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alternative (n) | one of two or more things; something you can choose to do or use instead of something else |
circumstance | a condition or fact connected with or having an effect on an event or situation |
comment | a written or spoken statement of opinion |
compensate | to pay or repay; to replace or balance the effect of something bad |
component | one of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system etc |
consent (v) | to give permission or approval; agree |
considerable | large in size or amount; large enough to have an effect or be important |
constant | going on without a pause; persistent |
constrain | to keep within tight restrictions; to stop someone from doing what they want to do |
contribute | to give money, help, ideas etc to something that a lot of other people are also involved in |
convene | to come together, especially for a formal meeting |
coordinate (v) | to organize an activity so that the people involved in it work well together and achieve a good result |
core (n) | the hard central part of a fruit such as an apple; the most important or central part of something |
corporate (adj) | of or relating to a united group of individuals |
correspond | to agree; match; to be very similar to or the same as something else |
criteria | a standard that you use to judge something or make a decision about something |
deduce | to draw a conclusion by reasoning from given information or general principles |
demonstrate | to explain or describe, especially by modeling or using many examples |
document | a written or printed paper that gives factual information or proof of something |
dominate | to control by the use of power; rule |
emphasis | special attention or importance; special importance that is given to a word or phrase by saying it louder or higher, or by printing it in a special way |
ensure | to make sure or certain; to make certain that something will happen properly |
exclude | to deliberately not include something; to leave out; keep out |
framework | a structure that supports something built on or around it; a set of ideas, rules, or beliefs from which something is developed, or on which decisions are based |
fund | an amount of money that is collected and kept for a particular purpose |
illustrate | to make the meaning of something clearer by giving examples; to put pictures in a book, article etc |
immigrate | to come into a country in order to live there permanently |
imply | to suggest that something is true, without saying this directly; to hint or suggest without saying directly |
initial | of the beginning; first; happening at the beginning |
instance | an example of a particular kind of situation |
interact | to respond to one another in a social situation; to have an effect on or change one another |
justify | to show good reasons or cause for |
layer | a thickness of something that is spread over a surface |
link | anything that joins or connects; bond |
locate | to find the exact position of something; to put or build something in a particular place |
maximize | to increase or enlarge as much as possible |
minor | small and not very important or serious, especially when compared with other things; under the age of an adult as recognized by law |
negate | to prevent something from having any effect |
outcome | a result of something; the final result of a meeting, discussion, war etc |
philosophy | the study of the nature and meaning of existence, truth, good and evil, etc |
physical | of the body; related to someone's body rather than their mind or emotions; relating to real objects that you can touch, see, or feel |
proportion | the relationship between two things in size, amount, importance etc |
react | to behave in a particular way or show a particular emotion because of something that has happened or been said |
rely | to trust or depend on someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do |
scheme (n) | a clever plan, especially to do something that is bad or illegal; a plan or program for doing something |
sequence | a pattern or process in which one thing follows another; a series of related or connected things |
shift (v) | to move from one place or position to another, or make something do this |
specify | to state something in an exact and detailed way; to name or otherwise indicate |
sufficient | enough; as much as needed |
task | a piece of work that must be done, especially one that is difficult or unpleasant or that must be done regularly |
technical | having to do with special skills or techniques; connected with knowledge of how machines work |
technique | the particular method or way of doing or performing something |
valid | based on truth, fact, or logic |
volume (n) | the size of a three-dimensional space enclosed within or occupied by an object |
volume (n) | one of the books in a series or set of books |
volume (n) | the amount of sound |