Lesson 155 — Academic Word List: Lesson 5

aid               

Aid is a transfer of money or goods from one entity to another. The donor typically owns the thing being gifted and the recipient, who accepts the gift, may not be responsible for returning it.

The term “aid” in a social science context can be used to describe a resource that is given to someone who needs it in order to survive. Aid in this sense can take many different forms, ranging from money, food, clothes, medical care, and even shelter.  In the simplest terms, aid is any type of resource that is given to someone when they need it most.

Aid is money, goods, or services that are donated to a country.

Aid refers to financial and non-financial support provided by one country to another country. Examples of financial aid include grants, loans and subsidies. Nonfinancial aid includes technical assistance, humanitarian relief and food aid. Aid is aimed at reducing poverty and economic inequality through improving health care, education, agriculture and supporting private sector development.

Aid is a resource given to a person or organization. Aid can be defined as “an extraordinary grant, grant from an international organization, grant from a government”. Aid can be given in cash or in kind and this is often given to people in need due to natural disaster or war. International aid is the term where a country offers aid to other countries for humanitarian reasons. The help can come in many forms such as money, food, clothes, medicine and education.

albeit            

Albeit means “although.” The meaning of the word is more complicated than most people think it is. It is very difficult to truly define what the meaning of this word truly is.

Albeit is a word traditionally used in formal writing and speech. It means “despite” or “in spite of” and is used in the same way as however, but with a more negative connotation. It may also be used to emphasize that there are exceptions to a general statement.

Albeit is defined as “although.” Although an issue may be difficult to solve, it can still be solved.

Albeit is a word meaning “in spite of” or “even though.” It can be used as an adverb to describe the degree of contrast between two elements, or as a conjunction to equate two elements together.

Conjunction: Though she was poor, she had a good attitude. Albeit she was poor, she had a good attitude.

Albeit means “despite.” A person might say that they are considering doing something, albeit they know it will be difficult.

The word “albeit” is a conjunction that can be used to imply a contrast. It is similar to the phrases “although” and “even though,” but it emphasizes the contrast more than these other two words.

allocate         

To allocate something is to divide or distribute it. Allocating resources can be done by many different methods, depending on the type of resource being allocated. Methods include first come first serve, lottery, “first in first out” (FIFO), and need-based allocation.

Allocating resources can be done by many different methods, depending on the type of resource being allocated.

To allocate means to provide or assign an amount of resources for a particular purpose. A person is allocated a certain number of credits each semester- they are given one credit per class they are enrolled in, and if this person wishes to pursue more classes, the school must balance the extra credits with someone else who has too many.

The word ‘allocate’ means to distribute something to various locations or groups. Companies may allocate their workforces, which could be described as assigning employees to departments for a certain number of hours per day/week. For example, an organization may allocate 5% of its workforce to maintenance and 20% to human resources.

A commonly used synonym for allocate is to assign. In this sense, a company or organization can allocate an amount of money, resources, or time to a project. When the company allocates more funds to the project, they are allocating more of their resources to it. The company may also allocate a certain percentage of their employees’ time to the project.

The verb allocate means to assign specific tasks to each of a group. It is an economic term that describes the process of allocating resources among competing needs. This can be done by time, cost, or any other factor.

alter             

Alter is the act of affecting or changing something. It can also be referred to as alternate. This word is often used in psychology when discussing personality disorders. This term has quite a few definitions, but often has to do with the way one’s personality changes after exposure to an event.

Alter is a psychological term that refers to the state of change and adjustment that an individual goes through after experiencing a significant life event. Altering can occur in both positive and negative ways.

The term alter is used to denote a change in the state, behavior, or function of a person. The alteration can be physical or mental. An example would be someone who has brain damage.

Alter is one of many words with overlapping meanings. The word can be used to describe a change in personality, similar to having an alternate personality disorder. It is also commonly used in the sense of transforming something into its opposite.

Alter is the alternate, or an alternative. It is a word that can be used to describe a new form of some other thing. A new form of some other thing could be a building, a wardrobe, a different name for somebody’s given name, or even a nickname for somebody. Alter can also be used to talk about something that has been changed from its original state.

alternative

An alternative is a thing that replaces something. For example, sugar being an alternative to salt because it can replace the flavor of salt.

Academic jargon: Alternative refers to a different way of doing something. It is the opposite of ‘conventional.’

Alternative means a different way of doing something. For example, an alternative way to study for an exam may be to study and take notes on one chapter each night before going to bed. Alternatively, you can take short nap during the day and then study for your exam at night after eating dinner.

The word “alternative” means different from others. It is often used in the context of choosing between two options, but can also be used to describe a course of action that is less mainstream. The term is often associated with youth culture, music, fashion, or people who are not traditionally part of the dominant group in society.

Alternative is defined as something that is not the standard or usual. Sometimes it can be considered to be a key to solving a problem. Alternative fuels are fuels other than gasoline or diesel. Today, there are lots of alternative fuels available for cars including electricity, ethanol, methanol, and biodiesel.

 Quiz: Can you fill in the blanks?

alter, allocate, alternative, albeit, aid

1. _____(1) in the form of donations and volunteers is essential for the survival of many small charities. 2. _____(2) he had little experience with public speaking, he delivered an eloquent speech that captivated the audience. 3. The school board will _____(3) a portion of its budget towards upgrading classroom technology. 4. She decided to _____(4) her diet by cutting out processed foods and incorporating more fruits and vegetables. 5. As an _____(5) to driving, some people prefer to cycle or walk to work to reduce their carbon footprint.

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Here are the answers to the quiz above – how did you do? Let us know in the comments section below:

1. Aid in the form of donations and volunteers is essential for the survival of many small charities.
2. Albeit he had little experience with public speaking, he delivered an eloquent speech that captivated the audience.
3. The school board will allocate a portion of its budget towards upgrading classroom technology.
4. She decided to alter her diet by cutting out processed foods and incorporating more fruits and vegetables.
5. As an alternative to driving, some people prefer to cycle or walk to work to reduce their carbon footprint.

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