Lesson 15 Flashcards

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Sense

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Noun

A function of perception such as sight hearing touch smell or taste
To become cautious of

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Since

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Adjective

From a definite time in the past till now
Because

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Intense

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Adjective

To an extreme degree

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Diligence

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Noun

Perseverance in performing ones obligations

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Convince

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Verb

To persuade

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Pretense

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Noun

A claim made that is not supported by fact

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Condense

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Verb

To make more compact

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Assistance

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Noun

Help

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Resistance

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Noun

An opposing or slowing force

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Excellence

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Noun

Superiority

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Experience

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Noun

Direct observation and participation

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Independence

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Noun

Freedom

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Aerial

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Adjective

Occurring in the air above the surface

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Towrope

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Noun

A line used in towing a waterskier behind the boat

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14
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Balancing

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Verb

Maintaining physical equilibrium

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15
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Competition

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Noun

A contest between opponents

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Accelerates

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Verb

Increases in speed

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Hydroplanning

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Noun

Skimming across water

18
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Perpendicular

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Adjective

Standing at right angles to a given plane or surface

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Inflection

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Noun

The state of having a change in the pitch of ones voice

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Reflected

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Verb

Light bent back into ones eyes

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Functional

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Adjective

The state of performing

22
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Malfunction

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Noun

A state of performing badly, a breakdown

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Efficiency

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Noun

  1. The quality or property of being efficient.
  2. The degree to which this quality is exercised.
  3. The ratio of the effective or useful output to the total input in any system.
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Displacement

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Noun

  1. The act of displacing.
  2. The condition of having been displaced.
  3. A reaction in which an atom, radical, ion, or molecule replaces another in a compound.