n. imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value; art or occupation of a literary writer
E.g. During most of Western history, the term literature included all writing that was worthy to be known by educated people.
v. make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
E.g. Selfish picnickers litter the beach with food wrappers.
n. any thick lump, mass, or cake, especially, a large regularly shaped or molded mass, as of bread
E.g. I was surprised at how soft it is, since the loaf is about the size of a football field.
n. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles
E.g. All points on the same meridian have the same longitude.
n. scheme for distribution of prizes by chance; gaming in which tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes
E.g. Dave, let's go to buy some lottery tickets, we have chance to win 1 million tonight.
a. profitable; producing good profit
E.g. The government's selection also determines which nuclear-design companies will win lucrative contracts to build the plants.
a. laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
E.g. It is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion.
n. a small mass of matter of irregular shape; irregular or shapeless mass; small cube of sugar
E.g. Children may have no symptoms at all, and sometimes a lump is the first sign of the disease noticed by parents or doctors.
a. pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
E.g. A successful launch will make India the third Asian nation to place a satellite in lunar orbit.
v. bait; charm; attract
E.g. The state police nail a cracker called Phate who's using his ingenious program, Trapdoor, to lure innocent victims to their death by infiltrating their computers.
n. civil officer with power to administer and enforce law
E.g. Mr. Eshton, the magistrate of the district, is gentleman-like.
a. having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull
E.g. The hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material.
n. extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
E.g. The magnitude of the flood was impossible to comprehend.
n. authoritative command or instruction; commission of authorizing to administer a territory
E.g. He believes the mandate is an issue best left to the states, and that it is wrong to impose a one-size-fits-all federal plan on the entire nation.
a. obligatory; required or commanded by authority
E.g. These instructions are mandatory, any violation will be severely punished.
n. plan for attaining a particular goal; deliberate coordinated movement; strategy
E.g. We use this maneuver tactic as a core for a lot of our operational procedures.
a. clearly apparent to understanding; obvious
E.g. Whatsoever makes manifest, that is, makes plain and clear.
n. loose sleeveless coat worn over outer garments; cloak as a symbol of authority; covering; envelop
E.g. On a summer night, a mantle of dust hangs over the gravel roads.
v. make products by hand or machinery; make from raw materials
E.g. Surely she cannot truly like him; if she did, she need not coin her smiles so lavishly and manufacture airs so elaborate.
n. fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
E.g. Aerators reduce the manure nitrogen content, require fairly high capital investment, and are expensive to operate and maintain.
n. written with or by the hand; not printed; literary or musical composition written with the hand
E.g. She stepped forward to the edge of the platform, cleared her throat, held up her manuscript, and proceeded to read.
v. spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
E.g. They attacked the victory they sought - to mar the election.
n. hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
E.g. There the Pope touched the white marble shrine and paused for a minute in silent prayer, just like millions of pilgrims before him.
n. border; rim; room
E.g. In the lower house, they will have an even bigger margin.
a. relating to marriage; relating to husband
E.g. At this village, men still have more power in marital relationships.
a. relating to, or suggestive of war; connected with the armed forces
E.g. Of course, even in martial sports, let's say like boxing, there are a few rules that people should stick to, even a little, don't you think?
n. one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering
E.g. For common people, the most important thing about a martyr is they're dead.
n. wonder; strong surprise; astonishment
E.g. The marvel of Nature shaking off sleep and going to work unfolded itself to the musing boy.
a. of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
E.g. There are three genders in German: masculine, feminine and neuter.
n. killing of a considerable number of human beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty
E.g. The press has reported the massacre of thousands of people for their religious beliefs.
n. chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
E.g. It is a good movie, but I hesitate to use the word masterpiece for a movie I have seen only once.
a. motherly; relating to mother or motherhood
E.g. A generous check from the G8 to improve accountability in maternal health would make a very nice Mother's Day gift!
n. union of man and woman as husband and wife; marriage; wedlock
E.g. The explanation of the intent of matrimony was gone through; and then the clergyman came a step further forward, and, bending slightly towards him.
n. tract of low or level land producing grass; any field on which grass is grown for hay
E.g. There are many herds of cattle in the meadow.
n. device; machine; the technical aspects of doing something
E.g. On the key issue of land rights, it called for a mechanism to study ancestral links to the land.
v. mix; mingle; interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs, specifically, to handle or disturb another's property without permission
E.g. Don't meddle with other men's business.
a. very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
E.g. Pat Wallace, the director of the National Museum of Ireland, called the first discovery of an early medieval document in two centuries "a miracle find".
a. moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace
E.g. He manages to give solid performances even in mediocre movies.
n. tune; pleasing succession or arrangement of sounds; poem suitable for setting to music or singing
E.g. But now, though her voice was still sweet, I found in its melody an indescribable sadness.
n. danger; a threat or the act of threatening; something that is a source of danger; threaten; intimidate
E.g. Whenever the famished great girls had an opportunity, they would coax or menace the little ones out of their portion.