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
VERB
1. be a signal for or a symptom of 2. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing 3. to state or express briefly
indicate
ADJ
1. marked by correspondence or resemblance 2. having the same or similar characteristics 3. resembling or similar
similar
VERB
1. to consider or examine in speech or writing 2. speak with others about (something)
discuss
NOUN
1. amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis 2. a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit 3. the relative speed of progress or change
rate
VERB
1. assign a rank or rating to 2. be worthy of or have a certain rating 3. estimate the value of
rate
NOUN
1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material 2. alternative names for the body of a human being 3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers
figure
VERB
1. judge to be probable 2. be or play a part of or in 3. imagine
figure
VERB
1. focus one’s attention on something 2. cause to converge on or toward a central point 3. bring into focus or alignment
focus
NOUN
1. the concentration of attention or energy on something 2. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system 3. maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
focus
NOUN
1. anything that contributes causally to a result 2. an abstract part of something 3. any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together
factor
VERB
resolve into factors
factor
NOUN
1. a way of doing something, esp. a systematic one 2. a way of doing or being
method
ADJ
1. obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service 2. convenient for use or disposal 3. not busy
available
VERB
1. share in something 2. become a participant
participate
NOUN
1. (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set 2. what something is used for 3. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
function
VERB
1. perform as expected when applied 2. serve a purpose, role, or function 3. perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function
function
NOUN
1. available source of wealth 2. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed 3. the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
resource
VERB
1. to supply with …
resource
ADJ
1. existing in possibility 2. expected to become or be
potential
NOUN
1. the inherent capacity for coming into being 2. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
potential
NOUN
1. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: “the range of a supersonic jet” 2. the limits within which something can be effective 3. a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze
range
VERB
1. change or be different within limits 2. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment 3. lay out in a line
range
NOUN
100 years 2. ten 10s
century
ADJ
1. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect 2. existing in fact 3. able to accomplish a purpose
effective
NOUN
1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
concept
VERB
1. have a tendency or disposition to do or be something 2. have care of or look after 3. manage or run
tend
ADV
1. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result 2. as a consequence
therefore
NOUN
1. a perceptual structure 2. a customary way of operation or behavior 3. a decorative or artistic work
pattern
VERB
1. plan or create according to a model or models 2. form a pattern
pattern
NOUN
1. a way of entering or leaving 2. the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) 3. the right to enter
access
VERB
1. reach or gain access to 2. obtain or retrieve from a storage device
access
VERB
1. act together or towards others or with others
interact
NOUN
1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted 2. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
task (n)
VERB
1. accept (smeone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority 2. be fully aware or cognizant of 3. detect with the senses
recognize
ADJ
1. just preceding something else in time or order 2. too soon or too hasty 3. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past
previous
VERB
1. come upon, as if by accident 2. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 3. come upon after searching
find
NOUN
1. the act of discovering something 2. a productive insight
find
VERB
1. perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) 2. behave in a certain manner 3. play a role or part
act (vb)
VERB
1. impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to 2. give character or essence to 3. act as an informer
inform
ADJ
1. of great significance or value 2. important in effect or meaning 3. of extreme importance
important
VERB
1. have as a part, be made up out of 2. consider as part of something 3. add as part of something else
include
NOUN
1. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word 2. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality 3. a perceptual structure
form (n)
VERB
1. require as useful, just, or proper 2. make someone do something 3. consider obligatory
require
VERB
1. exercise authoritative control or power over 2. lessen the intensity of 3. handle and cause to function
control (vb)
NOUN
1. commodities offered for sale 2. the amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process 3. a consequence of someone’s efforts or of a particular set of circumstances
product
VERB
1. undergo a change 2. cause to change 3. make or become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one’s or its former characteristics or essence
change
NOUN
1. an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another 2. a relational difference between states 3. the action of changing something
change
NOUN
1. a simplified description of a complex entity or process 2. a type of product 3. a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
model
VERB
1. plan or create according to a model or models 2. form in clay, wax, etc 3. construct a model of
model
ADJ
1. of the nature of or undergoing an experiment 2. worthy of imitation
model
ADJ
1. important in effect or meaning 2. (statistics) too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation 3. fairly large
significant
NOUN
1. a thing constructed 2. the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts 3. the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
structure (n)
VERB
1. put into service 2. be pertinent or relevant or applicable 3. ask (for something)
apply
VERB
1. examine and note the similarities or differences of 2. be comparable 3. consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
compare
VERB
