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Interaction Communication

can describe any process whereby the action of is a specific form of interaction that involves
one participant influences the action of another an exchange of information. Again, we do not
participant. These participants do not have to necessarily need human actors. It is fine to
be human, or even animate. One could describe describe two computer programs
interaction between chemicals (although that that communicate with each other when they
would usually lead to a chemical reaction) or send information back and forth.
the interaction between the sun and the planets.

Herbivory is an interaction in which a The school is improving


plant or portions of the plant are communication between teachers and
consumed by an animal. parents.
Complain Moan
feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment to make a moan or similar sound
is more aggressive and direct. suggests a more passive self-pitying undertone.

She is constantly complying because she “Oh, why is it happening to me?” – he


doesn’t like her chief manager. moaned.
Anticipate Expect
means to expect something and take action in Expect means regard as likely to happen
expectation and does not require any action.
When smoke came out of the volcano, “She expected to get high grades
the authorities anticipated it might erupt because she had worked hard and the
and ordered the villagers to evacuate. (If exam was easy. (There’s nothing she
you anticipate changes you prepare to can do now to influence the results.)”
deal with them.)
Absorbed Immersed
having one's attention wholly engaged or to plunge into something that surrounds or
occupied covers (liquid)
I was too absorbed in my own problems
and too uninterested in politics to The best way to learn a language is to
remember that it was also a momentous immerse yourself in it, not to read a
day in Washington. book about it.
Affecting adj Impacting verb
touching the emotions; moving. come into forcible contact with another object.
have a strong effect on someone or something.

It was an affecting sight. It is attractive to speculate that life


events have their effect by impacting on
the sensitivity for daily hassles.
Resembling Looking like
have a similar appearance to or qualities in to have an appearance that is very similar to
common with smone/smth); look or seem like. (someone or something)

You resemble your mother very closely.


After the earthquake, the city resembled You look just like your mother!
a battlefield. That powdered sugar looks like snow.
Various Different
1.different from one another; of different kinds 1.not the same as another or each other; unlike
or sorts. 2. more than one; individual and in nature, form, or quality.2. distinct; separate.
separate.
 She seems to wear something
 We had various problems on our different every day.
journey, including a flat tyre.  He's different now that he's been
 The author gave various reasons to college.
for having written the book.  We're reading a different book
this week.
Forgetful Absent-minded
often forgetting things: Someone who is absent-minded often forgets
things or does not pay attention to what is
happening near them because they are thinking
about other things.

Even the most absent-minded of us


She's getting very forgetful in her old usually retain knowledge of which are
age. our left and right hands.
Addiction Obsession
an inability to stop doing or using something, something or someone that you think about all
especially something harmful the time

She was addicted to TV. He's always wanted to find his birth
mother but recently it's become an
obsession.

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