General Flashcards

(17 cards)

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decade

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a period of ten years.
“he taught at the university for nearly a decade

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accurately

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in a way that is correct in all details; exactly.
“we are simply unable to predict long-term trends accurately”
without error
exactly
correctly

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3
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Forecasting

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Forecasting involves making predictions about the future

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scholar

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a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities.
“a Hebrew scholar”
academic

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contribute

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give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something.
“taxpayers had contributed £141.8 million towards the cost of local services”

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Organized exchange

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. A securities marketplace where purchasers and sellers regularly gather to trade securities according to the formal rules adopted by the exchange

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rationally

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by reasonable or logical means.
“the wealth generated by world markets has not been rationally or fairly distributed

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allocate

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distribute (resources or duties) for a particular purpose.
“in past years we didn’t allocate enough funds to infrastructure maintenance”

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9
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quantity

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amount

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10
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emission

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release

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approach

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a way of dealing with a situation or problem.
“we need a whole new approach to the job”
point of view

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12
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facilitate

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make easy

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infrastructure

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the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
“the social and economic infrastructure of a country”

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reconfiguration

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the arrangement of parts or elements in a different form, figure, or combination.
“software reconfiguration”

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emphasize

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special importance, value, or prominence given to something.
“they placed great emphasis on the individual’s freedom”

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