447 Academic Words List - From J, L, M

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1.         journal

a periodical dedicated to a particular subject

The findings were published online January 10 in the Journal of Breath Research.
— Scientific American (Jan 11, 2013)

2.         justify

show to be right by providing proof

Justifying her sentence, she noted that the men were driven by financial motives and difficult family circumstances rather than ideology.
— New York Times (Jan 5, 2013)

3.         label

a brief description given for purposes of identification

Ms. Lutz, the Living Essentials spokeswoman, said the bold “No Crash Later” statement on product labels was followed by a special mark.
— New York Times (Jan 2, 2013)

4.         layer

single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance

“If Disney can drive more value from existing infrastructure by layering on technology, that is extremely powerful,” said Mr. Brown of Lo-Q.
— New York Times (Jan 7, 2013)

5.         lecture

teaching by giving a discourse on some subject

But each year, Mr. Wright gives a lecture on his experiences as a parent of a child with special needs.
— New York Times (Dec 25, 2012)

6.         legal

established by or founded upon law or official rules

As required by state law, the patient’s legal guardian was notified, along with local law enforcement.
— Washington Post (Jan 10, 2013)

7.         legislate

make laws or bills

But the recently introduced Lisbon Treaty has widened the scope for Brussels to ask member nations to legislate on criminal matters.
— New York Times (Dec 8, 2010)

8.         locate

determine the place of by searching or examining

But no one has ever thought that the fountain might be located beneath a house in Maine.
— Washington Post (Jan 5, 2013)

9.         maintain

keep in a certain state, position, or activity

Mr. Sprecher indicated that he was willing to maintain two headquarters, ICE's home in Atlanta and the Big Board's center in New York City.
— New York Times (Dec 21, 2012)

10.      major

greater in number or size or amount

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. also is meeting separately Thursday withmajor gun retailers, including Wal-Mart.
— Washington Post (Jan 11, 2013)

11.      manipulate

influence or control shrewdly or deviously

As the financial crisis was heating up, Barclays said it manipulated rates to increase profits and hide its failing financial health.
— Washington Post (Dec 13, 2012)

12.      manual

of or relating to the hands

However, back at the other office, Mr. Tuli did point out an engineer who was translating manuals for companies assembling DataWind tablets in China.
— New York Times (Dec 31, 2012)

13.      margin

the boundary line or area immediately inside the boundary

The new military spending bill, known as the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act, was passed in both houses of Congress by wide margins.
— New York Times (Dec 24, 2012)

14.      mature

having reached full natural growth or development

Coach Mike Smith said Monday they had learned from and been maturedby their recent disappointments.
— New York Times (Jan 8, 2013)

15.      mechanism

device consisting of a piece of machinery

Mr. Kasuri expressed surprise over the government’s failure to install an effective firewall mechanism despite having months to do so.
— New York Times (Dec 30, 2012)

16.      medium

the surrounding environment

Witnesses told local news media that the helicopter appeared to have exploded after hitting the ground.
— New York Times (Jan 9, 2013)

17.      mediate

act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

A few violence interrupters were mediating between the gangs' leaders, while the rest worked the crowd, calming people down.
— New York Times (Dec 26, 2012)

18.      medical

relating to the study or practice of medicine

But some critics said that poor and uninsured patients sometimes used the emergency room as their primary source of medical care.
— New York Times (Jan 11, 2013)

19.      mental

involving the mind or an intellectual process

Yet Justice Del Giudice, who was scheduled to sentence Mr. Isaac, ordered amental health examination instead.
— New York Times (Jan 12, 2013)

20.      method

a way of doing something, especially a systematic way

Other schools have also adopted inventive methods to promote graduating in four years.
— Time (Jan 10, 2013)

What's missing in this definition is "the scientific method," or the "Methods" section of a research paper.

21.      migrate

move from one country or region to another and settle there

Jeffrey Hart is a Briton migrating back and forth between Canada and the United States on work visas, gaining experience in natural building.
— New York Times (Aug 20, 2012)

22.      minimal

the least possible

The fighters are operating on a minimal budget, eating just one meal a day, he added.
— New York Times (Jan 11, 2013)

23.      minimum

the smallest possible quantity

Employees will be given a minimum 60-day notice before any furlough of longer than 22 days takes place, according to the document.
— Washington Post (Dec 28, 2012)

24.      minor

inferior in number or size or amount

In my next post, we'll look at how seemingly minor details in a transaction, if not handled properly,  can make your life miserable.
— New York Times (Dec 19, 2012)

25.      mode

how something is done or how it happens

Altogether, shifting transportation modes would drive up prices, he said, adding, “Rail is not the answer.”
— New York Times (Dec 24, 2012)

26.      modify

cause to change; make different

Riders complained about inaccurate modified schedules on the Web site — a criticism the agency sometimes acknowledged.
— New York Times (Dec 15, 2012)

27.      monitor

keep an eye on; keep under surveillance

A screen in one corner relayed footage from the closed circuit cameras installed across the office floors, monitoring staff activity.
— New York Times (Jan 9, 2013)

28.      motive

the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal

But his prime motive in choosing Google, he said, was online collaboration.
— New York Times (Dec 26, 2012)

29.      mutual

common to or shared by two or more parties

Teams are taught four skill sets: leadership, mutual support, situation monitoring and communication.
— Washington Post (Dec 26, 2012)