Academic Vocabulary:1

SAMPLE LISTS OF ACADEMIC VOCABULARY

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Sample of words for use when writing research reports

Here is a sample of words (nouns, verbs and adjectives) which are often used when reporting research, as is done in both academic essays and reports. This list is short and selective – and when you are writing you too must SELECT the words that are appropriate for you.

Note: if you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary and make sure you decide whether it is a useful word for you or not. If it IS useful, then you need to remember it – and to do that you need to use it several times in as many ways as possible – in writing and in speaking.

NOUNS

accuracy analysis approach argument aspect assumption	basis behaviour beliefs	completeness comments conclusions contention context	data	evidence examples	format findings/results	hypothesis

inference interview	justification	measurement method/methodology	participant, participation perspective prediction prevalence procedure purpose	questionnaire	recommendations relevance research respondent	sample significance statistics subjects study summary survey

VERBS

To acknowledge To appear To attempt	To be likely To behave	To complete To comprise To consist of	To define To depict To describe To determine To differentiate	To evaluate	To find To focus

To include	To modify	To point out To predict	To rank To rate	To seem To show To speculate To state To suggest To support	To verify

ADJECTIVES

experimental

optimum

partial

psychological

representative

significant

theoretical

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