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32 Cards in this Set
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Evolve |
To develop and change gradually over a long period of time. |
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Distinction |
Clearly different or belongs to different type imply |
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Imply |
To suggest that something is true |
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Defect |
a shortcoming, imperfection, or lack |
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Cognition |
Relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remember |
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repercussion |
an unintended consequence occurring some time after an event or action, especially an unwelcome one. |
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Dilemma |
A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones. |
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Inclusive |
Including or covering all the services, facilities, or items normally expected or required. |
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Staggering |
very shocking and surprising |
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Dedicate |
devote (time, effort, or oneself) to a particular task or purpose. |
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Variability |
the quality or fact of being variable |
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Emission |
the act of sending out gas, heat, light, etc. |
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Emit |
to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance: |
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Anomaly |
something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected. |
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Retain |
continue to have (something); keep possession of. |
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Gesture |
a movement of part of the body, especially a hand or the head, to express an idea or meaning. |
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equipped |
supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose. |
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competence |
the ability to do something successfully or efficiently. |
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empirical |
based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic. |
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Taboo |
a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing. |
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utterance |
a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound. |
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Conceded |
admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it. |
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initiatives |
the ability to assess and initiate things independently. |
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stem from |
to start or develop as the result of something |
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Grasp |
- to take something quickly, in your hand, and hold it firm - to understand, esp. something difficult |
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convey |
transport or carry to a place. |
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Viable |
capable of working successfully; feasible. |
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contamination |
the action or state of making or being made impure by polluting or poisoning. |
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Nourishes |
provide with the food or other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition. |
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Noteworthy |
interesting, significant, or unusual. |
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Reduction |
the action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. |
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Legislated |
make or enact laws. |
