Interactions 2 Es157 (Chapter9)

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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/to show respect:
She was ~ed by the mayor with a good citizenship award.

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honor

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v. to evaluate art, music, theater, etc. as a profession/to point out faults in s.o. or s.t:
The newspaper's theater critic ~d the new play as dull.

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criticize

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

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insane

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n. a narrow way or trail for walking or cycling, either built or made by repeated use/a way of doing s.t., or of living:
~s made by animals go through the woods.

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path

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v. [T] to protect against attack/(in law) to protect the rights of s.o. accused of a crime:
The army ~ed the city.

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defend

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v. to turn around s.t., move in a circle, (syn.) to rotate:
room began to ~, then she fainted.

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revolve

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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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v. to use power or energy/to use power to make s.o. do s.t.:
Strong winds ~d boats onto the beaches.

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force

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v. [T] to say s.t. is not true/to refuse, reject:
The defendant ~ed the accusations made against her in court.

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deny

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n. a period of 10 years:
The development of the park took a ~ to complete.

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decade

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n. a moon or other object in space that circles a larger object, such as a planet:
The moon we see at night is Earth's only ~.

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satellite

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n. an improvement, (syn.) a breakthrough:
New ~s in medicine improve the quality of health care.

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advance

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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. [T] to prove that s.t. is untrue (syn.) to refute:
The lawyer ~d 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 billions and written as 1,000,000,000,000 zillion:
The government spending deficit went into the ~s of dollars. See:

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trillion

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v. [T] to do math (to add, subtract, etc.), figure s.t. (cost, price, equation, problem):
The businesswoman ~d the cost of producing a car.

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calculate

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n. a group of people who have moved to another area of land, but are still governed by their home country:
the (former) French ~es of North Africa

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colony

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n. a device that focuses a powerful light in a specific place for many uses, from surgery to metal cutting:
The operation on his eye was done with a ~.

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laser

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n. a thin line of light, energy, or heat:
~s of light shine from a burning candle.

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ray

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adv. with truth, accurately:
She spoke ~.

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truly

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v. to send people to live in another area of land or country, while still governing them from the home country:
The Spanish, British, and French ~d the Americas.

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colonize

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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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v. [T] to act the same way as another:
The boy ~s his father's way of talking.

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imitate

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v. [T] to push into the water:
We ~ed our boat into the lake.

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launch

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adj. common, regular:
She wears an ~ pair of shoes to go for a walk.

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ordinary