Unit 4 Flashcards

1
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Prevalent

A

Very common in a particular time

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2
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Plummet

A

Decrease very quickly

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3
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Sufficient

A

Enough

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4
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Conspicuous

A

Easily noticeable

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5
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Adhere (to)

A

Stick to something

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6
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Cling (to)

A

Hold onto someone or something tightly

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7
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Collide (with)

A

Crash into

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8
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Blend into

A

Be difficult to see or hear separately from what is in the background

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9
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Innovative

A

New and original

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10
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Enforce

A

Make sure that people follow the law or the rules

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11
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Envision

A

Imagine

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12
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Malformation

A

Irregular or abnormal structure

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13
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Interchangeable

A

Can be substituted for each other

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14
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Preconceived

A

Form an opinion prior to actual knowledge or experience

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15
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Predefined

A

Already established or decided

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16
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Interdependent

A

Dependent on each other

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17
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Predetermined

A

Decided or set in advance

18
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Malfunction

A

Failure of a machine or computer to work properly

19
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Outlast

A

Exist or continue longer than something else

20
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Malnutrition

A

Poor health caused by a shortage of food

21
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Outlive

A

Live longer than someone else

22
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Interpersonal

A

Connected with relationships between people

23
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Interrelated

A

Affecting each other in a definite way

24
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Maltreatment

A

Behavior toward someone that is cruel or violent

25
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Outweigh

A

Be more important or greater than something else

26
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Scarcity

A

Situation in which there is not enough of something

27
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Abundance

A

Plentiful amount

28
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Adaptation

A

Change to suit new conditions or a new function

29
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Majority

A

Most of the people or things in a group

30
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Emulate

A

Try to be like someone or something else that you admire

31
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Minority

A

Small number of people or things that are different from the main group

32
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Imitate

A

Copy

33
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Sustainable

A

Able to continue for a long time

34
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Give off

A

Produce, emit

35
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Hand down

A

Give something valuable to someone in a younger generation

36
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Trigger

A

Cause something to start happening

37
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Fall prey to

A

Be harmed or affected by something bad

38
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Modify

A

Make changes to something

39
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Leap

A

Jump

40
Q

Bond

A

Attach two things together