Vocabulary - Unit 2 Flashcards
1
Q
analogous
adjective
A
similar or comparable to something else in general or in some specific detail; similar in a way that invites comparison
2
Q
appreciable
adjective
A
enough to be estimated or measured
3
Q
automaton
noun
A
- a moving mechanical device made to imitate a human being; robot
- a machine that performs a function according to a predetermined set of coded instructions
- reference to a person who seems to act in a mechanical or unemotional way
4
Q
boycott
noun
A
a refusal to have commercial dealings with an organization in protest against its policies
5
Q
boycott
verb
A
to refuse to sponsor or to do business with
6
Q
coincide
verb
A
to occur or exist at the same time
7
Q
crest
noun
A
the highest point or pinnacle; a ridge
8
Q
crest
verb
A
to peak
9
Q
devastate
verb
A
- to bring something to destruction through violent action; to destroy
- to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
10
Q
dynamic
noun
A
an efficient incentive
11
Q
dynamic
verb
A
- characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality
- expressing action rather than a state of being
12
Q
elimination
noun
A
- removing or getting rid of something; excretion
- analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities by systematically ruling out unacceptable alternatives
- in mathematics, removing an unknown quantity by combining equations
13
Q
exploitation
noun
A
- the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful 2. an act that victimizes someone
14
Q
fatalistic
adjecitive
A
accepting that everything that happens is inevitable
15
Q
incipient
adjective
A
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
