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Technical Comp 101
Study Guide Chapter 8
Term | Definition |
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Synthetic | Of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic ) |
Obsession | The domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc. |
Contaminates | To make impure or unsuitable by contact or mixture with something unclean, bad |
Compelled | To force or drive, especially to a course of action |
Dismissed | To direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go |
Unattainable | Capable of being attained. |
Radical | Thoroughgoing or extreme, especially as regards change from accepted or traditional forms: |
Flaunt | To parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly. |
Supplemental | Added to furnish what is lacking or missing. |
Endurance | The ability or strength to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions; stamina |
Retrain | To train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks. |
Infectious | Communicable by infection, as from one person to another or from one part of the body to another |
Prone | Having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable |
Competitive | Having a strong desire to compete or to succeed |
Vigorous | Energetic; forceful |
Diminished | To make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce. |
Reservations | The act of keeping back, withholding, or setting apart |
Amateur | A person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity |
Recounts | To count again. |
Collision | The act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash |