visual representation of something.
Liberal: Generous-- giving freely or, a person who favors a progressive political philosophy.
Licence: A legal document giving official permission to do something.
Logic: A system of reasoning.
Marginal: Just barely adequate or within a lower limit.
Medical: Relating to the study or practice of medicine.
Mental: Involving the mind or an intellectual process.
Modified: Changed in form or character.
Monitoring: The act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it).
Network: An interconnected system of things or people.
Notion: A general inclusive concept; goal or purpose.
Objective: A course introducing a new situation or environment.
Orientation: A way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Perspective: A way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Precise: Sharply exact or accurate or delimited.
Prime: The time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest.
Psychology: The science of mental life.
Pursue: Go in search of or hunt for.
Ratio: The relative sizes of two quantities.
Rejected: Cast off as valueless.
Revenue: The entire amount of income before any deductions are made.
Stability: The quality of being free from change or variation.
Styles: Ways of doing or presenting things.
Substitution: The act of putting one thing or person in the place of another.
Sustainable: Capable of being continued.
Symbolic: Serving as a visible symbol for something abstract.
Target: The goal intended to be attained.
Transition: The act of passing from one state or place to the next.
Trend: The popular taste at a given time.
Version: A work that has been recast in a new form.
Welfare: Something that aids or promotes well-being.
Whereas: A transitional word used to show direct contrast.

Academic Word List Sublist 6

Abstract: A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance.
Accurate: Correct.
Acknowledged: Generally accepted.
Aggregate: The whole amount.
Allocation: The act of distributing by allotting or apportioning.
Assigned: Appointed to a post or duty.
Attached: Fastened together.
Author: Writer or creator.
Bond: A connection that fastens things together.
Brief: Concise and succinct.
Capable: Having the requisite qualities for.
Cited: Mentioned.
Cooperative: Willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement.
Discrimination: Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice.
Display: Something shown to the public.
Diversity: Noticeable differences among multiple parties or bodies
Domain: Territory over which rule or control is exercised.
Edition: Something a little different from others of the same type.
Enhanced: Increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality.
Estate: Everything you own.
Exceed: Be or do something to a greater degree.
Expert: A person with special knowledge or skill.
Explicit: Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable.
Federal: National.
Fees: Monies charged for a service.
Flexibility: The quality of being adaptable, variable or flexible.
Furthermore: In addition.
Gender: The classification of being male or female.
Ignored: Paid no attention to.
Incentive: A positive motivational influence.
Incidence: The relative frequency of occurrence of something.
Incorporated: Formed or united into a whole.
Index: An alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed.
Inhibition: Restraint.
Initiatives: Enterprises, ventures, business opportunities.
Input: Any stimulating information or event.
Instructions: Steps or rules to be followed.
Intelligence: The ability to comprehend.
Interval: The distance between things.
Lecture: Teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class).
Migration: The movement of persons from one country or locality to another.
Minimum: The smallest possible quantity.
Ministry: The office, duties, or work of a minister.
Motivation: The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal.
Neutral: Not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest.
Nevertheless: Despite anything to the contrary.
Overseas: In a place across an ocean.
Preceding: Coming before in time or order.
Presumption: An assumption that is taken for granted.
Rational: Consistent with or based on or using reason.
Recovery: Return to an original state.
Revealed: No longer hidden.
Scope: An area in which something acts or operates or has control.
Subsidiary: A company that is completely controlled by another company.
Tape: A long thin piece of cloth or paper.
Trace: Follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something.
Transformation: The act of changing in form or shape or appearance.
Transport: Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands.
Underlying: In the nature of something though not readily apparent.
Utility: A company that performs a public service.

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