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Sunday, June 15, 2008
Vocabulary - Use It Or Lose It (Part 4)
It's time to expand those minds & vocabularies. This next segment is the last section from part 1 of the Academic Word List. Please pick one word and post the definition. You may use an online dictionary (such as this one: http://www.merriam-webster.com.).
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section
sector
significant
similar
source
specific
structure
theory
variables
role
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sector
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similar
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structure
theory
variables
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Role:Character assigned or assumed :had to take on the role of both father and mother.
A socially expected behavior pattern usually determined by an induvidual status in a particular society.
Source:
A generative force. A point of origin or procurement. One that supplies information.
Geraldine G.
Similar
1- having characteristics in common; strictly comparable.
2-alike in substance or essentials; corresponding.
EX:no two animal habitats are exactly similar
3-not differing in shape but only in size or position
synonyms:analogous, parallel.
variables:
1 a: a quantity that may assume any one of a set of values b: a symbol representing a variable2: something that is variable
Theory:a belief, policy, or procedure proposed or followed as the basis of action.
Example: Her method is based on the theory that all children want to learn.
significant~adj.
1. of consequence; important.
2. having or expressing a meaning, esp. a special, secret, or disguised meaning.
significantly~adv.
specific ~
1a: constituting or falling into a specifiable category b: sharing or being those properties of something that allow it to be referred to a particular category
2a: restricted to a particular individual, situation, relation, or effect a disease specific to horses b: exerting a distinctive influence (as on a body part or a disease)specific antibodies
3: free from ambiguity : accurate specific statement of faith
4: of, relating to, or constituting a species and especially a biological species
5a: being any of various arbitrary physical constants and especially one relating a quantitative attribute to unit mass, volume, or area b: imposed at a fixed rate per unit (as of weight or count) specific import duties — compare ad valorem.
Alicia.T
Theory:
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of ...
hypothesis: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was ...
a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
Theory:
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of ...
hypothesis: a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was ...
a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
Archarna J.
"Vocabulary- Use it or loose It (Part4)"
Source: A generative force; a point or origin or procurement.
I have to go straight to the source of all your problems. To find out what's really bothering you.
Theory: The analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another; abstract thought.
The theory of how man is made is still yet to be proven.
-Angelica
"Vocabulary- Use it or loose It (Part4)"
Source: A generative force; a point or origin or procurement.
I have to go straight to the source of all your problems. To find out what's really bothering you.
Theory: The analysis of a set of facts in their relation to one another; abstract thought.
The theory of how man is made is still yet to be proven.
-Angelica
Role
1 a (1): a character assigned or assumed (2): a socially expected behavior pattern usually determined by an individual's status in a particular society b: a part played by an actor or singer
2: a function or part performed especially in a particular operation or process
Luz Croce
Significant
1. important; of consequence.
2. having or expressing a meaning; indicative; suggestive.
3. statistics of or pertaining to observation that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause.
4. something significant; a sign.
Indira H.
Significant - having meaning.
Hurricane Katrina had a significant impact in Lousiana residents.
Maria Rodriguez-Trelles
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