Experimentation and action

Elizabeth A. (France)
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  1. feedback
    the process in which output of a system is returned to input
  2. collide
    crash together with violent impact
  3. by-product
    a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence
  4. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  5. component
    one of the individual parts making up a larger entity
  6. devise
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  7. dissolve
    pass into a solution
  8. inability
    lack of capacity to do something
  9. implement
    a piece of equipment or a tool used for a specific purpose
  10. probe
    an exploratory action or expedition
  11. cope
    come to terms with
  12. dispose
    give, sell, or transfer to another
  13. collapse
    break down, literally or metaphorically
  14. outcome
    something that results
  15. behave
    act in a certain manner
  16. boost
    increase
  17. sample
    a small part intended as representative of the whole
  18. achieve
    gain with effort
  19. insert
    introduce
  20. switch
    device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit
  21. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  22. breathe
    draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
  23. inhabit
    live in; be a resident of
  24. recover
    regain or make up for
  25. facility
    a building or place that provides a particular service
  26. construct
    make by combining materials and parts
  27. device
    an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
  28. obey
    comply with; do what one is told
  29. goal
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve
  30. freeze
    change from a liquid to a solid when cold
  31. carry out
    put in effect
  32. melt
    reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state
  33. engineer
    a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve problems
  34. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  35. beam
    a long thick piece of material used in construction
  36. exhaust
    wear out completely
  37. crush
    compress with force, out of natural shape or condition
  38. crack
    a narrow opening
  39. launch
    propel with force
  40. dig
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  41. experiment
    the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
  42. waste
    use inefficiently or inappropriately
  43. float
    be on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
  44. engine
    motor that converts energy into work or motion
  45. fee
    a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
  46. cure
    a medicine or therapy that treats disease or relieves pain
  47. attract
    exert a force on
  48. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
  49. earn
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
  50. boil
    change from a liquid to vapor
  51. pressure
    the act of putting pressure on something
  52. product
    an artifact that has been created by someone or some process
  53. fault
    an imperfection in an object or machine
  54. cool
    neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
  55. willing
    the act of making a choice
  56. aim
    point or cause to go towards
  57. task
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
  58. feed
    provide as food
  59. trial
    the act of testing something
  60. apply
    employ for a particular purpose
  61. maintain
    keep in a certain state, position, or activity
  62. heat
    a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
  63. bend
    form a curve
  64. warm
    having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
  65. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
  66. pain
    a physical feeling of suffering or discomfort
  67. design
    the act of working out the form of something
  68. conduct
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  69. beat
    hit repeatedly
  70. contain
    hold or have within
  71. experience
    the content of observation or participation in an event
  72. bite
    to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
  73. fail
    be unable
  74. burn
    destroy by fire
  75. attempt
    make an effort
  76. deal
    be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
  77. purpose
    what something is used for
  78. carry
    physically move while supporting, by vehicle, hands, or body
  79. kind
    having a tender and considerate and helpful nature
  80. fire
    the process of combustion of inflammable materials
  81. bear
    be pregnant with
  82. out
    moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
  83. will
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
Created on Sat Jan 22 04:25:38 EST 2011

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