| A | B |
|---|
| academia | Intellectuals, their work and institutions |
| avoidance | Staying away from someone or something |
| citation | Noting the contribution of others in your work |
| collectivism | Political theory: everyone owns or can use national resources |
| commodity | Something sold for money |
| conduct (v) | Organise something, especially research |
| continuum | A range of characteristics that change slightly without clear dividing points |
| correlate (v) | One thing causes a change in another |
| dimensions | Measurements or size |
| distinguishing | Features which enable you to tell something apart |
| ethics and morality | Beliefs and rules about what is right or wrong |
| exclusive | Used or owned by only one group or person. Outsiders are kept out |
| face (v) | Having to deal with something unpleasant |
| femininity | Referring to qualities typical of women |
| guideline | Informal rules |
| harmony | Peaceful |
| ideology | What a person, or society, believes is true about life |
| individualism | Each person's freedom to think or act is highly valued in society |
| intangible | Feeling or quality, difficult to define, measure, or explain |
| interact | Communicating with each other |
| invention | Something new, usually a machine |
| legitimate | Valid, acceptable according to the law |
| literature | All published material about something |
| immoral | Unacceptable bahaviour or values, according to normal standards in society |
| masculinity | Referring to qualities typical of a man |
| monopoly | Complete control of production and distribution of something |
| morality | Beliefs concerning right and wrong |
| motivation | What makes you do something, the reason behind a person's behaviour |
| opposing | Opposite and against, or competing with |
| paradigm | A model for explaining behaviour |
| patent | The legal right to be the only person to sell something |
| philosopher | A person who studies philosophy, the study of thinking |
| plagiarism | Copying someone else’s ideas or writing without acknowledging the author |
| possession | Owning something |
| scholar | A person who studies as a job |
| settler | A person who goes to live in a new country |
| sincerity | Honesty |
| systematic | Done according to a practical and sensible plan |
| uncertainty | Doubt |
| valid | True and worth considering |
| versus | Comparing two ideas or things |
| vice versa | The reverse is also true |
