2016-17 Academic Vocabulary
Unit Four
Guess the word for this definition. One definition is easier than the other…..
--estimate the nature, quality,
ability or significance of
OR
--evaluate the importance of
assess!
Guess the word for this definition. One definition is easier than the other…..
--measure the nature, quality,
ability or significance of
OR
--evaluate the importance of
assess
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
*check out
*ignore
*evaluate
*neglect
*measure
*guess
*judge
*disregard
assess
Other forms:
assessment, assessable
Use in a sentence:
“City Department of Buildings staffers
have headed out to assess the damage.”
Washington Times Oct 2, 2015
assess
1. assess
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--appearing to merit belief or
acceptance
--capable of being believed
credible!
Guess the word for this definition. One definition is easier than the other…..
--appearing to merit belief or
acceptance
--capable of being believed
credible
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
* reliable
* absurd
* plausible
* impossible
* believable
* doubtful
* likely
* suspicious
credible
Other forms:
incredible, incredibleness,
credibly, credence
Note: from Latin “cred” to believe
Use in a sentence:
Being honest and and believable will
make you credible.
credible!
2. credible
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--develop or present (a theory, policy or
system) in detail
or
--to work out in detail
elaborate!
2 pronunciations:
adj. ih-lab-er-it;
v. ih-lab-uh-reyt
Guess the word for this definition. One definition is easier than the other…..
--develop or present (a theory, policy or
system) in detail
or
--to work out in detail
elaborate
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
* dwell on
* brief
* develop
* abbreviated
* work out
* general
* detail
* modest
elaborate
Other forms:
elaborating,
Use in a sentence:
She elaborated on
the main ideas in her dissertation.
elaborate!
3. elaborate
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definition is easier than the other…..
--to prove or show to be
right, just, or reasonable
justify!
Guess the word for this definition. One
definition is easier than the other…..
--to prove or show to be
right, just, or reasonable
In other words...
To justify is to make excuses for one's
actions, like the dieter who has to justify
the few tiny pieces of chocolate she's
sneaked in between salads.
You’ll encounter some form of the word
justify
about once every
118 pages!
justify
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
* explain
* blame
* interpret
* refute
* cite
* retract
* support
* withdraw
justify
Other forms:
justified,
Use in a sentence:
The judge ruled that the search was
justified when Strieff was later arrested
on an outstanding traffic warrant.
Washington Times, Oct 2, 2015
4. justify
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--the quality of being worthy
of attention; importance
--something important
significance!
Guess the word for this definition. One definition is easier than the other…..
--the quality of being worthy
of attention; importance
--something important
significance
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
* importance
* worthlessness
* meaningful
* insignificance
* substantial
* unimportant
* monumental
* trivial
You’ll encounter some form of the word
sign
about once every
21 pages!
Use the adjective significant to describe
something that is important. Your
"significant other" means the person
who's most important in your life. A
significant result in a scientific study is a
result large enough to matter.
significance
Other forms:
significant, significantly,
Use in a sentence:
“Both teams made a significant move
last summer in an attempt to help them
next spring.”
US News, Oct 3, 2015
significance
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