Chapter 19 Flashcards

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Advocate (n)

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Talsmaður/baráttumaður fyrir málstað

A worker for a cause; supporter

Greta Thunberg is a advocate for climate change

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Chart (n)

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Tafla

a map or display of information

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Consent (n)

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Samþykkja; veita leyfi

One’s permission to do or allow something

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Criteria (pl.) (n)

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Viðmið

Rules used to judge something; a standard of measurement

Teachers have to have the same criteria for every student when grading essays.

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Discrimination (n)

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Mismunun

Unfair or unequal treatment

Racial discrimination should be a thing of the past, but unfortunately it is not in some parts of the world.

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File (n)

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Skjal

An organized body of information

Michael creates a new file for every task he does at work.

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Gender (n)

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Kyn

The classification of male or female

Some say that there are only two genders, while others don’t agree with that.

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Index (n)

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T.d. atriðisorðaskrá

An alphabetical or otherwise organized list

To look for information in books can be done by looking at the index.

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Insight (n)

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Innsýn

The ability to know the true nature of something

This chapter should give you a good insight about information science and technology.

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Integrity (n)

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Heiðarleiki

Strong morals; honesty

If you play Flight of the Bumblebee at immense speed, you might lose the musical integrity, because you forget about the dinamics of the piece.

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Mode (n)

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Máti

A manner or way of doing something.

Planes are a popular mode of traveling.

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Reluctance (n)

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Tregða (til einhvers)

An unwillingness to do something

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Restoration (n)

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Að endurgera

The act of returning something to its former condition.

Notre Dam needs a lot of restoration to look the same as before.

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Route (n)

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Leið?

A path along which one proceeds.

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Sphere (n)

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Svið

An area; circle of influence.

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Theme (n)

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Þema

A central idea

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Topic (n)

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Umfjöllunarefni

A subject of writing or conversation

The teacher told us to write about only one if the five suggested topics.

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Accompany (v)

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Fylgja; vinna með?

To associate with or connect to

The pianist accompanied the violinist in two pieces.

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Adjust (v)

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Breyta; bæta

To change something so that it fits or works better

Martin slighty adjusted the tuners on the guitar to obtain a better tuning.

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Amend (v)

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Laga; leiðrétta (hvernig e-h er orðað)

To make a change or modification

It’s possible to amend the sentence a bit if needed.

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Appreciate (v)

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Gera sér (fulla) grein fyrir

To fully understand or realize something.

It’s crucial to fully appreciate the true meaning of this word to pass the final exam.

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Assure (v)

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Tryggja; fullvissa

To guarantee or pledge

I assure you that this medicine cannot harm you.

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Cease (v)

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Að hætta

To stop

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Commence (v)

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Að byrja

To begin

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Compile (v)
Safna saman To put together item by item Lucy compiled a whole bunch of information in her essay.
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Contradict (v)
Mótmæla; andmæla To say the opposite of a statement ?
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Convince (v)
Sannfæra To persuade Max tried to convince everyone that he was right.
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Deny (v)
Neita To refuse to give ?
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Draft (v)
Að gera uppkast að einhverju To draw the plans for something Before they began working on the project, they drafted the structure of it.
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Mediate (v) Derives from the word "media"
Miðla málum; semja um frið To help both sides on reaching an agreement An outsider was brought in to mediate between the disputing factions.
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Negate (v)
Neita; hafna To cancel out or deny ?
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Prohibit (v)
Banna (með lögum); koma í veg fyrir e-h. To forbid; prevent something from happening Smoking is strictly provented in schools.
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Reinforce (v) Re = lýta á aftur Inforce = gera betra
Efla (e-h í seinni tíð) To make something stronger or more effective; strenghten ?
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Sum (v)
Taka saman To briefly go back over the main points; summarize To sum it up... dunno
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Arbitrary (adj)
Ákveðinn að eigin vild Governing however one wants; despotic A good judge does not make arbitrary decisions.
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Civilian (adj)
Óbreyttur borgari Describing a person who is not in the military In war, it is illegal to kill civilians.
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Concurrent (adj)
Samtímis Happening at the same time ?
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Explicit (adj)
Skýr; ljós Giving every detail openly ?
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Rigid (adj)
Strangur, ósveigjanlegur Strictly interpreted or enforced ?
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Straightforward (adj)
Einfalt Clear and direct; without complications. ?
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Technical (adj)
Tæknilegt Related to a systematical, specialized procedure The process is quite technical, but it's doable.
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Conversely (adv)
Öfugt; gagnstætt In a contrasting way ?