Test2 Reading1 Flashcards

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Constituent

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Component

Plastic is chemically engineered from the constituents of coil or oil.

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Impetus

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Motivation momentum

The impetus behind the development of these early plastics was …

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Dwindling

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Decrease
Diminish
Find acceptable substituents for dwindling supplies of luxury materials

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Embark

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Begin

He embarked on research into phenolic resins.

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5
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Amass

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V
Gather
While Bakeland had been busily amassing dollars …

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Malleable

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چکش پذیری

شکل پذیری

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Hollow

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حفره

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Mould

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قالب

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9
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Disdain

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اشمئزاز

Bakelands invention although treated with disdain in its early years…

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10
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Insulating

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عایق

Electrical manufacturers seized on its insulating properties…

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Relish

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Enjoy

Consumers relished its dazzling array of shades

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Dispise

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feel contempt or a deep repugnance for.
“he despised himself for being selfish”
synonyms: detest, hate, loathe, abhor, abominate, execrate, regard with contempt

Fell from favour again and was despited and destroyed in vast quantities

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