Lecture Vocabulary Flashcards

A complete set of vocabulary flashcards derived from the lecture transcript, covering adjectives, research terminology, and general academic English.

Maintain

To keep something in good condition or continue to have something.

Impression

An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone.

Attend

To go to or be present at an event or place.

Manage

To succeed in doing something or to be in charge of a situation.

According to

As stated by a specific person, source, or document.

In particular

Specifically or especially.

Opportunity

A set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.

Come across

To meet or find someone or something by chance.

Arrogant

Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

Trustworthy

Able to be relied on as honest or truthful.

Suspicious

Having or showing a cautious distrust of someone or something.

Complex

Consisting of many different and connected parts; not simple.

Modest

Unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements.

Ostentatious

Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.

Wary

Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems.

Reliable

Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.

Showy

Having an appearance which is intended to attract attention.

Costly

Expensive or costing a lot of money.

Complicated

Involving many different and confusing aspects; difficult to analyze.

Cautious

Avoidance of potential problems or dangers.

Arrange

To put things in a neat, attractive, or required order.

Purpose

The reason for which something is done or created.

Outcome

The way a thing turns out; a consequence or result.

Delay

A period of time by which something is late or postponed.

Suggest

To put forward for consideration.

Currently

At the present time.

On the whole

Taking everything into consideration; in general.

Generally speaking

In most cases; usually.

Overlap

To cover part of the same area or share some of the same characteristics.

Compare

To estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between things.

Highlight

To pick out and emphasize specific information.

To be frustrated

Feeling annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want.

In contrast

In a way that is very different from something else.

Reconcile

To restore friendly relations or make different ideas consistent with each other.

Necessary

Required to be done, achieved, or present; essential.

Survey

To examine and record the area and features of something; a study of opinions.

Exist

To have objective reality or being.

Primary research

New research, carried out to answer specific issues or questions.

In-depth

Comprehensive and thorough.

Sample

A small part or quantity intended to show what the whole is like.

Target

An objective or result towards which efforts are directed.

Competitors

Organizations or people engaged in a contest or commercial rivalry.

Affordable

Inexpensive; reasonably priced.

Goal

The object of a person's ambition or effort; an aim or desired result.

Determine

To firmly decide or establish something by research or calculation.

Find out

To discover a fact or piece of information.

Common

Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.

Although

In spite of the fact that; even though.

Predict

To say or estimate that a specified thing will happen in the future.

Secondary research

Research that uses data that was already collected by others.

Consider

To think carefully about something, typically before making a decision.

Quantitative

Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something.

Impact

A marked effect or influence.

Gauge

To measure or assess the magnitude, amount, or contents of something.

Respondent

A person who provides answers to a survey or questionnaire.

Qualitative

Relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something.

Gather

To come together or assemble into one group or body.

Viable

Capable of working successfully; feasible.