How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper - Alex Gendler Flashcards

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deadly

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ADJ able to harm you ``` Syn: causing end of life; bloody carcinogenic cruel dangerous destructive fatal harmful lethal malignant mortal murderous noxious pernicious poisonous savage suicidal toxic violent virulent ghostly; ghastly ```

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Noun a mistake ``` Syn: failure, omission; lapse mistake neglect care, supervision; control handling inspection maintenance management surveillance ```

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ADV with a lot of things close together: Syn: dully; heavily;

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Noun an area of a country or town that has fixed borders that are used for official purposes, or that has a particular feature that makes it different from surrounding areas: ``` Syn: geographical area; commune community department locality neighborhood parish precinct region section sector territory ```

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Noun a typical quality or an important part of something: ``` Syn: characteristic; article aspect character component detail element factor ingredient item quality trait highlight, special attraction; innovation special article in publication; column item piece story give prominence to; advertise emphasize headline mark present promote spotlight star ```

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ADJ many: ``` Syn: many, abundant; big diverse great large plentiful various ```

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Noun an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or dangerous happening: ``` Syn: carefulness; preventative measure; care caution insurance protection provision safeguard safety measure ```

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Verb to make something certain to happen: ``` Syn: guarantee; make secure; assure establish insure protect provide safeguard secure ```

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Noun a shape like a V or an upside down V, used especially on the sleeve of a police or military uniform to show the wearer's rank, or on road signs in Britain to show a severe bend in the road

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Noun a hard outer layer that covers, supports, and protects the body of an invertebrate animal such as an insect or crustacean

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Verb to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully: ``` Syn: endure, bear; combat cope defy hold off repel resist ride out suffer thwart tolerate weather ```

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Noun a meeting, especially one that happens by chance: ``` Syn: chance meeting; confrontation interview rendezvous fight, argument; action battle bout clash combat conflict contest dispute quarrel run-in skirmish violence happen upon; bear bump into come across come upon confront detect experience face find meet run into suffer turn up fight, attack; collide confront engage face meet ```

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Verb used to say that you are certain about something: ``` Syn: guarantee, justify, authorize; affirm approve call for ensure explain necessitate permit require stipulate undertake uphold authorization; accreditation certificate credential license passport permission permit pledge sanction subpoena summons ticket ```

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Verb to tell someone confidently that something is true, especially so that they do not worry: ``` Syn: convince, relieve doubt; encourage persuade reassure satisfy promise; affirm confirm guarantee vow make certain; confirm ensure guarantee insure secure ```

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Verb to operate or control something that could be difficult or dangerous: ``` Syn: something to grip; knob shaft stem ``` nickname; ``` touch; check examine hold test try ``` ``` manage, take care of; administer conduct control deal with discuss employ exercise govern operate play serve supervise take treat use utilize work ``` carry as merchandise; offer sell

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Verb to have a positive opinion of someone or something: Syn: agree something is good; accept favor ``` allow, authorize; accept advocate agree authorize back certify confirm endorse establish license okay permit push for ratify recommend sanction sign support uphold ```

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Noun someone in a high position, especially in business, who makes decisions and puts them into action: Syn: administrative; managerial ``` person who manages an organization; administration administrator boss chief commander director entrepreneur government leader management manager officer official supervisor ```

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Verb to make something stronger: ``` Syn: strengthen, augment; add to bolster boost build up buttress emphasize enlarge fortify increase shore up stress support underline ```

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ADJ needing careful treatment, especially because easily damaged: ``` Syn: dainty, weak; delicious delightful elegant exquisite fragile gentle graceful mild rare soft subtle tender ``` sickly; fragile slender tender ``` fussy, discriminating; critical gentle refined sensitive ``` ``` difficult, sticky (situation); critical precarious sensitive ticklish touchy tricky unpredictable volatile ``` ``` careful, tactful; deft detailed precise sensitive ```

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Verb to come closer in space or time ``` Syn: way, means of arriving; access path way ``` request, suggestion; appeal proposal proposition ``` plan of attack, resolution; attitude concept idea manner means method mode procedure program style technique way ``` ``` come nearer; come contact match meet near reach surround threaten ``` ``` make request, suggestion; address advise feel greet ``` begin; start

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Noun the act of moving people from a dangerous place to somewhere safe: Syn: removal; expulsion ``` withdrawal; departure exodus removal retreat ```

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Verb to change direction: ``` Syn: change direction; bend deflect depart deviate diverge divert drift pivot shift skid swerve swing twist whirl ```

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Verb to make different Syn: new believer; disciple follower ``` change; adapt; apply download modify remodel reorganize switch transform translate turn ``` ``` change belief, especially regarding religion; bring lead move save turn ```

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Verb to push something firmly, often without causing it to move permanently further away from you: ``` Syn: people or person working in communications; journalist magazine media newspaper paper publisher reporter writer ``` horde, large group; crowd push on with force; express hold squeeze ``` pressure, trouble; assail demand force petition push squeeze sue urge worry ```

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verb to refuse to continue working because of an argument with an employer about working conditions, pay levels, or job losses: to cause a person or place to suffer severely from the effects of something very unpleasant that happens suddenly: ``` Syn: hit hard; beat collide crash drive force knock pummel punch smack touch ``` ``` make an impact; affect carry get hit move reach touch ``` ``` find, discover; arrive at catch reach seize take ``` ``` devastate, affect; afflict attack hit invade try ``` walk out of job in protest; negotiate stop

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verb to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret: ``` Syn: disclose, tell; acknowledge admit affirm announce concede confess declare divulge explain expose inform publish report tell ``` ``` show, uncover; disclose display expose unveil ```

How one design flaw almost toppled a skyscraper - Alex Gendler Flashcards

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