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Inside Reading - Unit 5
Vocabulary words, parts of speech, and definitions
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Language - English
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2016

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attain
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(v) to get or earn
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attainable
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(adj) describes something that you are able to get or earn
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aware
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(adj) when you know about or to realize
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awareness
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(n) the knowledge of something or the attention to something
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coincide
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(v) to happen at the same time; used with "with" when there is an object
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coincidence
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(n) the surprising fact that two or more things happen at the same time although it was not planned that way
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coincidental
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(adj) describing two or more events that happen at the same time although they were not planned that way
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coincidentally
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(adv) describing a situation when two or more events that happen at the same time although they were not planned that way
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colleague
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(n) a person whom you work with
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demonstrate
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(v) to show or prove
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demonstrative
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(adj) the quality of showing something clearly
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demonstration
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(n) the activity of showing or proving something
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demonstrator
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(n) a person who tries to show or prove something, especially for a political reason
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dominate
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(v) to have or take control over something; to be the important part of something
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dominance
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(n) the quality of showing control over something
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domination
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(n) the state of controlling something
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dominant
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(adj) describing a person who has control over something
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dynamic
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(adj) effective and active; able to be flexible in a situation
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dynamo
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(n) an extremely energetic person
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exploit
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(v) to use something for your benefit (this word sometimes has a negative meaning)
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exploitation
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(n) a situation where someone uses something selfishly, often to the disadvantage of others
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generate
Definition
(v)to make, create, produce, or cause
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generation
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(n) the production of something
(n) the group of all of the people who were born about the same time
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inhibit
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(v)to stop or decrease something
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inhibited
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(adj) describing a person or thing that is being stopped from doing something
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uninhibited
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(adj) describing a person or thing that is not being prevented from doing something
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inhibition
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(n) the feeling of embarrassment or fear that stops something from speaking or acting freely
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media
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(n) means of communication
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positive
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(adj) good, helpful, or useful
(adj) accepting or approving
(adj) certain or confident
(adj) affirming a result of "yes" on a test or examination
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positively
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(adv) certainly; definitely
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professional
Definition
(adj) describing a person who gets paid to do an activity
(adj) acting in a respectful way
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professionally
Definition
(adv) doing something that you are paid to do
(adv) doing high quality work, or doing something in a respectable way
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professionalism
Definition
(n) the quality of behaving in a respectful way and/or doing good quality work
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role
Definition
(n) the position of importance of a thing (often used with the verb "play")
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