Unit 8 Aquatic Robotics <Technical Essay> – Flashcards
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(v.) to join at one end or be next to; to support, prop up
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Abut
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(n.) clothes, apparel, garb; (v.) to dress, adorn, or bedeck
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Attire
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(v.) to be of use or benefit to; to make use of; to take advantage of; to profit or benefit; (n.) use, benefit, or value
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Avail
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(n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
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Crony
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(adj.) puzzling, mystifying, or enigmatic
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Cryptic
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(adj.) going in different directions; different from each other; departing from conversation, deviant
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Divergent
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(n.) hatred, ill-will
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Enmity
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(adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
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Fervent
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(adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
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Gaunt
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(v.) to pass through or gain entrance to gradually or stealthily
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Infiltrate
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(v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
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Nullify
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(adj.) capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
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Perceptible
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(v.) to plunge straight down; (n.) a weight fastened to a line
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Plummet
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(v.) to declare publicly or officially
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Proclaim
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(n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in another's place
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Proxy
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(v.) to cause anger, irritation, or bitterness (with the suggestion that the pain grows worse with time)
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Rankle
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(n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
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Scavenger
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(v.) to limit, be sparing or frugal; (n.) a limit or restriction; a fixed share of work or duty; a period of activity
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Stint
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(adj.) self-controlled, not showing feeling in response to pleasure or pain
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Stoical
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(v.) tireless, continuing with vigor
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Unflagging
