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Awl Wordlist Unit 2
CoAS Nizwa EAP Unit 2
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English
Undergraduate 3
02/19/2010

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Consume

Definition
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
2.
to eat or drink up; devour.
3.
to destroy, as by decomposition or burning: Fire consumed the forest.
4.
to spend (money, time, etc.) wastefully.
5.
to absorb; engross: consumed with curiosity.
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Theme

Definition
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
2.
a unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art.
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Subsidy

Definition
1.
a direct pecuniary aid furnished by a government to a private industrial undertaking, a charity organization, or the like.

2.
a grant or contribution of money.
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Convert

Definition
1.
to change (something) into a different form or properties; transmute; transform.
2.
to cause to adopt a different religion, political doctrine, opinion, etc.: to convert the heathen.
3.
to turn to another or a particular use or purpose; divert from the original or intended use: They converted the study into a nursery for the baby.
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Label

Definition

a brand or trademark, 

 

a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer,nature, ownership, destination, etc.

 


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Contradict

Definition
to assert the contrary or opposite of; deny directly and categorically.
2.
to speak contrary to the assertions of: to contradict oneself.
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Equate

Definition
to regard, treat, or represent as equivalent: We cannot equate the possession of wealth with goodness.
2.
to state the equality of or between; put in the form of an equation: to equate growing prosperity with the physical health of a nation.
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Medium

Definition
an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which something is conveyed or accomplished: Words are a medium of expression.
2.
one of the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, ortelevision.
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Register

Definition

to have some effect; make some impression: My plea didn't register on him at all.

 


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Revenue

Definition
revenues, the collective items or amounts of income of a person, a state, etc
2.
the return or yield from any kind of property, patent, service, etc.; income.
3.
an amount of money regularly coming in.
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Presume

Definition
to take something for granted; suppose.
2.
to act or proceed with unwarrantable or impertinent boldness.
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Finance

Definition
–verb (used with object)
3.
to supply with money or capital; obtain money or credit for.
–verb (used without object)
4.
to raise money or capital needed for financial operations.
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Symbol

Definition
something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial;emblem, token, or sign.
2.
a letter, figure, or other character or mark or a combination of letters or the like used to designate something: the algebraic symbol x; the chemical symbol Au.
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Corporate

Definition
of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
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