Aptis vocabulary study workbook

Aptis Vocabulary Study
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The New Academic Word List
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afterward

happening after something else happened

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amongst

in or through a group

prep

artistic

Being able to paint, write music, etc.; creative

adj

backward

toward what is behind you

adv

bodily

physically, as when lifting someone

adv

carrier

a company, usually an airline, that carries things

n

collective

formed by working together as a group

adj

computation

the act of calculating; method of computing

n

continuity

continued existence; fact of not stopping

n

definite

Not likely to change; clearly decided

adj

freely

(living, existing) without being controlled

adv

generalization

making a statement about a group from limited data

n

generalize

To apply a particular idea to a large group

verb

goodness

nourishment; good food value

n

historically

throughout history

adv

importantly

in an important way;

adv

interestingly

you'll find this surprising; in an interesting way

adv

locally

Concerning the area around where you are

adj

machinery

machines in general

n

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marker

something that is easy to recognize or identify

n

meaningful

Having importance; showing someone's intention

adj

namely

that is to say, specifically

adv

nationalism

The spirit of love of your country, e.g. leading to war

n

neat

Not messy; clean and orderly; simple and effective

adj

nicely

in a pleasing way; in a polite way

adv

noisy

full of noise; loud

adj

outer

on or around something

adj

painful

causing or feeling physical pain or hurt

adj

pardon

to excuse

verb

parental

concerning, or provided by, a parent

adj

partial

not complete; being only part of something

adj

partially

in part; in some degree; not wholly

adv

photographic

concerning the art of making images with cameras

adj

planner

notebook for recording appointments or things to do

n

problematic

being difficult to deal with or fix

adj

readily

in a quick and easy manner

adv

realism

accepting things as they are, not as you want

n

realistic

looks or appears real; like things really are

adj

rewrite

to write again to improve, or correct errors

verb

ruler

someone who has control over a country or area

n

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simplify

to make something easier to do, use or understand

verb

sometime

at an unknown time in the future

adj

specialty

the specific area of your field

n

subset

a small set which is part of a larger set

n

supposedly

as some people believe (shows you doubt it)

adv

systematic

done in a thorough, logical or planned way

adj

terribly

to an extreme degree; badly; very

adv

thickness

the distance between the opposite edges of a thing

n

underneath

below or beneath something; under

adv

unemployed

being without a job; jobless

adj

whichever

whatever one

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whoever

whatever person; any person at all

pron

accent

a way of speaking that shows your dialect or class

n

actively

doing things to achieve a specific goal

adv

adaptation

changing to a new form; thing that is changed

n

adaptive

able to adjust to new conditions

adj

apple

hard round red or green fruit with a white center

n

authority

people in positions of power, able to decide things

n

availability

being present and able to be used

n

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bang

to strike something loudly or forcefully

verb

bat

object used for hitting a ball in various games

n

blank

being empty; not filled out; with no writing on it

adj

bleed

to lose blood because of an injury

verb

bound

to go to a specified place; to jump

verb

broadly

in a general (not detailed) manner

adv

bucket

open container with a handle used to carry liquids

n

calculation

process or result of using mathematics

n

calculator

a small electronic device used for calculation

n

characterization

the way someone or something is described

n

cheat

To act in dishonest manner to gain an advantage

verb

cheers

a toast used when raising your glass to drink

n

clever

Showing intelligence; quick to understand or learn

adj

clip

a metal holder used for keeping things together

n

clue

a piece of information that helps explain a situation or provide a
solution to a problem

n

commentary

explanation or discussion of a written work/event

n

commonly

typically, normally; not unusually

adv

comparable

being similar in some way

adj

complication

action making something harder to do something

n

conditional

depending (on)

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connector

a device that joins things together

n

conscious

aware of what is going on around you; not knocked out

adj

consciousness being awake

n

container

an object that can be used to hold things

n

correction

a change to make something right

n

correctly

in an accurate or correct manner

adv

cure

a medicine or treatment that makes an ill person become healthy

n

detection

the act of discovering something or solving a crime

n

developmental concerning the development or growth

adj

directive

formal an order from an authority

n

disturbance

a noise or something that stops you from continuing what you were
doing

n

economically

in an efficient manner; without using too much effort

adv

economist

a person who studies economics

n

enormously

extremely, by a large amount

adv

equality

the idea that all people have the same rights

n

flip

to rotate or turn something over

n

ghost

spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living

n

hedge

a fence made with small trees; avoid or try to avoid fulfilling

n

identification

(card or paper) that proves who a person is

n

incredible

very hard to believe

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incredibly

extremely, hard to believe

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indicator

an instrument that shows conditions in a machine, such as temperature, speed, n
pressure; in chemistry: a compound that changes color in the presence of an acid
or a base

