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The 10th Academic Words for reading skill
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Undergraduate 1
06/11/2008

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Term
Expand
Definition

Definition:

Grow larger or more detailed

 

Example:

Aby birds cannot expand and contract their lungs

 

Part of Speech:

expand (verb)

 

Term
Expert
Definition

Definition:

with special skill or training

 

Example:

He had received expert academic advice

 

Part of Speech:

Expert (noun, adj)

Expertly (adv)

Term
Explicit
Definition

Definition:

clearly and fully expressed

 

Example:

Explicit photos showing poses and acts

 

Part of Speech:

Explicit (adj)

Explicitly (adv)

Explicitness (noun)

Term
Exploit
Definition

Definition:

Brave successful act 

 

Example:

500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology

 

Part of Speech:

exploit (noun)

exploitative (adj)

Term
Export
Definition

Definition:

send aboard for sale 

 

Example:

We exported $16 million worth of mussels to Japan

 

Part of Speech:

export (noun)

Term
Expose
Definition

Definition:

public statement of something shameful 

 

Example:

At low tide the sands are exposed

 

Part of Speech:

expose (noun)

exposure (noun)

Term
External
Definition

Definition:

Outside

 

Example:

He child learns to form conceptions of the external world.

 

Part of Speech:

External (adj)

Externally (adv)

Term
Extract
Definition

Definition:

product obtained by extracting

 

Example:

I won't let you go without trying to extract a promise from you

 

Part of Speech:

extract (noun)

Term
Facilitate
Definition

Definition:

make easy

 

Example:

Schools were located on the same campus to facilitate the shring of resources

 

Part of Speech:

facility (noun)

Term
Factor
Definition

Definition:

influence that helps to produce a result

 

Example:

His legal problems were not a factor in his decision

 

Part of Speech:

factor (noun)

Term
Feature
Definition

Definition:

noteciable quality

 

Example:

Safety features like dual air bags

 

Part of Speech:

feature (noun)

Term
Federal
Definition

Definition:

of or being a federation

 

Example:

Russia's federation treaty sres powers among Russia's federal and local governments.

 

Part of Speech:

Federal (adj)

Federation (noun)

Term
Fee
Definition

Definition:

money paid foe professional service, to join a club,etc

 

Example:

The gallery charges an admission fee

 

Part of Speech:

fee (noun)

feeble (adj)

feebly (adv)

Term
File
Definition

Definition:

steel tool for rubbing or cutting hard surfaces 

 

Example:

The police have opened a file on local burglaries

 

Part of Speech:

file (noun)

Term
Final
Definition

Definition:

last;that cannot be changed

 

Example:

The final version of the report was presented

 

Part of Speech:

final (adj)

finally (adv)

Term
Finance
Definition

Definition:

Management of money

 

Example:

The finances of the school were causing serious concern

 

Part of Speech:

financially (adv)

Term
Finite
Definition

Definition:

limited

 

Example:

Every computer s a finite amount of memory

 

Part of Speech:

finite (adj)

finitely (adv)

Term
Flexible
Definition

Definition:

easily bent

 

Example:

You can save money if you're flexible about where your room is located

 

Part of Speech:

flexible (adj)

flexibility (noun)

Term
Fluctuate
Definition

Definition:

change continually

 

Example:

You can save money if you're flexible about where your room is located

 

Part of Speech:

fluctuatation (noun)

 

Term
Focus
Definition

Definition:

point at which beams of light,etc, meet

 

Example:

You can save money if you're flexible about where your room is located

 

Part of Speech:

focus (noun)

focal (adj)

Term

Format

Definition

Definition:

size,shape, or arrangement of something

 

Example:

The format of the funeral service

 

Part of Speech:

formation (noun)

formative (adj)

Term
Formula
Definition

Definition:

rule expressed in a short form by letter number

 

Example:

The soft drink company closely guards its secret formula

 

Part of Speech:

formula (noun)

Term
Forthcoming
Definition

Definition:

happening soon; supplied when needed

 

Example:

No anwer was forthcoming

 

Part of Speech:

forthcoming (adj)

Term
Foundation
Definition

Definition:

foundating of an organization

 

Example:

he starts playing melody lines on the bass instead of laying the foundation down.

 

Part of Speech:

foundation (noun) 

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