447 Academic Words List - From A to B

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Ký tự từ A đến B

From A to B

From C to C

From D to D

From E to E

From F to G

From H to I

From J, L, M

From N, O

From P

From Q, R

From S, T

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1.         abandon

forsake; leave behind

As people abandon desktop computers for mobile ones, existing tech companies’ business models are being upended and new companies are blooming.
— New York Times (Jan 7, 2013)

Common academic collocations: abandon a hypothesis, abandon a line of research
COCA ( www.americancorpus.org) indicates academic collocates include decision, efforts, position, policy...i couldn't find any examples in mechanical engineering, so this might be a verb used more in policy-related fields?

2.         abstract

existing only in the mind

The other group wrote in a more abstract, evaluative way, prompted by questions such as “Why did the event happen?
— Scientific American (Dec 28, 2012)

Also a noun. the abstract of an article is a structured summary of its contents. We need to supply abstracts of conference presentations for the conference program or conference proposals sometimes too.

3.         access

the right to enter

But one reason may be, paradoxically, greater access to health insurance.
— Reuters (Jan 7, 2013)

I need to remember to pronounce the /k/ sound in the middle: AEK sess. If not, I sound like I'm saying the verb "assess"

4.         accommodate

have room for; hold without crowding

City clerks' offices around Maine scheduled extra office hours toaccommodate same-sex couples rushing to wed.
— Reuters (Dec 29, 2012)

academic collocations: "accommodate needs," "designed to accommodate [something]" common nouns that collocate with this verb are "learning, changes, differences" (COCA at www.americancorpus.org)

5.         accompany

go or travel along with

Mr. Obama demands that any spending cuts be accompanied by revenue increases.
— New York Times (Jan 6, 2013)

6.         accumulate

get or gather together

Business would still be left with record reserves, much higher than thoseaccumulated in earlier recessions.
— The Guardian (Jan 2, 2013)

7.         acknowledge

declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of

Acknowledging differences in work style enables leaders to structure interactions better.
— Washington Post (Jan 5, 2013)

8.         acquire

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

The design of the product resembles gadgets made by Nest Labs, the connected home company Google acquired earlier this year for $3.2 billion.
— Wall Street Journal (Sep 10, 2014)

collocations: acquire a house, knowledge, experience
q is /k/
stress on QUIRE
obtain, get, buy
members of the word family: acquisition (mergers and acquisitions)

9.         adapt

make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

Japanese officials said adapting overseas technologies presented a particular challenge.
— New York Times (Jan 7, 2013)

10.      adequate

having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

Better said it had injected significant funds into the business "without adequate returns".
— The Guardian (Jan 4, 2013)

11.      adjust

alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard

The managers typically adjust their holdings based on algorithms and charts tracking trends in global markets.
— Wall Street Journal (Jan 6, 2013)

12.      advocate

speak, plead, or argue in favor of

He was probably best known for his work on heart disease, advocating prevention through exercise and diet, particularly foods low in animal fat and sodium.
— New York Times (Jan 6, 2013)

13.      affect

have an influence upon

Would adding this data to someone's medical record affect health insurance rates?
— Slate (Jan 7, 2013)

14.      aggregate

a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together

Using data from Twitter covering 60,000 trips, aggregated within a ten mile radius, Fischer created this map of Europe's transport network.
— The Guardian (Nov 22, 2012)

15.      allocate

distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose

Existing x86 processor designs allocate cache on a first come, first served basis, which allows some workloads to monopolize the shared pool.
— Forbes (Sep 10, 2014)

allocate resources

16.      alter

cause to change; make different

Yet scientists have struggled to understand whether climate change isaltering that cycle.
— Scientific American (Jan 4, 2013)

17.      ambiguous

having more than one possible meaning

The fourth is currently classified as probable case and his infection status may remain ambiguous.
— Scientific American (Dec 5, 2012)

18.      analogy

drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity

While both air travel and pipelines are safer than their road alternatives, theanalogy only extends so far.
— Scientific American (Nov 16, 2012)

19.      annual

occurring or payable every year

What are the annual sales of electric vehicles in India?
— Forbes (Jan 7, 2013)

20.      anticipate

regard something as probable or likely

“We anticipate some potential short-term disruption,” Mr. Morton said, “but no significant long-term implications.”
— New York Times (Jan 6, 2013)

21.      apparent

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

The report of Rain's apparent romance with popular South Korean actress Kim Tae-hee, 32, broke in local media on Tuesday.
— BBC (Jan 2, 2013)

22.      append

fix to; attach

The hashtag has been appended to quite a few approving tweets.
— The Guardian (Jun 20, 2012)

23.      appreciate

be fully aware of; realize fully

There are, of course, plenty of things to appreciate about Downton.
— Time (Jan 4, 2013)

24.      approach

ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem

He said a better understanding of the links between high blood pressure and dementia could be crucial for developing new treatments orapproaches to prevention.
— BBC (Jan 7, 2013)

25.      appropriate

suitable for a particular person, place, or situation

Mr. Frederick said “that kind of legal strategy is perfectly appropriate.”
— New York Times (Jan 7, 2013)

26.      approximate

judge tentatively or form an estimate of

Food technology means they aren't bad these days, but they're only going to approximate the real thing.
— The Guardian (Jul 12, 2012)

27.      arbitrary

based on or subject to individual discretion or preference

His works are often intentionally placed in unglamorous, arbitrarysurroundings like abandoned buildings, far from the sleek world of urban galleries.
— New York Times (Dec 5, 2012)

28.      aspect

a characteristic to be considered

He will oversee all aspects of marketing for the company, including advertising, brand management, social media, and communications, LivingSocial said on Tuesday.
— Reuters (Jan 8, 2013)

29.      assess

estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of

Another complexity: most studies assess maternal drinking through interviews, and pregnant women might lie about or underestimate their consumption out of embarrassment or shame.
— Scientific American (Jan 4, 2013)

30.      assign

select something or someone for a specific purpose

A larger staff has been assigned to the school, she said, including mental health professionals.
— New York Times (Jan 3, 2013)

31.      assume

take to be the case or to be true

The market, it is generally assumed, will eventually drive up wages.
— New York Times (Dec 30, 2012)

32.      attach

be in contact with

“Indonesians are religious people, they are very much attached to their religious teachings, their religious values,” he said.
— New York Times (Jan 6, 2013)

33.      attain

gain with effort

He joined the Army near the end of and attained the rank of staff sergeant, remaining in the United States.
— New York Times (Oct 12, 2012)

34.      attribute

a quality belonging to or characteristic of an entity

Ms. Ora attributes much of her fashion education to her surroundings.
— New York Times (Jan 9, 2013)

35.      authority

the power or right to give orders or make decisions

Soccer authorities have been helping those banned with getting back on their feet and finding a way back into society.
— New York Times (Jan 11, 2013)

36.      behalf

as the agent of or on someone's part

The husband sits in the dominant, protective role, watching his wife’s efforts on behalf of the family and taking pride.
— New York Times (Aug 30, 2012)

37.      bias

a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue

More than 300 political parties contested the last general elections, representing various concerns, biases, cries for justice and pressure groups.
— New York Times (Jan 2, 2013)

38.      brief

give essential information to someone

“Flu vaccines are tough,” Bresee said during a telephone briefing with reporters.
— Washington Post (Jan 11, 2013)

39.      bulk

the property possessed by a large mass

Across Portugal, supermarkets and hypermarkets, with their inexpensive packaged goods and bulk items, continued to gain ground.
— New York Times (Nov 17, 2012)