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Inside Reading - Unit 7
Vocabulary words, parts of speech, and definitions
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02/25/2014

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abandon
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(v) to leave something (or someone) because you don't want it or can't use it--sometimes this is temporary
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acknowledge
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(v) to admit or agree that something is real or true
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albeit
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(linking word) though; although
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complement(v)
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(v) related to the word "complete"; when something goes well with something else, because together they make something complete or better
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contemporary (n)
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(n) people who are approximately the same age
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contrast (with) (v)
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(v) a word you use to show the difference between two things
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decade
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(n) a period of ten years
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economy (n)
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(n) the operation of a country's money supply, industry, and trade

careful use of time, money, and materials
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expand
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(v) to grow or increase
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generation
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(n) a group of people (in a family or a society) who are approximately the same age
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grade (v)
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(v) to rate or rank something by some quality
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incline
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(n) a slope; a surface that leans upward
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output
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(n) the production of something or the amount of something produced
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overlap (v)
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(v) when part of one thing covers part of another thing (this can be objects, topics, times, places, etc.)
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reject
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(v) to refuse to accept something, like an idea or a plan

to decide not to hire someone for a job
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contemporary (adj)
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(adj) people who are approximately the same age

describes styles that are modern or current in areas such as art, music, or literature
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complement (n)
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(n) something that goes well with something else

a set or group
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complementary
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(adj) describes things that work well together
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in contrast
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a phrase you use to introduce the difference between two things
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contrast (n)
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(n) a very noticeable difference between things, people, etc.
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in contrast
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a phrase you use to introduce the difference between two things
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contrast (n)
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(n) a very noticeable difference between things, people, etc.
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acknowledgement
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(n) when you admit or agree that something is real or true
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overlap (n)
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(n) the point where part of one thing covers part of another thing
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expansion
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(n) a point of growing or increasing
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expansive
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(adj) covering a wide area
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economics
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(n) the science that studies systems of production, distribution, and use of goods and services
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economist
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(n) an expert in economics
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economize
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(v) to be careful with your use of time, money, and materials
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economic
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(adj) describing the a country's money supply, industry, and trade
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economical
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(adj) describing a careful use of time, money, and materials
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economy (adj)
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(adj) describes a product designed carefully to reduce the amount of time, money, and materials used
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economically
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(adv) when something is done in a way that is careful with the use of time, money, and materials
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grade (n)
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(n) a level of quality that a product, material, etc. has
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(be) inclined (to do something)
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(adj) to be likely to do something, because of your nature, personality, or experience
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(have an) inclination
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(n) the likelihood of doing something because of your nature, personality, or experience
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