Collins Writing Unit 1 - 2 Flashcards
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Compliant (adj)
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- If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
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Compliance (n)
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- Compliance with something, for example a law, treaty, or agreement means doing what you are required or expected to do.
- The company says it is in full compliance with U.S. labor laws.
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intervene (v)
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- If you intervene in a situation, you become involved in it and try to change it.
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interfere (v)
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- If you say that someone interferes in a situation, you mean they get involved in it although it does not concern them and their involvement is not wanted.
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Acquisition (n)
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- If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.
- the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company.
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attain (v)
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- If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
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Attainment (n)
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- The attainment of an aim is the achieving of it.
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Devote (v)
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- If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.
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Evaluate (v)
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- If you evaluate something or someone, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them, for example about how good or bad they are.
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Excess (n)
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- An excess of something is a larger amount than is needed, allowed, or usual.
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Excessive (adj)
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- If you describe the amount or level of something as excessive, you disapprove of it because it is more or higher than is necessary or reasonable.
12
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Oppress (v)
Oppressive (adj)
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- To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others.
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Feasible (adj)
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- If something is feasible, it can be done, made, or achieved.
Synonyms: Practical, reasonable
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disproportionate (adj)
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- too large or too small in comparison with something else.
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15
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Educational setting
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Educational institution
