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resistant adj.

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opposing sth and trying t stop it happening;not affected by sth
eg:Elderly people are not always resistant to change.

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moderate

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1.that is neither very good,large,hot,etc.Nor very bad,small,cold,etc.
eg:Even moderateamounts of the drug can be fatal.
2.having or showing opinions,especially about politics,that are not extreme.
eg:the more moderae members of the party
3.staying within limits that are considered to be reasonable by most people.

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associate

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to make a connection between people or things in your mind

eg:He is colsely associated in the public mind with horror movies

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attempt

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an act of trying to do sth,especially sth difficult,often with no success.
eg:The couple made an unsuccessful attempt at a compromise.

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stimulate

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  1. to make sth decelop or become more active;to encourage sth
    eg: The exhibition has stimulated people’s interest in her work.
  2. to make sb interested and excited about sth
    eg: Parents should give children books that stimulate them.
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predictability

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n.predictable possibil eg. These people are risk-averse, motivated by things like cettainty, predictability.ites

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demonstrate

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vt. prove; argue; reveal; show-how; declare
vi. march
eg. Can you demonstrate what you mean by that?

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buzzer

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n. make the sound of bees flying; a machine that makes the sound of bees flying
eg. The buzzer sounds. We reluctantly make our way to the shopfloor.

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parallel

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n. two or more lines that will never intersect
adj. similar; same
eg. Contextual inquiry methods closely parallel the methods described here.

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traumatic

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adj. external harm
n. the medicine that cures the external harm
eg. Sadly, sand and water have a traumatic effect on such devices.

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stimuli

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n. something unexpected and made you do something.

eg. People who can do that are not prisoners of the stimuli around them.

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session

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n. meeting or term

eg. In the session we will give the new idea.

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ulceration

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n. some painful things happened on the skin

eg. International Diabetes:Foot ulceration and subsequent infection are a major complication of diabetes mellitus.

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irritating

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v.make somebody angry

It should not be irritating.

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bothersome

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adj.troublesome

If they continue or are bothersome, check with your doctor.

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Move up

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to increase in value, number, or amount; to get a more important job in a company or organization.
Eg :Share prices move up and down depending on market conditions.

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Extensive

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covering a large area; Having a great range.

Eg: My knowledge of music is extensive.

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Tremendous

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very great in amount or level or extremely good.

Eg: You won? That is tremendous.

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Surge

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a sudden and great increase; a sudden and great movement forward ;a sudden increase of an emotion.
Eg: The surge in the power supply knocked out all the computers.

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Perceive

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to come to an opinion about something or have a belief about something.
Eg: Women’s magazines are often perceived to be superficial.