Applied Social Sciences

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Do you know these words?

The aim of this activity is to measure the number of words that you know on this topic. Below is a list of words related to this topic. Some of them are real English words, but some are wrong. Click on the ones that are real, and ignore the wrong ones. Clicking real words will increase your score, but clicking wrong ones will decrease it. When you have finished, click on the 'Check Answer' button. The program will give you feedback and advice on which words you need to learn.

Your score:
The real words of the wrong words are shown in blue.

adequate	analyse	argue	asisst assist	assess
broaden	calcluatecalculate	capabilities	cause	conclude
concept	consensus	constraints	canductconduct	contend
contrast	deepen	detrectdetect	determine	develop
devise	discover	discriminentdiscriminate	dispute	divide
effect	enhance	establish	estimantestimate	expand
express	find	fluctuate	hypnothisehypothesis	immaterial
inplementimplement	include	initiative	intepretinterpret	investigate
manage	measure	multi-faceted	observe	obtain
offer	prodictpredict	probe	propose	purpose
realize	recommend	redusereduce	reflect	relevant
respond	result	reveal	show	significentsignificant
similarly	state	strengthernstrengthen	structure	sufficient
suggest	validate	variable	viewpoint

Match the word to the definition

Fill in the gap with the best word.

We must find solutions that are adequate for environmental problems we face; half solutions are no good.
(Answer: adequate )
To sum up your analysis in a short paragraph is to conclude your ideas.
(Answer: conclude )
In order to make your knowledge more full or complete you need to deepen your study of a particular subject.
(Answer: deepen )
We need to devise more ways to create energy for the world rather than rely on oil.
(Answer: devise )
Some people dispute the idea that the environment is in trouble and ignore the call to recycle, reuse and reduce.
(Answer: dispute )
It has taken some time to establish the fact that humans have caused environmental even though some people still refute the facts.
(Answer: establish )
Information about some topics can be difficult to obtain as the topic can be so new that there is not much in the way of research.
(Answer: obtain )
In order to understand some social problems we need to reveal the underlying or hidden issues and make them understood.
(Answer: reveal )
When we write an essay we state our hypothesis or thesis statement in the introduction.
(Answer: state )
When we mention or introduce a particular idea for consideration then we want to suggest our idea.
(Answer: suggest )

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