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Inside Reading - Unit 4
Vocabulary words, parts of speech, and definitions
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Language - English
Undergraduate 1
02/03/2015

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acquire
Definition
(v) to earn, to get, or to become the owner of something
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acquisition
Definition
(n) the getting, earning, or learning of something
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ambiguous
Definition
(adj) unclear, because it has more than one possible meaning or answer
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ambiguity
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(n) something that is unclear, often because there is more than one possible meaning or answer
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unambiguous
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(adj) clear; there is no other possible meaning or answer
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ambiguously, unambiguously
Definition
(adv) unclearly; in a way that can have more than one meaning or answer

(adv) clearly; in a way that CANNOT have more than one meaning or answer
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analogy
Definition
(n) a comparison between two different things that are similar in some way
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analogous
Definition
(adj) similar in some way
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civil
Definition
(adj) being a regular person who does not work for the military
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constitute
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(v) to make something complete; to be the parts of something
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context
Definition
(n) the environment where something is
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convene
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(v) to come together
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convention
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(n) a normal or traditional way of doing something

a meeting of many people for a special purpose
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conventional
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(adj) normal or traditional
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differentiate
Definition
(v) to show or know the difference between things
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differ
Definition
(v) to be different
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index (n)
Definition
(n) something that shows or measures something else
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index (v)
Definition
(v) to show or point to something
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integral
Definition
(adj) necessary
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military (n)
Definition
(n) the branch of government that helps protect the country and keep it safe (including the army, navy, and air force)
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military (adj)
Definition
(adj) related to the branch of government that helps to protect the country
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somewhat
Definition
(adj) sort of; a little bit
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style (n)
Definition
(n) the way that something looks; the way something is done, designed or presented
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style (v)
Definition
(v) to arrange or design something in a specific way
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in style
Definition
(prepositional phrase that is used like an adjective) popular; fashionable
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via
Definition
(prep) going through

by; using a specific method
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whereby
Definition
(adv) by which; because of which
This word connects two full sentences. The second half should show the result of the first.
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