Academic Vocabulary 2025

(v.) to cause someone to do something or believe something by asking, arguing, or giving reasons

Persuade

(n.) a person who usually expects good things to happen

Optimist

(v.) to demand that something happen or that someone do something

Insist

(adj.) able to see things as they really are and deal with them in a practical way

Realistic

(n.) the act of saying or doing something again

Repetition

(n.) a person or thing that takes the place of someone or something else

Substitute

(n.) a statement that someone wants to discuss further, elaborate on, or prove

Thesis

(v.) to move (someone or something) from one place to another

Transfer

(n.) an act that is meant to trick or deceive people

Hoax

(n.) a terrible disaster

Catastrophe

(v.) to tell someone about something that happened

Recount

(adj.) something that is sure to happen

Inevitable

(adj.) actual, real, or true; not false or fake

Genuine

(v.) to judge the value or condition of someone or something in a careful or thoughtful way

Evaluate

(adj.) close to or next to

Adjacent

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Analyze

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(v.) to study something closely and carefully

(v.) to change something so that it works better for a certain purpose

Adapt

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Adequate

(adj.) enough to meet a certain need; acceptable quality

(v.) to gather up or pile up

Accumulate

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Anticipate

(v.) to think of or expect something that might happen in the future