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Final W.W.
Flashcards for the final exam on W.W.
Term | Definition |
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Accelerate | v. 1. To go or to cause to go faster. 2. To bring about at an earlier time. |
Aggressive | adj. 1. Ready to attack or start fights; acting in a hostile way. 2. Bold and active. |
Ample | adj. 1 Plenty; more than enough. 2. Large in size |
Anxious | adj. 1. Worried; concerned 2. Eager; wishing strongly n. Great uneasiness or concern. |
Assume | v. 1. To take for granted; to suppose. 2. To take over; to occupy. 3. To pretend to have. |
Available | adj. Easy to get; present and ready for use. |
Burden | n. 1. Something that is carried, especially a heavy load. 2. Anything that is hard to bear v. To add to what one has to bear |
Contact | n. 1. The touching or joining of two things 2. The condition of being in communication with others v. To communicate with |
Cumbersome | adj. Awkward and hard to handle; unwieldy |
Decline | v. 1. To slope or pass to a lower level 2. To refuse to accept 3. To become less or weaker n. 1. A change to a smaller amount or lower level 2. A loss of strength or power |
Donate | v. To give to those in need, often through an organization Donation n. Whatever is donated, as money or goods |
Drought | n. A long period without rain |
Establish | v. 1, To set up or begin 2. To show to be true Establishment n. Something that has been established, especially a place of buisness or a public building |
Expand | v. 1. To make or become larger 2. To give further details of. expansion n. The act, process, or result of enlarging |
Fertile | adj. 1. Able to produce good crops 2. Able to produce offspring 3. Able to produce ideas; inventive |
Methodical | adj. Done in a regular, orderly way |
Minor | adj 1. Small; unimportant n. A person who is not yet an adult; a child |
Moral | n. A useful lesson about life adj. 1. Having to do with right and wrong 2. Based on what is right and proper |
Notable | adj. Derserving of attention; outstanding |
Obsolete | adj. No longer sold or in wide use because it is out-of-date |
Overdue | adj. 1. Coming later than expected or needed 2. Unpaid when owed |
Pardon | v. 1. To forgive 2. To free from legal punishment n. The act of forgiving or freeing from legal punishment |
Proceed | v. To go on, especially after stopping for a while; to continue |
Provoke | v. 1. To annoy or make angry 2. To call forth; to rouse Provacative adj. Calling forth anger, amusement, or thoughtfulness; trying to cause a response |
Ridicule | v. To make fun of; to mock n. Words or actions intended to make fun of or mock Ridiculous adj. Laughable; deserving of mockery |
Rebel | v. To refuse to accept control by others n. A person who refuses to obey orders or the law. Rebellious adj. Fighting against another's control; disobedient Rebellion n. Open opposition to another's control |
Sensation | n. 1. A feeling that comes from the stimulation of the senses 2. A feeling of great interest or excitement or the cause of such a feeling. Sensational adj. 1. Causing great curiosity and interest 2. Very great or excellent |
Stall | n. 1. A place for an animal in a barn 2. A small stand or booth where things are sold v. 1. To suddenly lose power 2. To delay by being evasive |