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AWL Sublist 4

Key Concepts:

Terms in this set (58)

Adj.
in general rather than in particular, or including all the people or things in a particular group or situation

V.
to come to the end of a difficult period or experience;
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something

N.
a particular government or a system or method of government;
a particular way of operating or organizing a business, etc

N.
to put a plan or system into operation

N. V.
a piece of planned work or an activity which is finished over a period of time and intended to achieve a particular aim;
a study of a particular subject done over a period of time, especially by students
- to plan, calculate, or estimate (something) for a time in the future (verb)

Adv.
that is the reason or explanation for; therefore

N.
a person's job

Adj.
existing or happening inside a person, object, organization, place or country

N.
an aim or purpose;

V.
to keep or continue to have something

N.
a calculation, especially a simple one, using such processes as adding, subtracting, multiplying or dividing

N.
to combine two or more things in order to become more effective

N.
a part of a machine, or a set of parts that work together

V.
to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received;
to expect someone to do something for you or spend time with you when they do not want to or when it is not convenient for them

Prep.
without taking any notice of or being influenced by; not prevented by;
If you do something despite yourself, you do it although you do not want to or although you know you should not

N.
the regular work which a person does to earn money

N.
a set of facts or a fixed limit which establishes or limits how something can or must happen or be done

Adj.
not completely accurate but close;
to be almost the same as

N. V.
a piece of paper or other material which gives you information about the object it is fixed to;
- to fasten a label to (verb)

N.
the ability to think carefully about something you are doing and nothing else;
a large number or amount of something in the same place

N. Adj.
first in order of importance

N.
a number of similar or related events or things, one following another

V.
to say that an event or action will happen in the future, especially as a result of knowledge or experience

N.
a short clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something

N.
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused by this

Adj.
happening once every year, or relating to a period of one year

N.
a mistake;
a wrong decision

N.
when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly

Adj.
able to be seen or understood

N.
something that you must do or deal with that takes your time;
when you are willing to give your time and energy to something that you believe in, or a promise or firm decision to do something

Adj.
to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult;

N. V.
a group of events which happen in a particular order, one following the other, and which are often repeated;
one in a series of movements that a machine performs;
- to ride a bicycle (verb)

N.
the act of communicating with people;
a message or a letter;

Adj.
of a national or racial group of people

N.
an idea or explanation for something that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved

Adj. N.
related to work that needs special training or education
- someone who does a job that requires special training, education, or skill (noun)

N.
an accepted or official position, especially in a social group

N.
an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are discussed formally

N.
a quality or characteristic that someone or something has

Adj.
happening after something else

N. V.
serious discussion of a subject in which many people take part
- to discuss (something) with people whose opinions are different from your own (verb)

N.
a measurement of something in a particular direction, especially its height, length or width;
a part or feature or way of considering something

V.
to encourage the popularity, sale, development or existence of something

N.
information based on a study of the number of times something happens or is present, or other numerical facts

N
one thing which can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make a choice;
the right to buy something in the future;
to not have the possibility of doing something else

Adj.
belonging or relating to the home, house or family;

N.
an amount of something produced by a person, machine, factory, country, etc

N. V.
the method or possibility of getting near to a place or person, or the right to use or look at something
- to be able to use, enter, or get near (something) (verb)

N. V.
a set of ideas or rules about how to behave
- a set of letters, numbers, symbols, etc., that is used to secretly send messages to someone (verb)

N. V.
any stage in a series of events or in a process of development
- to start to use or do (something) gradually over a period of time : to introduce (something) slowly (verb)

Adj.
existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time;
before a particular time or event

Adj. V.
to give or allow someone something, usually in an official way

N. V.
great worry caused by a difficult situation, or something which causes this condition

Adj.
not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of a country

N. V.
an obvious difference between two or more things

N.
an official decision that is made after a group or organization have voted;
a promise to yourself to do or to not do something

Adj.
enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose

N. the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth

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