individually

in a way involving only that person

adv

industrialization process of creating and developing many businesses

n

industrialize

To make into something at an industrial level

verb

inequality

situation where things are not equal/fair

n

influential

having the power to cause change; having influence

adj

instability

not stable; changeable

n

intensity

great energy, strength, or concentration

n

intensive

needing great effort for a short period of time

adj

interrupt

to cause something to stop happening for a time

verb

interviewer

a person who asks questions to obtain information

n

junior

someone lower in rank

adj

kilometer

a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters

n

lab

laboratory; a place to do scientific experiments

n

likelihood

the chance that something might happen

n

lump

a small hard part of something smooth, soft, or continuous

n

mathematical

concerning numbers and equations

adj

memorize

to study something so that you remember it

verb

minus

(prep) being less than zero in number

prep

monkey

an animal related to humans, which lives in trees

n

nasty

very bad, unpleasant, or offensive

adj

nest

the home of a bird or spider

n

observer

someone whose job it is to watch or notice things

n

occurrence

specific instance of something happening

n

periodic

happening regularly, but not frequently

adj

physically

in a manner related to the body

adv

plug

an electrical connector; to fill or close tightly so liquid or air cannot pass

verb

politically

in connection with government matters

adv

positively

definitely or certainly

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presume

to think that something is probably true

verb

processor

a machine or company that prepares something and makes it ready for use

n

productive

doing a lot of work and achieving a lot

adj

productivity

rate at which something is made or that people work

n

progression

process of developing over time

n

progressive

believing in modern ideas about social change

adj

projection

an image on a screen

n

pronounce

to make the sound of a word or letter with your voice

verb

punch

to make a quick hit with a closed hand

verb

punish

to make someone suffer for bad behavior

verb

punishment

the act of punishing someone

n

purely

for no other reason; only and completely

adv

quotation

words that a person has said or written in a play, book or movie

n

ray

the lines of light coming from an object

n

reactive

easily reacting to; responsive

adj

reactor

device to control nuclear energy as a power source

n

recipe

directions for making something

n

reliability

a quality that makes someone or something dependable and deserving of
trust

n

replacement

the act of putting something new in the place of something that is old, broken n
or missing

resistant

not affected by something

adj

ridiculous

something that deserves laughter, is foolish or funny

adj

rope

a thick string made by twisting many fibers together

n

rub

to move something back and forth along a surface

verb

selective

choosing through thoughtful comparison

adj

separately

not with another person or thing

adv

separation

a line that seperates; a point of parting; a gap

n

similarity

the degree to which people or things are the same

n

slavery

(n,) the state of being a slave

n

snake

an animal with with a long thin body and no arms or legs

n

socially

being with other people

adv

specification

a detailed description of the design and materials used to make something.

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spray
stabilize

to make water or liquid fly in very small drops
to make something stable or consistent, with no major changes

verb
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standardize

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sword
tech
tempt
tense
traditionally
tricky
unstable
variability
variance

variant
wisdom
absorb
absorption
accelerate
acceleration
accumulate
accumulation

to change something in order to make everything the same or make
everything agree
a long metal weapon with a sharp point and edge
short for 'technology' or 'technician'
to make someone want something, even if it's bad
stretched tight and stiff
something done in a customary or traditional manner
difficult to do or deal with; something that needs skill
likely to move from its position or fall
(statistics) degree scores depart from the mean
(statistics) amount of difference in distributions
thing that differs from something of the same kind
knowledge gained from experience in life
to take in a liquid; soak up
process of being absorbed (e.g. liquid, attention)
to increase the speed or rate of something
increase in the speed or rate of something
To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
The act of getting or becoming bigger or more over time

accuracy

accurately
acid
acidic
admission
adolescent
affirm
agriculture
alien
alliance

being exactly right; correctness
exactly and without any mistakes; correctly
sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
containing acid
the act of taking responsibility for an error or mistake
Teenager developing into an adult
to state, strengthen or support a belief you have
the science of farming
person or creature from a planet other than Earth
A group of people or organizations being joined or associated

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allocate
allocation

To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
The distribution of items set apart according to a plan or purpose

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approximate
approximation
archaeology

about; not exact but close
something that is similar, but not an exact copy
the study of ancient societies by looking at old tools, bones and
buildings
person who designs and advises on buildings
an element, feature, or quality of something
a group of machine parts forming a tool or machine
To state or declare your ideas positively strongly

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