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Construction

1.the creating if theories from ideas or opinions


2. A building or structure


3. Interpretation

Construct (n.)

An idea or a belief that is based on various pieces of evidence that have not always proved to be true; a group of words that form a phrase

Era

A period of time

Preventive

Intended to try to stop sth that causes problems or difficulties from happening

Detectable

(Especially of sth that is not easy to see, find or notice) that can be discovered or noticed

Undetectable

Impossible to see or find

Regulator

A person or an organization whose job is to control an activity or process to make sure it operates correctly or according to the rules

Inflation

A general continuous increase in prices

Tablet

A small solid piece of medicine

Aim at

To produce sth for a particular purpose or a particular group of people

A nearly collision

A close call

Contribution

Money, support, or other help

Non-contributory

Used to refer to a financial plan agreement for an employee that is completely paid for by the employer

Handsomely

Very well or to a great degree

Heavily

A lot or to a large degree

Substantially

To a very large degree

Assist

In sports, a time when a player touches the ball and this leads to another player on the same team to score a goal

Assistant

A person who helps sb else to do a job or who holds a less important position in an organization

Surge

Increase suddenly in value

Drowsy

Tired and almost asleep

Account for

Be the cause of sth

Salvation

A way of protecting sb from danger, disaster, loss, etc.

Bounce

Hit a surface and then quickly move away from it

Pedestrian

Someone who is walking

Rear-end

Crash into the back of a vehicle

Input

Information that is put in a computer

Autonomous

Independent

Crunch

Do very complicated calculations on large amounts of data

Commuter

Someone who travels a long distance to work every day

Hail

Call

Chaperone

An older person who takes care of younger people

Cuts

Reductions in public spending

Surgical

Involved in performing medical operations

Fatality

A death caused by an accident or by violence, or sb who has died in either of these ways

Fatal

1. Causeing death


2. Very important and having an important bad effect in the future

Distracting

Making it difficult for sb to give their attention to sth

Analytical

Relating to the careful or scientific examination of facts and information

Distracted

Nervous or confused because you are worried about sth

Fatally

In a way that seriously damages or harms sth or sb fail in the future

Blow

1. A hard hit with a hand or a weapon


2. An unexpected event that has a damaging effect on sb/sth

Civilian

Relating to a person who is not a member of the armed forces or the police

Precisely

Used to express complete agreement with sb or suggest that what they have said is obvious

Assistant (adj.)

Used as part of sb's job title to show that their job is below the level of a more senior person

Head-on

If two vehicles hit head-on, their fronts hit each other

Drastic

(Especially of actions) severe and sudden or having very noticeable effects

Precision

The quality of being exact, careful and accurate

Precise

Accurate and exact

Imprecise

Vague; not clear

Sufficiently

Enough

Military

Typical of the armed forces

Call for

To suggest strongly that something should happen

Distract

To take someone's attention away from what that person is doing or should be doing

Distraction

1. Sth that distracts a person


2. The state of being very bored or annoyed


3. An activity that you do for pleasure

Distractedly

Without paying attention to what you're doing, because you're thinking about sth else

Collider

A machine for forcing particles to hit each other a a high speed so that scientists can study what is produced

Mid-air

A point in the air, not on the ground

Contribute

1. Help


2. Write an article for a magazine


3. To be one of the reasons why something happens

Contributory

Used to refer to sth that you contribute to

Contributing

Tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

Contribute to sth

To provide money or support in order to help a person, company, etc.

Render

To give sth to sb

Regulate

To control an activity or process by rules or a system; to adjust sth to a desired level

Regulation

An official rule

Regulatory

Controlling

Regulation

1. According to the rules


2. Used to describe official clothing

Determine

1. Decide or arrange sth


2. To make sth happen in a particular way


3. To discover the facts about sth

Determination

The quality that makes you continue trying to do sth difficult

Indeterminate

That cannot be identified easily or exactly

Determined

Having made a definite decision to do sth and not letting anyone prevent you

Determiner

A word such as the, some, my, etc. that determine how a noun is being used

Border

The line that divides two countries or areas

Investigate

1. To find out information about sth


2. To carefully examine the facts of a situation

Investigative

Involving examining an event or situation to find out the truth; investigatory

Investigation

A scientific or academic examination of a subject; an official examination of the facts of a situation

Extensively

In a way that includes or deals with a wide range of information

Pilot

To ride a vehicle

Lane

A section of a wide road; a city street

Liberated

Free from the limits of traditional ideas about social and sexual behavior

Advocate

Supporter

Minivan

A large car designed to carry up to 8 people

Deploying

Using sth for a particular reason

Automaker

A company that makes cars

Alert

Aware and quick to notice things

Tap the brakes

To slow down or to be cautious or careful

Eligible

Able to do sth

Radar

A system thst uses radio waves to find the position and movements of objects

Lidar

A radar that uses light instead of waves

Generate

To create or produce

Generator

1. A person who generates


2. A machine

Generative

Productive

Generatively

Productively

Abundance

A large amount or quantity

Abundant

Plenty

Abundantly

Extremely

Scarcity

Shortage

Scarce

Limited, rare

Scarcely

Hardly, barely

Presume

Suppose, assume, think

Presumption

A belief that you think is true

Presumable

Acceptable, probable

Presumably

Seemingly, apparently

Dynamic

Always changing and making progress

Sociology

The scientific study of the nature and development of society and social behavior

Lavender

A garden plant with bunches of purple flowers with a sweet smell

Advent

Coming, appearance

Scale

The size or level

Mimic

Imitate, copy

Optimize

Improve for more efficiency; get the most of sth

Biomass

Plant and animal matter used to provide power or energy; organic fuel

Instantaneously

Immediately

Replicate

Do sth again, or to try to get the same results again

Harness

To control and use the natural force or power

Commodity

A product that is bought and sold

Hoard

Collect and save large amounts

Tinker with

Make small changes to repair sth or make it work better; improve

Modernization

The process of making a system, methods, etc. more modern and more suitable for use at the present time

Legislation

A set of laws; tge process of making and passing these laws

Consumer

A person who buys goods or uses services

Nano

Very small

Fabricator

Producer

Assembler

A machine that puts together the different parts of things

Matter

Substance

Manipulate

Control or influence sb in a dishonest way without them knowing

Potential

Probable

Cease

To stop sth from happening or being

Throw in

Add

Insulin

A substance that levels the amount of sugar in your blood

Transmit

Send

Plentiful

Abundant

Conversion

Change

Distribute

Soread supplies quickly

Finite

Scarce, limited

Eradicate

To destroy or get rid of sth completely, especially sth bad; wipe out

Archaeology

The study of the cultures of the past , and of periods of history by examining the parts of buildings and objects found in the ground

Excavate

To dig in the ground to take out some old objects

Go out

If a fire or light goes out, it stops burning or shining

Tenant

A person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc. to its owner

Wonder if/whether

Used as a polite way of asking a question or asking sb to do sth

Drop in

To pay an informal visit to a person or a place