Vocabulary - Unit 2

de·pen·dence also de·pen·dance  (d-pndns) n.

1. The state of being dependent, as for support.

im·per·son·al  (m-pûrs-nl) adj.

1. Lacking personality; not being a person

in·ter·ac·tion  (ntr-kshn) n.

1.

a. The act or process of interacting.

lib·er·ate  (lb-rt) tr.v. lib·er·at·ed, lib·er·at·ing, lib·er·ates

1. To set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control.

mul·ti·task·ing  (mlt-tskng, -t-) n.

The concurrent operation by one central processing unit of two or more processes.

pro·mote  (pr-mt) tr.v. pro·mot·ed, pro·mot·ing, pro·motes

1. a. To raise to a more important or responsible job or rank.

sed·en·tar·y  (sdn-tr) adj.

2. Accustomed to sitting or to taking little exercise.

ben·e·fit  (bn-ft)

n.

1.

a. Something that promotes or enhances well-being; an advantage

de·vice  (d-vs)

n.

1. A contrivance or an invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks.

dis·play  (d-spl)

v. dis·played, dis·play·ing, dis·plays

v.tr.

1.a. To present or hold up to view.

3. To exhibit ostentatiously; show off.

em·bed  (m-bd) also im·bed (m-)

v. em·bed·ded also im·bed·ded, em·bed·ding also im·bed·ding, em·beds also im·beds

v.tr.

1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale.

2. To enclose snugly or firmly.

3. To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole: "a minor accuracy embedded in a larger untruth" (Ian Jack).

pri·va·cy  (prv-s) n.

1.

a. The quality or condition of being secluded from the presence or view of others.

track  (trk) n.

1.

a. A mark or succession of marks left by something that has passed.

b. A path, route, or course indicated by such marks:

u·nique  (y-nk) adj.

1. Being the only one of its kind: