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ESL 061 Vocab for Test #3

AB
assessn. - to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it [= judge]
attainv- 1. to succeed in achieving something after trying for a long time 2. to reach a particular level, age, size etc:
comprehensiveadj - including all the necessary facts, details, or problems that need to be dealt with [= thorough]
contemporaryadj- 1. belonging to the present time [= modern] 2. happening or done in the same period of time
controversyn - a serious argument about something that involves many people and continues for a long time
diverseadj- very different from each other
establishv-to start a company, organization, system, etc that is intended to exist or continue for a long time [= found]
ethicsn-moral rules or principles of behaviour for deciding what is right and wrong:
foundationn- 1. a basic idea, principle, situation etc that something develops from 2. the solid layer of cement, bricks, stones etc that is put under a building to support it
hierarchyn- a system of organization in which people or things are divided into levels of importance
imposev - if someone in authority imposes a rule, punishment, tax etc, they force people to accept it
incorporatev - to include something as part of a group, system, plan etc
indicatev- to show that a particular situation exists, or that something is likely to be true
insightn -a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea
primarilyadv- mainly; used to mention the main part or cause of something, the main reason for something etc
proceedv-to continue to do something that has already been planned or started
reinforcev-to give support to an opinion, idea, or feeling, building or group and make it stronger
relyv - to trust or depend on someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do
superioradj, n-better, more powerful, more effective etc than a similar person or thing, especially one that you are competing against [≠ inferior]
tentativeadj- not definite or certain, and may be changed later
transmitv-1. to send or pass something from one person, place or thing to another 2.to send out electronic signals, messages etc using radio, television, or other similar equipment


ESL Instructor
North Seattle Community College
Seattle, WA

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