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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

4.31 Internal

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internal
/ɪn'təɹnəl/
Something that is internal is within or on the inside (of something).

internalize
internally

4.32 Investigate

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investigate
/ɪn'vestɪgeɪt/
(transitive & intransitive) If you investigate a problem, you get information about it and you think carefully about the information, usually to find an answer.
investigator
investigation
investigative

4.33 Job

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job
/dʒɒb/
A job is an activity that you do, usually, regularly and for pay.
work
employment
task
function
vocation

4.34 Label

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label
IPA
Noun
  1. (countable) A label is a small sign, usually on something, to tell you about it.
  2. (countable) A label is a brand (mainly for fashion and music companies). 
Verb
(transitive) If you label something, you write information on it or attach information to it.
characterization
classification
stereotype
design
company
identify
define
classify
characterize

4.35 Mechanism

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mechanism
/ˈmɛkənɪzm/
  1. (countable) A mechanism is the way something works
  2. (countable) A mechanism is one moving system within a larger, more complex machine or organism.

mechanic
mechanical
machine
machination

4.36 Obvious

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obvious
/'ɑbviəs/
If something is obvious, it is easy to see it, think of it, or understand it.
obviously

4.37 Occupy

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occupy
/'ɑkjupɑi/
  1. (transitive) If something occupies a space, it is there, lives there, or belongs there.
  2. (transitive) If a country or army occupies another country, it controls it.
  3. (transitive) If you occupy a position, you do a job, or have a job title.
  4. If your mind is occupied, you are thinking of something and can't concentrate on other things.
  5. If something occupies you or your time, it keeps you busy.
occupation
occupational
occupant
occupancy
occupier
unoccupied

4.38 Option

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option
/ˈɑpʃn/
(countable) An option is a choice.
optional
optionalize

4.39 Output

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output
/'æutpʊt/
(countable & uncountable) Output is what is produced by a worker, machine, computer, etc.
input

4.40 Overall

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overall
/ovəɹ'ɑl/
(usually before the noun) An overall effect, strategy, picture, etc., is one that covers everything but may not go into detail.
general
total