Academic Word List – Sublist 1

Vocabulary flashcards covering simplified definitions for terms in Academic Word List – Sublist 1.

Analyze

To look at something carefully to understand it better

Approach

A way of doing or thinking about something

Area

A specific place, region, or subject

Assess

To test or judge how good or big something is

Assume

To think something is true without checking

Authority

The power or right to give orders and make decisions

Available

Ready to be used or easy to get

Benefit

Something good or helpful that you get

Concept

An idea or a general thought

Consist

To be made up of specific parts

Context

The situation or background around an event or word

Constitute

To form or make up a whole part of something

Contract

A legal agreement between people or businesses

Data

Information or facts collected together

Define

To explain the exact meaning of a word or idea

Derive

To get something from a specific source

Distribute

To give or share something out to many people

Economy

The system of money, business, and trade in a country

Environment

The nature or air and space around us

Establish

To start, build, or create something that lasts

Estimate

To guess a number or amount close to the real answer

Evident

Easy to see or clear to understand

Factor

One of the things that causes or changes a result

Finance

The control and management of money

Formula

A set rule, plan, or math equation to solve something

Function

The main job or purpose of a person or thing

Income

The money you earn from work or investments

Indicate

To show, point out, or make clear

Individual

One single person or item

Interpret

To explain or find the meaning of something

Involve

To include someone or something as a part

Issue

An important topic or problem to discuss

Labor

Hard work, usually physical work

Legal

Allowed by or related to the law

Legislate

To create and pass new laws

Major

Very big, main, or important

Method

A planned way of doing something

Occur

To happen or take place

Percent

A part out of $100$ (like $50\%$)

Period

A specific amount or block of time

Principle

A basic rule or belief that guides behavior

Proceed

To keep going or continue moving forward

Process

A series of steps taken to do something

Policy

An official rule or plan of an organization

Require

To need something or demand it

Research

Careful study to learn new facts and information

Respond

To answer or react to something

Role

The job or part someone plays in a situation

Section

A part or piece of a larger thing

Sector

A specific part of an economy or area

Significant

Important or large enough to matter

Similar

Almost the same, but not completely identical

Source

The place or thing where something comes from

Specific

Exact and clear, not general

Structure

The way the parts of something are built or organized

Theory

An idea that explains how or why something works

Vary

To change or be different in different situations