Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
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tinkerer
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– a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and machine parts (25)
2
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ingenuity
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– creativity; imagination; inventiveness (26)
3
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gumption
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– resourcefulness; cleverness (26)
4
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genteel
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– respectable; civilized and cultured (26)
5
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emporium
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– a large retail store (27)
6
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mercantile
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– a small, general merchandise store (27)
7
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fabricate
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to construct or manufacture (27)
8
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mass production
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– the production of large quantities of standardized products by using division of labor and an assembly line (30)
9
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tailings
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– the materials left over after separating valuable ore out of mined rock (31)
