المفردات

· a reciprocal relation between two or more things

what is the correlation between those two variables?

· of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe

cosmic laws

· suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

Stifle your curiosity

· make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

muffle the message

· inadequate in amount or degree

a deficient education

· think about carefully; weigh

They considered the possibility of a strike

· the act of indicating or pointing out by name

the extension of ‘satellite of Mars’ is the set containing only Demos and Phobos

· be a sign or indication of

Her smile denoted that she agreed

· moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

the luxury and corruption among the upper classes

· express strong disapproval of; deplore

The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts

· worn and broken down by hard use

a creaky shack

· spread out; not concentrated in one place

a large diffuse organization

· move outward

The soldiers fanned out

· decrease in size, extent, or range

The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester

· take up or begin anew

We resumed the negotiations

· a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution

the packaging of new ideas

· conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

We interviewed the job candidates

· an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States

· the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists

my interviews with teenagers revealed a weakening of religious bonds

· a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

· a forecast of the weather

· a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away

· any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible

his head was in the clouds

· the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth