Skip to contentaccommodationC1/ɐkˌɒmədˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA place where you can stay or live.Commonly Misspelled WordsaccumulationC1/ɐkjˌuːmjʊlˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA gradual increase as more things collect over time.Academic pronunciationacknowledgedC1/ɐknˈɒlɪdʒd/ · verbSimple meaningAccepted that something was true, or showed that someone was noticed.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationacquisitionC1/ɐkwɪsˈɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe act of getting or buying something, or learning a new skill.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationadjacentC1TBC · adjectiveSimple meaningBeside something.MapsadministrationC1/ɐdmˌɪnɪstɹˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe work of organising and running a business, school or other organisation.Academic / WFD spellingaffectB1/ɐfˈɛkt/ · verbSimple meaningTo cause a change in someone or something.Academic reading | ParaphrasingaggregateB2/ˈaɡɹɪɡˌeɪt/ · noun;verb;adjectiveSimple meaningA total made by combining smaller amounts; to combine them into a total.Academic pronunciationallocationB2/ˌaləkˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe act of giving a share of money, time or resources for a purpose.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingalterB1/ˈɒltə/ · verbSimple meaningTo change something or make it different.Academic readingambiguousB2/ambˈɪɡjuːəs/ · adjectiveSimple meaningHaving more than one possible meaning and therefore not clear.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationanalyseB2/ˈænəlaɪz/ · verbSimple meaningTo look closely and explain how something works.Research & Academic InvestigationapparentB2/ɐpˈaɹənt/ · adjectiveSimple meaningEasy to see or understand; sometimes, seeming true but not certain.Academic reading | Academic synthesisappreciationC1/ɐpɹˌiːʃɪˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA feeling of thanks, or an understanding of the value of something.Academic / WFD spellingapproximatedC1/ɐpɹˈɒksɪmˌeɪtɪd/ · verbSimple meaningEstimated an amount, or came close to a value or result.Academic / WFD spellingargumentB2TBC · nounSimple meaningReasons that support an opinion.Commonly Misspelled WordsaspectsB2/ˈaspɛkts/ · plural nounSimple meaningDifferent parts or features of a subject or situation.Academic reading | Academic synthesis | Cohesion & sequenceassessmentB2/ɐsˈɛsmənt/ · nounSimple meaningA check of someone's ability or of the quality or condition of something.Academic / WFD spelling | Commonly Misspelled Words | Procedures & TrainingassistanceB2/ɐsˈɪstəns/ · nounSimple meaningHelp or support.Academic / WFD spellingassumeB1/ɐsˈuːm/ · verbSimple meaningTo believe something is true without being certain.Academic reading | Academic synthesisassuranceB2/əʃjˈʊəɹəns/ · nounSimple meaningA promise intended to make someone feel certain or less worried.Academic / WFD spellingattributedB2/ɐtɹˈɪbjuːtɪd/ · verbSimple meaningSaid that something was caused by, created by or belonged to someone or something.Academic synthesisautomaticallyC1/ˌɔːtəmˈatɪkli/ · adverbSimple meaningWithout a person needing to control it, or without conscious thought.Academic / WFD spellingbiasB1/bˈaɪəs/ · nounSimple meaningAn unfair preference for or against a person, group or idea.Academic readingcapableB2/kˈeɪpəbəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningHaving the ability to do something.Academic readingchapterB2/tʃˈaptə/ · nounSimple meaningOne of the main sections of a book.Cohesion & sequencecircumstancesC1/sˈɜːkəmstˌansɪz/ · plural nounSimple meaningThe facts or conditions that affect a situation.Academic / WFD spellingcitationC1TBC · nounSimple meaningA note showing where information came from.Academic Reading, Writing & CommunicationcitedB1/sˈaɪtɪd/ · verbSimple meaningMentioned a source, fact or example to support a statement.Academic synthesisclarityB2/klˈaɹɪti/ · nounSimple meaningThe quality of being clear and easy to understand.Academic reading | Academic synthesiscoherenceB2/kəʊhˈiəɹəns/ · nounSimple meaningThe quality of having ideas that connect clearly and logically.Academic pronunciation | Academic reading | Academic synthesis | Cohesion & sequencecolleaguesB2/kˈɒliːɡz/ · plural nounSimple meaningPeople you work with.Academic / WFD spellingcommissionB2/kəmˈɪʃən/ · noun;verbSimple meaningA payment for arranging a sale, an official group, or an order for work; to order work.Academic / WFD spellingcommitmentB2/kəmˈɪtmənt/ · nounSimple meaningA promise or responsibility, or a willingness to keep working towards something.Academic / WFD spellingcommunityB2/kəmjˈuːnɪti/ · nounSimple meaningPeople who live in the same area or share something in common.Commonly Misspelled WordscompensationC1/kˌɒmpənsˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningMoney or something else given to make up for loss, harm or work.Academic / WFD spellingcomponentsB2/kəmpˈəʊnənts/ · plural nounSimple meaningThe separate parts that make up something.Academic readingcomprehensiveC1/kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnsɪv/ · adjectiveSimple meaningIncluding all or nearly all important details.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciation | Academic synthesisconcentrationC1/kˌɒnsəntɹˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningGiving careful attention to something, or the amount of a substance in a mixture.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingconceptB2/ˈkɒnsept/ · nounSimple meaningAn important idea.Research & Academic InvestigationconclusionB1TBC · nounSimple meaningThe final result or final part.Commonly Misspelled WordsconductB2/kˈɒndʌkt/ · verb;nounSimple meaningTo carry out an activity; as a noun, the way someone behaves.Academic reading | Academic synthesisconsequenceB2/ˈkɒnsɪkwəns/ · nounSimple meaningA result, often negative.Commonly Misspelled WordsconsiderableB2/kənˈsɪdərəbl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningQuite large or important.Charts & GraphsconstraintsC1/kənstɹˈeɪnts/ · plural nounSimple meaningThings that limit what you can do.Academic readingcontemporaryC1/kəntˈɛmpəɹəɹi/ · adjectiveSimple meaningExisting now, or at the same time as something else.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciation | Academic reading | Cohesion & sequencecontractB2/kˈɒntɹakt/ · noun;verbSimple meaningA formal agreement; as a verb, to become smaller or make an agreement.Employment ConditionscontractualC1TBC · adjectiveSimple meaningConnected to a contract.Academic / WFD spellingcontradictionC1/kˌɒntɹədˈɪkʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA situation where two statements or ideas cannot both be true.Cohesion & sequencecontraryB2/kˈɒntɹəɹi/ · adjectiveSimple meaningOpposite to what was said, expected or believed.Academic reading | Cohesion & sequencecontributionC1/kˌɒntɹɪbjˈuːʃən/ · nounSimple meaningSomething you give or do to help achieve a shared result.Academic reading | Academic synthesiscontroversyC1/kˈɒntɹəvˌɜːsi/ · nounSimple meaningPublic disagreement about a subject that people feel strongly about.Academic pronunciationcoordinationC1/kəʊˈɔːdɪnˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningOrganising people or actions so they work well together.Academic / WFD spellingcorrespondingC1/kˌɒɹɪspˈɒndɪŋ/ · adjectiveSimple meaningMatching or directly related to something else.Cohesion & sequencecriteriaB2/kɹaɪtˈiəɹɪə/ · plural nounSimple meaningStandards used to judge or choose something.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciation | Academic reading | Academic synthesisdecadesB2/dˈɛkeɪdz/ · plural nounSimple meaningPeriods of ten years.Cohesion & sequencedefinitionB2/dˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningAn explanation of what a word or idea means.Academic / WFD spelling | Cohesion & sequencedemonstrateB2/ˈdemənstreɪt/ · verbSimple meaningTo show clearly.Research & Academic InvestigationderivedB2/dɪɹˈaɪvd/ · verbSimple meaningCame from a particular source, or obtained something from it.Academic reading | Academic synthesisdimensionsB2/daɪmˈɛnʃənz/ · plural nounSimple meaningMeasurements such as length, width and height; also, different aspects of something.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciation | Academic readingdisciplineB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA subject area or self-control.Commonly Misspelled WordsdiscriminationC1/dɪskɹˌɪmɪnˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningUnfair treatment based on a person's group or characteristics; also, recognising differences.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationdiscussionB1TBC · nounSimple meaningA talk or examination of a subject.Academic Reading, Writing & CommunicationdistinctionC1/dɪstˈɪŋkʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA clear difference between two things; also, a high level of achievement.Academic reading | Academic synthesisdistributionC1/dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe act of spreading or delivering things, or the way they are spread.