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10.13 Mike Revision

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  • recur
    to occur again
  • contemporary
    current, modern; from the same time
  • perturb
    (v.) to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly; to throw into confusion
  • resilient
    able to recover quickly
  • category
    a group of people or things having something in common
  • occupied
    to take up or fill
  • convention
    a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
  • client
    customer
  • flawed
    damaged; defective; imperfect
  • reservation
    a doubt or reason for not accepting or agreeing with something completely
  • conventional
    (adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
  • pinpoint
    locate exactly
  • supplement
    something added to make up for something missing
  • acid
    any compound that forms H+ ions in solution
  • consult
    to seek information or advice
  • stiff
    difficult to bend or move
  • accomplishment
    something that has been achieved successfully
  • pastime
    an activity which is done for enjoyment; a hobby
  • pessimistic
    seeing the worst side of things; no hope
  • odor
    smell
  • reputation
    the beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something
  • distribute
    to give out
  • boast
    (a place/object/organisation) has sth. that is good
  • on the horizon
    to seem likely to happen in the future
  • implication(s)
    effect, consequence, significance, association, connection
  • treacherous
    dangerously unstable and unpredictable
  • demanding
    needing a lot of your time, attention, or effort
  • surplus
    A situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded
  • hostile
    unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive
  • enroll
    to sign up to become a member of some group or activity; to register
  • tenacious
    persistent, resolute
  • reappraise
    assess again; reevaluate
  • advocate
    to speak in favor of
  • dynamic
    active, energetic, forceful
  • facet
    one aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
  • elicit
    (v.) to draw forth, bring out from some source (such as another person)
  • approximation
    (n.) the quality of coming near to identity
  • rooted in
    in based on, originated from
  • justify
    give valid reasons or evidence to support an answer or conclusion
  • organism
    Any living thing
  • off-the-wall
    shocking; very unusual
  • cosmopolitan
    worldly; sophisticated