Collins Writing Unit 1 - 2 Flashcards
Compliant (adj)
- If you say that someone is compliant, you mean they willingly do what they are asked to do.
Compliance (n)
- Compliance with something, for example a law, treaty, or agreement means doing what you are required or expected to do.
- The company says it is in full compliance with U.S. labor laws.
intervene (v)
- If you intervene in a situation, you become involved in it and try to change it.
interfere (v)
- If you say that someone interferes in a situation, you mean they get involved in it although it does not concern them and their involvement is not wanted.
Acquisition (n)
- If a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company.
- the acquisition of a profitable paper recycling company.
attain (v)
- If you attain something, you gain it or achieve it, often after a lot of effort.
Attainment (n)
- The attainment of an aim is the achieving of it.
Devote (v)
- If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.
Evaluate (v)
- If you evaluate something or someone, you consider them in order to make a judgment about them, for example about how good or bad they are.
Excess (n)
- An excess of something is a larger amount than is needed, allowed, or usual.
Excessive (adj)
- If you describe the amount or level of something as excessive, you disapprove of it because it is more or higher than is necessary or reasonable.
Oppress (v)
Oppressive (adj)
- To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others.
Feasible (adj)
- If something is feasible, it can be done, made, or achieved.
Synonyms: Practical, reasonable
disproportionate (adj)
- too large or too small in comparison with something else.
نامتناسب
Educational setting
Educational institution
Different (n)
Synonyms: Dissimilar, Divergent, Disparate, Non-identical
Contradictory vs Contrary
Contradictory is related to the verb contradict, which means to say or do the opposite, and contrary, which means to take an opposite view.
Upward trend verbs
rise, jump, grow, climb, go up, increase, peak, surge, soar, rocket, recover, ascent, escalate, improve
Downward trend verbs
to fall, to decrease, to decline, to drop, to reduce, to plunge ,to plummet
Horizontal trend verbs
to stabilize, to maintain stable, to keep, to even out, to flatten out, to remain steady, to plateau, to stay constant,
Thereafter (adverb)
Then, Afterwards, followed that, subsequently
Preservatives (n)
مواد نگهدارنده
fortify (v)
synonyms: Amplify, enrich
Prospect (n)
Prospective (adj)
prospectively (adv)
جشم انداز
آینده نگر futuristic
with consideration or preparation for the future
