manipulate |məˈnipyəˌlāt|
verb [ with obj. ]
1 handle or control (a tool, mechanism, etc.), typically in a skillful manner
• alter, edit, or move (text or data) on a computer.
- examine or treat (a part of the body) by feeling or moving it with the hand
2 control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unfairly, or unscrupulouslyalter (data) or present (statistics) so as to mislead.
transformation |transfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, trɑːns-, -nz-|
noun
1 a marked change in form, nature, or appearance
• (also transformation scene )a sudden dramatic change of scenery on stage.
• a metamorphosis during the life cycle of an animal.
• Physics the induced or spontaneous change of one element into another by a nuclear process.
2 Mathematics & Logic a process by which one figure, expression, or function is converted into another one of similar value.
3 Linguistics a process by which an element in the underlying logical deep structure of a sentence is converted to an element in the surface structure.
4 [ mass noun ] Biology the genetic alteration of a cell by introduction of extraneous DNA, especially by a plasmid.
- the heritable modification of a cell from its normal state to a malignant state.
attention |əˈtenCHən|
noun
1 notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important
- the mental faculty of considering or taking notice of someone or something: he turned his attention to the educational system.
ignore |igˈnôr|
verb [ with obj. ]
refuse to take notice of or acknowledge; disregard intentionally
• fail to consider (something significant): direct satellite broadcasting ignores national boundaries.
- Law (of a grand jury) reject (an indictment) as groundless.
unnoticeable |ˌənˈnōtisəbəl|
adjective
not easily observed or noticed
interactive |ˌintərˈaktiv|
adjective
(of two people or things) influencing or having an effect on each other
- (of a computer or other electronic device) allowing a two-way flow of information between it and a user, responding to the user's input.
discover
verb
1 firemen discovered a body in the debris: find, locate, come across/upon, stumble on, chance on, light on, bring to light, uncover, unearth, turn up; track down.
2 eventually, I discovered the truth: find out, learn, realize, recognize, fathom, see, ascertain, work out, dig up/out, ferret out, root out; informal figure out, dope out.
3 scientists discovered a new way of dating fossil crustaceans: hit on, come up with, invent, originate, devise, design, contrive, conceive of; pioneer, develop.
curiosity |ˌkyo͝orēˈäsitē|
noun ( pl. curiosities )
1 a strong desire to know or learn something.
2 a strange or unusual object or fact.
choice |CHois|
noun
an act of selecting or making a decision when faced with two or more possibilities.
adjective
1 (esp. of food) of very good quality.
2 (of words, phrases, or language) rude and abusive.
consequence |ˈkänsikwəns, -ˌkwens|
noun
1 a result or effect of an action or condition
2 [ often with negative ] importance or relevance
- dated social distinction: a woman of consequence .
