Self-Study: Academic Wordlist (2)

able to do something

He is ... of doing much better.

place in a category

Participants were ... according to a given criteria.

collection of things with same attributes

People were divided into ... according to their ages and educational background.

Stop

The company has decided to ... all UK operations after this year.

say sth. is true or a fact

The company ... it is not responsible for the outbreak.

put together out of existing material

Relevant questions were ... for the survey.

write all details asked for on a form

Participants were asked to ... a questionnaire

involving many different parts

It is a very ... issue

act according to rules

Participants are asked to ... with instructions.

Including many details or aspects of something

We need a ... strategic review.

be made up of

The course ... a class book, a practice book and an audio tape. The class is ... mainly of Italian and French students.

admit to something (often unwillingly)

The government has ... that the tax policy was a disaster.

finish or complete something

The study results are ... because…

organise or perform certain activities

The experiments were ... by scientists in New York.

private / not treated as public knowledge

Any information given was considered ...

a factor that can influence a trial or experiment, leading to unexpected outcomes that improperly skew the results. (=Störfaktor)

The study was adjusted for ... such as age and education…

to take into account
large or important

This factor has to be taken into ... . The results made a ... impression on the judges.

be composed of
The quality of always being the same, doing things in the same way, having the same standards etc

The group ... mostly of teenagers and young college students. Consumer groups are demanding greater ... in the labelling of food products.

make up or form
the parts or structure of something

Women ... about 10% of parliament. What’s the chemical ... of the dye?

something that restricts action

Research progress has been slow due to legal ... .

To ask for information or advice from someone who has specialist knowledge

It was necessary to ... an expert in the field.

use something (time, energy) in large amounts

How many hours of TV do the under 5's ...?

idea/thing of a new idea or plan

The ... was introduced by innovative programme makers in the US.

Prove that something is true

The study ... the findings of earlier research

to communicate or express something,

To ... a message. All this information can be ... in a simple diagram

able to be believed or trusted

There is no ... evidence available.

extremely important or necessary

Her work has been ... to the project.

increasing by one addition after another

The ... effect of using these chemicals could be disastrous.

of the present time

The article is in the ... issue of Time Magazine