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81 Cards in this Set
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to be always changing
eg: Because our son is sick, our vacation plans are __ ____. |
in flux
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a statement of beliefs or principles made to guide human behavior or relations between countries
eg: The Monroe _______ of 1823 says that no foreign power may create a colony on the American continents. |
doctrine
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Law. a person who owns land on the bank of a natural watercourse or body of water.
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riparian
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the side of a river, esp. land, holding water back from the area around the river
eg: When the Mississippi overflowed its _________s, many towns were flooded with water. |
riverbank
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capable of increasing (in value)
eg: We bought an ___________ piece of property |
appreciable
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to lessen in force
eg: The need to take action has ______ed. |
diminish
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to make unclean, impure, unfit for use or consumption
eg: The drinking water was ___________d with gasoline. |
contaminate
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to keep within certain limits
(syn.) to restrict eg: You should stop making jokes and _______ your attention to what the teacher is saying. |
confine
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Sufficiently deep or wide to provide passage for vessels
eg: __________ waters; a ________ river. |
navigable1
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1 a tube that carries fluid
eg: the blood _____s 2 a container, such as a cup eg: a _____ used in religious services 3 a ship: Cargo ______s sail the Atlantic. |
vessel
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greater importance
(syn.) priority eg: My family's health takes _______ over my job. |
precedence
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a tool or piece of equipment
eg: With the right _________s, I can unlock a door without a key. |
implement
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a change
eg: Architects made ____________s in the building by taking down walls to make larger rooms. |
modification
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1 an argument, quarrel
eg: The couple had a ______ over money. 2 a lawsuit, court case eg: The two landowners have a ______ over water rights. |
dispute
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earlier, previous
eg: A _____ engagement prevented me from accepting the invitation. eg2: No _____ knowledge of Spanish is required for this course. |
prior
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to be always changing
eg: Because our son is sick, our vacation plans are __ ____. |
in flux
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a statement of beliefs or principles made to guide human behavior or relations between countries
eg: The Monroe _______ of 1823 says that no foreign power may create a colony on the American continents. |
doctrine
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Law. a person who owns land on the bank of a natural watercourse or body of water.
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riparian
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the side of a river, esp. land, holding water back from the area around the river
eg: When the Mississippi overflowed its _________s, many towns were flooded with water. |
riverbank
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capable of increasing (in value)
eg: We bought an ___________ piece of property |
appreciable
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to lessen in force
eg: The need to take action has ______ed. |
diminish
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to make unclean, impure, unfit for use or consumption
eg: The drinking water was ___________d with gasoline. |
contaminate
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to keep within certain limits
(syn.) to restrict eg: You should stop making jokes and _______ your attention to what the teacher is saying. |
confine
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Sufficiently deep or wide to provide passage for vessels
eg: __________ waters; a ________ river. |
navigable1
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1 a tube that carries fluid
eg: the blood _____s 2 a container, such as a cup eg: a _____ used in religious services 3 a ship: Cargo ______s sail the Atlantic. |
vessel
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greater importance
(syn.) priority eg: My family's health takes _______ over my job. |
precedence
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a tool or piece of equipment
eg: With the right _________s, I can unlock a door without a key. |
implement
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a change
eg: Architects made ____________s in the building by taking down walls to make larger rooms. |
modification
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1 an argument, quarrel
eg: The couple had a ______ over money. 2 a lawsuit, court case eg: The two landowners have a ______ over water rights. |
dispute
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earlier, previous
eg: A _____ engagement prevented me from accepting the invitation. eg2: No _____ knowledge of Spanish is required for this course. |
prior
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belonging to one person, company, or contract
eg: Our company has the ________ rights to distribute that product. |
exclusive
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to win, triumph
eg: Our team _______ed over our rival in a tough game.||I was going to have dessert, but good sense prevailed and I didn't eat it. |
prevail
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a person who supervises or manages
eg: She is an _____________ in the Department of Health. |
administrator
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to set aside, ignore
eg: The Congress _______ the President's objection and passed the law. |
override-overrode
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useful
(syn.) functional eg: That old car is of little __________ value |
utilitarian
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to conclude, decide
eg: The judge ________d that the defendant was guilty. |
determine
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to stop
eg: We _______ed the project because it was too expensive. |
abandon
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to be next to
(syn.) to abut eg: The bathroom ______s the bedroom. |
adjoin
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to affect the quality or reputation of
eg: Students who do well on exams ______ well on their teachers. |
reflect
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to differ
eg: Airfares ____ from one airline to another. |
vary
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causing disagreement
eg: Religion and politics are very personal and ____________ subjects. |
controversial
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an example that allows similar future actions, a custom
eg: When the principal wore blue jeans to school on Friday, it set a __________ for others to do that too. |
precedent
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an unproved assumption
eg: His statement is simply a ____________. |
hypothesis
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to fly through the air without power
eg: Birds and kites _____ in the air. |
glide
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having limbs adapted for running, as certain birds, insects, etc.
