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Chapter 4: Student Activities
Vocabulary Words
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Language - English
Undergraduate 1
03/13/2008

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acquisition
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(n.) the purchase; process of obtaining something
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affect
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(v.) to influence something
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append
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(v.) to add to something
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authority
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(n.) a person or group having expertise or control
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category
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(n.) a group or type of thing
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chapter
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(n.) a local branch of a large club or fraternity
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commission
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(v.) to authorize a group of people to do something
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consequence
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(n.) the result of doing something
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constitute
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(v.) to be made up of something
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consume
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(v.) to take something in; learn something quickly and thoroughly
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credit
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(n.) formal acceptance that a student has done acceptable work
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cultural
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(adj.) relationg to the practices and beliefs of a people or community
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distinction
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(n.) a difference between two or more things
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eqation
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(n.) a mathematical statement that two amounts are equal
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energy
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(n.) capacity for much activity
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export
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(v.) to send or transfer something to another place or sphere
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focus
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(n.) the center of one's attention
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investment
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(n.) "money, time, or energy spent in order to gain something in the future"
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journalist
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(n.) someone who writes articles for newspapers or magazines
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lecture
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(n.) a speech on a topic
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legislation
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(n.) a law or group of laws
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normally
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(adv.) in the usual or regular way
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participate
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(v.) to take an active part in something
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previously
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(adv.) at an earlier time
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principle
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(n.) a standard; a guide to behavior; rule
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random
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(adj.) happening at any time; unplanned
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refine
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(v.) to change in order to make better
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region
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(n.) a geographic area of the country
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relevant
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(adj.) closely connected; appropriate
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resource
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(n.) a useful thing
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schedule
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(n.) "a list of timed, planned events"
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traditionally
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(adv.) according to longtime custom or practice
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voluntary
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(adj.) done of one's own will without force or pay
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injure
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(v.) to cause damage or harm someone
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