NYS Regents - Living Environment

Edward A. (United States of America)
Academic vocabulary from a recent NYS Living Environment Regents exam.
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  1. desiccate
    lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
  2. unearth
    recover through digging
  3. irreversible
    incapable of being turned around
  4. interact
    do something together or with others
  5. negatively
    in a harmful manner
  6. disrupt
    make a break in
  7. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
  8. illogical
    lacking in a correct relation of reason
  9. wade
    walk through relatively shallow water
  10. eradicate
    destroy completely, as if down to the roots
  11. sexually
    with respect to sexuality
  12. label
    a brief description given for purposes of identification
  13. manipulation
    exerting shrewd or devious influence for one's own advantage
  14. approximate
    not quite exact or correct
  15. labeled
    bearing or marked with a label or tag
  16. availability
    the quality of being at hand when needed
  17. survivor
    one who lives through affliction
  18. react
    show a response to something
  19. finite
    bounded in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
  20. analyzed
    examined carefully and methodically
  21. involve
    contain as a part
  22. restriction
    an act of limiting
  23. releasing
    emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
  24. stumble
    miss a step and fall or nearly fall
  25. beverage
    any liquid suitable for drinking
  26. unaffected
    undergoing no change when acted upon
  27. symptom
    a sensation associated with a particular disease
  28. diagram
    a drawing intended to explain how something works
  29. similarity
    the quality of being alike
  30. absorb
    take in a liquid
  31. beak
    horny projecting mouth of a bird
  32. eliminate
    end, take out, or do away with
  33. construct
    make by combining materials and parts
  34. stimulate
    cause to act in a specified manner
  35. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  36. dissolve
    pass into a solution
  37. decrease
    a change downward
  38. consume
    take in as food
  39. indefinitely
    to an unknown extent
  40. ancestor
    someone from whom you are descended
  41. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  42. valid
    well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force
  43. strenuous
    taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
  44. link
    connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces
  45. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  46. surround
    extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
  47. sequence
    a following of one thing after another in time
  48. maternal
    characteristic of a mother
  49. regulate
    bring into conformity with rules, principles, or usage
  50. approximately
    imprecise but fairly close to correct
  51. emerge
    come out into view, as from concealment
  52. affect
    have an influence upon
  53. marine
    of or relating to the sea
  54. alteration
    the act of revising
  55. technique
    a practical method or art applied to some particular task
  56. beneficial
    promoting or enhancing well-being
  57. conducting
    the way of administering a business
  58. survival
    the state of remaining alive
  59. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  60. insect
    a small creature with six legs, a hard body, and two antennae
  61. drain
    emptying something by allowing liquid to run out of it
  62. connect
    fasten or put together two or more pieces
  63. concentration
    the spatial property of being crowded together
  64. peer
    look searchingly
  65. swamp
    low land that is seasonally flooded
  66. hypothesis
    a tentative insight that is not yet verified or tested
  67. illustrate
    depict with a visual representation
  68. ban
    prohibit especially by law or social pressure
  69. chart
    a visual display of data or information
  70. stability
    the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast
  71. identify
    recognize as being
  72. jet
    a hard black form of lignite that takes a brilliant polish
  73. expose
    make visible or apparent
  74. compete
    engage in a contest or measure oneself against others
  75. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  76. variation
    the process of being or becoming different
  77. resemble
    be similar or bear a likeness to
  78. environmental
    of or relating to the external conditions or surroundings
  79. layer
    a single thickness of some substance or material
  80. affecting
    arousing emotion
  81. gradual
    proceeding in small stages
  82. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
  83. minimum
    the smallest possible quantity
  84. linked
    connected, as railway cars or trailer trucks
  85. release
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  86. extract
    remove, usually with some force or effort
  87. adult
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
  88. rely
    have confidence or faith in
  89. identical
    being the exact same one
  90. barrier
    a structure or object that impedes free movement
  91. alter
    cause to change; make different
  92. survive
    continue in existence after
  93. replace
    put something back where it belongs
  94. transfer
    move from one place to another
  95. recommend
    express a good opinion of
  96. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  97. associate
    bring or come into action
  98. attract
    exert a force on
  99. tube
    a hollow cylindrical shape
  100. perish
    pass from physical life
  101. harvest
    the gathering of a ripened crop
  102. conclude
    bring to a close
  103. split
    separate into parts or portions
  104. relieve
    free from a burden, evil, or distress
  105. shallow
    lacking physical depth
  106. unique
    the single one of its kind
  107. adapted
    changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
