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Inside Reading 1 - Unit 8 - flashcards and matching

AB
a phase of (development)one of the stages of a process of development or change
to be capable of (doing st.)having the qualities or ability needed to do something
an odd (behavior)different from what is normal or expected, especially in a way that you disapprove of or cannot understand
to constrain (your behavior)to stop someone from doing what they want to do; to limit something
to assess (so.’s skills/abilities)to make a judgment or calculate the value of something after thinking carefully about it
(st. is) appropriate for (so./a situ.)correct or suitable for a particular time, situation, or purpose
to interact (with others)when people talk to each other, work together, or affect each other in a communicative way
(st. is) predominantly (good, bad, adj.)mostly or mainly
a ratio of (1 to 5, etc.)a relationship between two amounts, represented by a pair of numbers showing how much bigger one amount is than the other
a disordera mental or physical illness which prevents part of your body from working properly
to be diagnosed with (a disease)to find out what illness someone has, or what the cause of a fault is, after doing tests, examinations, etc.
(at one end of) the spectruma complete range of opinions, people, situations etc., going from one extreme to its opposite
to be sensitive to (something)easily affected or damaged by something such as a substance or temperature
(these traits) characterize (so./st.)to describe the qualities of someone or something in a particular way
an overload of (things)when someone gets too much of something at one time and then becomes tired and unable to think very carefully about any of it
to trigger (a problem)to make something happen very quickly, especially a series of events
self-expressiona demonstration or example of your feelings or thoughts, especially through activities such as painting, writing, or acting
hereditythe process by which mental and physical qualities are passed from a parent to a child before the child is born
antisocial (behavior)violent or harmful to other people, or shows that you do not care about other people; does not enjoy meeting or being with other people
to utter (a sound)to make a sound with your voice, especially with difficulty


Instructor - Academic English for International Students
American English Institute
Eugene, OR

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