JO12: English 5 - JO - Academic Vocabulary

Essential vocabulary for the fifth semester bachelor′s degree in journalism and organizational communication at the ZHAW.

Essential vocabulary for the fifth semester bachelor′s degree in journalism and organizational communication at the ZHAW.

Pascal Wiederkehr

Pascal Wiederkehr

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outcome (noun)

a consequence or result

previous (adj)

earlier

depict (verb) / depiction (noun)

describe something in words or pictures

considerable (adj) / considerably (adv)

large or important

achieve (verb) / achievement (noun)

succeed / reach an aim

fulfill (US) / fulfil (UK) (in both US or UK English, the final "l" is doubled in the forms fulfilled and fulfilling)

fill a need / do something that is expected

postpone (verb) / postponement (noun)

put something off / delay something

sustain (verb) / (un)sustainability (noun) / (un)sustainable (adj)

cause or allow something to exist over a longer period

feasible (adj) / feasibility (noun)

Information or evidence uncovered as a result of systematic research or investigation

identify (verb) / identification (noun)

recognise a fact or problem

confounder (noun)

a factor that can influence a trail or experiment, leading to unexpected outcomes that improperly skew the results

acknowledge (verb) / acknowledgement (noun) UK / acknowledgment (noun) US

accept the truth or recognise the existence of something

complex (adj) / complexity (noun)

involving many different parts

respondent (noun)

a person who answers a request for information

release (verb)

make public

emphasise (UK) / emphasize (US) / emphasis (noun)

to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to

indicate (verb) / indication (noun) / indicative (adj)

point to or suggest

subject to sth.

depending on something

replicate (verb)

do something again in exactly the same way

perform (verb) / performance (noun)

carry out something

deprive (verb) / deprivation (noun)

take something away from someone

ensure (verb)

to guarantee, make certain

limitation (noun)

a shortcoming or defect

subsidy (noun) / subsidise (verb)

money given towards the cost of something

random (adj) / randomly (adv)

happening by chance rather than plan

approve (verb) / approval (noun)

officially allow something

confirm (verb) / confirmation (noun)

prove that something is true

reflect (verb) / reflection (noun)

show something more clearly

assume (verb) / assumption (noun)

accept, something is true without proof

(in)significance (noun) / (in)significant (adj) / (in)significantly (adv)

importance

heighten (verb)

become more extreme

accurate (adj) / accuracy (noun)

correct, exact

category (noun)

collection of things with same attributes

distinction (noun) / distinctive (adj)

difference

effect (noun)

result of a particular influence

affect (verb)

have an influence on something or someone

reveal (verb) / revelation (noun) / revealing (adj)

show / make something known (that is surprising or was previously secret)

justify (verb) / justification (noun)

Show that there is good reason for something

subsequent (adj) / subsequently (adj)

happening after something else

provide (verb) / provision (noun)

supply as needed