Thursday, September 27, 2012

initial

(adj.): occurring at the beginning

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  1. Sentence: Her initial reaction was to cry when she knew that her boyfriend cheated on her.

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  2. Sentence: The initial plan was changed after he realized that their enemy will be there to interfere during the process.

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    1. " . . . after he realized that their enemy would be there . . ."

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  3. By subtracting the initial velocity from the final velocity, you get the average acceleration.

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  4. By subtracting the initial temperature from the final temperature, you can get the delta temperature.

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  5. Sentence: Their initial determination about forming a band was reinforced after they went through a hard time living a vagabond life.

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  6. The initial conflict between the two rivals escalated into a battle between their families.

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  7. He wrote down the initials on the top of the letter to indicate who he's writing to.

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    1. That's not exactly the definition we're studying.

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  8. The intial velocity of a free throw object is always 0.

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  9. My initial impression towards Tom was good.

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  10. Sentence: His initial reaction when he found out that he had won a million dollars was to yell.

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  11. Initial impression is important for your social life.

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  12. My initial action when I saw the mid-term test paper was to let out a quiet stream of swear words.

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  13. One of the crucial steps in obtaining an academic position is the initial interview.

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  14. Sentence: His unexpected initial reaction to his favorite genre of movie was a shock.

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    1. Add more context to the sentence if using it for the quiz. What was his later reaction?

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  15. The initial goal of this band is to write songs and become famous in the world, however, they eventually failed because of the lack of experience and excessive confidence.

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  16. Her initial desire to become CEO of the company changed after she realized how much work it required.

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  17. Her initial dream of becoming a star athlete crumpled when she had to amputate her leg because of a drunk driver.

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  18. Alternative Definition: existing or occurring at the beginning

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  19. An enzyme will lower the initial activation energy required to begin a reaction; the minimum amount of energy required at the beginning of the reaction is lowered.

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