Карточки UGS SAT&Duo School -- week 1 | Quizlet

to ameliorate

to ameliorate

to make a problem less damaging

adequate

satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity

strain

force oneself to make an unusually great effort

output

the amount of work/goods produced by a person or company.

ongoing training

training that is provided by an employer during the job

perks

reward from an employer which are not financial (eg free lunches, a car etc)

redundant

1. not or no longer needed or useful
2. no longer employed because there is no more work available

to assimilate knowledge

to absorb and understand it

to marshal facts

to organise facts in support of an idea

truancy (verb = to play truant from school)

when a student leaves school without permission

a bottleneck

a place where congestion regularly happens

to commute

to travel a long distance to work every day

urban sprawl

the situation where a city expands and buildings are constructed without control or laws

facilities and amenities

places providing any service to the public

Validate

v. to prove or declare valid

Unmitigated

complete (often describing something bad)

Teeming

adj. abundantly filled (usu. with living organisms)

Sufficient

adj. enough; just meeting a requirement

Static

adj. motionless, changeless

Scrutinize

v. to examine carefully and critically

Reproach

v. to criticize

Rash

acting without careful consideration of the possible consequences

Prompt

adj. on time, punctual
n. a cue to begin something; instructions

Pragmatic

adj. practical, useful

Postulate

v. to assert

Opine

v. to openly express an opinion

Momentous

adj. historically significant

Indulge

v. to give into; to satisfy or gratify

Imposition

n. an unnecessary burden

Impartiality

equal treatment of all rivals or disputants; fairness

Fluctuate

v. to be unstable; to rise and fall

Feasibility

n. the possibility of something

Cultivate

v. to foster the growth of

Authenticity

n. the quality of being real and true instead of fake and contrived

Articulate

v. to clearly express in words

Conceive

v. to imagine or come up with

Diminish

v. to become smaller in scope or degree

Hostile

adj. harmful, dangerous

Squalid

adj. run-down, sordid, or sleazy

Vow

v. to promise