Week 3 glossary

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  1. Appropriate (adj): suitable; acceptable.
    Ex: You need to follow appropriate strategies to succeed.

    Gifted (adj): talented; intelligent.
    Ex. For being a gifted child, doesn't mean that he or she will be successful as an adult.

    Underlying (adj): fundamental; latent.
    Ex: Some characteristics cannot be forged, they are underlying on your own personality.

    Predictions (n): declaration made in advance.
    Ex: Even when the meteorologists make predictions about the weather, it could surprise them.

    Predominant (adj): ruling, most important.
    Ex: Curiosity, such as creativity are predominant behavior in young children.

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  2. observant: (adj) quick to notice things
    with her observant ear he plays guitar perfectly

    aptitude:(n) a naturel ability to do something
    he has excellent aptitude for singing.

    inconsistencies:(n) the fact or state being inconsistent
    there is lots of inconsistencies between his sayings and attitudes.

    innate:(adj) inborn, natural
    her innate capacity for art

    flair: (n) a special or instinctive aptitude or ability for doing something
    i had not much scientic flair

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  3. definition(N):an explanation of the meaning of a word, phrase, etc
    EX : What is the definition of happiness?

    advantage(N):something that puts you in a better position than other people.
    EX : The agreement is to our advantage

    effective(adj): producing a result that is wanted : having an intended effect
    EX : I admire the effective use of colour in her paintings

    abstract(adj): relating to or involving general ideas or qualities rather than specific people, objects, or actions
    EX : It's a little too abstract for my hobby.

    intensity(n):the quality or state of being intense
    EX : He was drowned in the intensity of her love

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  4. stubbornly(adv): determined not to change your opinion or attitude.
    EX: She stubbornly refused to pay.

    intended(adj): designed for sb or sth.
    EX: The nores are intended as an introduction to the course.

    extraordinary(adj): not normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual.
    EX: They went to extraordinary lengths to explain their begaviour.

    characteristic(n): a typical feature or quality that sth or sb has
    EX: Personal characteristics, such as age and sex are taken into account.

    curious(adj): having a strong desire to know about sth
    EX: They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs.

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  5. 1- Advertise: (v) to give information to the public about.
    Ex: Advertised for sale on their web site.

    2- Attaining: (v) to come to or arrive at.
    Ex: The 24-year-old shows a maturity that many older directors rarely attain.

    3- Global: (adj) pertaining to the whole world.
    Ex: As businesses go global, we can feel even further removed from the people who make things for us.

    4- Reflecting: (v) to give back or show.
    Ex: They don’t necessarily reflect the views of hard.
    5- Affluent: (adj) having an abundance of wealth.
    Ex: As society becomes more affluent in cash terms, time becomes more precious.

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  6. Genius:(Noun)an exceptional natural capacity of intellect.
    EX:This kid is a genius.

    Ability:(Noun)power or capacity to do or act physically.
    EX:The ability to play the guitar is amazing.

    Strategy:(Noun)the science or art of combining and employing the means of war.
    EX:The general has a great strategy.

    Creative:(Adj)having the quality or power of creating.
    EX:Artists are very creative.

    Instance:(Noun)a case or occurrence of anything.
    EX:Rain can pour down in an instance.

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  7. Apparent:(adj)seeming, not proven real
    Ex;Population decline will become more apparent further down the road

    Idealistic:(adj)visionary
    She knew me as a soft touch for an idealistic underdog

    Reluctance:(N)disinclination
    The claim has to be called successful, if with some reluctance

    Usefulness:(N)utility
    But starting with a smaller design increases the usefulness of the technology

    performance:(N)accomplishment
    He ate nothing on the day of a performance and worked out with dumbbells every morning

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  8. particularly:(adv) minutely
    He read it with particularly great interest.
    discover:(v) find out
    I discovered I didn't have my credit card with me when I want to pay my rent
    harmful:(adj)detriment
    Smoking is harmful
    toward:(adj)
    They're saving money toward a new house.
    wondering:(adj) marveling
    i was wondering if they go from there

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  9. Norm(N): An understand rule for accepted and expected behavior.
    Ex. Each professional company has norms that can make its dealing with employees and customers perfect.

    Alleviate(V): To lesson pain or discomfort.
    Ex. He took Aspirin to alleviate his head’ headache.

    Utmost(Adj): The greatest possible degree.
    Ex. Ahmad did his utmost worth to pass the TOEFL exam.

    Ambivalence(Adj): Conflicting feelings.
    Ex. He has an ambivalence to go into theater tonight.

    Induce(V): To promote, to cause, and to bring about.
    Ex. The teacher has induced his students to get high scores in the next exam.

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  10. revolutionary(Adj): revolutionist
    Ex: Q&A with tech expert Steve Makris: iPhone 5 'evolutionary, not revolutionary.

    wisdom(Noun): knowledge
    Ex: Hammerman's Words of Wisdom.

    Accessible(Adj): suitable
    Ex: Penn's Take Your Professor to Lunch program makes faculty accessible to students.


    Assembled(N): make up
    Ex: a jury is being assembled at a Halifax murder trial.

    Intelligence(N): information
    Ex: The president reads the daily intelligence briefing every day.

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