Design - The Book Flashcards

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Contribution

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A gift or payment to a common fund or collection.

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Synthesis

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Combination or composition

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Missionary

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A person sent on a religious mission.

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Zeal

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Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective.

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Voluminuos

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Occupying or containing much space.

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Establish

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Set up (an organization, system or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.

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Assessment

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The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something.

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Probe

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  1. A blunt ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.
  2. A small device, esp. an electrode, used for measuring, testing, or obtaining information.
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Tug

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To pull something hard or suddenly.

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Epitomize

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Be a perfect example of something.

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Rebel

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A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.

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Cyclone

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A system of winds rotating inward to an area of low atmospheric pressure, with a counterclockwise (Northern hemisphere) or clockwise (Southern hemisphere) circulation.

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Quintessence

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The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.

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Respective

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Belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things.

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Respectively (to Farsi)

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به ترتيب

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Spectacular

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Beautiful in a dramatic and eye-catching way.

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Abolish

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(Noun: abolition)

  • To do away with; annul.
  • to destroy completely.
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Fictitious

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Not real or true, being imaginary or having been fabricated.

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Tweed

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A rough-surfaced woolen cloth, typically of made flecked colors, originally produced in Scotland.

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Epithet

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(n.) An adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.

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Congruous

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In agreement or harmony.

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Top-notch

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Of the highest quality.

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Unpretentious

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Not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed.

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Touchstone

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A piece of fine-grained dark Schist or Jasper formerly used for testing alloys of Gold by observing the color of the mark that they made on it.

  • A standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized.
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Disseminate
Spread or disperse (something, esp. information).
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Creed
A set of beliefs or aims that guide someone's actions.
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Sound (2)
In good condition.
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Credo
A statement of the beliefs or aims that guide someone's actions.
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Trailblazing
A pioneer; an innovator.
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Manifestation
An event, action, or object that clearly shows or embodies something, esp. a theory or an abstract idea.
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Exploit
(v.) Make full use of and desire benefit from (a source).
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Propenent
A person who advocates a theory, proposal, or project.
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Hallmark
A mark stamped on articles of Gold, Silver or Platinum in Britain, certifying their standard of purity.
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Savvy
(n.) Shrewdness and practical knowledge, esp. in politics or business.
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Uncompromising
Showing an unwillingness to make concessions to others, esp. by changing one's ways or opinions.
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Devise
Plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought.
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Rigorous
Extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.