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association [ǝsǝʊʃi’eɪʃn] (cn+singular or plurarl v) (abbbr. Assoc.) an official group of people who have joined together for a
particular purpose SYN) organization
dissociate [dɪ’sǝʊʃi’eɪt] (vt) to think of two people or things as separate and not connected with each other; ~sb/sth from sth
OPP) associate
jurisdiction [ʤʊǝrɪs’dɪkʃn] (n) the authority that an official organization has to make legal decisions about sth/sb
vigilant [’vɪʤɪlǝnt] (adj) very careful to notice any signs of danger or trouble; vigilance, vigilantly SYN) alert, watchful;
adjust [əˈdʒʌst] (vt) to change or move something slightly in order to improve it, make it more effective, etc
extreme [ɪkˈstrim ] (adj) very unusual and severe or serious; in extreme cases
adherence [ǝd’hɪǝrǝns] (un) the fact of behaving according to a particular rule, etc, or of following a
particular set of beliefs, or a fixed way of doing sth; adherence to
constitute [‘kɒnstɪtju:t] (vt, not used in the progressive tenses) to be considered to be sth
absence [’æbsǝns] (n, singular) the lack of sth or the fact that it does not exist; in the absence of OPP) presence
threshold [θreʃhǝʊld] (usually singular) the point just before a new situation, period of life, etc. begins
promulgate [‘prɒmlgeɪt] (vt) to announce a new law or system officially or publicly; promulgation (un)
Periodically [pɪriˈɑdɪkli] (adv) happening again and again, usually at regular times:
presume [prɪ’zju:m] (v) to suppose that sth is true, although you do not have actual proof SYN) assume
to have grounds to do sth : a good reason for doing, believing, or saying sth
imminent [‘ɪmɪnǝnt] (adj) an event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soon
Inaction [ɪn’ækʃn] (un, disapproving) lack of action; the state of doing nothing about a situation or problem
Construe [kn’stru:] (vt, usually passive) to understand the meaning of a word, a sentence, or an action in a particular way
SYN) interpret