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English for Communication and Study Skills

adjective

4.difficult to train or guide; unruly:
a problem child.
5.Literature. dealing with choices of action difficult either for an individu
alor for society at large:
a problem play.
Idioms
6.no problem, (used as a conventional reply to a request or to expresscon
firmation, affirmation, or gratitude).

mosquito

[muh-skee-toh]
Spell Syllables
noun, plural mosquitoes, mosquitos.
1.any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, the femaleso
f which suck the blood of animals and humans, some speciestransmitting
certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever.
2.(initial capital letter) Military. a twin-engined, two-
seat British fighterand bomber of World War II, made largely of plywood
and having a topspeed of 380 miles per hour (610 km/h).

environment
[en-vahy-ruh n-muh nt, -vahy-ern-]
Spell Syllables
noun
1.the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences;surroundi
ngs; milieu.
2.Ecology. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other externalfactor
s surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time.
3.the social and cultural forces that shape the life of a person or apopulati
on.
4.Computers. the hardware or software configuration, or the mode ofoper
ation, of a computer system:
In a time-sharing environment, transactions are processed as theyoccur.

5.an indoor or outdoor setting that is characterized by the presence ofenvi
ronmental art that is itself designed to be site-specific.

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