Reading Class Homework 11/06/13

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Adhere

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1. obey: to be conscientious in supporting or following somebody or something
adhere to the rules

2. support: to hold firmly to a belief, idea, or opinion
on account of the opinion to which they consistently adhere

3. stick firmly: to stick firmly to a surface or an object

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Advocate

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1.somebody giving support: somebody who supports or speaks in favor of something
a tireless advocate of social reform

2. helper: somebody who acts or intercedes on behalf of another
3. law legal representative: somebody such as a lawyer, who pleads another's case in a legal forum

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Facilitate

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simplify process: to make something easy or easier to do

make easy, ease, make possible, enable, simplify, smooth, help, aid, assist, expedite, accelerate
antonym: impede

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Impede

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hinder: to interfere with the movement, progress, or development of something or somebody

obstruct, hinder, hamper, slow down, delay, hold back, hold up, encumber, inhibit, get in the way of, get in the way, block
antonym: facilitate

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Impose

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1. levy or enforce something: to lay down something compulsory such as a tax or a punishment
2. insist on something: to make people agree to something or comply with something by having superior strength or authority
We believe that one country should not try to impose its culture on another.

3. inconvenience somebody: to demand somebody's attention or time in an unreasonable manner

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Innate

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1.present from birth: relating to qualities that a person or animal is born with
2. integral: forming an integral part of something
3. coming from mind: coming directly from the mind rather than being acquired by experience or from external sources an innate sense of justice

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Nurture

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1.take care of young thing: to give tender care and protection to a young child, animal, or plant, helping it to grow and develop
2. encourage somebody or something to flourish: to encourage somebody or something to grow, develop, thrive, and be successful
an agent who nurtured several budding young playwrights

3. keep feeling: to keep a feeling in the mind for a long time, allowing it to grow or deepen

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Potential

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1. possible but as yet not actual: having a latent possibility or likelihood of occurring, or of doing or becoming something posed a potential danger
a potential investor

2. expressing possibility: describes a verb or verb form that expresses possibility, e.g. "may" or "might" in English

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Surpass

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1.exceed expectations: to go beyond what was expected or hoped for, usually by being bigger, better, or greater
2. do better than somebody or something: to be bigger, greater, better, or worse than somebody or something else
3. be beyond somebody's ability: to be beyond somebody's ability to deal with or understand (formal)

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Susceptible

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1.easily affected: easily influenced or affected by something
2. likely to be affected: liable to being affected by something
susceptible to hay fever and other allergies

3. emotional: easily affected emotionally
4. capable of something: capable or permitting of something (formal)
susceptible of several different interpretations

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Avert

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1.prevent something from happening: to prevent something from occurring, especially something harmful
2. look away: to turn your eyes away from something

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Conservationist

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supporter of environmental conservation: a supporter of or advocate for the preservation of the environment, especially the natural world

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Elicit

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1.provoke a reaction: to cause or produce something as a reaction or response to a stimulus of some kind
His jokes failed to elicit even the faintest of smiles from her.

2. draw out something hidden: to bring something to light or cause something to be disclosed, especially by a process of questioning or research

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Encroachment

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1.trespass on something: to intrude gradually or stealthily, often taking away somebody's authority, rights, or property
is encroaching on civil liberties

2. exceed proper limits: to exceed the proper limits of something

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Endemic

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1.medicine restricted to one place: describes a disease occurring within a particular area
Typhoid fever used to be endemic in the Deep South.

2. ecology living in defined geographic area: describes a species of organism that is confined to a particular geographic region such as an island or river basin
3. characteristic of area: characteristic of a particular place, or among a particular group, or area of interest or activity

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Habitat

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1.ecology home environment: the natural conditions and environment in which a plant or animal lives, e.g. forest, desert, or wetlands
2. typical location: the place in which a person or group is usually found
3. artificially created environment: a sealed controlled environment in which people can live in unusual conditions such as under the sea or in space

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Mammal

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class of warm-blooded vertebrate animals: a class of warm-blooded vertebrate animals that have, in the female, milk-secreting organs for feeding the young.
The class includes human beings, apes, many four-legged animals, whales, dolphins, and bats.

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Moratorium

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1.agreed period of delay: a formally agreed period during which an activity is halted or a planned activity is postponed
2. allowed delay in meeting obligation: a period during which a person, usually a debtor, has the right to postpone meeting an obligation

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Omnivorous

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1.eating many foods: eating any type or many different types of food, including both plants and animals
2. interested in range of things: wide-ranging and often undiscriminating in interests or tastes

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Zoology

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1.scientific study of animals: the branch of biology that involves the scientific study of animals and all aspects of animal life
2. animals living in region: the animal life of a particular region
3. characteristics of animal or group: the physical and biological characteristics of a particular animal or group of animals