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Mission statement
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short written statement of the aims of an organisation
Further
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move forward, advance
Establish
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encourage people to accept
Understandings
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understanding can be used as a countable noun in this context
Knowledge bases
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the basic knowledge shared by everyone working in the areas
Challenge
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question
Critical mass
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influential number
Instigate
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initiate, cause to start
Inform
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provide knowledge that can influence
Infrastructure
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basic systems and support services
Criteria
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standards of principles that you use to judge something or make a decision
criterion
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criteria
Interface
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place where two things come together and affect each other
Rush into
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start too quickly
Initial thoughts
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thoughts at the beginning
Spider diagram
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a plan with lines and circles for organising information
Mind map
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another name for a spider diagram
Note briefly
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write a few words
Formulate your argument
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develop the details of why support or oppose an idea
Focus your reading
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give attention to particular aspects of your reading
Pinpoint
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discover or describe the exact facts about something
Relevant
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important to the topic
Bring together key (points)
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most important
Clarify
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make clear
In light of
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because of; also in the light of
Find a pathway through
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identify a set of actions to take you through
Encountered
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found/ experienced in your reading
Page nos.
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short form of page numbers
Collecting data
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information
Conducted
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done
Distribute
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give out to several people
Informants
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people who give information that you need
Approach
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speak to or write to
Review of literature
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a report giving your opinion of the reading you have done
Mapped out
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planned in detail
Hypotheses
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ideas which you have not yet proved
Course of action
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way of doing something
Outweigh
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are of more importance than
Drawbacks
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disadvantages
Weighting up
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thinking carefully about
Relevant aspects
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(of a problem or situation) parts features
Points raised
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ideas, opinions or pieces of information that have been presented in relation to the topic
Rigorous
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extremely careful
Deduce
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reach and answer by thinking carefully about the known facts
Robust
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reliable able to stand up to close examination
Soundly
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completely
Point to
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show, indicate
On the basis of, predict
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say something will happen in the future
Insights
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points that help us to understand more clearly
Constitute
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account for
Critical thinking
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the process of thinking carefully about a subject or idea, without allowing feelings or opinions affect you
Critical (review)
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giving opinions
Critical of
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not pleased with, negative about
Critical (period)
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very important
Critical (condition)
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serious
Absolutely critical
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extremely important
Deeply critical of
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very negative about
Disciplines
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subjects
Paradigm shift
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a time when the accepted way of doing or thinking about something changes completely
Thought
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thinking in general
Movement
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group of people sharing aims of beliefs
Reaction to
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process of change stimulated by something else, often moving in the opposite direction
Essence
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the most important quality of characteristics
Asserted
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said that something was true
Generalise
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present as something that is always true
Interprets
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decides what the meaning is
Valid
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appropriate/ which can be accepted
Terms
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individual words of expressions used in relation to specific context
Glossary
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list of words/expressions with explanations of their meanings
Terminology
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a general word for the words/expressions used in relation to a specific subject
Transparent
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clear, often used when referring to meaning
Subtle distractions
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small differences
Distinguish
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understand the difference
Senses
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meanings
Defining
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explaining the meaning of
Ambiguous
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having more than one possible meaning
Misinterpret
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understand in the wrong way
Clarify
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make clear
Concise
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expressing what needs to be said in short and clear way
Coherent
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carefully organised and making sense
Convey a message
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key idea (e.g. in a book or film)
Evoke
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create a feeling of mood
Atmosphere
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feeling of mood
Discourse
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written or spoken texts
Comprehend
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(formal) understand, can also be apprehend
Connotations
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associations
Denote
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mean
Infer
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form an opinion on the basis of indirect evidence
Nuances of meaning
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small differences in meaning
Perspective
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point of view
Determines
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is the main factor affecting it
Motivates
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makes them want to do something positive
Facilitated
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made easier
Triggered
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started, usually something sudden and negative
Accounts for
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explains
Springs/stems from
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is the result of
Contributed to
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was one factor influencing
Stimulate
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cause something to develop or function
Generated
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cause something to happen or exist
Induce
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cause, often used in medical context
Inhibit
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prevent them from being as free as they might otherwise have been
Derived from
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gained as result of something

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