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midterm IV
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| discarded | thrown away; get rid of |
| glamorous | exciting and attractive |
| incessant | never ending; ceaseless; (used to describe something that is unpleasant or annoying) |
| ensuing | following immediately and as a result of what went before |
| net | to get something good or to earn a lot of money from something |
| gush | to flow or pour out suddenly in large amounts |
| slum | a very poor and crowded area of a city |
| frigid | extremely cold |
| inherently | by natural character or ability |
| imitate | to produce a copy of (reproduce) |
| forbidding | harshly uninviting, not friendly or appealing |
| fascinating | very interesting or appealing |
| stark | clear and harsh; empty or without decoration |
| unrelenting | not slowing down, stopping, or growing weaker |
| gradually | moving or changing in small amounts (happening in a slow way over a long period of time) |
| devote | dedicate; to give time or attention |
| insight | the ability to understand people and situations in a very clear way |
| extract | to remove; to get |
| catastrophe | a terrible disaster |
| hostile | showing strong dislike, unfriendly |
| fragile | easily broken or damaged or destroyed |
| thaw | to stop being frozen |
| erode | to gradually destroy by natural forces |
| devastating | causing great damage or harm |
| rely on | to depend on or trust |
| alter | to make a change to, to change |
| dense | having parts that are close together |
| abrupt | very sudden and not expected |
| postpone | to decide that something which had been planned for a particular time will be done at a later time instead |
| disintegrate | to break apart into many small parts or pieces |
| calamity | an event that causes great harm and suffering |
| inundate | fill or cover completely, usually with water |
| compress | squeeze or press together |
| consequence | a result of a particular action or situation |
| inevitable | certain to happen |
| alternative | numbers of things from which only one can be chosen |
| audible | loud enough to be heard |
| collapse | Complete failure and ruin |
| concerted-effort | try really hard |
| crystal-clear | very clean and clear |
| curb | to control or limit something |
| defiance | a refusal to obey something or someone; the act of defying someone or something |
| enduring | able to deal with pain/difficult experience; to deal with or accept |
| entice | to persuade someone to do something by offering him something nice |
| eradicated | to remove something completely; to eliminate or destroy |
| fatality | a death resulting from an accident or a disaster |
| massive | consisting of great mass; huge |
| pristine | completely free from dirt or contamination |
| prized | very important or valuable |
| pursuits | activities or hobbies |
| rich | having a lot of natural resources |
| slam | to put sth somewhere very quickly and with very great force |
| soar | to fly very high or very fast ( to increase very quickly; to rise quickly upward to a great height) |
| speck | a very small spot; (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything |
| succulent | full of juice |
| survive | continue to live; to continue to exist |
| unprecedented | never happened before |
| unpredictable | unknown in advance |
| urge | to strongly advise; to ask people to do or support; to try to persuade |
| vast | extremely large |
| vivid | very bright in color; seems like it's real |
| malfunction | a failure to function normally |
| complications | problems or conflicts that begin to arise |
| Skim | to look over or read quickly to find the main ideas |
| Scan | to look at (something) carefully to find specific information |
| Tackle | to deal with (something difficult) |
| Figure out | to understand or find by thinking; to find an answer or solution |
| Comprehension | ability to understand |
| Aware | having knowledge, well informed |
| Infer | deduce or conclude; (to form an opinion from evidence: to reach a conclusion based on known facts) |
| Hypothesis | good guess or an idea or theory that is not proven but that leads to further study or discussion |
| Hold accountable | be required or expected to be responsible for something or someone |
| Determine | to learn or find out (something) by getting information |
| Relevant | matching to a subject in an appropriate way |
| Ruin | damage, to spoil or destroy (something) so badly that it is no longer useful or valuable |
| Up-to-date | based on or using the newest information, methods |
| Clue | something that helps a person find or understand something, or solve a mystery or puzzle |
| Contradict | to say the opposite of |
| Efficient | ability to do something well without wasting materials, time, or energy |
| Monitor | to watch, observe, listen to, or check; pay attention |
| Handle | to manage; to deal with ... |
| Overall | as a whole; in general |
| Paraphrase | to say using different words |
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