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AE LS 1.2
words and definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fatigue (n) | Swimming and playing volleyball at the beach can make you tired, but long hours filling and emptying a wheelbarrow of dirt on a hot day brings _____, a far more draining kind of exhaustion. |
| stressful (adj) | If something makes you anxious, it is _____. Driving through heavy city traffic can be very _____. Some people react to _____ situations by eating too much, others by not eating, or by losing sleep. |
| impatient (adj) | If you are _____, you don’t like to wait. |
| to comprise (v) | When something _____ other things, it is made up of them or formed from them. The periodic table _____ 118 elements, because the whole _____ the parts. |
| completely (adv) | If a building is _____ destroyed, no part of it is left standing. Reading a newspaper story or watching a documentary film _____ means you finished it from beginning to end. |
| disruptive (adj) | Anything _____ is loud, chaotic, and disorderly. _____ things disturb people. |
| to disturb (v) | When you _____ something, you interfere with its normal function. Your alarm _____ you from sleep every morning. When something _____ you, it can also cause you emotional anxiety. |
| tolerance (n) | When you have _____, you accept another's ideas and beliefs. If you respect someone's opinions — even if you disagree — you display _____. |
| reaction (n) | A _____ is an action taken in response to something. The way your body responds to an external influence is a physical _____. It can also describe something more emotional, for instance a person’s _____ of laughter |
| violation (n) | Anytime a person crosses a boundary — a legal boundary, a moral boundary, a physical boundary, or a binding business deal — that's a _____. |