  108. vehicle
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
  109. function
    what something is used for
  110. impact
    the striking of one body against another
  111. abundant
    present in great quantity
  112. negative
    characterized by denial or opposition or resistance
  113. introduce
    bring something new to an environment
  114. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
  115. device
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  116. decade
    a period of 10 years
  117. pattern
    a repeated design, structure, or arrangement
  118. conventional
    following accepted customs and proprieties
  119. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  120. extend
    stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
  121. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
  122. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  123. specific
    stated explicitly or in detail
  124. motor
    machine that creates mechanical energy and imparts movement
  125. recover
    regain or make up for
  126. estimate
    judge tentatively
  127. medium
    the surrounding environment
  128. reduce
    make smaller
  129. decline
    grow worse
  130. develop
    progress or evolve through a process of natural growth
  131. fuel
    a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
  132. selection
    the act of choosing
  133. code
    a set of rules or principles or laws
  134. potential
    existing in possibility
  135. dispute
    the act of coming into conflict
  136. limit
    as far as something can go
  137. damage
    the occurrence of a change for the worse
  138. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  139. external
    happening or arising outside some limits or surface
  140. distribution
    the act of spreading or apportioning
  141. prefer
    like better; value more highly
  142. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  143. occur
    come to pass
  144. healthy
    free from infirmity or disease
  145. wing
    a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
  146. perform
    get done
  147. global
    involving the entire earth
  148. represent
    be a delegate or spokesperson for
  149. depth
    the extent downward or backward or inward
  150. defend
    protect against a challenge or attack
  151. contain
    hold or have within
  152. describe
    give a statement representing something
  153. suggest
    make a proposal; declare a plan for something
  154. trace
    an indication that something has been present
  155. solution
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
  156. scale
    an ordered reference standard
  157. error
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance
  158. role
    the actions and activities assigned to a person or group
  159. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
  160. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
  161. include
    have as a part; be made up out of
  162. essential
    basic and fundamental
  163. exist
    have a presence
  164. protect
    shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
  165. shape
    a perceptual structure
  166. generation
    group of genetically related organisms in a line of descent
  167. territory
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
  168. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
  169. involved
    connected by participation or association or use
  170. desert
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  171. require
    have need of
  172. research
    a seeking for knowledge
  173. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  174. energy
    forceful exertion
  175. provide
    give something useful or necessary to
  176. separate
    standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything
  177. design
    the act of working out the form of something
  178. exercise
    the activity of exerting muscles to keep fit
  179. source
    the place where something begins
  180. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  181. contact
    the act of touching physically
  182. major
    greater in scope or effect
  183. region
    the extended spatial location of something
  184. numerous
    amounting to a large indefinite number
  185. method
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
  186. area
    the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
  187. supply
    circulate or distribute or equip with
  188. stream
    a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
  189. level
    a relative position or degree of value in a graded group
  190. species
    taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
  191. increase
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous
  192. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
  193. advantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
  194. individual
    being or characteristic of a single thing or person
  195. record
    anything providing permanent evidence about past events
  196. passage
    the act of moving from one state or place to the next
  197. population
    the people who inhabit a territory or state
  198. modern
    ahead of the times
  199. complete
    having all necessary qualities
  200. attack
    an offensive against an enemy
  201. percent
    a proportion in relation to a whole
  202. direction
    a line leading to a place or point
  203. remain
    continue in a place, position, or situation
  204. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
  205. rate
    a quantity considered as a proportion of another quantity
  206. lead
    take somebody somewhere
  207. influence
    a power to affect persons or events
  208. period
    an amount of time
  209. future
    the time yet to come
  210. find
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  211. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  212. present
    happening or existing now
  213. found
    set up
Created on Wed Feb 15 14:47:50 EST 2012 (updated Wed Feb 15 14:49:59 EST 2012)

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