Unit 4 Flashcards
Prevalent
Very common in a particular time
Plummet
Decrease very quickly
Sufficient
Enough
Conspicuous
Easily noticeable
Adhere (to)
Stick to something
Cling (to)
Hold onto someone or something tightly
Collide (with)
Crash into
Blend into
Be difficult to see or hear separately from what is in the background
Innovative
New and original
Enforce
Make sure that people follow the law or the rules
Envision
Imagine
Malformation
Irregular or abnormal structure
Interchangeable
Can be substituted for each other
Preconceived
Form an opinion prior to actual knowledge or experience
Predefined
Already established or decided
Interdependent
Dependent on each other
Predetermined
Decided or set in advance
Malfunction
Failure of a machine or computer to work properly
Outlast
Exist or continue longer than something else
Malnutrition
Poor health caused by a shortage of food
Outlive
Live longer than someone else
Interpersonal
Connected with relationships between people
Interrelated
Affecting each other in a definite way
Maltreatment
Behavior toward someone that is cruel or violent
Outweigh
Be more important or greater than something else
Scarcity
Situation in which there is not enough of something
Abundance
Plentiful amount
Adaptation
Change to suit new conditions or a new function
Majority
Most of the people or things in a group
Emulate
Try to be like someone or something else that you admire
Minority
Small number of people or things that are different from the main group
Imitate
Copy
Sustainable
Able to continue for a long time
Give off
Produce, emit
Hand down
Give something valuable to someone in a younger generation
Trigger
Cause something to start happening
Fall prey to
Be harmed or affected by something bad
Modify
Make changes to something
Leap
Jump
Bond
Attach two things together
