22 Flashcards

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Account n., v.
Accountable
Accounting n.
Accountant n.

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Story
A report of an event, money kept in a bank, a statement of something used or received, usually a financial report

His account of the incident varied from that of the other witnesses.
We need an accounting of all the money that was spent.

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Alleviate

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Lessen
To make something less severe, to improve

This medicine alleviates allergy symptoms.
To alleviate stress

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Archaic

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Ancient
Old-fashioned, no longer used

These archaic methods of farming must be brought up-to-date.

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Bring about ph. v.

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Generate
To cause something to happen

The invention of the cell phone brought about an end to the popularity of traditional telephones.

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Enlighten
Enlightenment
Enlightened

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Instruct
To give information or understanding to someone

Books often enlighten readers to different ways of thinking

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Hasten
Hastily adj.
hasty adj.
hastiness

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Accelerate

U should not make important decisions hastily.

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Hue n.

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Color

The hue of the room gave it a warm feeling.

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Influx n.

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(Hojoom) Inflow (vorood)
A sudden increase

Each holiday season, the company experiences an influx of costumers.

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Intricate adj.
intricately
Intricacy n.

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Complex
Finely detailed

The intricate design of the …
I cannot begin to understand all of the intricacies of modern automobile motors.

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Magnitude n. 
Magnificent adj. 
magnificently
Magnify v. *
Magnification n. *
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Dimension
Of great size or importance, *to increase

The magnitude of earthquake
A magnificent achievement

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Oblige v. 
Obligation n. 
Obligatory adj. 
obliging adj. 
obligingly
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(Vaadaar) Require

She felt obliged to choose him as her lab partner.
Payment of the student activity fee was obligatory (vajeb).

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Overlook v.

Overlooked adj.

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(Gheflat) Disregard
To ignore or neglect

Scientists must not overlook any aspect of experimental procedure.
The overlooked error raised his score on the test.

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Practical
Practically
Practicable
Practicality n.

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Functional
Convenient or effective

Space travel to distant planets is not practicable at this time.

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Predominant adj.
predominantly
Predominate v.
Predominance n.

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(Ghaaleb) principal
The most noticeable or powerful element

The predominant export of the Middle East is petroleum (nafte khaam).

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Prompt v.
Promptly
Promptness

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Induce
To cuz something to happen, do quickly, be on time

His emotional plea (taghaza) prmpted the director to give him a second chance.

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Provoke
Provocative
Provocation

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Trigger
To cuz or produce negative behavior or result

The installation of speed cameras provoked an angry response from the public.