Vocabulary Project
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Absenteeism: n. Persistent absence from work, school, etc.
2.
Appliance: n. Any piece of equipment having a specific function.
3.
Arrange: vb. To put into a proper, systematic, or decorative order.
4.
Average: n. The result obtained by adding the numbers or
quantities in a set and dividing the total by the number of members in the set.
5.
Datum: n. A single piece of information; fact.
6.
Defect: n. A lack of something necessary for completeness or
perfection; deficiency; imperfection.
7.
Dispersion: n. The degree to which values of a frequency distribution
are scattered around some central point, usually the arithmetic mean or median.
8.
Effective: adj. Productive of or capable of producing a result.
9.
Factory: n. A building or group of buildings containing a plant
assembly for the manufacture of goods.
10. Flicker: vb. To shine with an unsteady
or intermittent light.
11. Frequency: n. The number of times that an
event occurs within a given period; rate of recurrence.
12. Furnace: n. A very hot or stifling
place.
13. Graph: n. Chart a drawing depicting the relation between certain
sets of numbers or quantities by means of a series of dots, lines, etc.
14. Guarantee: n. Formal assurance, that a
product, service, etc, will meet certain standards or specifications.
15. Histogram: n. A statistical graph that
represents the frequency of values of a quantity by vertical rectangles of
varying heights and widths.
16. Inference: n. An inferred conclusion,
deduction, etc.
17. Isolated: vb. To place apart; cause to be
alone.
18. Item: n. A thing or unit, it is
included in a list or collection.
19. Lack: n. Something that is required
but is absent or in short supply.
20. Leader: n. A person who rules, guides,
or inspires others; head
21. Length: n. A specified distance between
two positions or locations.
22. Maintenance: n. A means of support;
livelihood.
23. Manpower: n. Power supplied by men.
24. Manufacture: vb.
To process or make (a
product) from a raw material.
25. Measurement: n. An amount, extent, or size
determined by measuring.
26. Merit: n. Worth or superior quality;
excellence.
27. Neat: adj. Clean, tidy, and orderly.
28. Operation: n. A process, method, or series
of acts.
29. Pains: pl n. Care, trouble, or effort.
30. Peak: n. A pointed end, edge, or
projection.
31. Plating: n. A layer or covering of
metal plates.
32. Procedure: n. A way of acting or
progressing in a course of action; an established method.
33. Process: n. A series of actions that
produce a change or development.
34. Quality: n. Degree or standard of
excellence; a high standard.
35. Random: adj. Chosen without regard to
any characteristics of the individual members of the population so that each
has an equal chance of being selected.
36. Rate: n. A price or charge with
reference to a standard or scale.
37. Readymade: adj.
Made for purchase and
immediate use by any customer.
38. Rough: adj. Uneven or irregular.
39. Sample: n. A small part of anything,
intended as representative of the whole.
40. Scrap: n. A small piece of something
larger; fragment.
41. Sequence: n. An action or event that
follows another or others.
42. Slightly: adv. An small measure or degree.
43. Stage: n. A distinct step or period of
development, growth, or progress.
44. Standard: n. An accepted or approved
example of something against which others are judged or measured.
45. Statistics: n. Quantitative data on any
subject; data comparing the distribution of some quantity for different
subclasses of the population.
46. Target: n. A fixed goal or objective.
47. Tendency: n. An inclination,
predisposition, propensity, or leaning.
48. Thickness: n. The dimension through an
object.
49. Troublesome: adj.
Causing a great deal of
trouble; worrying, upsetting, or annoying.
50. Yield: n. The result, product.
