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Regine L. (Taiwan)
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  1. abnormal
    not typical or usual or regular
  2. abnormally
    in an abnormal manner
  3. achievable
    capable of existing or taking place or proving true
  4. achieve
    gain with effort
  5. achievement
    the action of accomplishing something
  6. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  7. acquisition
    something gained
  8. administration
    the act of governing or exercising authority
  9. administrative
    responsible for managing the affairs of a group of people
  10. administratively
    by or for an administrator
  11. administrator
    someone who manages a government agency or department
  12. affect
    have an influence upon
  13. affective
    characterized by emotion
  14. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  15. appropriately
    in an appropriate manner
  16. appropriateness
    the quality of being specially suitable
  17. aspect
    a characteristic to be considered
  18. assist
    give help; be of service
  19. assistance
    the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need
  20. assistant
    a person who contributes to the furtherance of an effort
  21. categorization
    the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes
  22. categorize
    place into or assign to a class
  23. category
    a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations
  24. chapter
    a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
  25. commission
    the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
  26. commissioner
    a member of a special group considering some matter
  27. community
    a group of people living in a particular local area
  28. complex
    complicated in structure
  29. complexity
    the quality of being intricate and compounded
  30. computable
    may be estimated
  31. computation
    the procedure of calculating
  32. computational
    of or involving calculation
  33. compute
    make a mathematical calculation
  34. computer
    a machine for performing calculations automatically
  35. computing
    the procedure of calculating
  36. conclude
    bring to a close
  37. conclusion
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  38. conclusive
    forming a decisive end or resolution
  39. conclusively
    in a conclusive way
  40. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  41. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  42. consequent
    following or accompanying as a result
  43. consequently
    as a result
  44. construct
    make by combining materials and parts
  45. construction
    the act of building something
  46. constructive
    tending to improve or promote development
  47. constructively
    in a constructive manner
  48. consume
    take in as food
  49. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  50. consumption
    the act of using something up
  51. credit
    an estimate of ability to fulfill financial commitments
  52. creditor
    a person to whom money is owed by a debtor
  53. cultural
    relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
  54. culturally
    with regard to a culture
  55. culture
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
  56. cultured
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  57. transfer
    move from one place to another
  58. restrictive
    serving to limit
  59. deregulate
    lift the authoritative rules on
  60. deregulation
    the act of freeing from rules
  61. design
    the act of working out the form of something
  62. designer
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something
  63. distinct
    constituting a separate entity or part
  64. distinction
    a discrimination between things as different
  65. distinctive
    of a feature that helps to identify a person or thing
  66. distinctively
    in an identifiably distinctive manner
  67. distinctly
    in a distinct and distinguishable manner
  68. distinctness
    the quality of being sharp and clear
  69. element
    a substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances
  70. equate
    consider or describe as similar or analogous
  71. equation
    a mathematical statement that two expressions are the same
  72. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  73. evaluation
    the act of ascertaining or judging the quality of
  74. evaluative
    exercising or involving careful appraisals
  75. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
  76. final
    an exam administered at the end of an academic term
  77. finality
    the quality of being definitely settled
  78. finalization
    the act of finalizing
  79. finalize
    put the last touches on
  80. finally
    as the end result of a sequence or process
  81. focal point
    a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
  82. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
  83. impact
    the striking of one body against another
  84. inappropriate
    not suitable for a particular occasion or use
  85. inappropriately
    in an inappropriate manner
  86. inappropriateness
    the quality of being not particularly suitable or befitting
  87. inconclusive
    not putting an end to doubt or question
  88. inconclusively
    not conclusively
  89. indistinct
    not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
  90. indistinctly
    in a dim indistinct manner
  91. injure
    cause bodily harm to
  92. injured
    harmed
  93. injury
    physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident
  94. insecure
    lacking in safety
  95. insecurely
    in a tentative and self-conscious manner
  96. insecurity
    the anxiety experienced when feeling vulnerable
  97. institute
    set up or lay the groundwork for
  98. institution
    a custom that has been an important feature of some group
  99. institutional
    relating to an organization founded for a specific purpose
  100. institutionalize
    cause to be admitted, as a person to a hospital
  101. institutionalized
    given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system
  102. institutionally
    by an institution
  103. invest
    lay out money or resources in an enterprise
