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Adapt
to change something to suit different conditions or uses
Adult
a person or animal that has grown to full size and strength
Advocate
to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something (v) / someone who publicly supports something (n)
Aid
help or support / help given to poorer countries by richer countries in the form of money, food, clothing etc.
Channel
a television station / a passage for water or other liquids to flow along
Chemical
any basic substance that is produced by or used in a reaction involving changes to molecules or atoms
Classic
having a high quality or standard against which other things are judged
Comprehensive
complete and including everything that is necessary
Comprise
made up of
Confirm
to make an arrangement or meeting certain, often by phone or writing
Contrary
the opposite
Convert
to change in form or character / to change to a new religion, belief, opinion, etc., or to make someone do this
Couple
two people or things that are similar or connected in some way
Decade
10 years, usually a period such as 2000 to 2009
Definite
certain or clear
Deny
to say that something is not true
Differentiate
to show or find the difference between things that are compared
Dispose
to get rid of someone or something or deal with something so that the matter is finished
Dynamic
positive in attitude and full of energy and new ideas (person) / characterized by constant change, activity, or progress (process or system)
Eliminate
to be excluded from further competition or investigation / to completely destroy (something) so it does not exist
Empirical
based on or concerned with what is experienced or observed rather than on theory
Equip
supply a person or a place with items needed for a particular purpose
Extract
to remove or take something out, usually by force
File
a folder or box used to hold papers and documents (n) / to place a document or paper in a particular place (v)
Finite
having a limit or end
Foundation
the time when an institution, state etc is established or begins / The lowest load-bearing part of a building / an underlying basis or principle
Globe
the world
Grade
a particular level of quality, size, importance, etc / a number or letter that shows how good someone's work or performance is
Guarantee
a promise or written assurance that something will be done, especially connected to returning, refunding or replacing products purchased
Hierarchy
a system in which people or things are arranged according to their importance
Identical
exactly the same
Ideology
a set of beliefs or principles, usually related to a political system, party, or organization
Infer
to develop an opinion or guess something is true as a result of the information that you have from someone or something else
Innovate
to introduce new ideas or changes
Insert
to put something inside something else, or to add something, such as words, to something else
Intervene
to purposefully get involved in a difficult situation in order to make it better or stop it from getting worse
Isolate
to separate something (or someone) from other things that it is connected to
Media
a collective reference to newspapers, the internet, television, magazines, etc
Mode
a way of living, operating, or behaving
Paradigm
a typical example or pattern of something; a model
Phenomenon
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting
Priority
something that is the most important and needs to be dealt with first
Prohibit
to ban something or prevent something from happening
Publication
to make information available to people, especially in a book, newspaper, or magazine / to produce and sell a book, newspaper, or magazine
Quote
to repeat the words that someone else has said or written
Release
to make free
Reverse
to change the direction or position of something to the opposite / to drive a vehicle backwards
Simulate
to make or do something that looks real but is not
Sole
being the only one
Somewhat
to some degree or extent (similar to 'a little')
Submit
to offer or give something to others so a decision can be made
Successor
something or someone that comes after another thing or person
Survive
to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation
Thesis
a long piece of writing on a particular subject, usually completed for a college or university degree / the opinion, main idea, or theory of an essay, person, or group
Topic
a subject that is written about, discussed, or studied
Transmit
to pass something from one person or place to another / to broadcast something, or to send out or carry signals using radio, television, etc
Ultimate
something that is the most extreme or important because it is the final or original, or the best or worst
Unique
only one in existence
Visible
can be seen
Voluntary
doing something by choice
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