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cursorial
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an arm, leg, or wing of an animal
eg: Diabetes limits blood circulation in the _____s. |
limb
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an arm, leg, or wing of an animal
eg: Diabetes limits blood circulation in the _____s. |
limb
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an educated guess based on some information
eg: I made an _______ about the child's height when I met her tall parents |
inference
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work done to find facts and solutions to problems, a study
eg: We did an _______ of the problem and proposed solutions to it. |
analysis
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fluid or tissue from the body, taken for medical testing, a sample
eg: a blood ________ |
specimen
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an educated guess based on some information
eg: I made an _______ about the child's height when I met her tall parents |
inference
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equal, the same
eg: The two computers are ________ in speed. |
equivalent
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work done to find facts and solutions to problems, a study
eg: We did an _______ of the problem and proposed solutions to it. |
analysis
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to guess by having some information
eg: I _____ from your smile that you are happy. |
infer
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fluid or tissue from the body, taken for medical testing, a sample
eg: a blood ________ |
specimen
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between or in the middle of two extreme points, such as highest and lowest, or beginning and end
eg: She took swimming lessons last year and is now in an ___________ class. |
intermediate
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equal, the same
eg: The two computers are ________ in speed. |
equivalent
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a period of time within a longer process of change, a stage of development
eg: The time you spend in high school is an important _____ of your education. |
phase
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to guess by having some information
eg: I _____ from your smile that you are happy. |
infer
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a supporter, s.o. who favors s.t.
eg: That Senator is a ________ of lowering taxes. |
proponent
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between or in the middle of two extreme points, such as highest and lowest, or beginning and end
eg: She took swimming lessons last year and is now in an ___________ class. |
intermediate
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to move up and down, or sideways
eg: Birds ____ their wings. |
flap
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a period of time within a longer process of change, a stage of development
eg: The time you spend in high school is an important _____ of your education. |
phase
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to strike with a flat object or the hand
eg: She ____ted the flies with an old newspaper. |
swat
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a supporter, s.o. who favors s.t.
eg: That Senator is a ________ of lowering taxes. |
proponent
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well-known, famous, esp. for s.t. bad
eg: The film star was ________ for her wild living. |
notorious
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to move up and down, or sideways
eg: Birds ____ their wings. |
flap
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to strike with a flat object or the hand
eg: She ____ted the flies with an old newspaper. |
swat
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well-known, famous, esp. for s.t. bad
eg: The film star was ________ for her wild living. |
notorious
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an arm, leg, or wing of an animal
eg: Diabetes limits blood circulation in the _____s. |
limb
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an educated guess based on some information
eg: I made an _______ about the child's height when I met her tall parents |
inference
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work done to find facts and solutions to problems, a study
eg: We did an _______ of the problem and proposed solutions to it. |
analysis
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fluid or tissue from the body, taken for medical testing, a sample
eg: a blood ________ |
specimen
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equal, the same
eg: The two computers are ________ in speed. |
equivalent
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to guess by having some information
eg: I _____ from your smile that you are happy. |
infer
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between or in the middle of two extreme points, such as highest and lowest, or beginning and end
eg: She took swimming lessons last year and is now in an ___________ class. |
intermediate
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a period of time within a longer process of change, a stage of development
eg: The time you spend in high school is an important _____ of your education. |
phase
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a supporter, s.o. who favors s.t.
eg: That Senator is a ________ of lowering taxes. |
proponent
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to move up and down, or sideways
eg: Birds ____ their wings. |
flap
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to strike with a flat object or the hand
eg: She ____ted the flies with an old newspaper. |
swat
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well-known, famous, esp. for s.t. bad
eg: The film star was ________ for her wild living. |
notorious
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