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingdiversityB2/daɪvˈɜːsɪti/ · nounSimple meaningThe presence of many different types of people or things.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingdominantB2/dˈɒmɪnənt/ · adjectiveSimple meaningMore powerful, important or noticeable than other things.Academic reading | Academic synthesisdramaticB2/dɹəmˈatɪk/ · adjectiveSimple meaningVery large or noticeable; also, related to acting and theatre.Charts & GraphselementsB2/ˈɛlɪmənts/ · plural nounSimple meaningThe basic parts of something; in chemistry, substances made of one type of atom.Academic reading | Cohesion & sequenceeligibilityC1TBC · nounSimple meaningBeing allowed to apply or qualify.Academic / WFD spelling | Jobs & RecruitmentempiricalB2/ɛmpˈɪɹɪkəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningBased on observation or testing rather than ideas alone.Academic pronunciation | Academic reading | Academic synthesisenableB1/ɛnˈeɪbəl/ · verbSimple meaningTo make it possible for someone to do something.Academic readingequationB2/ɪkwˈeɪʒən/ · nounSimple meaningA mathematical statement showing that two amounts or expressions are equal.Academic pronunciationequipmentB2/ɪkwˈɪpmənt/ · nounSimple meaningThe tools and other items needed for an activity.Academic / WFD spelling | Commonly Misspelled Words | WHS & SafetyequivalentB2/ɪkwˈɪvələnt/ · adjective;nounSimple meaningEqual in value, amount, meaning or purpose.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingestablishedC1/ɪstˈablɪʃt/ · verb;adjectiveSimple meaningStarted or created something; also, accepted or existing for a long time.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic reading | Academic synthesisethicalB2/ˈɛθɪkəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningRelated to what is right and wrong; following accepted moral principles.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationevaluateB2TBC · verbSimple meaningTo decide how good or useful something is.Research & Academic InvestigationevaluationB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA careful judgement.Assignments, Assessment & ResultsevidenceB2TBC · nounSimple meaningFacts or information that help show whether something is true.Research & Academic InvestigationevolutionB2/ɪvəlˈuːʃən/ · nounSimple meaningGradual change over time; in biology, changes in living populations across generations.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationexplicitB2/ɛksplˈɪsɪt/ · adjectiveSimple meaningStated clearly and directly, with nothing important left unclear.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic reading | Academic synthesisexposureB2/ɛkspˈəʊʒə/ · nounSimple meaningContact with something or the experience of being affected by it.Academic / WFD spellingexternalB2/ɛkstˈɜːnəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningOn the outside, or coming from outside a group or system.Academic readingfeaturesB2/fˈiːtʃəz/ · plural noun;verbSimple meaningImportant or noticeable parts of something; also, includes or presents something.Academic readingfinancialB2/faɪnˈanʃəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningRelated to money or how it is managed.Academic / WFD spellingflexibilityC1/flˌɛksəbˈɪlɪti/ · nounSimple meaningThe ability to bend or change easily when needed.Academic / WFD spellingfocusB1/fˈəʊkəs/ · noun;verbSimple meaningThe main point of attention; to give attention to something.Academic synthesisframeworkB2/fɹˈeɪmwɜːk/ · nounSimple meaningA basic structure that supports or organises something.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic reading | Academic synthesis | Cohesion & sequencefundamentalC1/fˌʌndəmˈɛntəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningBasic and very important.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingFurthermoreC1/fˌɜːðəmˈɔː/ · adverbSimple meaningUsed to add another point that supports what you have said.Cohesive DevicesgeneratedB2/dʒˈɛnəɹˌeɪtɪd/ · verbSimple meaningProduced or created something.Academic readingguaranteeB2/ɡˌaɹəntˈiː/ · noun;verbSimple meaningA firm promise that something will happen or work; to make that promise.Academic / WFD spelling | Commonly Misspelled WordsguidelineB2TBC · nounSimple meaningAdvice about how to do something.Procedures & TrainingguidelinesB2/ɡˈaɪdlaɪnz/ · plural nounSimple meaningAdvice or rules that explain how to do something.Academic / WFD spellinghighlightedC1/hˈaɪlaɪtɪd/ · verbSimple meaningMade something stand out or drew attention to it.Academic synthesisidentifiedB2/aɪdˈɛntɪfˌaɪd/ · verbSimple meaningRecognised or named someone or something.Academic reading | Academic synthesis | Cohesion & sequenceidentifyB2TBC · verbSimple meaningTo recognise or name someone or something.Research & Academic InvestigationimplementationC1TBC · nounSimple meaningPutting a plan into action.Academic / WFD spellingimplicationsC1/ˌɪmplɪkˈeɪʃənz/ · plural nounSimple meaningPossible effects or results, or meanings that are suggested indirectly.