ACADEMIC VOCABULARY Flashcards

(53 cards)

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1: vitally important

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Very important

EX: These are vitally important (1) for the success of learning vocabulary in a short period of time.

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#2: do not take them lightly
OR  cannot be taken lightly
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Take them seriously

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3: every so often

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from time to time, often

EX: You will see them every so often (3) as you go through the book.

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4: coupled with

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beside

EX: That’s why you will have to see them over and
over again, COUPLED WITH (4) new phrases.

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5: produce desirable learning outcomes

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give good results

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6: familiarize yourself

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get familiar with

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7: a myriad of

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a lot of/many

EX: This will, of course, produce desirable learning outcomes (5) since you will familiarize yourself (6) with a myriad of (7) useful vocab that you will finally have a chance to use in formal writing.

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8: unprecedented

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Never done or known before

EX: An unprecedented (8) book about learning vocabulary just for you, my friend.

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9: expertise

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expert knowledge in a particular field

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10: dedicated to

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devote time and effort to

EX: I hope you don’t take it lightly as this is all my expertise (9) dedicated to (10) creating the best learning experience so you can enjoy and have fun.

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11: simplify

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make it simple and easy to understand

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12: utilize

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use

EX: You will see a myriad of topics that I will do my best to simplify (11) and at the same time utilize (12) as many academic words as possible so you can easily familiarize yourself with them as well as you ever dream of.

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13: illustrate their point

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prove their point,or use as example

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14: does not have anything to do with

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Does not have any relation with,does not affect

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15: compromise

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~lose

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16: individuality

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uniqueness of character

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17: of good quality

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~This shirt is of high quality=The quality of this shirt is high

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18: The same goes for other topics

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Other topics as well, no difference

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19: bear in mind

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remember/ keep in mind

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20: detrimental

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bad, negative

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21: create a by-product

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a secondary product

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22: makes it possible

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allows/ enables

23
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23: as easy as it sounds

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easy as people think

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24: underlying principles

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Basic principles you behind anything

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#25: That also explains
This is a very good linking phrase
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#26: backbone
The essense; The basics; The fundamentals
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#27: to some degree
To some extent
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#28: constitute
Create, build, be a part of the whole thing
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#29: irrespective of
regardless of, no matter
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#30: place more significant emphasis
stress, take it more seriously
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#31: complement
support each other
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#32: ultimately
at the end
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#33: an indication of
it's not an indication of= it doesn't mean (that)
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#34: that is not necessarily true
it's not all true
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#35: of value
have value
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#36: aware of its existence
know it EX: Marketing links products of value (35) with those who are not aware of its existence (36)
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#37: on a daily basis
every day
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#38: facilitated
help, assist, support EX: Most products you buy on a daily basis (37) are facilitated (38) by a myriad of marketing activities.
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#39: Without the existence of
without it EX: Without the existence of (39) marketing, it would be detrimental to the economy because products would not match customers' needs.
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#40 suffer losses
EX: Businesses would suffer losses (40) and customers would lose the chance (41) to improve their life by using these products.
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#41: lose the chance
lose the opportunity
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#42: imply
suggest that
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#43: relies heavily
EX: We, therefore, could imply (42) that the health of any economy relies heavily (43) on marketing activities.
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#44: perceived
understood, viewed
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#45: highly beneficial
EX: All in all, marketing should be perceived (44) as good if not highly beneficial (45).
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#46: high degree of
high level of
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#47: are motivated to
EX: A country with a high degree of (46) tourism facilitates economic activities as people are motivated (47) to work hard to serve foreigners and make money from catering food (48) and rendering services (49).
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#48: catering food
serving food
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#49: rendering services
perform services (like legal services etc)
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#50: create more value to the society
EX: These activities are vitally important to create more value to the society (50) they are being a part of.
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#51: are more likely to
has higher chance to
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#52: associate with
connect with
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#53: greatly benefit from that
EX: Just like when you are beautiful, people are more likely to (51) associate with (52) you can greatly benefit from that (53).