syn. authorize, enable
ant. refuse, reject, revoke
Expose (v)
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leave sb/sth/oneself no longer covered or protected
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~ sb to sth; get ~d to sth; exposure: ~ to sth; exposed (adj); syn. endanger, risk, jeopardize
ant. protect, guard, shield
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Fatigue (n)
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the condition of being very tired
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mortal/mental/physical/driver ~; fatigued (adj): be ~;
syn. exhaustion, burnout
ant. freshness, liveliness, vigor
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Fraud (n)
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an action or an instance of deceiving sb in order to make money or obtain goods illegally
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commit/expose a ~; mail/wire ~;
fraudster (n), fraudulence (n); fraudulent (adj); fraudulently (adv);
syn. scam, cheat, deception
ant. fairness, justice
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Gadget (n)
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a small mechanical device or tool
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clever/electrical/kitchen ~;
~ for sth; ~ to do sth; gadgetry (n);
syn. appliance, gizmo
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Hazard (n)
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a thing that can be dangerous or cause damage
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occupational/safety ~; exposure to a ~; take ~s; at ~; ~ for/to sb/sth; hazardous (adj): ~ fire/health/ shock; syn. danger, risk, threat
ant. protection, safety
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Impair (v)
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damage sth or make sth weaker
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~ performance/efficiency/
memory; impaired (adj): hearing/mentally/ visually ~; impairment (n);
syn. diminish, deteriorate
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Impose (v)
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force to be accepted, done, or complied with
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~ limits/sanctions; ~ sth/oneself on others; imposition (n); imposed (adj); syn. charge, enforce
ant. lift
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Incinerate (v)
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destroy sth by burning
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~ rubbish/waste; incinerator (n), incineration (n);
syn. cremate, ignite
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Landfill (n)
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an area of land where waste material is buried under layers of earth
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~ sites/operation; chemical/open/ sanitary ~; syn. dumping ground, garbage lot
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Landline (n)
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a conventional telecommunications connection by cable laid across land
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~ connection/phone
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Obsolete (adj)
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no longer used, out of date
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render sth/become ~; obsoleteness (n); obsoletely (adv); syn. old-fashioned, outdated, dated
ant. contemporary, modern, up-to-date
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Propagate (v)
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spread sth widely
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propagator (n): ~virus; propagative (adj);
syn. spread, extend
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Recycle (v)
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treat things that have already been used so that they can be used again
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~ waste/paper; ~ing facilities/plant;
recycler (n); recycled (adj), recyclable (adj);
syn. reuse, reprocess
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Retrieve (v)
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find or extract stored information
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retrieval (n): beyond/past ~; retrievable (adj);
syn. get back, regain
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Simulate (v)
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make certain conditions that could exist in reality in order to study them or learn from them
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simulation (n): ~ flight/accident; through ~; simulator (n); simulated (adj); simulative (adj);
syn. imitate
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Synthesis (n)
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the combining of separate things to form a complex whole
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image/speech ~; synthesizer (n); synthesize (v); synthetic (adj); synthetically (adv);
syn. composite,
ant. division, separation
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Telecommute (v)
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work from home, communicating with the workplace by telephone, fax, and email
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~ from (somewhere) to (somewhere); telecommuting (n): ~ centre; telecommuter (n);
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Trash (n)
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household or other waste
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accumulate/dispose of ~; ~ can; trashy (adj);
syn. garbage, waste
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Vital (adj)
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essential to the existence, success, or operation of sth
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~ for/to; ~ role/force; vitally (adv); vitality (n), vitals (n);
syn. essential, indispensable, urgent; ant. inessential, unimportant
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