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic reading | Academic synthesis | Cohesion & sequenceimplyB1/ɪmplˈaɪ/ · verbSimple meaningTo suggest something without saying it directly.Academic reading | Academic synthesisincentiveB2/ɪnsˈɛntɪv/ · nounSimple meaningSomething that encourages someone to act.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readinginevitablyB2/ɪnˈɛvɪtəbli/ · adverbSimple meaningIn a way that cannot be avoided.Academic / WFD spellinginferredB2/ɪnfˈɜːd/ · verbSimple meaningReached a conclusion using clues rather than a direct statement.Academic synthesisinherentB2/ɪnhˈiəɹənt/ · adjectiveSimple meaningExisting as a natural or basic part of something.Academic pronunciation | Academic readinginitialB2/ɪnˈɪʃəl/ · adjective;nounSimple meaningHappening at the beginning; as a noun, the first letter of a name.Academic reading | Cohesion & sequenceinjuryB1/ˈɪndʒəɹi/ · nounSimple meaningPhysical harm to a person's body.WHS & SafetyinputB1/ˈɪnpʊt/ · noun;verbSimple meaningInformation, effort or resources put into something; to enter information.Academic readinginsightsB2/ˈɪnsaɪts/ · plural nounSimple meaningClear or useful new understandings of something.Academic synthesisintegralB2/ˈɪntɪɡɹəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningEssential to something being complete or working properly.Academic pronunciation | Academic readingintegrationC1/ˌɪntɪɡɹˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe process of combining parts or people into a whole.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingintegrityB2/ɪntˈɛɡɹɪti/ · nounSimple meaningBeing honest and following strong principles; also, being whole and undamaged.Academic / WFD spellinginteractionC1/ˌɪntəɹˈakʃən/ · nounSimple meaningCommunication or action between people or things that affects them.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readinginternalB2/ɪntˈɜːnəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningInside something, or within an organisation.Academic readinginterpretationC1/ɪntˌɜːpɹɪtˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningAn explanation of what something means.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic reading | Academic synthesis | Cohesion & sequenceintrinsicB2/ɪntɹˈɪnsɪk/ · adjectiveSimple meaningBelonging naturally to something as an essential part of it.Academic pronunciationinvestigationC1/ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA careful search for facts to find out what happened or why.Academic / WFD spellinglegislationC1/lˌɛdʒɪslˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningLaws made by a government, or the process of making them.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationlicenceB2/lˈaɪsəns/ · nounSimple meaningAn official document giving permission to do or use something.Academic / WFD spellingmaintenanceC1/mˈeɪntənəns/ · nounSimple meaningWork done to keep something in good condition.Academic / WFD spelling | Commonly Misspelled WordsmarginalB2/mˈɑːdʒɪnəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningVery small in amount or importance, or close to a limit.Charts & GraphsmechanismB2/mˈɛkənˌɪzəm/ · nounSimple meaningA system of parts or a process that makes something happen.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingmediaB1/mˈiːdiːə/ · plural nounSimple meaningWays of sharing information widely, such as newspapers, television and websites.ParaphrasingmethodologyC1TBC · nounSimple meaningThe organised methods used in research.Academic / WFD spelling | Research & Academic InvestigationminimalB2/mˈɪnɪməl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningVery small in amount or degree.Academic readingminimumB2/mˈɪnɪməm/ · noun;adjectiveSimple meaningThe lowest amount, number or level allowed or needed.