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29 Cards in this Set
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academy
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a school for special instruction or training (for example military, art, or tennis)
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approach
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method of thinking about something or doing something; perspective
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concept
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idea
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construct
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to build
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couple
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to combine
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enhance
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to improve
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function
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the purpose (noun); to have a specific purpose (verb)
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partner
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someone who is together with another person in some way for a specific purpose (see page 13)
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pose
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(1) to present, put forward, to offer (somewhere between "to give" and "to show"; see page 8) (2) to pretent to be different than what one actually is
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publication
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something (such as a book, magazine, newspaper) that was written and is available for the public to see/read (see page 13)
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range
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(1) a variety of different things or activities (2) a specified distance or time (example: "long range," "short range" (3) to have a variety of different things or activities. "Range" can be both a noun (definition 1 and 2) and a verb (definition 3)
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region
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an area (such as geographic--see page 6)
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select
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to choose
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simulate
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to be the same (or almost the same), or to try to be the same
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uniform
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the same (often used for technical descriptions--see page 5)
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communicate
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(vb) transmit information
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define
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(vb) 1. determine the nature of 2. to mark the limits of
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despite
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( prep) even though there is/there are; in spite of
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extract
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(vb) to take [something] out of [something else]; to withdraw
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globe
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(n) the world
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major
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1. (adj) of great importance 2. (n)a field of academic study 3. (vb) to pursue academic studies in a specific subject
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migrate
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(vb) to move from one country or region to another
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network
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1. (n) an interconnected system of things or people 2. (vb) to create a social interconnected system
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perspective
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1. (n) point of view 2. the two-dimensional representation of three-dimensional objects
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rely (on)
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(vb) to depend on; to trust; to count on
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remove
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(vb) to take away or take off
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source
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(n) the place where something comes from
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status
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(n) 1. a person's position in legal terms 2. relative rank or standing in society 3. the condition or progress of something
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survive
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(vb) to continue to live
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