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Marie Set #4
| Vocabulary Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nobody REALIZED that Earth is exposed (n. realization) | nobody WAS AWARE that Earth is exposed |
| 1. nobody realized that Earth is EXPOSED (n. exposure) | nobody realized that Earth is AT RISK OF HARM |
| 2. TO EXPOSE to good books (n. exposure) | TO INTRODUCE to good books |
| 3. TO EXPOSE a secret (n. exposure) | TO UNCOVER a secret |
| 1. events ORIGINATING in outer space (n. origin, original, adj. original, adv. originally) | events BEGiNNING in outer space |
| 2. her ORIGINAL idea (n. origin, original, v. to originate, adv. or iginally)) | an idea she THOUGHT OF HERSELF |
| 3. her ORIGINAL idea (n. origin, original, v. to originate, adv. originally)) | her idea AT FIRST |
| criterion EMPHASIZED by Darwin's theory (n. emphasis, adj. emphatic, adv. emphatically) | criterion FOCUSED ON by Darwin's theory |
| 1.Meteorite impacts are one MECHANISM that could cause harm. (adj. mechanical, adv. mechanically) | Meteorite impacts are one WAY that harm could be caused. |
| 2. a car's starting MECHANISM (adj. mechanical, adv. mechanically) | a car's starting MACHINERY |
| 3. the human body's MECHANISMS for controlling weight (adj. mechanical, adv. mechanically) | the human body's PROCESSES for controlling weight |
| 4. MECHANICAL power (n. mechanism, adv. mechanically) | power PRODUCED BY A MACHINE |
| 5. He behaved MECHANICALLY. (n. mechanism, adv, mechanical) | He behaved WITHOUT EMOTION. |
| global CATASTROPHES (adj. catastrophic, adv, catastrophically) | global DISASTERS |
| 1. according to some ESTIMATES (v. to estimate, n. estimation) | according to some APPROXIMATE CALCULATIONS |
| 2. ESTIMATED the distance to be three miles (n. estimate, n. estimation) | GUESSED the distance to be three miles |
| 1. The majority of extinctions may be DUE TO such impacts. (n, due, adv. due) | The majority of extinctions may be BECAUSE OF such impacts. |
| 2. The rent payment is DUE. (n. due, adv. due) | The rent payment is OWED. |
| 3. The train is DUE at 12:00. (n . due, adv. due) | The train is SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE at 12:00. |
| 4. membership DUES (adj. due, adv. due) | membership FEES |
| 5. DUE north (n. due, adj. due) | DIRECTLY north |
| FUNDAMENTALLY changes our view (adj. fundamental) | BASICALLY changes our views |
| 1. MINOR ideas in the passage (n. minor) | UNIMPORTANT ideas in the passage |
| 2. MINOR injuries (n. minor) | injuries THAT ARE NOT SERIOUS |
| 3. Police are searching for a MINOR. (adj. minor) | Police are searching for a PERSON WHO IS NOT YET AN ADULT. |
| 1. large meteorite impacts LEAVING craters | large meteorite impacts CAUSING craters |
| 2. Eating a small breakfast LEAVES me hungry. | Eating a small breakfast CAUSES me TO REMAIN hungry. |
| 3. LEFT her purse | DID NOT TAKE her pursue |
| 4. LEAVE the room | DEPART FROM the room |
| 6. LEAVE a message | COMMUNICATE a message |
| 7. LEAVE a package | DELIVER a package |
| 8. LEAVE him to think | ALLOW him to think |
| 1. can seriously AFFECT climate | can seriously HAVE AN IMPACT ON climate |
| 2. Not winning didn't AFFECT her. | Not winning didn't CAUSE A RESPONSE IN her. |
| 3. AFFECTED surprise | PRETENDED TO BE surprised |
| ADVANTAGEOUS for some species (n. advantage) | FAVORABLE for some species |
| doubts about the witness's CANDOR (adj. candid, adv. candidly) | doubts about the witness's HONESTY |
| CAPITALIZE ON an opponent's mistake | BENEFIT FROM an opponent's mistake |
| 1. photos that CAPTURE the shock people felt (n. capture) | photos that SHOW the shock people felt |
| 2. the CAPTURE of the city by the enemy army | the SEIZURE of the city by the enemy army |
| CIVIC responsibility (n. civics) | responsibility AS A CITIZEN |
| 1. CLINICAL attitude (n. clinic, adv. clinically) | EMOTIONALLY UNATTACHED attitude |
| COARSE way of speaking | UNREFINED way of speaking |
| The events COINCIDE with my visit. | The events ARE AT THE SAME TIME as my visit. |
| 1. The city decided to COMMISSION a monument. (n. commission) | The city decided to PAY AN ARTIST FOR a monument. |
| 2. CLINICAL medical trials (n. clinic, adv. clinically) | medical trials INVOLVING DIRECT OBSERVATION |
| 2. a government COMMISSION (v. to commission) | a government GROUP OF PERSONS GIVEN A TASK |
| Important people have CLOUT. | Important people are ABLE TO GET OTHERS TO DO WHAT THEY WANT. |
| 1. detective stories that PRECEDED The Moonstone (n. precedent) | detective stories that CAME BEFORE The Moonstone |
| 2. getting angry creates a bad PRECEDENT (v. to precede) | getting angry creates a bad PREVIOUS EXAMPLE |
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jeffbeller
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