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingmodifiedB2/mˈɒdɪfˌaɪd/ · verb;adjectiveSimple meaningChanged something slightly to improve it or suit a purpose.Academic readingmonitoringB2/mˈɒnɪtəɹɪŋ/ · noun;verbSimple meaningRegularly checking something to see how it changes or progresses.Academic / WFD spellingmotivationB2/mˌəʊtɪvˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe reason or desire that makes someone want to do something.Academic / WFD spellingnegativeB2/nˈɛɡətˌɪv/ · adjective;nounSimple meaningExpressing 'no', showing absence, or having an unwanted effect; also, a value below zero.ParaphrasingnormsB1/nˈɔːmz/ · plural nounSimple meaningAccepted standards or usual ways of behaving in a group.Academic readingobjectiveC1TBC · noun;adjectiveSimple meaningA goal; as an adjective, based on facts rather than personal feelings.Research & Academic InvestigationoccupationalC1/ˌɒkjʊpˈeɪʃənəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningRelated to a person's job or work.Academic pronunciationongoingB2/ˈɒŋɡəʊɪŋ/ · adjectiveSimple meaningContinuing to happen or develop.Academic readingoutputB1/ˈaʊtpʊt/ · nounSimple meaningThe amount or result produced by a person, machine or process.Academic readingOverallB2/ˌəʊvəɹˈɔːl/ · adjective;adverbSimple meaningConsidering everything together.Cohesive DevicesparallelB2/pˈaɹəlˌɛl/ · adjective;noun;verbSimple meaningSide by side without meeting, or similar; a similarity; to follow a similar course.Cohesion & sequence | Commonly Misspelled WordsparametersB2/pəɹˈamɪtəz/ · plural nounSimple meaningLimits, rules or values that define how something works.Academic pronunciationparticipationC1/pɑːtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe act of taking part in something.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingpartnershipC1/pˈɑːtnəʃˌɪp/ · nounSimple meaningA relationship in which people or organisations work together.Academic / WFD spellingphenomenonB2/fɪnˈɒmɪnən/ · nounSimple meaningSomething that happens or exists and can be observed, especially something unusual.Academic pronunciationpolicyB2TBC · nounSimple meaningAn agreed plan or set of rules that guides decisions.Procedures & TrainingpositiveB2/pˈɒzɪtˌɪv/ · adjective;nounSimple meaningHopeful or helpful, expressing 'yes', or showing presence; also, a value above zero.ParaphrasingprecedingB2/pɹɪsˈiːdɪŋ/ · adjective;verbSimple meaningComing or happening before something else.Academic reading | Cohesion & sequencepreciseB2/pɹɪsˈaɪs/ · adjectiveSimple meaningExact, accurate and clearly stated.Academic readingpredictedB2/pɹɪdˈɪktɪd/ · verbSimple meaningSaid what was expected to happen in the future.Academic reading | Academic synthesispreliminaryC1/pɹɪlˈɪmɪnəɹi/ · adjectiveSimple meaningComing before the main activity or final result.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingpriorB1/pɹˈaɪə/ · adjectiveSimple meaningHappening or existing before something else.Academic reading | Cohesion & sequenceprocedureB2TBC · nounSimple meaningA set of steps.Academic / WFD spelling | Procedures & TrainingprohibitedB2/pɹəhˈɪbɪtɪd/ · verb;adjectiveSimple meaningOfficially forbidden or not allowed.WHS & SafetypublicationC1/pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA book, report or other text made available to readers; the act of making it available.Academic / WFD spellingqualitativeC1/kwˈɒlɪtˌeɪtɪv/ · adjectiveSimple meaningDescribing qualities or experiences rather than measuring amounts.Academic readingreferenceB2TBC · noun;verbSimple meaningA source used to support information.Academic Reading, Writing & Communication | Jobs & RecruitmentrefineB1/ɹɪfˈaɪn/ · verbSimple meaningTo improve something through small changes, or remove unwanted material.Academic readingrelianceB2/ɹɪlˈaɪəns/ · nounSimple meaningThe need to depend on someone or something.Academic readingreportB1TBC · noun;verbSimple meaningA formal document that presents information.Procedures & TrainingresolutionB2/ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA solution to a problem, a firm decision, or the level of detail in an image.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingresponsibilityB1TBC · nounSimple meaningSomething you must do.Commonly Misspelled Words | Procedures & TrainingrestrictedB2/ɹɪstɹˈɪktɪd/ · adjective;verbSimple meaningLimited or controlled; also, limited what someone could do.