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Monday, September 21, 2009

3.31 Interact

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interact

/'ɪntəɹækt/
(transitive) If you interact with someone or something, you communicate or work with someone or something else.
interaction

3.32 Justify

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justify
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
(transitive) If you justify something that people think is bad, you explain why it was good or why it had to happen that way.
justifiable
justifiably
justification
unjustified
unjustifiable
unjustifiably

3.33 Layer

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layer
/'leyəɹ/
(countable) A layer is a covering material or substance.
lay

3.34 Link

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link
/liŋk/
(transitive), (often passive) If you link two or more things, you make a connection between them.
linkage

3.35 Locate

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locate
/lo'keʃɪn/
(transitive) To find a certain place, location, or destination.
location
locational
locator
locative

3.36 Maximum

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maximum
/'mæksɪməm/
(countable) A maximum is the largest or highest value or amount.
maximal
maximize
maximization

3.37 Minor

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minor
/'m͜ɑinəɹ/
Adjective
Something that is minor is small or not very important.
Noun
(countable) A minor is a person under the age of 18.
minority

3.38 Negative

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negative
/'nɛgətɪv/
  1. If something is negative, it is harmful, sad, or otherwise not good.
  2. If a word, sentence, answer, etc. is negative, it uses a word like no, not, never, etc.
  3. If someone is a negative person or has a negative attitude, they mainly think about bad things.
  4. If a test result is negative, the test did not find what it was testing for.
  5. (technical) A negative electrical charge is one carried by an electron.
  6. A negative number or value is less than zero.
  7. (psychology) A negative symptom is one where something is missing. Usually this is for schizophrenia.
  8. Based on something not being there, not being true, or being reversed, in some other way.
negate
negation
negatively

3.39 Outcome

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outcome
/'æʊtkəm/
(countable) An outcome is the result of a situation or action.
consequence
effect
result

3.40 Partner

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partner
/'paɹtnəɹ/
(countable) Partners are people, usually two, who are together for a particular purpose, such as for business, sports, or a romantic relationship.
partnership