Academic Vocab 1
These are words I need to know to be able to understand assignment instructions, understand some of the reading material in the unit, and discuss what I know about the topic.
What is academic vocabulary?
When we look back on an event, a person, an object and think about it, we are doing this.
What is to reflect?
If something is meaningful to a situation, or when something is connected to what is being done, it is ___________.
What is relevant?
This is the help you give people who are in need.
What is aid?
When individuals work together and create a place and way to receive donations, they are making a ______.
What is a fundraiser?
You do this when you make the meaning clear.
What is clarify?
Specific is an antonym of this word.
What is general?
We do this when we investigate a topic or theory by looking at good evidence, make experiments to test a theory, or read articles and books from good sources about the topic.
What is research?
If something is probably not going to change, won't be moved easily, or stays the same over time, we use this word to describe it.
What is stable?
This is the word we use when we want to say there is a chance something could go wrong.
What is a risk?
When everybody in a group agrees we say we have this thing.
What is consensus?
The word food is a general word but if I say I ate a burger, pizza, or hot dogs I am being more _______.
What is specific?
This word means the information from a book, newspaper, magazine, music recordings, radio or television broadcasts or transcripts, internet sites, films or images you talk about in a report, essay or other assignment.
What is a source?
This word means a big problem that needs to be fixed NOW!
This is the word we use to talk about how much money, time, or what you have to do to get something done (accomplished).
What is "cost?"
When we do this, we are judging the value of something.
What is evaluate?
This word means the idea you have after you saw some evidence, heard some things, or read some things.
What is a conclusion?
This word means the list of the sources that you used to create a research project.
What is a bibliography page?
This word means the exchange of money for goods (products) or services.
What is trade?
This word is what we call the money that different people offer to give when more than one person is trying to buy something (or when more than one company is trying to do a job for another company).
What is a bid?
We do this when we look and think about the different parts of something to help us explain and understand it.
What is to analyze?
This word means how correct something is.
What is accuracy?
This thing includes the date a source was published, the city where it was published, and the name of the publishing company, for example.
What is publication information?
If you give help without expecting anything in return, you have given this thing.
What is charity?
A thing that improves our life is called a __________.
What is a benefit?