1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 2. make mention of 3. observe with care or pay close attention to
observe
ADJ
1. (sometimes followed by ‘to’) applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique 2. relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species 3. stated explicitly or in detail
specific
NOUN
1. a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease 2. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
specific
VERB
1. require as useful, just, or proper 2. have need of 3. be obliged, required, or forced to
need
NOUN
1. a condition requiring relief 2. anything that is necessary but lacking 3. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
need
PREP
1. in need 2. need of 3. in need of
need
VERB
1. cut down on 2. make less complex 3. bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
reduce
VERB
1. use as a basis for 2. assign to a station 3. use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes
base
NOUN
1. any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water 2. installation from which a military force initiates operations 3. place that runner must touch before scoring
base
ADJ
1. debased 2. (archaic) illegitimate 3. having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
base
NOUN
1. the extended spatial location of something 2. a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve 3. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
region
ADJ
1. occurring in or belonging to the present time
current (adj)
VERB
1. after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study 2. shape or influence 3. fix conclusively or authoritatively
determine
VERB
1. come to pass 2. come to one’s mind 3. to be found to exist
occur
NOUN
1. the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it 2. a successful attempt at scoring 3. game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points
goal
NOUN 1. nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication 2. one of a class of artifacts 3. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
article
NOUN
1. the totality of surrounding conditions 2. the area in which something exists or lives
environment
NOUN
1. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols 2. communication by word of mouth 3. a system of words used in a particular discipline
language
ADJ
1. direct in spatial dimensions 2. extended senses 3. exact
direct
direct in spatial dimensions 2. extended senses 3. exact
direct
ADV
1. command with authority 2. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal 3. guide the actors in (plays and films)
direct
NOUN
1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region 2. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher 3. a building dedicated to a particular activity
center
VERB
1. center upon 2. focus one’s attention on something 3. move into the center
center
NOUN
1. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) 2. a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope 3. a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people
section
VERB
1. divide into segments
section
VERB
1. make reference to 2. be about 3. think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
refer
ADJ
1. well matched 2. equal in amount or value
equal
VERB
1. be identical or equivalent to 2. be equal to in quality or ability 3. make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equal
NOUN
1. a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
equal
NOUN
1. the striking of one body against another 2. a forceful consequence 3. influencing strongly
impact
VERB
1. have an effect upon 2. press or wedge together
impact
NOUN
1. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) 2. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war 3. opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings
conflict
VERB
1. be in conflict 2. go against, as of rules and laws
conflict
NOUN
1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation 2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
context
VERB
1. transmit information 2. transmit thoughts or feelings 3. transfer to another
communicate
VERB
1. include or contain 2. contain or hold 3. lessen the intensity of
contain
ADJ
1. not absolute or complete 2. properly related in size or degree or other measurable characteristics
relative (adj)
NOUN
1. a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art 2. anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something 3. someone who frequently finds fault or makes harsh and unfair judgments
critic (n)
NOUN
1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions 2. what something is used for 3. the quality of being determined to do or achieve something
purpose (n)
NOUN
1. a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
data
NOUN
1. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized 2. a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe 3. the natural physical world including plants and animals and landscapes etc.
nature
NOUN
1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 2. an outward appearance 3. (of a law) having legal validity
effect
VERB
1. cause to happen or occur 2. act so as to bring about
effect
VERB
1. show or demonstrate something to an interested audience 2. bring forward and present to the mind 3. perform (a play), esp. on a stage
present (vb)
NOUN
1. a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed 2. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable 3. the amount (of money or goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else
value
VERB
1. fix or determine the value of 2. regard highly 3. hold dear
value
VERB
1. consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning 2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of 3. subject to psychoanalytic treatment
analyze
NOUN
1. the system of production and distribution and consumption 2. an act of economizing 3. frugality in the expenditure of money or resources
economy
ADJ
1. applying to all or most members of a category or group 2. prevailing among and common to the general public 3. of worldwide scope or applicability
general
NOUN
1. a general officer of the highest rank 2. a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
general
ADV
in general
general
NOUN
1. a set of data arranged in rows and columns 2. a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top supported by one or more vertical legs 3. a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it
table
VERB
1. hold back to a later time
table
NOUN
1. a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government 2. a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group 3. written contract or certificate of insurance
policy
