PTE

to reduce the range or scope of something

The essential character or qualities of something, not the natural world.

The state of being needed or unavoidable.

despite the fact or difficulty just mentioned

used to say that something is not always true or does not inevitably follow

many in number

A reason for opposing something, or an expression of that opposition.

Based on facts rather than personal feelings or preferences.

A result that an activity is intended to achieve.

Something that makes progress toward a goal difficult.

to get something, often through effort or a formal process

temporarily borrowed from or lent to another person or institution without a change of ownership

generally, after considering the situation's main features and allowing for exceptions

continuing at the time being discussed and not yet finished

only when the stated necessary condition is satisfied

the eventual result or effect of a process, action, treatment, or study

Similar in development or arrangement, without implying a causal connection.

To express the meaning of a text or statement using different words.

Covering or involving only part of something.

a repeated or regular arrangement in observations or data that can reveal a relationship

for each person, calculated by dividing a total by the number of people in the relevant population

to continue to exist or happen despite the passage of time, difficulties, or attempts to stop it

The process of influencing another person's beliefs, attitudes, or actions through communication.

to introduce something gradually through planned stages

to stop using or doing something gradually through planned stages

An opinion or view on a disputed matter.

possible but not yet actual or fully realized

to come or happen before something else in time or order

Exact and carefully defined, not necessarily true or correct.