Academic Vocabulary
To examine something carefully in order to understand it or explain it.
Analyse
To change something slightly.
Alter
A person who has reached the age when they are legally considered grown up.
Adult
To connect or fasten one thing to another.
Attach
A different choice or possibility.
Alternative
The detailed examination of something in order to understand it better.
Analysis
To reach a particular goal or standard through effort.
Attain
To support or publicly recommend an idea or cause.
Advocate
To say that something is certain or true in order to remove doubt.
Assure
An opinion or feeling about something or someone.
Attitude
A person who writes books, articles or other written works.
Author
To officially divide and give resources for a particular purpose.
Allocate
A close connection or relationship between people or groups.
Bond
A short document or summary containing important information.
Brief (n)
An unfair preference for or against a particular person, group or idea.
Bias
A comparison between two things to explain how they are similar.
Analogy
To manage or organize a business, institution or activity.
Administrate
A person or organization with the power to give orders or make decisions.
Authority
To give someone instructions or information about a particular task.
Brief (v)
Something that helps or gives an advantage to someone or something.
Benefit (n)
Not clear because it can have more than one meaning.
Ambiguous
To make changes to a document, law or proposal in order to improve it.
Amend
A person who supports or defends a particular cause, idea or policy.
Advocate
To say that something is caused by or results from a particular person or thing.
Attribute (v)
To have a positive effect on someone or something by providing an advantage.
Benefit (v)