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Vocabulary
required of master and doctoral students
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accommodate
/ [5kCm[deit / v. accept someone's
opinions and try to do what they want,
especially when their opinions or needs are different from yours;
have or provide enough space for a particular number of people
or things
acquisition / 7Akwi5ziF[n
/ n. the act of getting land, power, money etc; something
that you have bought or obtained, especially a valuable object
aggressively / [5gresivli
/ adv. in an angry and threatening way; angrily
alliance / [5lai[ns
/ n. an arrangement in which two or more countries, groups
etc agree to work together in order to try to change or achieve
something
assess / [5ses /
v. make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking
carefully about it
budget / 5bQdVit /
n. a plan of how a person or organization will spend the money
that is available in a particular period of time, or the money
itself
charter / 5tFB:t[ /
n. a signed statement from a government or ruler which allows
town, organization or university to exist officially and have
special rights
collaborative / k[5lAb[reitiv
/ adj. involving two or more people working together
to achieve something
consensus / k[n5sens[s / n. an
opinion that everyone in a group will agree with or accept
controversial / 7kCntr[5v[:F[l
/ adj. causing a lot of disagreement, because many people
have strong opinions about the subject being discussed
coordinate / kou5C:dinit
/ v. organize an activity so that the people involved
in it work well together and achieve a good result
curriculum / k[5rikjul[m
/ n. the subjects that are taught by a school, college
etc, or the things that are studied in a particular subject
deficiency /
di5fiF[nsi / n. a lack of something that is necessary;
a weakness or fault in something
diagnose /5dai[gnouz9
7dai[g5nouz/ v. find out what is wrong with someone,
by examining him carefully
diminish / di5miniF / v. become
or make something become smaller or less important
endorsement / in5dC:sm[nt
/ n. the act of expressing formal support or approval
for someone or something
enterprise / 5ent[praiz / n. a
company, organization or business
evaluate / i5vAljueit
/ v. consider carefully something to see how useful or
valuable it is
exploration / 7eksplR:5reiF[n
/ n. an examination of an area or journey through it
in order to find out what is there or what it is like
feedback / 5fi:dbAk / n. advice,
criticism etc about how successful or useful something is
flux / flQks / n. continuous succession
of changes
gauge / geidV /
v. form a correct idea of how people feel about something or
what they are likely to do; calculate something by using a particular
instrument or method
impel / im5pel /
v. drive, force, urge
infinitely / 5infinitli
/ adv. endlessly, limitlessly
initially / i5niF[li
/ adv. at the beginning
interactive / 7int[r5Aktiv
/ adj. of methods, processes etc involving people working
together and discussing what they do
intervention / 7int[5venFEn
/ n. the act of being involved in something such as an
argument or activity to influence what happens
jeopardize / 5dVep[daiz / v. risk
losing or spoiling something important or valuable
lucrative / 5lju:kr[tiv / adj.
a job or activity that is lucrative lets you earn a lot of money
merger / 5m[:dV[ /
n. the act of joining together two or more companies or organizations
to form one larger one
motivate / 5moutiveit
/ v. make someone want to achieve something and make
him willing to work hard in order to do it
pal / pAl / n.
a close friend
peer / pi[(r) /
n. someone of the same age, social class etc as you
petition/ pi5tiF[n
/ n.. a written request signed by a lot of people, asking
someone in authority to do something or change something
reassure / 7ri:[5Fu[
/ v. make someone feel calmer and less worried or frightened
about a problem or situation
revenue / 5revinju:/ n. money that
a business or organization receives over a period of time, especially
from selling goods or services; money that the government receives
from tax
segment / 5segm[nt
/ n. a part of something that is in some way different
from or affected differently from the whole
session / 5seF[n / n. a meeting
or period of time used for a particular purpose, especially
by a group of people
simulate / 5simjuleit / v. make
or produce something that is not real but has the appearance
of being real
surpass / s[5pB:s /
v. be even better or greater than someone or something else
tutor / 5tju:t[ / n. someone who
teaches one pupil or small group, and is paid directly by them
venture / 5ventF[ / n. a new business
activity that involves taking risks
weary / 5wi[ri / adj.v.
very tired, especially because you have been doing something
for a long timeto become weary
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