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Accuracy

The fact of being correct and without any mistakes.


Accurate

It refers to the correctness, precision, or truthfulness of information, measurements, data, or representations. When something is described as accurate, it means that it is free from errors, mistakes, or deviations from the truth, and it closely aligns with the actual facts or reality.


Achieve

It means to successfully accomplish, attain, or reach a specific goal, result, or desired outcome.

Examples of achievement can vary widely and include academic success, career milestones, personal accomplishments, sports victories, and more.


Active voice

It's a type of sentence or clause in which the subject performs or causes the action expressed by the verb.


Adjective

It's the part of speech that modifies a noun or a pronoun.


Adverb

A word that describes a verb, an adjective, another adverb, or a sentence and that is often used to show time, manner, place, or degree.


Appositive

It's a noun, noun phrase, or noun clause which follows a noun or pronoun and renames or describes the noun or pronoun. They are often set off by commas.


Article

It's a type of adjective which makes a noun definite or indefinite.


Assessment

It refers to the process of evaluating or appraising something to gain a better understanding, make judgments, or reach informed decisions.

Examples of assessments include academic exams, psychological assessments, health screenings, job performance evaluations, and risk assessments.