Unit 8 vocabulary

3. Expressing an opinion when you think something is wrong or bad
8. An idea that attempts to explain something but has not yet been tested or proved to be correct
9. Something that shows you what condition something is in
12. To guess that something is true, when you do not have enough information to prove that it is true
13. Work that you must do as part of a course of study or as part of your job
14. A process of studying or examining something in detail in order to understand it or explain it
17. Impossible to explain
18. The methods and principles used for doing a particular kind of work, especially scientific or academic research
19. Clear or simple enough to understand
20. Connected with scholars or with the formal study of a subject

1. Able to remember a lot of information
2. The process of taking another person’s work, ideas, or words, and using them as if they were your own
4. To add something to the end of a piece of writing
5. The machines, tools, and equipment needed for doing something, especially something technical or scientific
6. Relating to the basic nature or character of something
7. A sign that you believe shows whether good or bad things will happen in the future
10. Something that you say or do in order to show that you accept that something exists or is true
11. A long piece of writing that is the final part of an advanced university degree
15. Willing to listen or to consider suggestions
16. Very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with