Academic Word Power 1 Unit 6
1. assess (‫ يُخ َِّمن‬،‫ )يُقَدِّر‬v. – to estimate or judge the quality or quantity of something or
someone
Can you assess my chance of winning?
2. commission (‫س َره‬
َ ‫س ْم‬
َ ،‫ )عُمولَه‬n. – an amount of money paid, often to a sales representative,
for selling a product or service
Our salespeople work on commission only.
commission (‫ ُم ِّه َّمه‬،‫ )أ ْمر‬n. – an order for a work of art
The artist received a commission for a painting.
commission (‫ )لَجْ نَه ُم ْنتَدَبَه‬n. – a group of people authorized to do a task
The town council created a commission to protect its historical landmarks.
َ ‫س ْل‬
commission (‫طه أو ُرتْبَه َع ْسك َِّريَّه‬
َ ‫ )بَرا َءه (إعْطاء‬n. – a formal document of acceptance as an
officer into the military
The soldier remembered the day she received her commission.
commission v. – to set up a group of people as a commission
They commissioned a group of scientists to study cloning.
commission v. – to accept a person as an officer into the military.
The new admiral will be commissioned in a ceremony today.
commission (‫ف في ُم ِّه َّمه‬
ُ ‫ يُك َِّل‬،‫ يُفَ ِّوض‬،‫ )يَ ْنتَدِّب‬v. – to ask someone to create a piece of art or
music
Michelangelo was commissioned to paint the Sistine Chapel.
3. construction (‫ تَشييد‬،‫ )بِّناء‬n. – the act of building
Some public sector jobs include construction of roads.
4. establish (‫ يُ ْن ِّشئ‬،‫ يُقيم‬،‫ )ي َُؤ ِّسس‬v. – to found, create
How long has the business been established?
establish (‫ يُ َب ْرهِّن‬،‫ )يُ ْث ِّبت‬v. – to prove
The people established that the man was guilty.
5. equation (‫ ) ُمعادَلَه‬n. – a mathematical statement that two amounts are equal
An example of an equation is xy + xy = 2xy.
6. income (‫ش ْهري‬
َ ‫ إيراد‬،‫ )دَ ْخل‬n. – money earned from work or investments
A doctor earns a high income.
7. journal (‫ َجريدَه‬، ‫ ) َم َجلَّه‬n. – a magazine, newspaper, or written record
The BMJ is a famous medical journal.
8. labor n. – work, workforce
Labor wanted more money for their work.
9. location (‫ َوضْع‬،‫ ) َمكان‬n. – the place where something is
Where is the location of the bank?
10. maximum (‫ )أ ْقصى َحد‬adj. – the ultimate, most of something
This requires maximum effort.
11. negative (‫س ْلبي‬
َ ) adj. – critical, doubtful, against something
When I asked my mother if I could buy the dress, she gave me a negative.
He is a very negative person.
12. perceive (‫ يُد ِّْرك‬،‫ُالحظ‬
ِّ ‫ ي‬،‫ )يَرى‬v. – to think of as, to understand, to feel
She perceived that her husband was tired.
13. potential (‫كامن‬
ِّ ،‫ ُمحْ ت َ َمل‬،‫ ) ُم ْم ِّكن‬adj. – possible
The hole in the road is a potential danger.
14. range (‫ )تَ ْشكيلَه‬n. – a variety of ideas, things, or products
He has a wide range of ideas.
15. reaction (‫ )رد ِّف ْعل‬n. – action in response to some influence, event, etc.
What was his reaction to what you said?
16. role (‫ )قائِّم بِّدَ ْور‬n. – a part or job someone (or something) has in a particular situation
If a supplier’s role can be reduced or removed, fewer drugs will be available on the
market.
role (‫ )دَ ْور‬n. – a part played by an actor or actress in a play or movie
She played the role of Aida in the movie.
17. relevant (‫ ذو ِّصلَه‬،‫ ) ُمتَعَلِّق بال َم ْوضوع‬adj. – closely connected
I don’t think what he said was relevant to the topic.
18. sector () n. – a division of society or business
He works in the banking sector.
ُ ‫ )يَ ْب َح‬v. – look for
19. seek, past tense “sought” (‫ث َعن‬
He was seeking a job.
َ َ‫ )ن‬n. – an idea, speculation that something is true
20. theory (‫ظ ِّريَّه‬
Designers should understand the theory of balance.