Es157 Ch.9

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adj. wanting or causing a complete change, as in government, economy, or a field of study:
~ discoveries in medicine help people live longer, healthier lives.

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revolutionary

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v.[T] to praise, give recognition to:
She was ~ed by the mayor with a good citizenship award.

to recognize, show regard by

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honor

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v.[I;T] to evaluate art, music, theater, etc. as a profession:
The newspaper's theater critic ~d the new play as dull.

to judge, assess, review/knock infrml.

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criticize

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adj. mentally ill, crazy:
The doctors knew the man was ~ when he heard voices in an empty room.

crazed, psychotic, deranged/disturbed. Ant. sane.

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insane

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v.[T] 1. to pay no attention to, overlook:
The teacher ~d my spelling mistakes and looked only for my meaning.
2. to avoid, disdain:
She ~d her old boyfriend.

1. to disregard, take no notice of, passover. Ant. to notice.
2. to disregard, neglect, snub.

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ignore

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n. an optical instrument used to make distant objects seem larger:
Observatories use giant ~s to look at the sky.

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telescope

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n. a scientist who studies heavenly bodies and outer space:
Many ~s work at night, looking at the stars.

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astronomer

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n.[U] an area of learning:
The study of English (math, history, etc.) is a field of ~.

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knowledge

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v.[T] 1. to use power or energy:
Strong winds ~d boats onto the beaches.

to push, throw, hurl

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force

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v.[T] 1. to say s.t. is not true:
The defendant ~ied the accusations made against her in court.
2. to refuse, reject:
They ~ied their son permission to go.

1. to contradict, refute, disavow. Ant. to admit
2. to turn down

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deny

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v.[T]1. to interest greatly, hold the attention of s.o., engross:
The customs and traditions of other cultures often ~ people.

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fascinate

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n. the finding of s.t. new:
Since the ~ of pencillin, millions of lives have been saved with it.

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discovery

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n. a large system of stars:
Our ~ is called the Milky Way.

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galaxy

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v. to prove that s.t. is untrue(syn.) to refute:
The lawyer ~ her opponent's claim, so her client went free.

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disprove

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v.[T] to make a judgment about (the price of s.t.):
The dealer ~d the value of my painting at $1,000.

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estimate

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n. a thousand billion and written as 1,000,000,000,0000:
The goverment spending deficit went into the ~s of dollars.

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trillion

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n. a group of people who have moved to another area of land, but are still governed by thier home country

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colony

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v. [I;T] to move in an orbit:
Planets ~ the sun.

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orbit

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adj. 1 made by man, not made from natural things:
The chef always used real vanilla made from vanilla beans rather than ~ vanilla flavoring.

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artificial

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adj. related to a city:
Many people move to ~ areas to have the excitement of city life.

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urban

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v. [T] 1 to push into the water:
We ~ed our boat into the lake.
2 to send up into the air:
The spacecraft will be ~ed tomorrow.
3 fig. to start, put into operation, etc.:
Our company launched an advertising campaign for our new product.

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launch