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Chapter 1
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Undergraduate 3
02/08/2011

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Term
analyze
Definition
  •  to examine or think about something carefully, in order to understand it
  • to examine a substance to see what it is made of
  • to examine someone's mental or emotional problems by using psychoanalysis
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approach
Definition
  • to move towards or nearer to someone or something
  • to ask someone for something, or ask them to do something, especially when you are asking them for the first time or when you are not sure if they will do it

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area
Definition
  • a particular part of a country, town etc
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assess
Definition
  • to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it
  • to calculate the value or cost of something
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assume
Definition
  • to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof
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authority
Definition
  • the power you have because of your official position
  • the people or organizations that are in charge of a particular country or area
  • an official organization or a government department that has the power to make decisions, and has particular responsibilities
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available
Definition
  • something that is available is able to be used or can easily be bought or found
  •  someone who is available is not busy and has enough time to talk to you

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benefit
Definition
  • an advantage, improvement, or help that you get from something
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concept
Definition
  • an idea of how something is, or how something should be done
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consist
Definition
  • to be based on or depend on something
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constitute
Definition
  •  to be considered to be something
  • if several people or things constitute something, they are the parts that form it
  • formal to officially form a group or organization
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context
Definition
  •  the situation, events, or information that are related to something and that help you to understand it
  • the words that come just before and after a word or sentence and that help you understand its meaning

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contract
Definition
  • an official agreement between two or more people, stating what each will do
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create
Definition
  •  to make something exist that did not exist before
  •  to invent or design something:
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data
Definition
  •  information or facts
  • information in a form that can be stored and used, especially on a computer
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define
Definition
  • to describe something correctly and thoroughly, and to say what standards, limits, qualities etc it has that make it different from other things
  • to explain exactly the meaning of a particular word or idea
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derive
Definition
  •  to get something, especially an advantage or a pleasant feeling, from something
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distribute
Definition
  • to share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way
  •  to supply goods to shops and companies so that they can sell them
  • to spread something over a large area
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economy
Definition
  • the system by which a country's money and goods are produced and used, or a country considered in this way
  • something that you do in order to spend less money
  • the careful use of money, time, goods etc so that nothing is wasted
Term
environment
Definition
  •  the air, water, and land on Earth, which can be harmed by man's activities
  •  the people and things that are around you in your life, for example the buildings you use, the people you live or work with, and the general situation you are in
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establish
Definition
  • to start a company, organization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time
  • to begin a relationship with someone or a situation that will continue
  • to find out facts that will prove that something is true
Term
estimate
Definition
  • a calculation of the value, size, amount etc of something
  • a statement of how much it will probably cost to build or repair something
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evident
Definition
  • easy to see, notice, or understand
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export
Definition
  • the business of selling and sending goods to other countries
  • a product that is sold to another country
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factor
Definition
  • one of several things that influence or cause a situation
  •  particular level on a scale that measures how strong or effective something is
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finance
Definition
  • the management of money by governments, large organizations etc
  • the money that an organization or person has, and the way that they manage it
  • money provided by a bank or other institution to help buy or do something
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formula
Definition
  • a method or set of principles that you use to solve a problem or to make sure that something is successful
  • a series of numbers or letters that represent a mathematical or scientific rule
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function
Definition
  • the purpose that something has, or the job that someone or something does
  • a large party or official event
  • technical a quantity or quality whose value changes according to another quantity or quality that is related to it
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identify
Definition
  • to recognize and correctly name someone or something
  • to recognize something or discover exactly what it is, what its nature or origin is etc
  •  if a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognize
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