Vocabulary

• come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• left out: To forget; omit
• look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
• have to: Must do
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• work at: To have a job at a particular place or organization.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
• crucial: Extremely important or necessary
• critical: Making a negative judgment of something
• evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
• term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
• academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
• opinion: Court judge's statement why a decision was made
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• statement: Record of activity in a bank account over time
• alert: Being aware and able to respond quickly
• stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
• brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
• conclusion: End of something; finish
• huge: Very very large
• evaluate: To form an idea to judge something carefully
• apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• independent: Making your own decisions; acting by yourself
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• nervous: Concerning the system of nerves in the body
• objective: Being real, rather than simply being an idea
• examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
• connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
• argument: Discussion in which you disagree with someone
• topic: Subject or issue people talk or write about
• caffeine: Substance in coffee, etc. that keeps you awake
• suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
• mind: To be bothered or upset by something
• leave: To go away from; depart
• logical: Sensible; reasonable
• important: Having power or authority
• order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
• fully: Completely or entirely
• fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
• prefer: To like something better than something else
• defend: To protect and explain your position in court
• critically: As part of the process of judging something
• analyse: To study carefully to find out the meaning of