  104. investment
    laying out money or capital in an enterprise
  105. investor
    someone who commits capital to gain financial returns
  106. irrelevance
    the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
  107. irrelevancy
    the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand
  108. irrelevant
    having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  109. irrelevantly
    in an irrelevant manner
  110. item
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group
  111. itemize
    specify individually
  112. journal
    a daily written record of experiences and observations
  113. maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity
  114. maintenance
    activity involved in keeping something in good working order
  115. normal
    being approximately average or within certain limits
  116. normalcy
    the state of being within the range of regular functioning
  117. normality
    state of being within limits that define a standard range
  118. normalization
    the imposition of standards or regulations
  119. normalize
    cause to conform to a standard
  120. normally
    under normal conditions
  121. obtain
    come into possession of
  122. obtainable
    capable of being acquired
  123. participant
    someone who is involved in an activity
  124. participate
    be involved in
  125. participation
    the act of sharing in the activities of a group
  126. participatory
    affording the opportunity for individual involvement
  127. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
  128. perception
    the process of becoming aware through the senses
  129. police commissioner
    a civil commissioner appointed to supervise the duties and discipline of the police
  130. positive
    characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance
  131. positively
    in a manner displaying affirmation or certainty
  132. potential
    existing in possibility
  133. potentially
    with a possibility of becoming actual
  134. previous
    just preceding something else in time or order
  135. previously
    at an earlier time or formerly
  136. primarily
    for the most part
  137. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  138. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  139. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
  140. purchaser
    a person who buys
  141. purchasing
    the act of buying
  142. range
    a variety of different things or activities
  143. reconstruct
    build again
  144. reconstruction
    the activity of building something again
  145. refocus
    put again into sharp clarity
  146. region
    the extended spatial location of something
  147. regional
    characteristic of a particular area
  148. regionally
    in a regional manner
  149. regulate
    bring into conformity with rules, principles, or usage
  150. regulation
    the act of bringing to uniformity
  151. regulator
    a device for controlling flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
  152. regulatory
    restricting according to rules or principles
  153. relevance
    the relation of something to the matter at hand
  154. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  155. relevantly
    with relevance
  156. reside
    live in
  157. residence
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  158. residency
    the act of dwelling in or occupying a place
  159. resident
    someone who lives at a particular place for a long period
  160. residential
    of or relating to the act of dwelling in a place
  161. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  162. resourceful
    adroit or imaginative
  163. resourcefully
    in a resourceful manner
  164. resourcefulness
    the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems
  165. restrict
    limit access to
  166. restricted
    subject to an act of limitation
  167. restriction
    an act of limiting
  168. restrictive
    serving to limit
  169. restrictively
    in a restrictive manner
  170. secure
    free from danger or risk
  171. securely
    in a secure manner; in a manner free from danger
  172. security
    the state of being free from danger or injury
  173. seek
    try to locate, discover, or establish the existence of
  174. select
    pick out or choose from a number of alternatives
  175. selection
    the act of choosing
  176. selective
    characterized by very careful or fastidious choice
  177. selectively
    by selection; in a selective manner
  178. selectivity
    the property of being selective
  179. selector
    a person who chooses
  180. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
  181. sought
    that is looked for
  182. strategic
    relating to an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  183. strategical
    relating to or concerned with strategy
  184. strategically
    with regard to strategy
  185. strategist
    an expert in systematic plans of action
  186. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  187. survey
    determining opinions by interviewing people
  188. text
    the words of something written
  189. textual
    relating to or based on writing
  190. tradition
    a specific practice of long standing
  191. traditional
    consisting of or derived from a practice of long standing
  192. traditionalist
    one who adheres to time-honored views
  193. traditionally
    according to long-standing practice
  194. transfer
    move from one place to another
  195. transferability
    the quality of being transferable or exchangeable
  196. transferable
    capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
  197. transference
    the act of moving something from one form to another
  198. unaffected
    undergoing no change when acted upon
  199. unassisted
    unsupported by other people
  200. uncultured
    lacking art or knowledge
  201. uninjured
    not hurt physically or mentally
  202. unobtainable
    not capable of being acquired
  203. unregulated
    not subject to rule or discipline
  204. unrestricted
    not subject to or subjected to limiting
Created on Fri Jun 28 05:32:40 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Feb 17 01:27:57 EST 2016)

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