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AVR unit 32
Term | Definition | Fill in the Blank |
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Addicted | (v) to devote to something habitually or obsessively | Some people are _____ to gambling. |
Augment | (v) to make larger; to enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase | He plans to _____ his income by getting a second job. |
Available | (adj) easy or possible to get or use : present or ready for use | The dress is also ______ in pink color. |
Complex | (n) difficult to understand; a complicated association of related things, parts, units, etc. | 1st grade math is very simple, while college Calculus class is quite ___. |
Device | (n) a machine or tool used for a specific task | A hearing aid is a ___ that a person places in their ear to hear better. |
Digital | (adj) something that uses figures such as 1 or 2 instead of one or two; technical; technological | Sam traded his ___ clock for one with hands. |
Efficient | (v) being productive with less effort | She is a great secretary because she is organized and ___. |
Electronic | (adj) operating by means of a computer : involving a computer or a computer system | Is the dictionary available in _______________________ form or just in print? |
Expand | (v) to get bigger or longer; to explain more | Can you ___ on that a little? I would like to hear more. |
Extend | (v) to make longer and wider | Chemotherapy can ___ the life of someone or possibly cure it. |
Illustrate | (v) to give an example: to draw a picture for a children's book | She will ______ her point with an example. |
Interact | (v) to communicate with someone; act in such a way as to have an effect on another | When you have a discussion, you ___ with other people by listening and speaking. |
Item | (n) a unit or individual parts of a set (an ___ of clothing or two ___s of clothing) | How many ___ are on the agenda? Do you think that we will be able to get to each one? |
Mechanical | (adj) working on or produced by machines or machinery | A car is a ___ device. It has a motor. |
Negative | (adj) thinking about the bad qualities of someone or something : thinking that a bad result will happen : not hopeful or optimistic | He was sad to receive a ____________________ response to his job application. |
Operation | (n) a process in which a doctor cuts into someone's body to repair or remove a damaged or diseased part. | The doctors will perform the ___________on his leg at 2 pm. |
Perfect | (adj) having no mistakes or flaws | His behavior is a _____________ example of what not to do. |
Prediction | (n) a statement about what might happen in the future | In the newpaper you can read many ______________s about who will win the coming election. |
Project | (v) 1.to plan, calculate, or estimate (something) for a time in the future. 2. to cause (light, a picture, a movie, etc.) to appear on a surface — often + on or onto | LCC has a major building _______________________ going on now, so you may have to walk a little further to get to your classes on the west side of campus. |
Research | (n) careful study that is done to find and report new knowledge about something | I've done some ___________ to find out the cheapest way of travelling there. |
Similar | (adj) almost the same as someone or something else | The two houses are ______________________ in size. |
Concern | (n) to be worried about something | The teacher was ______________________ed that some of the students had not turned in the assignment, so he reminded them again. |
Access | (v) a way to enter | You have to have a username and password to ___ your email account. |