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GWAPs & Apps for SCiE

Vocabulary from the GWAPs & Apps articles.

Vocabulary from the GWAPs & Apps articles.

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Students 10
Language English
Category Quizzie
Level University
Created / Updated 16.04.2013 / 21.11.2013
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actively initiating change in anticipation of future developments, rather than merely reacting to events as they occur

(9 letters, first letter p)

proactive

furtive, sly, surreptitious

(11 letters, first letter c)

clandestine

one's views or interpretation of something

(10 letters, first letter p)

perception

hasty, superficial, not thorough

(7 letters, first letter c)

cursory

to control so as to make use of the potential energy or power contained

(7 letters, first letter h)

harness

a written statement denying legal responsibility

(10 letters, first letter d)

disclaimer

a potentially dangerous or explosive situation

(2 words, 6 & 3 letters)

powder keg

to identify and reject what is unwanted from a group or mass

(2 words, 6 & 3 letters)

winnow out

to give a name to, especially a nickname

dub

anything that is considered valuable or useful

asset
a clip from a film used to depict events relevant to the programme

footage

a means of earning a living

livelihood

to take away something from someone,

usually as a penalty

confiscate

to hand over as a penalty;

to give up or do without voluntarily

forfeit
to be in a state of readiness

poised to

extremely great in size, extent or amount

vast

to spread or extend throughout something;

to permeate

pervade

to support from underneath

underpin
whole or complete

entire

to break (a promise …)

or fail to carry out (a duty or commitment …)

breach

to weaken or destroy something,

especially gradually and imperceptibly

undermine

to do without something;

to sacrifice something or give it up

forego
freedom or exemption from punishment … or other bad consequences

impunity

to free something from a tangled state;

to clear something of confusion

untangle

to put into a disordered or confused state

muddle

to argue over trifles;

to make petty objections

quibble

similar;

being of the same kind

akin

calmly or indifferently unconcerned

nonchalant

to search messily through a collection of things

rummage

to bring a new product onto the market,

especially with promotions and publicity

launch

an interest

stake

a previous incident … serving as a basis for a decision in the present one

precedent

to shrink from something or recoil, showing reluctance

shy away

to put something in a straight line or bring it into line

align

a punishment that one brings on oneself by ill-advised action

penalty

using a method of trial and error to solve a problem

heuristic

to work in an unskilled way, meddle or fiddle with something, especially to try to improve it

tinker

to arrange or group together in some kind of order

collocate

developing gradually without being noticed but causing very great harm

insidious

not convincing, weak, ineffective

lame

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