Reading 3_

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;

misstep [mɪs’step] (n) a mistake, a wrong action

enhance [ɪnˈhæns] (vt) to improve something; enhancement (n)

recur [rɪ’kЗ:] (v) to happen again or a number of times

adjust [əˈdʒʌst] (vt) to change or move something slightly in order to improve it, make it more effective, etc

remain [rɪˈmeɪn] (vi) to stay in the same place or condition:

To call for sb to do sth : a request or order for sth or for sb to do sth

exert [ɪg’zЗ:t] (vt) to use power or influence to affect sb/sth

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

view (vt) to think about sb/sth in a particular way

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

acknowledge [əkˈnɑlɪdʒ] (vt) to accept or admit that something is true or official:

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