java-introduction-4 Flashcards
to control or influence something directly, or to decide what will happen:
to make a strong decision:
to discover the facts or truth about something:
determine
The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we’re allowed to spend.
[ + that ] She determined that one day she would be an actor.
The police never actually determined the cause of death.
to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction:
wander
We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city.
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this:
slightly aggressive behaviour (= showing willingness to fight or argue), or a failure to show respect that makes someone difficult to deal with:
attitude
It’s often very difficult to change people’s attitudes.
He gave a large dose of attitude to his teacher.
an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to take it out when you need to:
a written or spoken description or record of an event:
as said by most people:
account
I paid the money into my account this morning.
keep an account of He kept a detailed account of the suspect’s movements.
By all accounts, San Francisco is a city that’s easy to fall in love with.
the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of spoken language:
(of words and expressions) informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing:
speech
Children usually develop speech in the second year of life.
colloquial speech
the particular physical form or appearance of something:
shape
These bricks are all different shapes.
to walk by pulling your feet slowly along the ground rather than lifting them:
to move similar things from one position or place to another, often to give an appearance of activity when nothing useful is being done:
to mix a set of playing cards without seeing their values before beginning a game, so that their order is not known to any of the players:
shuffle
I love shuffling through the fallen leaves.
She shuffled her papers nervously on her desk.
It’s your turn to shuffle the cards.
a speech sound produced by humans when the breath flows out through the mouth without being blocked by the teeth, tongue, or lips:
a letter that represents a sound produced in this way:
vowel
A short vowel is a short sound as in the word “cup”.
The vowels in English are a, e, i, o, and u.
one of the speech sounds or letters of the alphabet that is not a vowel. Consonants are pronounced by stopping the air from flowing easily through the mouth, especially by closing the lips or touching the teeth with the tongue.
consonant
the fact of doing something that is necessary or something that someone has wanted or promised to do:
a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction because you are happy with your life:
fulfilment
fulfilment of an ambition Being here is the fulfilment of a lifelong ambition.
find fulfilment For most of us, close personal relationships are fundamental to us finding fulfilment.
based on chance rather than being planned or based on reason:using unlimited personal power without considering other people’s rights or wishes:
arbitrary
Did you have a reason for choosing your destination or was it arbitrary?
an arbitrary ruler
the act of ending something or the end of something:
termination
The termination of the bus service was a severe blow to many villagers.
the fact that someone or something is in a place:
presence
He’s usually quite polite in my presence.
to have as a plan or purpose:
intend
[ + to infinitive ] We intend to go to Australia next year.
to give or to be a good reason for:
justify
I don’t know how they can justify those ticket prices.
