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CAM 9 TEST 2 READING Flashcards

1
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mental/visual/cognitive/hearing etc
impairment

A

a condition in which a part of
a person’s mind or body is damaged or
does not work well.

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auditory

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connected with hearing

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preliminary

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initial

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acoustics

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the shape and size of a room,
which affect the way sound is heard in it.

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exacerbate

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aggregate, worsen

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reverberation

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echo

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disorder

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a mental or physical illness
which prevents part of your body from
working properly.

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spectrum

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range, band, scale

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autism

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a mental disorder (=problem) that
makes people unable to communicate
properly, or to form relationships.

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neurological

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the scientific study of the
nervous system and its diseases

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discrepancy in/ between

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difference,
inconsistency, divergence

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characterise

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describe, portray, illustrate,
depict.

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interlink

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to connect or be connected with
something else.

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sensory

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relating to or using your senses
of sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch.

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15
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stimulus (plural stimuli)

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something that
makes someone or something move or
react.

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16
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distressing

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stressful = upset, painful

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quantify

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measure, calculate, count.

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18
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intrusive

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disturbing, unpleasant, upset.

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adversely

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harmfully, badly, negatively.

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20
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be indicative of something

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to be a clear
sign that a particular situation exists or that
something is likely to be true.

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21
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persistence

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tenacity, diligence, insistence

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22
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inhibition

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inhibition= a feeling of shyness or
embarrassment that stops you doing or saying
what you really want

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23
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screen something out/ screen out
something

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filter out= to remove people or
things that are not acceptable or not suitable.

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24
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background

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environment, surroundings,
setting.

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25
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set against

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to make someone start to fight or
quarrel with another person, especially a
person who they had friendly relations with
before

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penetrate

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go through, enter, invade.

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27
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probable

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likely

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28
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embark on/upon something

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take up st

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29
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wide-ranging

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widespread

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30
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formulate

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invent, create, make, plan

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31
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literature on something

A

all the books,
articles etc on a particular subject.

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32
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to date

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up to now

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imperative

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urgent, very important, crucial,
vital

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34
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promulgate

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to spread an idea or belief to as
many people as possible

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promulgate

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to spread an idea or belief to as
many people as possible.

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36
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passage`

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movement, motion, travel,
crossing

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37
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transit

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the process of moving goods
or people from one place to another

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38
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treat sb to sth

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entertain sb with sth
special

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39
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it is alleged(that)

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to say that something is
true or that someone has done something
wrong, although it has not been proved

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40
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schoolmistress

A

a female teacher,
especially in a private school

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41
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draw somebody to something

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attract,
appeal, lure, entice.

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42
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the four corners of the
earth/world/globe

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places or countries
that are very far away from each other.

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43
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put down to

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to think that something is
caused by something else

44
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polymath

A

someone who has a lot of
knowledge about many different subjects.

45
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innermost

A

furthest inside or nearest to
the centre.

46
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desolate

A

isolated, uninhabited, wild.

47
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latitude

A

the distance north or south of the
equator (=the imaginary line around the
middle of the world), measured in degrees.

48
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disc

A

a round flat shape or object

49
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parallax

A

the effect by which the position
or direction of an object appears to change
when the object is seen from different
positions

50
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scale

A

size, range

51
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fall into place

A

make sense, become
clear, take shape.

52
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work out

A

to calculate an answer,
amount, price

53
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pin sb/sth down

A

to understand
something clearly or be able to describe it
exactly.

54
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set out on a journey/drive/voyage

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to start a journey, especially a long journey

55
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diverse

A

different, varied, assorted.

56
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thwart

A

pevent, impede, ruin, frustrate

57
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besiege

A

to surround a city or castle with
military force until the people inside let you
take control.

58
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flee

A

run away, escape, run off.

59
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pitch and roll

A

an up and down movement
of a ship or an aircraft

60
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rule smt/sb out

A

preclude, prohibit,
prevent.

61
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undaunted

A

undeterred= not afraid of
continuing to try to do something in spite of
difficulties or danger.

62
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the equator

A

an imaginary line drawn
around the middle of the earth that is
exactly the same distance from the north
pole and the south pole

63
Q

set off

A

to start to go somewhere

64
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ironically

A

used when talking about a
situation in which the opposite of what you
expected happens or is true

65
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cloud

A

to make sth less pleasant or
enjoyable

66
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dispiriting

A

disappointing, upsetting,
hopeless

67
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instrument

A

tool, gadget

68
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dog

A

trouble, bother, hassle

69
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black drop effect

A

an optical phenomenon
visible during a transit of venus and, to a
lesser extent, a transit of mercury.

70
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smeared

A

dirty, muddy, messy

71
Q

diffract

A

deflection, spreading, diversion ->
diffraction

72
Q

exhibit

A

show, display, present

73
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halo of

A

a circle of light or something
bright.

74
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refract

A

if glass or water refracts light, the
light changes direction when it passes
through the glass or water.

75
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supersede

A

replace= if a new idea,
product, or method supersedes another
one, it becomes used instead because
it is more modern or effective.

76
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cosmic

A

vast, huge, immense

77
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spectacle

A

a very impressive show or
scene.

78
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pave the way for

A

to make a later event or
development possible by producing the
right conditions.

79
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trace sth (back) to something

A

to find the origins of when something began or where
it came from.

80
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fire

A

to generate an electrical impulse

81
Q

pattern

A

a regularly repeated arrangement
of sounds or words

82
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iconoclastic

A

iconoclastic ideas, opinions,
writings etc attack established beliefs and
customs.

83
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iconoclast

A

someone who attacks
established ideas and customs

84
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circuit

A

a closed system of wires or pipes
through which electricity or liquid can flow

85
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a matter of

A

only, just.

86
Q

be born (out) of

A

existing as a result of a
particular situation

87
Q

constraint

A

limitation, restriction, restraint.

88
Q

march to (the beat of) a different
drummer

A

to behave or do things in a
manner that does not conform to the
standard, prevalent, or popular societal
norm.

89
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impede

A

hinder, prevent, inhibit, block.

90
Q

rumbling

A

a series of long low sounds
transmit= communicate, transfer,
convey.

91
Q

fall into a trap/pitfall

A

to make a mistake
that many people make

92
Q

work around sb/sth

A

to arrange or
organize something so that you avoid
problems that may stop you from doing
something

93
Q

perceptual

A

relating to the ability to
become aware of something (to perceive =
verb)

94
Q

plague

A

trouble, dog, torture.

95
Q

hardwired

A

if an attitude, way of behaving
etc is hard-wired, it is a natural part of a
person’s character that they are born with
and cannot change.

96
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curse

A

trouble, plague, burden.

97
Q

conjecture

A

guess, hypothesis,
assumption, estimation.

98
Q

bombard sb with sth

A

to do
something too often or too much, for
example criticizing or questioning
someone, or giving too much
information.

99
Q

embrace

A

accept, welcome

100
Q

impediment

A

barrier, block, hindrance,
obstacle.

101
Q

stop/halt (dead) in your tracks

A

to
suddenly stop, especially because
something has frightened or surprised you

102
Q

phobia

A

a strong unreasonable fear of
something

103
Q

afflict

A

trouble, bother, upset, distress

104
Q

come in

A

to become fashionable or
popular

105
Q

intertwine with

A

connect, link

106
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alienation

A

the feeling of not being part
of society or a group

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