Unit 4 Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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Prevalent

A

Very common in a particular time

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Plummet

A

Decrease very quickly

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3
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Sufficient

A

Enough

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4
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Conspicuous

A

Easily noticeable

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Adhere (to)

A

Stick to something

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Cling (to)

A

Hold onto someone or something tightly

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7
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Collide (with)

A

Crash into

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8
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Blend into

A

Be difficult to see or hear separately from what is in the background

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Innovative

A

New and original

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10
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Enforce

A

Make sure that people follow the law or the rules

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11
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Envision

A

Imagine

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12
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Malformation

A

Irregular or abnormal structure

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13
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Interchangeable

A

Can be substituted for each other

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14
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Preconceived

A

Form an opinion prior to actual knowledge or experience

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15
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Predefined

A

Already established or decided

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16
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Interdependent

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Dependent on each other

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17
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Predetermined

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Decided or set in advance

18
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Malfunction

A

Failure of a machine or computer to work properly

19
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Outlast

A

Exist or continue longer than something else

20
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Malnutrition

A

Poor health caused by a shortage of food

21
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Outlive

A

Live longer than someone else

22
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Interpersonal

A

Connected with relationships between people

23
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Interrelated

A

Affecting each other in a definite way

24
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Maltreatment

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Behavior toward someone that is cruel or violent

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Outweigh
Be more important or greater than something else
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Scarcity
Situation in which there is not enough of something
27
Abundance
Plentiful amount
28
Adaptation
Change to suit new conditions or a new function
29
Majority
Most of the people or things in a group
30
Emulate
Try to be like someone or something else that you admire
31
Minority
Small number of people or things that are different from the main group
32
Imitate
Copy
33
Sustainable
Able to continue for a long time
34
Give off
Produce, emit
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Hand down
Give something valuable to someone in a younger generation
36
Trigger
Cause something to start happening
37
Fall prey to
Be harmed or affected by something bad
38
Modify
Make changes to something
39
Leap
Jump
40
Bond
Attach two things together