Abundant
Present in large quantities.
Living close to a lake means we have an abundant supply of water.
Accumulate
To gradually collect.
Each fall, leaves accumulate in our driveway.
Accurate
Correct; free from errors.
Make sure your address is accurate before submitting your online order.
Accustomed
Used to something.
Having 8AM classes means I’m accustomed to getting up early.
Acquire
To come into possession of.
When my grandmother died, I acquired her cookbook collection.
Adamant
Refusing to change an opinion.
The defendant was adamant that he was innocent.
Adequate
Enough to suit your needs.
Our house isn’t big, but it’s adequate for the two of us.
Adjacent
Close to or next to.
The park is adjacent to the school.
Adjust
To change something so it serves its purpose better.
The bike seat may be too high; you’ll probably need to adjust it.
Advocate
To publicly support.
My aunt is a major advocate for women's’ rights.
commodity
anything useful
exploit
to make good use of something
demise
the end of something, the final stage of somethinge
—> the demise of a company
prosperous
financally suscessful
alteration
change
to alter
to change
to modify
intermittently
from time to time, peropdically
off and on
extensive
covering a large area, having a great range
—> extensive agriculture, extensive knowledge
sophisticated
intelligent, made in a complicated way
sophisticated tools, computer models
abruplty
suddenly, without warning
drastically, dramatically, spectaculary
extremly, a lot
to coerce
to force someone to do something against their will
retreat
to go away from a place
Lizards retreating from…
eventually
in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort
ultimately
finally, after a series of things have happend
The company ultimately..
rival
a person/ thing that competes with another
competitor
conventional
usual, tradional, ordinary
to supersede
to replace or surpass something
supersede a law/ record
They still used stone tools similar to those superseded in Europe by metal tools thousands of years ago.
to flourish
to grow or develop successfully
to thrive, to prosper, to flurish
to decay
to rot, to become weaker
a building decays
Carbon decays in living things
rigid
stiff, fixed, something that cannot be moved or bent
to preserve
to keep something from decy or destruction
preserve a culture/ historical sight
depletion
the act of reducing or using something up
depletion of resources
the estimate
the calculation
to inhibit
to pevent or stop something from happening
This is the main factor inhibiting online access.
hibernation
deep sleep during winter
to divert
to change the action or course of something
—> diverted traffic
—> diverted information
—> diverted public information
—> diverted investigation
tremendous
extremly large
—> tremendous failure
enormous
very big
enormous animal, enormous influence
to emerge
to appear, to come out
proliferation
the act of increasing or spreading rapidly
to escalate
to become greater or more serious
The situationn started to escalate around noon.
The credit crisis is escalating as expected.
surplus
something extra or leftover
surplus food/ money
to obtain
to get something
obtain a degree, information, permission, job, approval
obligatory, mandatory, compulsory
you have to do it! Its not optional
perpetuated
continued
intricate
complex
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