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingrevealedB2/ɹɪvˈiːld/ · verbSimple meaningMade something known or visible that had been hidden.Academic reading | Academic synthesisrevenueB2/ɹˈɛvənjˌuː/ · nounSimple meaningMoney received by a business or government before costs are taken away.Academic / WFD spellingroleB1/ɹˈəʊl/ · nounSimple meaningThe part or responsibility someone or something has.Academic reading | Jobs & RecruitmentscheduleB2/ʃˈɛdjuːl/ · noun;verbSimple meaningA plan showing when things will happen; to arrange a time.Commonly Misspelled WordsscopeB1/skˈəʊp/ · nounSimple meaningThe range covered by something, or the opportunity to do something.Academic readingsectionB2/sˈɛkʃən/ · nounSimple meaningOne part of something larger.Cohesion & sequencespecifiedB2/spˈɛsɪfˌaɪd/ · verbSimple meaningStated something clearly and exactly.Academic readingstatusB1/stˈeɪtəs/ · nounSimple meaningA person's position or rank, or the current condition of something.Academic readingstrategiesB2/stɹˈatədʒiz/ · plural nounSimple meaningPlans or methods for achieving a goal.Academic / WFD spellingsubsequentB2/sˈʌbsɪkwənt/ · adjectiveSimple meaningHappening after something else.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic reading | Cohesion & sequencesuccessiveB2/səksˈɛsɪv/ · adjectiveSimple meaningFollowing one after another without a break.Cohesion & sequencesummaryB2/sˈʌməɹi/ · noun;adjectiveSimple meaningA short account of the main points; as an adjective, brief and without full details.Academic synthesis | Cohesion & sequencesustainableC1/səstˈeɪnəbəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningAble to continue over time without using up resources or causing lasting harm.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciation | Academic readingsymbolicB2/sɪmbˈɒlɪk/ · adjectiveSimple meaningRepresenting an idea or meaning beyond the object or action itself.Academic pronunciationtechniquesB2/tɛknˈiːks/ · plural nounSimple meaningSpecific ways of doing something that require skill or practice.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingtemporaryB2/tˈɛmpɹəɹi/ · adjectiveSimple meaningLasting for a limited time.Commonly Misspelled Words | Employment ConditionsterminationC1/tˌɜːmɪnˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe act or point of ending something.Academic / WFD spellingtheoryB2TBC · nounSimple meaningAn explanation based on connected ideas.Research & Academic InvestigationtherebyB2/ðeəbˈaɪ/ · adverbSimple meaningAs a result of that action.Cohesion & sequencethesisC1TBC · nounSimple meaningA major research paper or central argument.Academic / WFD spelling | Assignments, Assessment & ResultstraditionalC1/tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl/ · adjectiveSimple meaningFollowing customs or ways of doing things passed down over time.ParaphrasingtransferB2/tɹˈansfɜː/ · verb;nounSimple meaningTo move something or someone from one place to another; the act of moving.ProcessestransformationC1/tɹansfɔːmˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA large change in the form, appearance or nature of something.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciationtransitionB2/tɹansˈɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningA change from one state, activity or period to another.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic readingtransmissionC1/tɹansmˈɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningThe sending or passing of something from one place or person to another.Academic pronunciationtransportB2/tɹˈanspɔːt/ · noun;verbSimple meaningWays of moving people or goods; to move them from place to place.Paraphrasing | ProcessesultimatelyB2/ˈʌltɪmətli/ · adverbSimple meaningIn the end, or at the most basic level.Cohesion & sequenceunderlyingB2/ˌʌndəlˈaɪɪŋ/ · adjectiveSimple meaningExisting beneath the surface, or being a basic cause.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic reading | Academic synthesisundertakenB2/ˌʌndətˈeɪkən/ · verbSimple meaningStarted or carried out a task or responsibility.Academic / WFD spellinguniqueB1/juːnˈiːk/ · adjectiveSimple meaningBeing the only one of its kind.Academic readingvacancyB2TBC · nounSimple meaningAn available position.Jobs & RecruitmentvalidityB2/valˈɪdɪti/ · nounSimple meaningThe extent to which something is sound, reasonable or measures what it should.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciation | Academic readingvariablesB2/vˈeəɹɪəbəlz/ · plural nounSimple meaningThings that can change or take different values.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic pronunciation | Academic readingviolationB2/vaɪəlˈeɪʃən/ · nounSimple meaningAn act that breaks a rule, law, agreement or right.Academic / WFD spellingwidespreadB2/wˈaɪdspɹɛd/ · adjectiveSimple meaningFound or happening in many places or among many people.Academic / WFD spelling | Academic reading 