AWL - Sublists 7 & 8

Ariadne A.
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  1. adaptability
    flexibility to fit changed circumstances
    to show adapatability; environmental adabtability; the adaptability of sb
  2. adaptable
    capable of fitting a particular situation or use
    more/very/highly adaptable; to make sth adaptable for sth; to be adaptable to urban environments etc; adaptable meme;
  3. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
    an adaptation of sth; a stage/screen adaptation; climate change adaptation
    (physiology) the responsive adjustment of a sense organ (as the eye) to varying conditions (as of light)
    a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
  4. adaption
    the process of adapting to something
  5. adaptive
    having a capacity for change
  6. adult
    a fully developed person from maturity onward
  7. adulthood
    the period of time in life after physical growth has stopped
  8. advocacy
    active support of an idea or cause
  9. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  10. aid
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need
  11. channel
    a deep and relatively narrow body of water
  12. chemical
    produced by reactions involving atomic or molecular changes
  13. chemically
    with respect to chemistry
  14. classic
    of recognized authority or excellence
  15. classical
    of the most highly developed stage of an early civilization
  16. classically
    in the manner of Greek and Roman culture
  17. comp
    an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
  18. comp
    an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge
  19. comprehensively
    in an all-inclusive manner
  20. comprehensiveness
    completeness over a broad scope
  21. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  22. comprise
    be made of
  23. confirm
    strengthen
  24. confirmation
    information that verifies
  25. contrarily
    in a contrary disobedient manner
  26. contrariness
    deliberate and stubborn unruliness and resistance to guidance or discipline
  27. contrary
    exact opposition
  28. contrary
    exact opposition
  29. conversion
    the act of changing from one use or function to another
  30. convert
    change the nature, purpose, or function of something
  31. convertibility
    the quality of being exchangeable
  32. convertible
    designed to be changed from one use or form to another
  33. couple
    a pair of people who live together
  34. couple
    two items of the same kind
  35. coupling
    the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
  36. decade
    a period of 10 years
  37. definite
    precise; explicit and clearly defined
  38. definitely
    without question and beyond doubt
  39. definitive
    clearly formulated
  40. deniable
    capable of being contradicted
  41. denial
    renunciation of one's own interests in favor of others
  42. deny
    declare untrue; contradict
  43. differentiate
    acquire a distinct character
  44. differentiation
    a discrimination between things as distinct
  45. disposable
    an item that can be thrown away after it has been used
  46. disposal
    the act or means of getting rid of something
  47. dispose
    give, sell, or transfer to another
  48. disposed
    (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward
  49. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
  50. dynamically
    in a forceful dynamic manner
  51. eliminate
    end, take out, or do away with
  52. elimination
    the act of removing or getting rid of something
  53. empirical
    derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
  54. empirically
    in an empirical manner
  55. empiricism
    the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
  56. empiricist
    a philosopher who subscribes to empiricism
  57. equip
    provide with, usually for a specific purpose
  58. equipment
    an instrumentality needed for an undertaking
  59. extract
    remove, usually with some force or effort
  60. extraction
    taking out something
  61. file
    record in a public office or in a court of law
  62. finite
    bounded in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent
  63. foundation
    the basis on which something is grounded
  64. global
    involving the entire earth
  65. globalization
    growth to a worldwide scale
  66. globally
    throughout the world
  67. globe
    an object with a spherical shape
  68. grade
    a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
  69. graded
    arranged in a sequence of ranks
  70. guarantee
    an unconditional commitment that something will happen
  71. hierarchical
    classified by various criteria into successive levels
  72. hierarchically
    in a hierarchical manner
  73. hierarchy
    a series of ordered groupings within a system
  74. identical
    being the exact same one
  75. identically
    with complete identity; in an identical manner
  76. ideological
    relating to the characteristic thinking of a group
  77. ideologically
    with respect to ideology
  78. ideology
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group
  79. indefinite
    vague or not clearly defined or stated
  80. indefinitely
    to an unknown extent
  81. infer
    conclude by reasoning
  82. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  83. infinite
    having no limits or boundaries in time or space
  84. infinitely
    continuing forever without end
  85. innovate
    bring something new to an environment
  86. innovation
    the act of starting something for the first time
  87. innovative
    introducing new ideas or creative methods
  88. innovator
    someone who helps to open up a new line of technology or art
  89. insert
    introduce
  90. insertion
    the act of putting one thing into another
  91. intervene
    be placed or located between other things
  92. intervention
    the act of putting something between two things
  93. invisibility
    the quality of not being perceivable by the eye
  94. invisible
    impossible or nearly impossible to see
  95. invisibly
    without being seen
  96. irreversible
    incapable of being turned around
  97. irreversibly
    in an irreversible manner
  98. isolate
    place or set apart
  99. isolated
    remote and separate physically or socially
  100. isolation
    the act of setting something apart from others
  101. isolationism
    a policy of nonparticipation in international relations
  102. isolationist
    of or relating to isolationism
  103. mode
    how something is done or how it happens
  104. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  105. paradigmatic
    relating to or serving as a typical example of something
  106. phenomenal
    exceedingly or unbelievably great
  107. phenomenon
