Vocabulary Flashcards

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Aspect

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A particular part or feature of something.

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Cultural

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Relating to the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a society.

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Evaluate

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To assess or determine the value, significance, or extent of something.

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Resource

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A stock or supply of materials, money, staff, and other assets that can be drawn on by a person or organization in order to function effectively.

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Text

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A book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form.

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Metabolism

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The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

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Moot

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Subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty, and typically not admitting of a final decision.

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Futile

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Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

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Delirious

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In an acutely disturbed state of mind resulting from illness or intoxication and characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of thought and speech.

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Hypothesis

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A proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.