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Making Connections 3
Unit 3, Reading 5
| anticipation | a positive feeling about what will happen soon |
| boost | to improve or increase something |
| bond | a close or strong connection |
| candidate | a person applying for a job |
| compensate for | to take the place of something useful |
| cue | a signal for someone to do or say something |
| consistently | always happening in the same way |
| deficit | an insufficiency in or lack of something |
| domain | a specific area or an area where one has control |
| distraction | something that takes your attention away from what you should be doing |
| flexibility | the ability to change or adapt to new circumstances |
| flawed | mistaken; weak |
| ignore | to pay no attention |
| heritage | cultural history |
| incident | an unusual or unpleasant event |
| ideal | perfect or the best possible |
| isolation | the state of being alone or not connected to anything |
| nanny | a person who is paid to care for young children |
| promote | to raise someone to a higher or more important position |
| onset | the beginning of something |
| seek out | look for |
| personnel | the people who work in a place |
| socioeconomic status | the position of a person within a society based on such factors as education, income, and type of job |
| remedial | intended to improve or correct something, especially skills |
| sophisticated | advanced; complicated; and made with great skill |