Vocabulary Flashcards
Issues
Subjects that the people talk about.
e.g. Have you seen the latest issue of the magazine?
Evidence
That which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
e.g. He evidenced his approval by promising his full support.
Concern
To relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect; worry.
e.g. The water shortage concerns us all.
Aggresive
Always ready to fight or argue.
e.g. Aggressive acts against a neighboring country.
Behavior
Way of acting.
e.g. the behavior of tin under heat.
Intellectual
Capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, esp. things that are complex; intelligence.
Violent
Using force to hurt someone
Development
Change over time; the act or process of developing; growth; progress.
e.g. child development; economic development
Interactions
Comunication and behavior with others.
Attention spans
Lenght of time someone can stay focused
Effect
Something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence:
Affect
To act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops.
Argue
To contend in oral disagreement; dispute; to present reasons for or against a thing.
e.g. The senator argued with the president about the new tax bill.
Bacteria
Very small things that cause disease
Consume
To eat or drink
Crops
Plants that are grown for food
Modify
To make small changes to something
Normal
Usual and expected
Pesticide
A poisonous chemical used to kill insects
Pick
To choose or to pull something
Primarily
Mainly; essentialy; mostly
Purchase
To buy
Retain
To keep or hold on to; to keep posesion
Source
A place you get something; origin.
Vitamins
A part of food that helps with good health
