Extensive Reading-Book A Unit 53 (E)

abstraction

apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances.
He abstracted the evidence from the overall report to create his own theory.

appropriate

take possession of
You should not appropriate other people's belongings without their permission.

circumstance

factors influencing a decision
If we change one variable in a science experiment, there is a possibility that we have changed the circumstance as well.

clarification

become clear
Since I didn’t understand the teacher, I asked her for a clarification to the question.

cluster

a closely grouped number of things
My mom brought home a cluster of grapes.

derive

draw from a source
I had to derive my hypothesis from my simple

emphasis

stress laid upon anything
She placed a lot of emphasis on specific topics, such as greed, and corruption.

entities

Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit
Persons and corporations are equivalent entities under the law.

evolution

continuous modification
Cars have gone through tremendous evolution seeing that companies are constantly upgrading the design and engine.

fashion

to give a particular shape or form to
It was cut in a V-shaped fashion.

grunt

to utter the deep, guttural sound characteristic of a hog.
He grunted in agreement..

gurgle

To express or pronounce with a broken, irregular, bubbling sound
The baby gurgled happily.

impatience

lack of patience.
Since we were tight on time, we were all pretty impatient.

incomprehensible

impossible to understand or comprehend
He spoke so fast that is was incomprehensible.

instinctual

of, pertaining to, or of the nature of instinct.
It was instinctual for us to look for food, when we were hungry.

nervousness

highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive
He was overwhelmed with nervousness as he stood up on stage.

scope

outlook, intellectual range
Statistics is outside the scope of my math knowledge.

spatial

pertains to existing in space
Analyzing art through aesthetics increases your spatial intelligence.

supplement

supply a deficiency, or reinforce or extend a whole
We took body supplements to maintain all the vitamins and minerals our body needed to be healthy.

temporal

pertains to time
Deciding when our next appointment will be is a matter of temporal judgement.