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Academic Word Power Book Four Unit Six

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Word
Definition
persistent   continuing to exist for a long time  
depression   sadness so strong it impairs your ability to live a normal life, mental illness  
confine   to keep within certain limits, restrict  
coherence   clarity and logic, clear headedness  
exploitation   taking advantage of, unfair treatment  
intrinsic   belonging naturally to something, inherent  
minimal   related to the least amount of something  
commodity   item or substance for sale  
invoke   to call upon, to use, to put into effect  
qualitative   based on feelings or opinions rather than fact  
procedure   a detailed method of doing something  
straightforward   clear and direct, without complications or deviation  
restraint   the act of holding back or restricting an action  
violation   the act of breaking a rule or law  
specify   to say or communicate something in exact detail  
assurance   guarantee, promise  
nuclear   related to a nucleus or center  
infrastructure   system of basic institutions that serve a country's people and economy  
collapse   descent into ruin, loss of strength to remain in place upright  
devote   to dedicate, to show great care or concern toward an issue  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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