Vocabulary April Flashcards
abandon
verb (used with object)
to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert:
accompany
verb (used with object), ac·com·pa·nied, ac·com·pa·ny·ing.
to go along or in company with; join in action:
accumulate
verb (used with object), ac·cu·mu·lat·ed, ac·cu·mu·lat·ing.
to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up:
ambiguous
adjective
open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; equivocal:
an ambiguous answer.
append
verb (used with object)
to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin:
appreciate
verb (used with object), ap·pre·ci·at·ed, ap·pre·ci·at·ing.
to be grateful or thankful for:
arbitrary
adjective
subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion:
automate
verb (used with object), au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing.
to apply the principles of automation to (a mechanical process, industry, office, etc.).
to operate or control by automation.
to displace or make obsolete by automation (often followed by out)
bias
noun
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
chart
noun
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
verb (used with object)
to make a chart of.
to plan:
clarify
verb (used with object), clar·i·fied, clar·i·fy·ing.
to make (an idea, statement, etc.) clear or intelligible; to free from ambiguity.
to remove solid matter from (a liquid); to make into a clear or pellucid liquid.
to free (the mind, intelligence, etc.) from confusion; revive:
commodity
noun, plural com·mod·i·ties.
an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service.
something of use, advantage, or value.
complement
noun
something that completes or makes perfect:
A good wine is a complement to a good meal.
the quantity or amount that completes anything:
We now have a full complement of packers.
either of two parts or things needed to complete the whole; counterpart.
conform
verb (used without object)
to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to):
to conform to rules.
to act in accord with the prevailing standards, attitudes, practices, etc., of society or a group:
One has to conform in order to succeed in this company.
to be or become similar in form, nature, or character.
contemporary
adjective
existing, occurring, or living at the same time;
belonging to the same time:
Newton’s discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
of about the same age or date:
a Georgian table with a contemporary wig stand.
of the present time; modern: