week 15

vocabulary   unit  11  ch. 21 to 22

1 channel  n

Definition : the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway

2 distorted  adj

Definition : not truly or completely representing the facts or reality

3 distracted  adj

Definition : having the attention diverted

4 drawback  n

Definition : a hindrance or disadvantage

5 exception n

Definition : the act of excepting or the fact of being excepted

6 impair  v

Definition : to grow or become worse; lessen

7 on the go 

Definition : very busy; active

8 readily  adv

Definition : promptly; quickly; easily

9 recollection  n

Definition : the act or power of recollecting, or recalling to mind

10 rural  adj

Definition : living in the country

11 simultaneously  adv

Definition : existing, occurring, or operating at the same time

12 switch  n

Definition : a slender, flexible shoot, rod

13 audibly  adv

Definition : capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard

14 build up  v

Definition : to establish, increase, or strengthen

15 consistently  adv

Definition : agreeing or accordant; compatible

16 in favor of  n

Definition : something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration

17 inefficiency  n

Definition : the quality or condition of being inefficient

18 long-term  adj

Definition : covering a relatively long period of time

19 operate  v

Definition : to work, perform, or function, as a machine does

20 perception  n

Definition : immediate or intuitive recognition or appreciation

21 range  n

Definition : the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible

22 rotate   v

Definition : to cause to go through a cycle of changes

23 run risks  v

Definition : to make possible a particular result

24 on a regular basis

Definition : in a regular manner;