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Vocabulary List #9: Memory. ESL 201/202 Week #5. Acquisition (n). The act of taking possession of something Acquire (v) When my friend moved abroad, I acquired her cat. Anomaly (n). Something unusual The student’s bad test scores were an anomaly, he was usually very smart.
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Vocabulary List #9: Memory ESL 201/202 Week #5
Acquisition (n) • The act of taking possession of something • Acquire (v) • When my friend moved abroad, I acquired her cat.
Anomaly (n) • Something unusual • The student’s bad test scores were an anomaly, he was usually very smart.
Consciously (adv) • With awareness of one’s actions • Consciousness (n); conscious (adj) • We unconsciously breath in and out.
Degrade (v) • To reduce in value or strength • Degradation (n); degradable (adj) • Newspapers are biodegradable.
Gap (n) • Opening; a big difference in amount or quality • There was a large gap in the ability of the students to speak Chinese.
Indisputable (adj) • Beyond doubt; unquestionable • Indisputably • The results of the research were indisputable.
Intervene (v) • To come between • Intervention • The teacher had to intervene between the two fighting students.
Intuitively (adv) • By means of a natural sense about things that are hard to observe • Intuition (n); intuitive (adj) • Dogs are much more intuitive than humans.
Recede (v) • To move back or away from • Recession (n); recessive (adj) • The United States has been in a major recession since 2008.
Retrieve (v) • To bring or get back • Retriever (n); retrievable (adj) • Knowledge is only retrievable if you store it in your long term memory.