    any state or process known through the senses
  108. prioritize
    assign a status in order of importance or urgency
  109. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  110. prohibit
    command against
  111. prohibition
    the action of forbidding
  112. prohibitive
    tending to discourage, especially of prices
  113. prohibitively
    to a prohibitive degree
  114. publication
    the act of issuing printed materials
  115. quotation
    a passage or expression that is cited
  116. quote
    repeat a passage from
  117. release
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
  118. reversal
    the act of switching the order or place of
  119. reverse
    change to the contrary
  120. reverse
    change to the contrary
  121. reversibility
    the quality of being reversible in either direction
  122. reversible
    capable of being returned to the original condition
  123. simulate
    reproduce someone's behavior or looks
  124. simulated
    reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character
  125. simulation
    the act of imitating the behavior of some situation
  126. sole
    the underside of the foot
  127. solely
    without any others being included or involved
  128. somewhat
    to a small degree or extent
  129. submission
    the act of surrendering power to another
  130. submit
    yield to the control of another
  131. succession
    the action or process of taking over an office or position
  132. successive
    following in order without gaps
  133. successively
    in proper order or sequence
  134. successor
    a person who follows next in order
  135. survival
    the state of remaining alive
  136. survive
    continue in existence after
  137. survivor
    one who lives through affliction
  138. thesis
    an unproved statement advanced as a premise in an argument
  139. topic
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  140. topical
    pertaining to the surface of a body part
  141. topicality
    the attribute of being of interest at the present time
  142. transmission
    communication by means of sent signals
  143. transmit
    send from one person or place to another
  144. ultimate
    furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
  145. ultimately
    as the end result of a succession or process
  146. unaided
    carried out without assistance
  147. undeniable
    not possible to contradict
  148. undeniably
    to an undeniable degree or in an undeniable manner
  149. unique
    the single one of its kind
  150. uniquely
    so as to be unique
  151. uniqueness
    the quality of being one of a kind
  152. visibility
    quality or degree of being able to be seen
  153. visible
    capable of being seen or open to easy view
  154. visibly
    in a visible manner
  155. voluntarily
    out of your own free will
  156. voluntary
    of your own free will or design
  157. volunteer
    a person who performs work done by choice
  158. abandon
    forsake; leave behind
  159. abandoned
    forsaken by owner or inhabitants
  160. abandonment
    the act of giving something up
  161. accompaniment
    a musical part that supports other musical parts
  162. accompany
    go or travel along with
  163. accumulate
    get or gather together
  164. accumulation
    a gain or increase in something over time
  165. ambiguity
    unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning
  166. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  167. ambiguously
    in an ambiguous manner
  168. append
    fix to; attach
  169. appendix
    a small sac attached to the large intestines of some animals
  170. appreciable
    enough to be estimated or measured
  171. appreciably
    to a noticeable degree
  172. appreciate
    be fully aware of; realize fully
  173. appreciation
    understanding of the nature or meaning of something
  174. arbitrarily
    in a random or indiscriminate manner
  175. arbitrariness
    the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice
  176. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  177. automate
    operate or make run by machines rather than human action
  178. automatic
    operating with minimal human intervention
  179. automatically
    in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
  180. automation
    the act of implementing the control of equipment
  181. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  182. biased
    favoring one person or side over another
  183. chart
    a visual display of data or information
  184. clarification
    the act of removing solid particles from a liquid
  185. clarify
    make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating
  186. clarity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
  187. commodity
    any good that can be bought and sold
  188. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  189. complementary
    serving to fill out, enhance, or supply what is lacking
  190. conform
    be similar, be in line with
  191. conformable
    disposed or willing to comply
  192. conformance
    correspondence in form or appearance
  193. conformation
    acting according to certain accepted standards
  194. conformist
    someone who follows established standards of conduct
  195. conformity
    correspondence in form, type, or appearance
  196. contemporary
    occurring in the same period of time
  197. contradict
    prove negative; show to be false
  198. contradiction
    opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas
  199. contradictory
    not able to be true at the same time
  200. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
  201. crucially
    to a crucial degree
  202. currency
    the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used
  203. denotation
    the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression
  204. denote
    have as a meaning
  205. detect
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  206. detectable
    capable of being discovered
  207. detection
    the perception or discovery that something has occurred
  208. detective
    a police officer who investigates crimes
  209. detector
    a device that receives a signal and responds to it
  210. deviate
    turn aside; turn away from
  211. deviation
    a variation from the standard or norm
  212. displace
    cause to move, usually with force or pressure
  213. displacement
    the act of moving something from its natural environment
  214. drama
    a work intended for performance by actors on a stage
  215. dramatic
    characteristic of a stage performance
  216. dramatically
    with respect to dramatic value
  217. dramatist
    someone who writes plays
  218. dramatization
    a representation intended for performance
  219. dramatize
    put into a form intended for performance
  220. eventual
