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| accommodate | to make fit, suitable; to make room for; to hold without crowding or inconvenience |
| analogy | similarity or correspondence between two otherwise dissimilar things; the likening of one thing to another based on similarity of features |
| anticipate | to look forward to; expect |
| assure | to say to with force or conviction; to cause to feel certain or secure |
| attain | to gain or achieve through work; to arrive at or reach |
| behalf | representing someone who is not present |
| bulk | a large size or mass; the larger part of something |
| cease | to stop or come to an end; to stop or bring to an end |
| coherent | having the quality of holding together or cohering |
| coincide | to be in the same place or happen at the same time |
| commence | to begin or start |
| compatible | able to exist or function harmoniously with another |
| concurrent | existing or occurring at the same time |
| confine | to keep within limits; restrict |
| controversy | a disagreement; debate |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech; to carry on an exchange similar to a conversation |
| device | an invention or machine used to perform simple tasks or something else made for a specific purpose |
| devote | to give to a purpose; dedicate |
| diminish | to make smaller or cause to appear smaller in size or importance |
| distort | to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts |
| duration | the length of time during which something goes on |
| erode | to wear away or eat into |
| ethic | a set of moral principles and values |
| format | organization, arrangement, or choice of material; the shape, size, and general makeup |
| found | to set up or create; establish |
| inherent | existing in or belonging to something as an essential or inborn part of its nature |
| insight | the power or act of seeing into a situation; the power to understand deep meanings or truths |
| integral | being an essential part of the whole |
| intermediate | being or occurring at the middle place, stage, or degree or between extremes |
| manual | worked or done by hand and not by machine |
| mature | based on slow careful consideration |
| mediate | to act as an intermediary, as between contending parties; |
| medium | a way or method of communicating or expressing, such as painting, music, or language; a substance that is a means of passing on a force or an effect |
| military | having to do with soldiers or armies |
| minimal | of, pertaining to, or being the smallest or least possible in quantity, degree, or size |
| mutual | having the same relationship toward each other or one another; felt, said, or done by each for the other; shared by two or more people; given and received |
| overlap | to cover or go over part of |
| passive | receiving an action without acting in return, or not responding to something; acking in energy or will |
| portion | a part of a whole |
| preliminary | coming before, so as to prepare for something else |
| protocol | the rules pertaining to etiquette and ceremonial observances among diplomats, heads of state, and the military |
| qualitative | of, relating to, or involving quality or kind |
| refine | to make pure or fine |
| restrain | to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something; to hold back or control |
| revolution | a very great change in something that causes many other things to change; the overthrow of a political system or government by force |
| rigid | difficult or impossible to bend; stiff |
| route | a road or course of travel from one place to another |
| scenario | a hypothesized set of circumstances or course of action; a sequence of events especially when imagined |
| sphere | a round, solid figure in which every point on the surface is an equal distance from the center |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position |
| supplement | something extra or additional; something necessary to complete a whole or make up for a deficiency |
| suspend | to hang from a higher position |
| trigger | to cause, begin, or set off |
| unify | to make into a single unit or thing; bring together; unite |
| violation | something that breaks a rule; a disturbance |