Vocabulary Flashcards

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Issues

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Subjects that the people talk about.

e.g. Have you seen the latest issue of the magazine?

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Evidence

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That which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
e.g. He evidenced his approval by promising his full support.

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Concern

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To relate to; be connected with; be of interest or importance to; affect; worry.
e.g. The water shortage concerns us all.

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Aggresive

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Always ready to fight or argue.

e.g. Aggressive acts against a neighboring country.

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Behavior

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Way of acting.

e.g. the behavior of tin under heat.

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Intellectual

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Capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, esp. things that are complex; intelligence.

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Violent

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Using force to hurt someone

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Development

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Change over time; the act or process of developing; growth; progress.
e.g. child development; economic development

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9
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Interactions

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Comunication and behavior with others.

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10
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Attention spans

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Lenght of time someone can stay focused

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Effect

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Something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence:

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Affect

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To act on; produce an effect or change in: Cold weather affected the crops.

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Argue

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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.

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14
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Bacteria

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Very small things that cause disease

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15
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Consume

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To eat or drink

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16
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Crops

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Plants that are grown for food

17
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Modify

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To make small changes to something

18
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Normal

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Usual and expected

19
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Pesticide

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A poisonous chemical used to kill insects

20
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Pick

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To choose or to pull something

21
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Primarily

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Mainly; essentialy; mostly

22
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Purchase

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To buy

23
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Retain

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To keep or hold on to; to keep posesion

24
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Source

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A place you get something; origin.

25
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Vitamins

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A part of food that helps with good health