    expected to follow in the indefinite future
  221. eventuality
    a possible event or occurrence or result
  222. eventually
    after an unspecified period of time or a long delay
  223. exhibit
    make visible or apparent
  224. exhibition
    the act of displaying or demonstrating
  225. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  226. exploitation
    an act that victimizes someone
  227. exploiter
    a person using something or someone selfishly or unethically
  228. fluctuate
    move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
  229. fluctuation
    an instance of change
  230. guideline
    a rule that provides direction for appropriate behavior
  231. highlight
    an area of brightness in a picture
  232. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  233. implicitly
    without ever expressing so clearly
  234. induce
    cause to act in a specified manner
  235. induction
    the act of bringing about something
  236. inevitability
    the quality of being unavoidable
  237. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
  238. inevitably
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
  239. infrastructure
    the basic features of a system or organization
  240. inspect
    look over carefully
  241. inspection
    a formal or official examination
  242. inspector
    an investigator who observes carefully
  243. intense
    possessing a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
  244. intensely
    in an extreme manner
  245. intensification
    action that makes something stronger or more extreme
  246. intensify
    increase in extent or strength
  247. intensity
    high level or degree
  248. intensive
    characterized by a heightened level or degree
  249. intensively
    in an intensive manner
  250. manipulate
    influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  251. manipulation
    exerting shrewd or devious influence for one's own advantage
  252. manipulative
    skillful in influencing others to one's own advantage
  253. minimization
    the act of making something as small as possible
  254. minimize
    make small or insignificant
  255. nonconformism
    the practice of nonconformity
  256. Nonconformist
    a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England
  257. nonconformist
    someone who refuses to conform to standards of conduct
  258. nonconformity
    failure to follow accepted standards of behavior
  259. nuclear
    constituting the core or central part
  260. offset
    a compensating equivalent
  261. paragraph
    one of several distinct subdivisions of a text
  262. plus
    on the positive side or higher end of a scale
  263. plus
    on the positive side or higher end of a scale
  264. plus
    on the positive side or higher end of a scale
  265. practitioner
    someone who carries out a learned profession
  266. predominance
    the quality of being more noticeable than anything else
  267. predominant
    having superior power or influence
  268. predominantly
    much greater in number or influence
  269. predominate
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  270. prospect
    the possibility of future success
  271. prospective
    of or concerned with or related to the future
  272. radical
    far beyond the norm
  273. radically
    in an extreme or revolutionary manner
  274. random
    lacking any definite plan or order or purpose
  275. randomly
    in a random manner
  276. randomness
    the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan
  277. reinforce
    strengthen and support
  278. reinforcement
    an act performed to strengthen approved behavior
  279. reschedule
    assign a new time and place for an event
  280. restoration
    returning something or someone to a satisfactory state
  281. restore
    bring back into original existence, function, or position
  282. revise
    make changes to
  283. revision
    the act of altering
  284. schedule
    a list of times at which things are planned to occur
  285. scheduler
    computer hardware that arranges jobs to be done by the computer in an appropriate order
  286. uniform
    clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a group
  287. surveyor
    an engineer who determines boundaries and elevations of land
  288. tense
    taut or rigid; stretched tight
  289. tensely
    in a tense manner
  290. tenseness
    the physical condition of being stretched or strained
  291. tension
    the action of stretching something tight
  292. terminal
    occurring at or forming an end
  293. terminally
    at the end
  294. terminate
    bring to an end or halt
  295. termination
    the act of ending something
  296. thematic
    relating to or constituting a topic of discourse
  297. thematically
    with regard to thematic content
  298. theme
    the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
  299. thereby
    by that means or because of that
  300. unaccompanied
    being without an escort
  301. unambiguous
    having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning
  302. unambiguously
    in an unambiguous manner
  303. unappreciated
    having value that is not acknowledged
  304. unbiased
    without prejudice
  305. uncharted
    not yet surveyed or investigated
  306. uniform
    clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a group
  307. uniformity
    the quality of lacking diversity or variation
  308. uniformly
    in a uniform manner
  309. unscheduled
    not planned or on a regular timetable
  310. vehicle
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
  311. virtual
    being actually such in almost every respect
    virtual monopoly/currency/world/good/reality
    existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
  312. virtually
    in essence or in effect but not in fact
    (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
  313. visual
    relating to or using sight
    visual memory, visual vocabulary, visual art, visual organ
    synonyms: visible, seeable, ocular
  314. visualization
    a mental image that is similar to optical perception
    to create a vizualisation
  315. visualize
    form a mental picture of something that is invisible
    imagine, conceive of, see in one's mind
    to make visible
    to view the outlines of by means of x-ray
  316. visually
    with respect to sight
    visually impaired/oriented, to inspect visually, visually pleasing, to visually perceive sth
  317. widespread
    widely circulated or diffused
    Vaccine campaigns rarely can reach every single child, but widespread vaccination breaks chains of infection.
  318. adapt
    make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
Created on Tue Mar 13 09:51:15 EDT 2012 (updated Mon May 21 15:07:34 EDT 2012)

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