CHAPTER 2 VOCAB

Mr. Noe (United States of America)
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  1. accompany
    go or travel along with
    Mr. Liu will again be accompanied by his wife, Jenny.
  2. contradict
    prove negative; show to be false
    He also said that reports showing a jump in hiring at small businesses contradict claims the health law is a job killer.
  3. crucial
    of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
    Italy, it turns out, is an especially crucial component of U.S. operations in Africa.  Salon (Sep 5, 2013)
  4. dynamic
    characterized by action or forcefulness of personality
    “He was always explosive and a really dynamic athlete,” Carroll said. Seattle Times (Sep 3, 2013)
  5. generate
    bring into existence
    Her catalog still generates roughly $4 million in royalties every year.
  6. initial
    occurring at the beginning
    Here are my initial thoughts as I try to understand this. Salon (Sep 6, 2013)
  7. interpret
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
    “The lessons to be interpreted are still at an early stage.
  8. perceive
    become aware of through the senses
    “Those things can also be perceived as wasteful and lacking in self-control.”
  9. precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
    Science should be about doing good, precise studies. Forbes (Aug 29, 2013)
  10. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
    "There is still no sign of sustained improvement."
  11. dynamics
    mechanics concerned with forces that cause motions of bodies
    Some of the observed climate effects may also stem from other ocean dynamics such as variations in the mixing of surface and deep ocean waters. Scientific American (Aug 28, 2013)
  12. initial
    the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
    "My first priority, will be to pursue ... a lasting peace deal," Keita, universally known by his initials IBK, told French news channel France 24.
  13. contradict
    deny the truth of
    Labour said ministers had taken the "wrong decision" and that the South African authorities had "contradicted" Ms Greening's version of events.
Created on Sun Sep 08 13:00:26 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Sep 14 14:01:16 EDT 2013)

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