VOCABULARY

WORDS #3
Day #3
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MODIFY
 MODIFY
◦ VERB
To make small changes or add to.

◦ Example
The first bicycles were slow and difficult to use, but they were modified over time
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DESPITE
 DESPITE
◦ PREPOSITION
Even with (when an event is surprising because of some difficulty).

Example
We enjoyed our vacation despite the rain.
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HENCE
 HENCE
◦ ADVERB
Therefore, so, as a result.

Example:
The evidence is false; hence, the conclusion is also false.
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ACCURATE
 ACCURATE
◦ ADJECTIVE
Correct (about information, not opinions); on target.

Example
That test is not an accurate test of intelligence.
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FUNCTION
 FUNCTION
◦ VERB ◦ NOUN
To work; to do what something should do. What something does, its purpose.

Example:
I dropped my phone into a swimming pool, but it Example:
still functions, amazingly.
The hair on the human head has no clear
function.
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BRIEF
 BRIEF
◦ ADJECTIVE
Short (about time, not length).

Example:
Before we begin class, let me briefly introduce myself.
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NEVERTHELESS
 NEVERTHELESS
◦ ADVERB
However, regardless.

Example:
The decision was dangerous. Nevertheless, Hitler attacked Russia.
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WHEREAS
 WHEREAS
◦ CONJUNCTION
Although (used to contrast two different things).

Example:
Lemons are very sour whereas most fruits are sweet.
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INSTANCE
 INSTANCE
◦ NOUN
An example, a case.

Example:
Two animals in Australia (platypuses and echidnas) are the only instances of animals with hair that lay
eggs.
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ASSUME
 ASSUME
◦ VERB
To believe without proof.

Example:
Ahmed assumed his forgetful profesor wouldn’t remember their meeting, but the profesor was already
waiting for him in her office.
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