Academic Wordlist 2

beneficial beneficiary benefit

beneficial (to something/somebody) (FORMAL) improving a situation; having a helpful or

useful effect SYNONYM
ADVANTAGEOUS, FAVOURABLE

A good diet is beneficial to health.They finally came to a mutually beneficial agreement. OPPOSITE

beneficiary (of something) a person who gains as a result of somethingWho will be the
main beneficiary of the cuts in income tax?

beneficiary (of something) a person who receives money or property when somebody
diesShe was the sole beneficiary of her father's will.

1 [TRANSITIVE] benefit somebody to be useful to somebody or improve their life in some wayWe should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone. 2 [INTRANSITIVE] benefit (from/by something) to be in a better position because of something Who exactly stands to benefit from these changes? Most crime victims benefit greatly by talking about their experiences.

conception conceptual conceptualize conceptually

1 [UNCOUNTABLE] the process of forming an idea or a plan The plan was brilliant in its conception but failed because of lack of money. 2 [COUNTABLE, UNCOUNTABLE] conception (of something)| conception (that) an understanding or a belief of what something is or what something should be Marx's conception of social justice He has no conception of how difficult life is if you're unemployed.3 [UNCOUNTABLE, COUNTABLE] the process of an egg being fertilized inside a woman's body so that she becomes pregnant the moment of conception A child is born about 40 weeks after conception takes place. related to or based on ideas a conceptual framework within which children's needs are assesseda conceptual modelconceptually

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ADVERB conceptually similar/distinct

conceptualize something (as something) (FORMAL) to form an idea of something in your

mindThese people do not conceptualize hunting as a violent act.

consist consistency consistent consistently

consist in something

(FORMAL) to have something as the main or only part or feature The beauty of the city consists in its magnificent buildings.consist in something doing something True education does not consist in simply being taught facts.

consist of somebody/something

to be formed from the things or people mentionedThe committee consists of ten members.Their diet consisted largely of vegetables.consist of somebody/something something Most of the fieldwork consisted of making tape recordings

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1 [UNCOUNTABLE] (APPROVING) the quality of always behaving in the same way or of having the same opinions, standard, etc; the quality of being consistentShe has played with great consistency all season.We need to ensure the consistency of service to our customers. OPPOSITE
INCONSISTENCY

2 [COUNTABLE, UNCOUNTABLE] the consistency of a mixture or a liquid substance is how thick, smooth, etc. it isBeat the ingredients together to a creamy consistency.The cement should have the consistency of wet sand. 1 (APPROVING) always behaving in the same way, or having the same opinions, standards, etcShe's not very consistent in the way she treats her children.He has been Milan's most consistent (= most consistently good) player this season.We must be consistent in applying the rules.a consistent approach to the problem 2 happening in the same way and continuing for a period of timethe party's consistent failure to come up with any new policiesa pattern of consistent growth in the economy

3 consistent with something in agreement with something; not contradicting somethingThe results are entirely consistent with our earlier research.injuries consistent with a fall from an upper storey (= similar to those such a fall would have caused) 4 (OF AN ARGUMENT OR A SET OF IDEAS) having different parts that all agree with each othera wellthought-out and consistent argument OPPOSITE
INCONSISTENT

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Her work has been of a consistently high standard. We have argued consistently for a change in the law