Academic Vocabulary

• People use specific jargon and

vocabulary in different professions.

Examples:

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 Politicians
Left wing - Political jargon for liberal, progressive
viewpoint
Right wing - Jargon meaning a conservative
viewpoint
Getting on a soapbox - Making a speech in public
Flip flopper: A candidate or politician who changes
his mind on certain important issues over time
Bailout: Helping a large company with its debts

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 Police
Suspect - A person whom the police think may have
committed a crime
10-4 - Radio jargon meaning Okay or I understand
Code Eight - Term that means officer needs help
immediately
Code Eleven - A code that means the individual is at
the scene of the crime
FTP - The failure of an individual to pay a fine
Assumed room temperature: An individual has died
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 Journalists
Pit blast – An explosion in a coal mine
Barring the criminals – Preventing them from
entering a country
Food squeeze – Food shortage
Pay accord reached – Pay agreement
Walk out threat – Threat of strike by the workers
Dollar plunges – Dollar devaluation
Murderer held – Murderer has been arrested
Jet plunge – Airplane crash
Man dies in a blaze – Man dies in a fire accident
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 College and University Professors and
Students
Squalid - Dirty
Facilitate - Make easier
Attaining - Reaching
Flunk – Fail
Salient – Important
Discretion – The right to make a choice
Remunerate – Compensate
Invigilate – supervise students at an examination
Flimsy - unconvincing
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 Academic Word List
• http://www.victoria.ac.nz/lals/resources/academicwordlist/

• Averil Coxhead developed and evaluated The Academic Word

List (AWL) for her MA thesis at Victoria University of
Wellington
• 3000 words
• A significant percentage of the vocabulary contained within
the AWL is of general use
• These are the words most needed to study at colleges and
universities

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