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Gesture
a movement that you make with your hands, your head or your face to show a particular meaning |
Means
a way of achieving or doing something |
Facilitate
to make an action or a process possible or easier |
Systematic
done according to a system or plan, in a complete, efficient or determined way |
Myth
a story from ancient times, especially one that was told to explain natural events or to describe the early history of a people |
Inferior
not good or not as good as somebody/something else |
Comparative
connected with studying things to find out how similar or different they are |
Cognition
the process by which knowledge and understanding is developed in the mind |
Quip
to make a quick and clever remark |
Imply
to suggest that something is true or that you feel or think something, without saying so directly |
Classification
a group, class, division, etc. into which somebody or something is put |
Evolve
to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop something in this way |
Distinction
the act of separating people or things into different groups |
Blur
to become or make it become difficult to recognize a clear difference between things |
Complexities
the features of a problem or situation that are difficult to understand |
Stem from
to be the result of something |
Alternate
Switch
Fit in
Be accepted |
Convey
Express or say |
Substandard
Less than average or acceptable |
Taboo
Forbidden
Utterance
Spoken word or language |
Competence
Ability to do something well |
Grasp
Understanding
Bring about
To make something happen
concede
to admit as true or valid; to yield or acknowledge.
conduct
to carry out or organize; also, behavior in a particular context.
diversity
a range of different things; the state of being diverse.
empirical
based on observation or experience rather than theory.
intersection
a point or area where two or more things intersect or cross. |
measurable
capable of being measured or quantified.
superiority
the state of being superior or higher in quality.
perception
the way in which something is regarded, understood, or interpreted
Collapse
A sudden failure of something |
Defect
A fault in something or in the way it has been made that means that it is not perfect
Executive
Connected with managing a business or an organization, and with making plans and decisions |
Implication
1. a possible effect or result of an action or a decision a possible effect or result of an action or a decision |
2. something that is suggested or indirectly stated
Repercussion
Consequence
Retirement
The period of your life after you have stopped work, usually because you have reached a particular age |
Violation
The act of going against or refusing to obey a law, an agreement, etc. |
Inclusive
Open to everyone |
Primary
Most important |
Promote
Help something develop or become more popular |
Single-minded
Having one aim
Substantial
Large
Supplier
A person or company that provides goods or services |
Target
Make something have an effect on a limited group or area
Consumption
The act of buying and using products
Commitment
A promise to do/ support something
Dedicated
Working hard at something because it is very important to you |
Productivity
The rate at which a worker, a company or a country produces goods, and the amount produced, compared with how much time, work and money is needed to produce them |
Reputation
The opinion that people have about what s.o/s.th is like, based on what has happened in the past |
Turnover
The rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced by other people |
Ultimately
In the end, finally |
Loyalty
Faithfulness or allegiance to a person, group, cause, or organization. |
Principle
A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior. |
Prioritize
To arrange or deal with things in order of importance; to give precedence to certain tasks or goals. |
Dilemma
A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones. |
Be opposed to
To be against or in disagreement with something; to have a negative stance or attitude toward a particular idea, proposal, or action. |
shift
A change in something |
absorb
Take in (gas/heat) |
drive
Force someone/something into bad state |
emission
a substance, especially a gas, that goes into the air |
emit
Send something into the air |
potential
Possible or likely in the future |
retain
Keep someone or something |
atmosphere
the air round the Earth or another planet |
dramatically
Impressively / very much |
factor
one of the things that influence whether an event happens or the way that it happens |
variability
The quality of being subject to change |
cycle
a series of events that happen again and again in the same order or at the same times |
anomaly
Something unusual |
vary
to be different in different situations |
equator
an imaginary line that goes round the Earth and divides it into the northern and southern hemispheres |
humid
hot and wet in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable |
reverse
to change the direction, position, result, etc. of something to its opposite |
predictable
Happening in a way or at a time that you know about before it happens |
characterize
to be a typical quality or feature of someone or something |
excess
An amount that is more than acceptable |
Account for |
Form the total of something |
abundant
More than enough |
trap
Keep something in one place |
decay
Become damaged or worse |
potency
Strength or effectiveness |
Elaborate
very complicated and detailed; carefully prepared and organized |
Feast
a large, special meal, often for many people, to celebrate someone or something |
minstrel
an entertainer in the Middle Ages, primarily a musician or singer |
Carcass
the dead body of an animal |
Gut
to remove the insides of an animal
spice
a substance made from a plant, used to give a special flavour to food |
merchant
a person whose job is to buy and sell products in large amounts, especially by trading with other countries |
covet
to want something very much
commodities
a product or a raw material that can be bought and sold
monopoly
the complete control, possession, or use of something; a thing that belongs only to one person or group and that other people cannot share |
ornate
covered with a lot of decoration, especially when this involves very small or complicated designs
Cuisine
a style of cooking
spectate
to watch something
mythical
existing only in ancient myths, imaginary or not real
sustenance
the food and drink that people, animals, and plants need to live and stay healthy
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