W3 D4 Flashcards
1
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maintain
A
- to keep in existence
to maintain good relations with family members - to keep in good condition
to maintain roads
2
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peer
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a person who is equal to another in abilities, qualifications, age, background, and social status
3
Q
decrease
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to lessen
4
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measure
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1. a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures. 2. a system of measurement: liquid measure. 3. an instrument, as a graduated rod or a container of standard capacity, for measuring
5
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apart
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nto pieces or parts; to pieces:
to take a watch apart; an old barn falling apart from decay
6
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several
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being more than two but fewer than many in number or kind:
several ways of doing it.
7
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simplify
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- to make as easy as possible
2. to express a fraction in simplest form
8
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same difference
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it’s the same thing, I don’t care which one