Flashcards: ESLEO: Unit 1: Technological Innovation
accurate
ADJECTIVE (of information, measurements, statistics, etc.) correct in all details; exact.
adopt
VERB to choose to take up, follow, or use.; to take on or assume (an attitude or position).; legally take (another's child) and bring it up as one's own.
assume
VERB to suppose to be the case, without proof.
atom
NOUN the basic unit of a chemical element
autonomous
ADJECTIVE having the freedom to act independently; a device that is able to operate without direct human control
bacteria
NOUN a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
collaborative
ADJECTIVE produced or conducted by two or more parties working together.
commodity
NOUN raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.; a useful or valuable thing, such as water or time.
conceal
VERB to to keep from sight; hide.; to keep (something) secret; prevent from being known or noticed.
construct
VERB to form (an idea or theory) by bringing together various conceptual elements, typically over a period of time.; to build or erect (something, typically a building, road, or machine).
contain
VERB to o have or hold (someone or something) within.
deploy
VERB to bring into effective action; utilize.
determine
VERB to cause (something) to occur in a particular way; be the decisive factor in.; ascertain or establish exactly, typically as a result of research or calculation.
dynamics
NOUN the forces or properties which stimulate growth, development, or change within a system or process.
embryo
NOUN an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).
empower
VERB to give (someone) the authority or power to do something.;
to make (someone) stronger and more confident, especially in controlling their life and claiming their rights.
enable
VERB to give (someone or something) the authority or means to do something.;
to make possible.
envision
VERB to imagine as a future possibility; visualize.
excavate
VERB to make (a hole or channel) by digging.;
to remove earth carefully to find buried remains/objects
expedition
NOUN a journey or voyage undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research, or war.
federal
ADJECTIVE having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.
fraudulent
ADJECTIVE obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception.
genetically
ADVERB in a way that relates to genes or genetics.
hypotheses
NOUN a prediction or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
intervene
VERB to come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
investigate
VERB to carry out a systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts of (an incident, allegation, etc.) so as to establish the truth.;
to research or study
literature
NOUN written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit.
manipulate
VERB to handle or control (a tool, mechanism, etc.), typically in a skillful manner.;
to control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulously.
method
NOUN a particular form of procedure for accomplishing or approaching something, especially a systematic or established one.
mining
NOUN the process or industry of obtaining coal or other minerals from a mine.
VERB to obtain resources from the ground
molecule
NOUN a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
particularly
ADVERB to a higher degree than is usual or average.;
so as to give special emphasis to a point; specifically
prohibit
VERB to formally forbid a person or group from doing something.;
formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority.
prompt
VERB to cause or bring about (an action/feeling)
NOUN act of helping someone speak
ADJECTIVE done quickly; immediate
reasoning
NOUN the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.
recent
ADJECTIVE having happened, begun, or been done not long ago or not long before; belonging to a past period of time comparatively close to the present.
reject
VERB dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one's taste.
rejuvenate
VERB to give new energy or vigor to; revitalize.
reproduce
VERB to produce again;
to create something very similar to (something else), especially in a different medium or context.
restore
VERB to bring back;
to return someone or something to a former condition, place, or position.
roadblocks
NOUN any hindrance.
signal
NOUN a gesture, action, or sound that is used to convey information or instructions, typically by prearrangement between the parties concerned.
VERB to transmit information or instructions by means of a gesture, action, or sound.
speculation
NOUN the forming of a theory or guess without firm evidence.
stem cell
NOUN an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism which is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation.
tend to
idiom/verb
To focus or apply one's attention to someone or something; to take care of someone or something.
transistor
NOUN a semiconductor device with three connections, capable of passing or stopping electrical currents (energy).
tunnel
VERB to dig or force a passage underground or through something.
NOUN an artificial underground passage, especially one built through a hill or under a building, road, or river.
virtual
ADJECTIVE not physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so;
carried out, accessed, or stored by means of a computer, especially over a network.