Lecture Vocabulary – Page 1 Key Terms

A set of 144 English vocabulary flashcards derived from the lecture notes, each presenting a key term or phrase and its concise definition.

itinerant

traveling from place to place rather than staying in one location

observed

watched carefully; took notice of

corked bottle caps

caps or stoppers made of cork used to seal bottles

discarded

thrown away or gotten rid of

breakthrough

a significant or dramatic advance or discovery

straight-bladed razor

a shaving tool that has an unguarded straight blade

fiddly

awkward, complicated, or difficult to handle

potentially

possibly; with the capacity to develop in the future

instrument

a tool or device designed for a specific task

disposable

intended to be used once and then thrown away

dulled

made blunt or less sharp

leapt

jumped suddenly or quickly

pioneered

introduced or developed for the first time

shave

to remove hair from the skin with a razor

inspired

motivated or stimulated creatively

approach

a method or way of dealing with something

contrary to

opposite to or in conflict with

wisdom

sound judgment; accumulated knowledge

durable

able to endure wear or damage; long-lasting

disposed of

gotten rid of; threw away

ongoing basis

continuing regularly over time

dispensed

distributed or handed out

consumables

items that are used up and need regular replacement

consoles

control panels or boards with instruments and displays

lawsuits

legal actions brought before a court

licensing measures

rules or procedures for granting official permission

subsequent

coming after in time; following

circumvent

to avoid or bypass, especially by cleverness

afflicted

suffered from or was burdened by

barcode

a machine-readable pattern of lines representing data

intention

an aim, plan, or purpose

modified

changed or altered

intervene

to step in to alter or stop an outcome

liquidation

process of selling assets to pay off debts

quantities

amounts, measurements, or totals

legal

permitted by law; lawful

illegal substances

drugs or chemicals forbidden by law

pharmaceuticals

medicinal drugs and related products

outlawed

made illegal; prohibited by law

deemed worth

considered valuable or worthy

widespread substance abuse

extensive misuse of addictive drugs across a population

prohibited

forbidden or disallowed

antitrust

intended to prevent or punish monopolistic business practices

acquisition

the act of obtaining or purchasing something, especially a company

desirable

attractive or worth having

inferior

of lower quality or rank

distributor

an entity that supplies goods to retailers or customers

stock

shares representing ownership in a company

manipulation

controlled or influenced unfairly or dishonestly

port of

harbor or entry location for ships or data

constitute

to form or make up

strikes

work stoppages by employees as a form of protest

construction

the act or process of building

flaws

defects or imperfections

apparent

obvious; clearly visible or understood

sucked on

held in the mouth and drawn on for flavor or comfort

motion sickness

nausea and discomfort caused by movement

swayed in

moved gently side to side within something

mild

not severe; gentle

revisions

changes or corrections made to improve something

vibration

rapid back-and-forth movement or oscillation

tie-down

a strap, rope, or device used to secure cargo

cables

thick wires or ropes for support or power

anchored

firmly fixed or secured

bulkheads

interior walls or partitions in ships and aircraft

detached

separated or disconnected

inclined

slanted or leaning at an angle

installation

the act of putting something in place for use

nullified

made invalid or ineffective

compromised

weakened or exposed to risk

sand-blasted

cleaned or roughened by a high-pressure stream of sand

acquired

obtained or gained possession of

longitudinal

running lengthwise; along the long axis

transverse modes

side-to-side patterns of vibration

respectively

in the order previously mentioned

compromise

a settlement in which each side makes concessions

integrity

structural soundness; the state of being whole

white-knuckle affair

an experience that is extremely tense or frightening

sank into troughs

dropped down into the low points of waves

transverse

situated or extending across

ripple

a small wave or undulation on a surface

analogous

similar or comparable in certain respects

accurately

precisely; without errors

associated with

connected or linked to

encounter in

meet or experience within

suspension

• the act of stopping something happening, operating, etc. for a period of time:

• a punishment in which a person is temporarily not allowed to work, go to school, or take part in an activity:

  
  

dare-devils

people who enjoy taking dangerous risks

toll

• a fee

• the cost/damage resulting from something

• take a toll on sth: cause damage for sth

fairly

moderately; reasonably; quite

afflicting

causing pain or hardship

characterises

describes or distinguishes the nature of something

rocking

moving back and forth in a gentle or steady way

movements

acts of changing physical position

torsional

relating to twisting motion

aeroplane

aircraft powered for flight; airplane

shifts of aircraft's mass

changes in the distribution of weight within a plane

alteration

a change or modification

component

a part of a larger whole

milder

less severe or intense

buzzing

a continuous humming or vibrating sound