Words

Question 1

Orthogonal

Answer 1

of or involving right angles; at right angles
“The stator current can be broken into orthogonal components in parallel with, and perpendicular to the axis of the rotor magnet.

Question 2

Aggravate

Answer 2

make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious.

“… it only serves to produce waste heat and aggravate bearing wear”

Question 3

Irrespective

Answer 3

not taking (something) into account; regardless of.
"... as to always be in the quadrature direction, irrespective of rotor angle and speed"

Question 4

Misaligned

Answer 4

having an incorrect position or alignment.
“ Because the current space vector can only point in six discrete directions, it is misaligned from the optimal direction by anywhere from 0 to 30 degrees.”

Question 5

Ripple

Answer 5

a small wave or series of waves on the surface of water, especially as caused by an object dropping into it or a slight breeze.
“ Sinusoidal commutation eliminates the torque ripple and commutation spikes associated with trapezoidal commutation”

Question 6

Perturbation

Answer 6

a deviation of a system, moving object, or process from its regular or normal state of path, caused by an outside influence.
“Because the PI controllers have limited gain and frequency response, the time-variant perturbations to the current control loop cause phase lag and gain error in the motor currents.”

Question 7

Empirical

Answer 7

Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
“MPCs most often rely on linear empirical model obtained by system identification”

Question 8

Recede

Answer 8

go or move back or further away from a previous position.

“the floodwaters receded”

Question 9

lucrative

Answer 9

producing a great deal of profit
“supplying the electric load via micro combined hear and power plant which is particularly lucrative at high electricity import price”

Question 10

Truncation

Answer 10

to make something shorter

“If the list is too long it will be truncated by the computer”

Question 11

Combat

Answer 11

fighting, specially during a war

“We can combat this problem by truncating the series”

Question 12

Modulate

Answer 12

to change a process or activity to make it more controlled, slower, less strong
“These drugs modulate the the disease process”

Question 13

Burdensome

Answer 13

difficult to carry or fulfill

“the burdensome responsibilities of professional life”

Question 14

Deteriorate

Answer 14

to become worse

“America’s deteriorating economy”

Question 15

Pace

Answer 15

the speed at which s.th happens or is done.

“RE investment in multifamily residence has not kept pace with investment in residence owned facilities.”

Question 16

Circumvent

Answer 16

to avoid a problem or rule that restrict you, especially in a clever or dishonest way - used to show disapproval.
“The company opened an account abroad, in order to circumvent the tax laws.”

Question 17

Dent

Answer 17

a hollow area in the surface of s.th, usually made by s.th hitting it.
“The was a large dent in the passenger door.”
“The trip make a big dent in our savings.”

Question 18

Retrofit

Answer 18

to improve a machine piece of equipment, building etc by putting new and better parts init after is has been used for sometime.
“Drivers who retrofit catalysts to older cars”

Question 19

Consortium

Answer 19

a group of companies or organizations who are working together to do s.th.
“A consortium of oil companies”

Question 20

Alleviate

Answer 20

to make something less painful or difficult to deal with.

“a new medicine to alleviate the symptoms of flu.”

Question 21

Impediment

Answer 21

a situation or event that make it difficult or impossible for s.o or s.th to seceed or make progress.
“War is one of the greatest impediments to human progress”

Question 22

Dispersal

Answer 22

the process of spreading the seeds over a wide area or in different directions.
“The role of birds in the dispersal of seeds”

Question 23

Underlying

Answer 23

the cause, idea etc that is the most important although it is not easily noticed.
“the underlying causes of of her depression”

Question 24

Encompass

Answer 24

to completely cover or surround s.th.

“… these reasons for actions don’t encompass a strategy that could achieve sector wide action.”

Question 25

Prevailing

Answer 25

existing or accepted in a particular place or at a particular time.
“The prevailing economic condition in Northern Ireland”

Question 26

Paradigm

Answer 26

a very clear or typical example of s.th

“Pius XII remained the paradigm of what a pope should be”

Question 27

Reluctant

Answer 27

slow or unwilling.

“She gave a reluctant smile”

Question 28

Pervasive

Answer 28

existing everywhere

“the pervasive influence of television”

Question 29

Premised

Answer 29

to be based on particular idea of belief

“The program is premised on the ideal that drug addiction can be cured.”

Question 30

Presume

Answer 30

to think that s.th. is true, although you are not certain.

“Each of you will make a speech, I presume?”

Question 31

Conceivable

Answer 31

able to believed or imagined

“It is conceivable that you get full compensation, but it is not likely.”

Question 32

Toggle

Answer 32

a key or command that toggles between two modes, such as the caps lock key
“Each apartment has an emergency heating switch, controllable by resident, to toggle the heating to an electric resistance heating mode.”

Question 33

Aforementioned

Answer 33

mentioned before in an earlier part of a document, article, book etc.
“For all the aforementioned examples …”

Question 34

Synergy

Answer 34

the additional effectiveness when two or more companies or people combine and work together
“The synergy between artists and record company”

Question 35

Mitigation

Answer 35

a reduction in how unpleasant, harmless, or serious a situation is.
“PV and battery storage for both carbon reduction and and peak power mitigation.”

Question 36

Striking

Answer 36

unusual or interesting enough to be easily noticed

“Also striking is that the grid purchase cost for this power purchase model is substantially less than what …”

Question 37

Propitious

Answer 37

good and likely to bring good results

“Solar plus storage isn’t propitious economically.”

Question 38

Coincide

Answer 38

to happen at the sametime as something else, especially by chance
“When our vacation coincided, we often holidayed together.”

Question 39

Propulsion

Answer 39

the force that drives a vehicle forward

“They provide electrical power for both the propulsion system and service loads.”

Question 40

exploit1

Answer 40

to treat someone unfairly by asking them to do the things for you, but giving them very little in return.
“Homeworkers can easily be exploited by employers”

Question 41

exploit2

Answer 41

to use something as fully and efficiency as possible.
“MPC is an effective control methodology that exploits the solution of a receding horizon optimal control problem to enforce constraints and shape the transient response.”

Question 42

droop

Answer 42

to hang or bend down or to make something to do this

“The plant needs some water - it’s starting to droop”

Question 43

conspicuous

Answer 43

very easy to notice

“I felt very conspicuous in my red coat.”

Question 44

mimic

Answer 44

to behave or operate exactly the same way as as s.th. or s.o. else.
“The mimic the action of the body’s own chemical”

Question 45

implicit

Answer 45

suggested or understood without being stated directly OPP explicit
“His statement is being seen as implicit criticism of the work of research laboratories.”

Question 46

explicit

Answer 46

expressed in a way that is very clear and direct

“The kidnappers gave us explicit instructions not to involve the police.”