Unit 48 Flashcards

1
Q

change from one form to another

A

transition

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2
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the situation as it was at that time

A

status quo

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3
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left for ever

A

abandoned

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4
Q

change in position or direction

A

shift (away)

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5
Q

change to suit different conditions

A

adapt (to)

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6
Q

become more familiar with a new situation

A

adjust (to)

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7
Q

action taken to achieve something

A

move

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8
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in a very basic way

A

fundamental

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9
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not allowing them to change

A

maintaining

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10
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more and more

A

increasingly

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11
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removal of

A

elimination (of)

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12
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changed completely so that they are better

A

transformed

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13
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increase in size or extent

A

expansion (of)

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14
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improved the quality of

A

enhanced

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15
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powerful effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation

A

impact (of)

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16
Q

changed (usually slightly)

A

altered

17
Q

causing little or no damage to the environment and therefor able to continue for a long time

A

sustainable

18
Q

changed or varied, especially continuously and between one level or another

A

fluctuated

19
Q

changed it slightly to improve it

A

modified

20
Q

changed the word of a text, typically a law or a legal document

A

amended

21
Q

caused to change in form or character

A

converted from…to

22
Q

moved

A

transferred to

23
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becoming less

A

diminishing

24
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returned to a satisfactory condition

A

recovered

25
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obtaining, getting

A

acquiring

26
Q

improve it, especially by removing unwanted material

A

refine

27
Q

make less strict or severe

A

relaxed

28
Q

return something to an earlier good condition or position

A

restore

29
Q

slow, over a long period of time

A

gradual change

30
Q

very noticable

A

marked change

31
Q

which could be perceived, noticed or seen

A

perceptible change