High-Frequency Academic Vocabulary

Flashcards containing high-frequency academic vocabulary terms, their parts of speech, and definitions based on 'The Forum' lecture materials for sports and personal development.

abandon

To give up or leave something behind.

acquire

To gain, obtain, or receive something.

adequate

Sufficient or satisfactory for a requirement.

advocate

To publicly support or recommend a particular cause or policy; a person who supports a cause.

alternative

Another choice or option; available as another possibility.

analyze

To examine in detail to explain or interpret information.

assume

To suppose to be the case without proof.

beneficial

Resulting in good; favorable or advantageous.

challenge

A task or situation that tests someone's abilities; to dispute the truth or validity of something.

consequence

A result or effect of an action or condition.

contemporary

Living or occurring at the same time; modern or current.

contribute

To give something in order to help achieve or provide something.

crucial

Extremely important or essential.

demonstrate

To show, prove, or clearly exhibit something.

diverse

Showing a great deal of variety; very different.

efficient

Achieving maximum productivity with the least wasted effort or resources.

empowerment

The process of giving power or authority to someone; enhancing one's capacity.

ethical

Relating to moral principles or being morally correct.

evaluate

To assess, judge, or form an idea of the value or quality of something.

fundamental

Basic, core, or forming a necessary base.

global

Relating to the whole world; worldwide.

identify

To recognize or establish who or what something is.

impact

A marked effect or influence; to have a strong effect on something.

implement

To put a decision, plan, or agreement into effect.

inevitable

Certain to happen and unavoidable.

interaction

Reciprocal action or influence between people or things.

objective

A goal or target; being impartial and not influenced by personal feelings.

perspective

A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

phenomenon

An observable fact or situation that exists or happens.

prevalent

Widespread or common in a particular area or at a particular time.

priority

The state of being regarded as more important than others.

promote

To further the progress of something; to support, publicize, or advance.

propose

To put forward a plan or suggestion for consideration.

reinforce

To strengthen or support an existing idea, structure, or feeling.

reliable

Consistently good in quality or performance; trustworthy.

significant

Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy.

sophisticated

Highly developed, complex, or refined.

sustainable

Able to be maintained at a certain rate or level; environmentally friendly.

transition

The process of changing from one state or condition to another; a period of change.

transparent

Clear, easy to perceive, or (of an organization) open to public scrutiny.