AWL

english ib

abandon

give up with the intent of never claiming, doing or caring for again

abstract

a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

academic

associated with academia or an academy

access

the means or opportunity to approach or enter a place

accommodation

the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need

accompanied

having companions or escort

accumulation

material collected or gathered by successive additions

accurate

correct

achieve

to do what one sets out to do

acknowledged

generally accepted

acquire

gain through experience

adaptation

the process of changing as a result of something

adequate

satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity

adjacent

near or close to but not necessarily touching

adjustment

the act of making something different

administrate

Supervise; carry out decisions

adults

physically mature organisms

advocate

a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

affect

to influence

aggregate

the whole amount

aid

the work of caring for or attending to someone or something

albeit

although

allocation

the act of distributing by allotting or apportioning

alter

cause to change

alternative

one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

ambiguous

unclear in meaning or application

amendment

a statement that is added to a proposal or document

analogous

similar or correspondent in some ways though otherwise different

analyze

to examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it

annual

occurring once every year

anticipated

expected hopefully

apparent

clearly visible or understood; obvious:

appendix

supplementary material that is collected and added at the back of a book

appreciation

an expression of gratitude

approach

to move closer to someone or something; to ask someone for something when you are not sure if s/he will do what you want

appropriate

suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

approximate

close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact

arbitrary

based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse

area

a particular part of a place, city, country, etc; a particular subject or type of activity

aspect

a part, feature, or characteristic

assembly

the social act of assembling

assess

to make a judgment abut a person or situation after thinking carefully about it; to calculate the quality, amount, or value of something

assigned

appointed to a post or duty

assist

to help

assume

to think that something is true although you have no proof; take control, power, or a particular position; to start having a particular quality or appearance

assurance

freedom from doubt

attached

fastened together

attained

achieved or reached

attitude

a settled way of thinking or feeling about something

attribute

1. regard something as being caused by. 2. a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something

author

writer or creator

authority

the power someone has because of his/her official position; someone who is respected because of his/her knowledge about a subject

automatically

gets done without a person's deliberate control

available

if something is available, you can have it, buy it, or use it

aware

conscious of; bearing in mind

behalf

as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as "on behalf of")

benefit

the money or other advantages you get from something such as insurance or the government or as part of your job; advantage, improvement or help that you get from something

bias

a general assumption that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

bond

a connection that fastens things together

brief

concise and succinct

bulk

the property of something that is great in magnitude

capable

having the requisite qualities for

capacity

the maximum production possible, ability to perform or produce

category

a group of people or things having something in common; type

ceases

stops

challenge

a demanding or stimulating situation

channel

a television station and its programs

chapter

a part of a book or any distinct period in history or in a person's life

chart

a visual display of information

chemical

relating to chemistry

circumstances

your overall condition or environment in life

cited

mentioned

civil

relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters

clarity

free from obscurity and easy to understand

classical

of or characteristic of a form or system felt to be of first significance before modern times

clause

(grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence

code

a system of words, letters, figures , or symbols used to represent others , especially for the purposes of secrecy. Computingprogram instructions

coherence

logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

coincide

happen simultaneously

collapse

break down, literally or metaphorically

colleagues

co-workers, people who have the same career

commenced

started

comments

notes that an author or reviewer adds to a document

commission

A committee officially in charge of something; in working order; an amount paid to an employee based on a percentage of the employee's sales

commit

perpetrate or carry out (a mistake, crime, or immoral act). transfer something to (a state or place where it can be kept or preserved)

commodity

anything that is bought or sold

communicate

share or exchange information, news, or ideas

community

all of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area

compensation

something (such as money) given or received as payment

compiled

put together in book or a work

complement

something added to complete or make perfect

complex

having varied interrelated parts, and therefore hard to understand; complicated

components

parts

compounds

substances formed by the joining of elements through chemical bonding

comprehensive

including all or everything

comprise

include or contain

compute

to calculate

conceived

formed in the mind

concentrate

focus all one's attention on a particular object or activity

concept

an idea of how something is, or how something should be done