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academic
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concerning teaching and studying
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What are your academic goals? Do you plan to go on for an advanced degree? |
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adjust
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to change something in order to meet conditions, regulate
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After adjusting the margin widths, all of the text fit on one page. |
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alter
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amend
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capacity
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the ability to do something or to hold something
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The capacity of that milk bottle is one gallon. |
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challenge
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a test of one's abilities; an invitation to competition
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Getting a good education is a challenge for children from poor families. |
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clause
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compound
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to increase, especially by combining two or more things
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Losing his job compounded his financial problems. |
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conflict
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a disagreement, argument
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Religion has been a source of conflict in Northern Ireland for centuries. |
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consult
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consultant
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a person who helps by giving special knowledge, information, or skill
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The consultant's recommendations on computer technology will save the state of Oregon millions of dollars. |
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contact
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to join two things for some purpose, such as communication
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She was unable to contact the office by phone, so she sent a fax message. |
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decline
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discrete
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separate and individual
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The work group is a discrete unit; it is distinct from its department. |
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draft
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enable
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to make possible; to give someone the ability to do something
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The financial contribution by the rich alumni enabled the university to offer more scholarships this year. |
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energy
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power or strength to perform work, strength, might
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I lack the energy to go dancing tonight because I played tennis this afternoon. |
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enforce
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entity
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whole, not divided
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Although Indonesia has 10,000 different islands, it is one political entity. |
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equivalent
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evolve
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to develop gradually
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Are you familiar with Darwin's theory of the evolution of mankind? |
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expansion
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the process of becoming larger
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The expansion of the town caused problems for its fire department. |
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exposition
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a public show or exhibition
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Companies such as IBM and Apple will present their products at the computer exposition. |
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external
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on the outside or an outer part
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The temperature inside a building can be changed by external conditions. |
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facilitate
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to make something happen more easily; to organize
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One person has been designated to facilitate our discussion and keep it focused. |
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fundamental
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basic, necessary, underlying
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A fundamental understanding of mathematics is essential in running a business. |
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generate
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to produce, to bring into existence
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Gasoline engines generate a lot of noise. |
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generation
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image
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a picture, especially in the mind
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An advertiser tries to create a special image for his product. |
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liberate
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to make a person or group free
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After the war, all of the prisoners were liberated. |
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license
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logic
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reason, or the study of reason and of argument
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What’s the logic of your argument? I don’t understand how you made that conclusion. |
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margin
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an amount above what is necessary
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He left home early and caught the train by a good margin. |
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medical
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mental
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modify
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to make a small change in something
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The procedure for registration was modified this quarter. |
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monitor
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network
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a system of connections, such as a television network
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The Internet is the largest computer network in the world. |
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notion
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an idea or belief about something
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He had a notion that the money might be in the desk. |
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objective
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a goal; based in fact
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Her objective is to become rich and famous. |
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orientation
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making someone familiar with a new situation or environment
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The company held an orientation on sexual harrassment for all new employees. |
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perspective
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a point of view, a way of looking at things
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She analyzed the situation from an economic perspective. |
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premise
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something that we believe is true, and do not question
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You may disagree with our premises, but you can’t argue with the results we’ve had. |
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psychology
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the thought processes characteristic of an individual or group
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Putting one's work before one's family has traditionally been part of Japanese corporate psychology. |
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pursue
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go after in order to catch
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The criminal was pursued by the police across three states. |
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ratio
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rejection
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the situation of being told 'no'
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After the rejection of her plan by the boss, she went back to improve it so that it would be accepted. |
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revenue
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stability
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firmness, not changing, strength
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The stability of a country's economy depends on many factors: trade balances, inflation, GNP, etc. |
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stylize
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to present in a fixed, unnatural style
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Ballet is a stylized form of dance. |
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substitue
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sustain
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to keep up
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It is difficult to sustain interest in a subject that you do not care about. |
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symbol
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a thing that makes people think of something else
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The face of 'Uncle Sam' is a symbol of the United States. |
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target
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transition
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to change from one situation to another
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India is undergoing a transition from an agricultural society to a |
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trend
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a direction or tendency in the action or thinking
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The increase in crime in the cities is a trend that concerns political leaders. |
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version
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a different form of something, e.g., the native language and foreign translation
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The two newspapers gave different versions of the same story. |
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welfare
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