Reading Logs Flashcards

(48 cards)

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Misusing

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To use incorrectly

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Withdraw

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Remove or take away

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Digestion

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The process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body

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Aspect

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A way in which something can be perceived by the mind

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Significant

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Having or expressing a meaning; meaningful

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Estimate

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To calculate approximately

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Apathetic

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Feeling or showing little or no emotion

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Despairing

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Characterized by or resulting from despair; hopeless

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Tangible

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Capable of being touched; real

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Unfathomable

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Not able to be completely understood

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Empower

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To give power or authority to

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Conquer

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To overcome by force, to win, to gain, to master

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Appease

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To calm, satisfy

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Rapid

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Moving, acting or occurring with great speed

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Temporary

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Lasting for a limited time

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Trigger

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To set off; initiate

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Shrunk

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A past tense and a past participle of verb shrink, which means to lessen in size, reduce

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Suppress

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To put to an end forcibly

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Conduct

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To direct the course of, manage or control

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Collision

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Process of colliding; a crash or conflict

21
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Callus

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An area of skin that is hard or thick as from continual friction or pressure

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Eccentrical

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Departing from a recognized, conventional or established norm or pattern; unusual

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Cushion

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Something that migitates or relieves an adverse effect

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Subthreshold

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Too weak to produce a response

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Retain
To keep possession of, to continue to hold or have
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Establish
Achieve permanent acceptance or recognition for
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Feature
A distinctive attribute or aspect of something
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Counteract
Check
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Interfere
To be or create an obstacle
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Blasphemous
Expressing gross irrevence towards God, a divine being or something sacred
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Chore
A routine or minor duty or task
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Contaminate
To pollute or poison
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Disparity
Lack of similarity or equality
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Fiscal
Of or relating to the finances
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Tower
To extend far upwards
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Jowl
The jaw, especially the lower part
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Housing project
The rental housing, owned by the state or non-profit organizations with the aim of providing affordable housing
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Combat
Fight against
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Legislation
The act or process of making laws
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Lambaste
Criticize harshly
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Stigmatize
To characterize or brand as disgraceful
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Amendment
A minor change or addition designed to improve a piece of legislation
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Guideline
A rule or instruction that shows or tells how something should be done
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Sufficient
Having or providing as much as needed
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Conduct
The way something is managed or directed
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Ordinance
A law or regulation made by a city or town government
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Comprise
To consist of, be made up of
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Vicious
Evil, immoral or depraved