AVL 1-200 Flashcards
NOUN
- a detailed critical inspection.
- applying the mind to learning a subject (esp. by reading).
- a room used for reading and writing and studying
study (n)
VERB
- make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation.
- work out.
- acquire or build up traits or characteristics
develop
NOUN
- any number of entities (members) considered as a a unit.
- (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single nit and forming part of a molecule.
- a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse
group
NOUN
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole.
- instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity.
- a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
system
VERB
- make a logical or causal connection
- be about
- give an account of
relate
NOUN
- systematic investigation to establish facts
- a search for knowledge
research (n)
ADJ
- relating to human society and its members 2. living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups.
- relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society
social
NOUN
1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem 3. something that results
result
VERB
1. put into service 2. take or consume (regularly or habitually) 3. use up, consume fully
use
VERB
1. provide or furnish with 2. provide what is desired or needed, esp. support, food or sustenance 3. determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), esp. by including a proviso condition
provide
NOUN
1. an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization 2. a formal association of people with similar interests 3. the fashionable elite
society
NOUN
1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group 2. an actor’s portrayal of someone in a play 3. what something is used for
role
NOUN
1. the quality of being unlike or dissimilar 2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm 3. a disagreement or argument about something important
difference
NOUN
1. an inherited pattern of thought or action 2. a specific practice of long standing
tradition
VERB
1. create, as of a social group or a company, for example 2. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea 3. plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
organize
NOUN
1. a customary way of operation or behavior 2. systematic training by multiple repetitions 3. translating an idea into action
practice
NOUN
1. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group 2. a short account of the news 3. the act of informing by verbal report
report
ADV
1. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result 2. in the way indicated
thus
NOUN
1. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something 2. a reason for wanting something done 3. the power of attracting or holding one’s interest (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
interest
VERB
1. make a logical or causal connection 2. keep company with 3. bring or come into association or action
associate (vb)
NOUN
1. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc 2. causing something without any direct or apparent effort 3. a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
influence
NOUN
1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
knowledge
VERB
1. take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to 2. express indirectly by an image, form, or model 3. be representative or typical for
represent
ADJ
1. belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole 2. of no special distinction or quality 3. commonly encountered
common
VERB
1. place limits on (extent or access) 2. restrict or confine, “I limit you to two visits to the pub a day” 3. decide upon or fix definitely
limit
NOUN
1. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation 2. the act of drawing spatially closer to something 3. a way of entering or leaving
approach (n)
NOUN
1. a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world 2. a tentative theory about the natural world 3. a belief that can guide behavior
theory
VERB
1. derive or receive pleasure from 2. have benefit from 3. get pleasure from
enjoy
NOUN
1. the place where something begins, where it springs into being 2. a person who supplies information 3. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
source
VERB
1. mean or intend to express or convey 2. have as a logical consequence 3. denote or connote
mean
NOUN
1. a single item of information that is representative of a type 2. a representative form or pattern 3. something to be imitated
example
NOUN
1. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
lack
NOUN
1. the group of people comprising the government of a sovereign state 2. the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation 3. a politically organized body of people under a single government
state
NOUN
1. a new appraisal or evaluation 2. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) 3. a second (or subsequent) examination
review
VERB
1. be successful 2. be in charge of, act on, or dispose of 3. watch and direct
manage
VERB
1. consider in a comprehensive way 2. look over in a comprehensively, inspect 3. plot a map of (land)
survey (vb)
VERB
1. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one’s or its former characteristics or essence 2. be at variance with 3. be subject to change in accordance with a variable
vary
NOUN
1. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality 2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process 3. an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
degree (n)
ADJ
1. involving the entire earth 2. having the shape of a sphere or ball
global
VERB
1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning 2. observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect 3. question or examine thoroughly and closely
examine
ADV
however
however
VERB
1. become bigger or greater in amount 2. make bigger or more
increase
VERB
1. go or live through 2. have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations 3. of mental or physical states or experiences
experience (vb)
NOUN
1. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality 2. a relative position or degree of value in a graded group 3. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
level
VERB
1. aim at 2. make level or straight 3. tear down so as to make flat with the ground
level
ADJ
1. having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another 2. oriented at right angles to the plumb 3. being on a precise horizontal plane
level
NOUN
1. a quantity that is added 2. a change resulting in an increase 3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
increase
VERB
1. look at again 2. appraise critically 3. hold a review (of troops)
review
VERB
1. express in words 2. put before 3. indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
state
VERB
1. be without 2. be without, lack
lack
NOUN
1. an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
mean
ADJ
1. used of sums of money 2. used of persons or behavior 3. characterized by malice
mean
VERB
1.To obtain or procure, 2.To find information about ()’s source, 3 To find a citation for
source
NOUN
1. the greatest possible degree of something 2. final or latest limiting point 3. the boundary of a specific area
limit
VERB
1. have and exert influence or effect 2. shape or influence 3. induce into action by using one’s charm
influence
VERB
- arrange into a group or groups
- form a group or group together
group
NOUN
1. a particular course of action intended to achieve a results 2. a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states 3. the performance of some composite cognitive activity
process (n)
NOUN
1. a particular society at a particular time and place 2. the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group 3. all the knowledge and values shared by a society
culture
VERB
1. To maintain in an environment suitable for growth {{qualifier|especially of bacteria}}. 2. To increase the artistic or scientific interest {{qualifier|in something}}
culture
NOUN
1. the aggregate of past events 2. the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future 3. a record or narrative description of past events
history
ADJ
1. (pathology) tending to become more severe or wider in scope 2. disposed to take action or effectuate change 3. characterized by energetic activity
active
NOUN
1. chemical agent capable of activity 2. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
active
VERB
1. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to 2. support financially in an enterprise 3. be the physical support of
support
NOUN
1. the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities 2. aiding the cause or policy or interests of 3. a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
support
PREP
1. in support 2. support of 3. in support of
support
NOUN
1. a human being 2. a single organism
individual
ADJ
1. being or characteristic of a single thing or person 2. separate and distinct from others of the same kind 3. concerning one person exclusively
individual
NOUN
1. the practical application of science to commerce or industry 2. the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems
technology
NOUN
1. a word or expression used for some particular thing 2. a limited period of time 3. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
term
VERB
1. name formally or designate with a term
term
VERB
1. recognize as being 2. give the name or identifying characteristics of 3. consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
identify