EAC Unit 1 Part 2

study

careful examination or research of a subject — estudio

develop

to grow or cause to grow and become more advanced — desarrollar

group

a number of people or things classed together — grupo

system

a set of connected parts working as a whole — sistema

relate

to show or make a connection between things — relacionar

research

systematic investigation to establish facts — investigación

social

relating to society or interaction among people — social

result

a consequence or outcome of an action — resultado

use

to employ something for a purpose — usar

provide

to make available or supply something — proporcionar

however

nevertheless

in contrast to what was just said — sin embargo

increase

to become or make greater in size or amount — aumentar

experience

knowledge or skill gained through involvement — experiencia

level

a position on a scale of amount or quality — nivel

process

a series of actions to achieve a result — proceso

culture

the customs

history

the study of past events — historia

active

engaging in action

energetic — activo

support

to give assistance or backing to — apoyar

individual

a single person or thing

inform

to give information to someone — informar

important

of great significance or value — importante

include

to contain as part of a whole — incluir

form

the shape or structure of something — forma

require

to need something for a particular purpose — requerir

control

the power to direct or manage something — control

product

something produced by a process — producto

change

to make or become different — cambiar

model

a simplified representation of a system — modelo

significant

sufficiently great to be worthy of attention — significativo

data

facts and statistics collected for reference — datos

nature

the physical world and its phenomena — naturaleza

effect

a change resulting from an action — efecto

present

to show or introduce

existing now — presentar

value

the importance or worth of something — valor

analyze

to examine something in detail — analizar

economy

the system of production and consumption of wealth — economía

general

applying to most cases

not specific — general

table

an arrangement of data in rows and columns — tabla

policy

a course of action adopted by an organization — política

university

an institution of higher education — universidad

perform

to carry out an action or task — realizar

human

relating to people — humano

particular

specific rather than general — particular

suggest

to put forward an idea for consideration — sugerir

science

systematic study of the physical world — ciencia

low

below average in amount or level — bajo

measure

to determine the size or extent of something — medir

both

referring to two things together — ambos

design

a plan or drawing for making something — diseño epistemology

phenomenology

the study of structures of experience and consciousness — fenomenología

heuristic

a practical method or approach for discovery/problem-solving

dichotomy

a division into two sharply contrasting parts — dicotomía

paradigm

a typical example or pattern of something

a model — paradigma

empirical

based on observation or experiment rather than theory — empírico

ubiquity

the state of being everywhere at once

omnipresence — ubicuidad

esoteric

intended for or understood by only a small

ameliorate

to make a bad situation better

to improve — mejorar

vicissitude

a change of circumstances

idiosyncratic

peculiar to a specific individual

distinctive — idiosincrásico

parsimonious

extremely unwilling to spend money or resources — parsimonioso

obfuscate

to make something unclear or confusing on purpose — ofuscar

insidious

proceeding in a gradual

cogent

clear

tacit

understood without being stated openly — tácito

salient

most noticeable or important — destacado

tangential

only slightly relevant

digressing from the main point — tangencial

anomaly

something that deviates from what is standard or expected — anomalía

paradox

a statement that seems self-contradictory but may be true — paradoja

innate

inborn

natural rather than acquired — innato

conducive

making a certain outcome likely

favorable — propicio

disparity

a great difference or inequality — disparidad

extrapolate

to estimate by extending known data into an unknown situation — extrapolar

corollary

a natural consequence or result following from something else — corolario

axiom

a statement accepted as true without proof

a self-evident truth — axioma

arbitrary

based on random choice rather than reason or system — arbitrario

ambiguity

the quality of having more than one possible meaning — ambigüedad

pervasive

spreading widely throughout an area or group — omnipresente

plethora

an excessive amount of something — plétora

myriad

a countless or extremely great number — miríada

prevalent

widespread

common at a particular time — predominante

eschew

to deliberately avoid or abstain from something — evitar

circumvent

to find a way around an obstacle or rule — eludir

supersede

to take the place of something previously in use

replace — sustituir

obviate

to remove a need or difficulty in advance — evitar

aggrandize

to increase the power