Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search.

Ch. 1 - Inside Reading 3

AB
academy - n.an official organization which encourages the development of literature, art, science. --Ex. the American _____ of Arts and Letters
approach - v.to move towards or nearer to someone or something. --Ex. As I _____(ed) the house, I noticed a light on upstairs .
concept - n.an idea of how something is, or how something should be done. --Ex. the _____ of total patient care
construct - v.to build something such as a house, bridge, road. --Ex. There are plans to _____ a new road bridge across the river.
couple - n.two things or people of the same kind. --Ex. There are a _____ of girls waiting for you.
enhance - v.to improve something. --Ex. Good lighting will _____ any room.
function - n.the purpose that something has, or the job that someone or something does. --Ex. In your new job you will perform a variety of _____.
partner - n.one of two people who are married, or who live together and have a sexual relationship. --Ex. Discuss your worries with your _____.
pose - v.to exist in a way that may cause a problem, danger, difficulty etc. --Ex. Officials claim the chemical _____ (s) no real threat.
publication - n.the process of printing a book, magazine etc and offering it for sale. --Ex. She was in England for the _____ of her new book.
range - n.a number of people or things that are all different, but are all of the same general type. --Ex. The drug is effective against a _____ of bacteria.
region - n.a large area of a country or of the world, usually without exact limits. --Ex. efforts to bring peace to the _____
select - v.to choose something or someone by thinking carefully about which is the best, most suitable etc. --Ex. a group of students _____(ed) at random.
simulate - v.to make or produce something that is not real but has the appearance or feeling of being real. --Ex. Interviews can be _____ (d) in the classroom.
uniform - adj.being the same in all its parts or among all its members. --Ex. Grade A eggs must be of _____ size.



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