APPENDIX I
ADVERSARY—An opponent; an enemy.
AMPLIFY—To make larger or more powerful;
increase. To add to, as by illustrations; make
complete.
BAROMETER—An instrument for measuring
atmospheric pressure, used especially in weather
forecasting.
CARDIORESPIRATORY—Relating to the heart and
the respiratory system.
CELESTIAL—Of or relating to the sky or visible
heavens (the sun, moon, and stars are celestial
bodies).
COGNIZANT—Fully informed; conscious.
CONCURRENT—Happening at the same time as
something else; operating or acting in conjunction
with another.
CONSTRUCTIVE—Promoting improvement or
development.
CONSUMABLE—Routine items used on a
continuous basis, i.e., office supplies and cleaning
materials.
CONTAMINATE—To make impure or unclean by
contact or mixture.
COUNTERMEASURE—A measure or action taken
to counter or offset another one.
DECONTAMINATE—To make safe by eliminating
poisonous or otherwise harmful substances.
DEFICIENCY—The quality or condition of being
deficient; incompleteness or inadequacy.
DELEGATING—Entrusting to someone else.
DIGNITARY—A person of high rank or position.
DISCIPLINARIAN—One who enforces order.
DOSIMETER—An instrument that measures and
indicates the amount of x-rays or radiation absorbed
in a given period.
ENDORSEMENT—Something, such as a signature or
voucher, that endorses or validates.
EVOLUTION—A gradual process in which
something changes into a different and usually
more complex or better form; a movement that is
part of a set of ordered movements.
FEEDBACK—Evaluative or corrective information
about an action or process.
FLAMMABLE MATERIAL—A material that is
capable of burning gas or vapor.
FORECAST—To estimate or calculate in advance,
especially to predict (weather conditions) by
analysis of meteoro-logical data.
GRIEVANCE—A complaint or the formal expression
of a complaint.
GRIEVOUS—Oppressive, serious, or grave.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL (HAZMAT OR
HM)—Any material that, because of its quantity,
concentration, physical, chemical, or infectious
characteristics may pose a substantial hazard to
human health or the environment when released or
spilled.
HAZARDOUS WASTE (HW)—Any hazardous
material, liquid, solid, or gaseous, which is no
longer usable for its original intended purpose or
which has been contaminated by a foreign
substance.
INSIGNIA—A badge or emblem of authority or honor.
INTERVAL—A space between two objects, points, or
units; the amount of time between two specified
instants, events, or states.
JURISDICTION—The limits or territory within
which authority can be exercised.
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