Research Writing Vocabulary

adverb An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. It often indicates manner, time, place, degree, or frequency of an action.

conjunction A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence. It serves to link ideas or show relationships between them.

• Similarly, the two research studies produced almost identical results.
• I feel the same way about the situation, similarly to how you do.
• I'm into indie music, and similarly, my friends are too.
• Just like a flower needs sunlight to grow, similarly, we need positivity to thrive.

verb to delve deeper into specific details or information

preposition a word that shows the relationship between 'get' and 'specifics'

• In order to fully understand the topic, we need to get into specifics.
• Let's dive deeper and get into specifics about this issue.
• Let's get down to the nitty-gritty and talk specifics.
• To truly grasp the concept, we must peel back the layers and get into specifics.

verb to cite as evidence or proof; to bring forward for consideration

• The lawyer spent hours adducing evidence to support their case.
• She kept adducing reasons why we should go on the trip.
• He was adducing all kinds of excuses for being late.
• The artist was adducing inspiration from nature for her latest painting.