my words 09 Flashcards

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endeavor

A

to try to do something:

Engineers are endeavoring to locate the source of the problem.
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exploit

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to use something in a way that helps you:

We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.

to use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage:

Laws exist to stop companies exploiting their employees.

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3
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rectilinear

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moving in or formed from straight lines:

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correlate

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If two or more facts, numbers, etc. correlate or are correlated, there is a relationship between them:

Stress levels and heart disease are strongly correlated (= connected).

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inclined

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likely or wanting to do something:

Tom is inclined to be lazy.

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orthogonal

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relating to an angle of 90 degrees, or forming an angle of 90 degrees

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stationary

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not moving, or not changing:

The traffic got slower and slower until it was stationary.

The rate of inflation has been stationary for several months.

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collision

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an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force:

There has been a collision on the southbound stretch of the motorway.

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9
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exerted

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in order to make something happen:

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erroneous

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wrong or false:

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interior

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the inside part of something:

The estate agent had pictures of the house from the outside but none of its interior.

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