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abandon:
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
abstract:
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
academic:
related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
access:
approach; entry; entrance
accommodation:
living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
accompany:
travel with; be associated with
accumulation:
increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
accurate:
capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
achieve:
gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
acquisition:
act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
adaptation:
modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits
adequate:
sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
adjacent:
adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
adjustment:
making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
administration:
management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties
advocate:
speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
affect:
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
aggregate:
gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
aid:
person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
albeit:
even though; although; notwithstanding
alter:
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
alternative:
one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
ambiguous:
unclear or doubtful in meaning
amendment:
correction; revision
analogous:
comparable; similar or alike
analysis:
study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
annual:
occurring or payable every year
apparent:
capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye
appendix:
something appended or added
appreciation:
recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
approach:
access; method
appropriate:
acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
approximate:
approach; come near
arbitrary:
randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
area:
plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
assembly:
gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason
assessment:
act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
assistance:
activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
assume:
suppose; presume; take on; bear
assurance:
promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
attached:
fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding
author:
beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer
authority:
jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
available:
convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
aware:
knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
behalf:
represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
benefit:
advantage; something that aids or promotes well-being ; welfare; gain
bias:
preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
bond:
link; connection; uniting force or tie; binding agreement; duty
brief:
short in time, duration, length, or extent; concise
bulk:
majority; main part; volume; mass
capable:
having the ability required for a specific task
capacity:
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
challenge:
assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
channel:
passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
chapter:
division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
chart:
graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
civil:
having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
clarity:
clearness of thought or style; brightness; splendor
classical:
standard and authoritative rather than new or experimental; relating to the ancient Greeks and Romans, especially art, architecture, and literature
clause:
sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
code:
body of law; system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; system of symbols, letters, or words
coherence:
logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; state of cohering or sticking together
coincide:
occur at the same time as; correspond
collapse:
breakdown; failure
commission:
fee for services; group of people appointed to find out about something; authorize
commitment:
pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
commodity:
goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
communication:
activity of communicating; activity of conveying information
community:
society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
compensation:
something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
complement:
complete; consummate; make perfect
complex:
complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
component:
element; ingredient; abstract part of something
comprehensive:
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
comprise:
include; consist of; be composed of
concept:
something formed in the mind; thought or notion
concurrent:
simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
conduct:
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
conference:
meeting for consultation or discussion; exchange of views
confirmed:
being firmly settled in habit; having been ratified; verified; fixed; established
conflict:
fight; struggle; incompatibility of dates or events
conformity:
similarity in form or character; agreement
consent:
agree in opinion or sentiment; be of the same mind; accord; concur; allow
considerable:
worthy of consideration; large in amount, extent, or degree
consistent:
being in agreement with itself; coherent; regular
constant:
invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
constitutional:
of or relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government
construction:
act of constructing or building something
consumer:
people who buy goods or services
contact:
get in touch with; reach
contemporary:
modern; belonging to the same period of time
context:
circumstance
contract:
constrict; make smaller; compress or concentrate
contradiction:
assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
contrary:
relation of direct opposition; very opposed in nature or character or purpose
contrast:
act of distinguishing by comparing differences
contribution:
act of contributing; payment exacted for special purpose; impost or levy
controversy:
contentious speech act; argument
convention:
social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
conversely:
in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.
convinced:
certain, sure
cooperative:
done with or working with others
coordination:
regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation
core:
basic, center, or most important part; essence
corporate:
united or combined into one body; collective; belonging to corporation or incorporated body
corresponding:
accompanying
couple:
a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
create:
make or cause to be or to become; invest with a new thing
credit:
arrangement for deferred payment for goods and services; money available for a client to borrow
criteria:
standard, rule, or test on which a judgment or decision can be based
crucial:
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
currency:
money; general acceptance or use
cycle:
periodically repeated sequence of events; long period of time; entire round in a circle or a spire
data:
collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
debate:
discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
decline:
change toward something smaller or lower ; gradual falling off from a better state
definite:
fixed; exact; having distinct limits
definition:
clarity of outline; concise explanation
demonstrate:
show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
denote:
indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
deny:
disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
depression:
recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
design:
act of working out the form of something; creation of something in the mind; formulate a plan for
despite:
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; disdain, contemptuous feelings, hatred
device:
technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
discretion:
knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; trait of judging wisely and objectively
displacement:
act of removing from office or employment
display:
exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
distinction:
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
distribution:
act of distributing or spreading or apportioning
diversity:
point or respect in which things differ; difference
document:
provide written evidence; record in detail
domain:
field; territory over which rule or control is exercised; networked computers that share a common address
domestic:
house-hold; of or relating to the home ; within the country or home
dominant:
major; important; outweighing
draft:
rough outline; draw up an outline; sketch
dramatic:
striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect
duration:
length of time something lasts
dynamic:
energetic; vigorously active
economic:
pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
edition:
whole number of copies of a work printed and published; single copy; act of editing
eliminate:
eradicate; abolish; rule out
emphasis:
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
empirical:
derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
enable:
supply with the means, knowledge, or opportunity; make able; make feasible or possible
energy:
exertion of force; capacity for work or vigorous activity; usable heat or power
enormous:
very great in size, extent, number, or degrees; huge; massive
ensure:
make sure or certain; insure; assure
environment:
surroundings; totality of surrounding conditions
equation:
making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium
equipment:
apparatus
equivalent:
interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
erosion:
corrosion; a gradual decline of something
estate:
extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
estimate:
judge to be probable; form an opinion about; evaluate
ethnic:
relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
eventually:
ultimately; in the final result or issue; in the end
evidence:
something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
evolution:
development; progression
exceed:
go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
exhibit:
show, make visible or apparent
expansion:
growth; extent or amount by which something has expanded
expert:
person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
explicit:
precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
exploitation:
unfair use of someone’s work giving little in return
export:
sell or transfer abroad
exposure:
risk, particularly of being exposed to disease; unmasking; act of laying something open
external:
exterior; outer; suitable for application to the outside
extract:
draw or pull out, usually with some force or effort; remove; get despite difficulties or obstacles