Essential Acadmic Vocabulary (Unit 11)

abandon (v.)

to give up the idea or doing something

analogous (adj.)

similar; nearly the same

awareness (n.)

a knowledge about something

capable (adj.)

having the ability to do something

capacity (n.)

the ability to do something

comprise (v.)

to include; to contain

conflict (n.)

a state of tension or strife

convey (v.)

to express or communicate something

deduce (v.)

to reach a conclusion by reasoning from the general to the specific

definite (adj.)

clearly and concisely expressed

denote (v.)

to indicate or signify something

detect (v.)

to discover or notice something

deviation (n.)

a difference from what is expected

differentiate (v.)

to find the differences between things

display (n.)

to show or exhibit something

distort (v.)

to twist; to misrepresent

equivalent (n.)

something that is equal or the same

evolve (v.)

to develop gradually

exhibit (v.)

to show or display something

facilitate (v.)

to make something easier

flexible (adj.)

capable of being bent or altered

fundamental (adj.)

basic; primary

furthermore (adv.)

in addition; also

generation (n.)

a group of people of about the same age

identical (adj.)

exactly the same as something else

instrinsically (adv.)

as a basic or fundamental quality; inherently

likewise (adv.)

in the same way or manner

marginal (adj.)

of little importance or worth

mental (adj.)

having to do with the mind

modifiable (adj.)

changeable

norm (n.)

the usual or expected result or behavior

notion (n.)

a belief, idea, or opinion

pose (v.)

to pretend to be something that one is not

qualitative (adj.)

based on a quality rather than on a quantity

reveal (v.)

to uncover or display something openly

simulate (v.)

to imitate a real situation

style (n.)

a particular way that something is done