Easy Vocab
have the ability or tendency to change to different situations
Adaptive
uses relatively little to energy
energy - efficient
occurring over or involving a relatively long period of time
Long - term
old-fashioned. / no longer valid or relevant
out of date
topic sentence
not identified by name
Anonymous
able to exist or occur together
compatible
make a choice from a range of possibilities.
opt for
the action or process of destroying something
demolition
Most academic texts put forward a _______. It is important to be able to identify the central ______ in a text because this is the most important thing the writer is trying to express.
Claim / Thesis statement
that only has one movement or direction
one - way
to rebuild / fix something
renovation
the most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating the newest technology, ideas, and features
state of the art
not able to be undone or altered.
irreversible
______ often contain first person references.
Opinions
many people are aware / familiar with
well - known
get or bring (something) back; regain possession of.
retrieve
susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm.
vulernable
long life / long existence or service
longevity
Choosing the right ______ will make your argument strong and appealing to the reader.
Facts
the customary, habitual, or expected procedure or way of doing something.
Practice
increasing in size at a rapid rate
fast - growing
especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.
affluent
objects kept or collected because of their historical interest, especially those associated with memorable people or events.
memorabilia
The ____ and _____ conditionals can be used to make proposals about the future and to describe their consequences.
First, Second