Unit 6. Ancient Life

Word

Definition

Example

accuracy

Precision, exactness

Auditors can guarantee the accuracy of financial statements.

adjacent

next to

At each vertex we consider the angles formed on the adjacent faces at that corner

compress

to press together

The course compresses two year's training into six intensive months.

feasibly

in a way that is possible

The total could feasibly reach 5 million by the end of the year.

gut

to empty or hollow out

We conducted a large‐scale survey of population structure in prevalent human gut microbial species

integrally

in a centrally important manner

These central elements are integrally interrelated, as discussed below.

overlap

to lie over part of something, to have parts in common

While some symptoms of the coronavirus certainly overlap with allergies there are several other differences

retain

to keep or hold

And what can be done for the United Nations to retain its verification and inspection expertise?

seep

to move slowly, as a liquid or gas might

Pesticides are seeping out of farmland and into the water supply.

structure

something constructed, such as a building

A chemist studies the structure of substances.