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adverse
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adjective
(= untoward)
contrary to your interests or welfare
adverse circumstances
made a place for themselves under the most untoward conditions
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adjective
(= contrary)
in an opposing direction
adverse currents
a contrary wind
pressure
Noun
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In science, pressure is force applied over an area.
It hurt when the doctor put pressure on her cut foot.
He accidentally put too much air in his flat tire. The air put so much pressure on the tire that it exploded.
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If a person is under pressure, they feel stressed.
She has been under a lot of pressure lately because of her final exams. If she fails them, she will not graduate.
pressure
Verb
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When you pressure someone, you try to make them do something, especially something they do not want to do.
Her friends tried to pressure her into smoking, even after Maya kept saying "no."
His parents tried to pressure him into becoming a lawyer, but Jamal knew he wanted to be a doctor.
gradient
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noun
a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension
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noun
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal
a five-degree gradient