n. position or arrangement of the body and its limbs
E.g. He has a warm smile on his face but his posture is firm and his eyes are open and locked directly into our eyes.
a. powerful; having power to influence or convince; having great control or authority
E.g. They remain potent forces, as evidenced by car bombings in both countries over the past two weeks.
n. craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay
E.g. He told the BBC that some new inscriptions had already been found, as well as ancient pottery and broken shards of Nabataean sculptures.
v. attacks suddenly; seize something swiftly and eagerly; leap into the air intending to seize someone or something
E.g. We hid behind the bushes, ready to pounce on the intruder.
n. lack of money; state of being poor; lack of the means of providing material needs or comforts
E.g. President Correa has shown he is determined to follow a radical program of reforms to tackle poverty in Ecuador.
v. advocate; speak, plead; argue in favor of
E.g. You have no right to preach to me, you neophyte, that have not passed the porch of life, and are absolutely unacquainted with its mysteries."
n. prevention; measure taken beforehand; act of foresight
E.g. It was widely predicted and the Omani government had taken the precaution of evacuating low-lying areas.
n. fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; previous occurrence, or existence before; preceding act or speech
E.g. The mobile operators are expected to take precedence in an auction of transmission frequencies freed up by digital switchover.
n. act or instance that may be used as example in subsequent similar cases
E.g. How to determine what a precedent is authority for are talked by the lawyers.
a. exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
E.g. How exactly, in precise detail, will he bring about this supposed unity?
v. state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge
E.g. We're not trying to predict which markets will all of a sudden have double-digit growth in home prices.
a. expectable; likely; capable of being predicted or foretold
E.g. At the same time, the bank president said the money donated must be well spent, in a predictable, transparent, strategic and effective manner.
n. opinion formed without due examination; leaning toward one side of a question
E.g. They accused him of having a prejudice against his women employees.
n. having or reflecting superior quality or value
E.g. British Airways has used the lure of a free upgrade to Concorde to persuade businessmen to insist on BA premium class tickets.
n. prize or award offered free or at a reduced price after buying something else; payment for insurance
E.g. The two miners, which have major iron-ore operations in Australia, may succeed in extracting the premium from the Chinese.
n. privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command
E.g. For the sake of policy and representativeness, we need a constitutional amendment to remove this prerogative from the president.
v. dictate; guide; advise the use of; assert a right; claim
E.g. You can prescribe nil tax rates for one or more of the property classes.
v. uphold; retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
E.g. The doctors need to preserve and re-route those veins or both twins risk suffering a stroke.
n. impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance
E.g. What they are doing to our military, our treasury, our power, and our prestige is an unconscionable national betrayal.
a. honored; respected; reputed; exerting influence by reason of high status
E.g. It's still the most prestigious way to fly the Atlantic in 3 hours.
ad. assumedly; supposedly
E.g. The swimmers said the dolphins were extremely agitated and repeatedly slapped the water with their tails, presumably to try to deter the predator as it cruised nearby.
a. intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
E.g. In the old world, Munich offers the closest analogy to St. Petersburg, that not only by half-occupied areas, but by pretentious and pseudo-classic architecture.
v. induce; be greater in strength or influence; triumph; win out
E.g. I hope the country is finally turning a corner where common sense will once again prevail over the insanity of the last 30 years.
n. target of a hunt; animal hunted or caught for food
E.g. Although their main prey is the soft tissue of red corals, they eat other types of corals as well.
a. belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
E.g. Scientists hope Contour will visit at least two comets, providing the first detailed look at the differences between these primitive building blocks of the Solar System.
v. explore with tools; investigate; search
E.g. The surgeon tried to probe the wound for foreign matter before suturing it.
n. a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
E.g. Moreover the recent decisions from the Judiciary also reflect their reluctance in proceeding with the case.
a. having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist
E.g. They work hard, but their efforts are not very productive.
a. deep; not superficial; far-reaching
E.g. Volunteers return to their normal lives in profound silence, as if they had been on a sacred retreat.
v. help to flourish; advance in rank; publicize
E.g. Founder of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman and her team ceaselessly promote the welfare of young people everywhere.
v. move to act; incite; give rise to; assist with a reminder
E.g. The accident will prompt a review of school safety policy.
a. inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
E.g. The increased number of livestock has caused pasture degradation, overgrazing and desertification in prone areas.
n. organization or plan for spreading a particular doctrine or a system of principles
E.g. Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda.
n. declaration of something to come; foretelling; prediction; knowledge of the future
E.g. Anything that they can twist into a prophecy is a thing that they love to pass on.
n. percentage; quotient obtained when a part is divided by the whole; part considered in relation to the whole
E.g. The requirements grow linearly, in proportion to the number of folk.
v. seek to obtain or enforce by legal action; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
E.g. The decision to prosecute is totally up to the discretion of the police.
n. possibility of future success; belief about future
E.g. The number of people affected and displaced has increased since the conflict, and at the moment there seems little prospect for them to return to villages.
n. any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells
E.g. The proposal for genetic modification involves inserting a fluorescent protein into the virus.
n. original work used as a model; original type
E.g. He introduced universal health care for all MA citizens and his prototype was the blueprint for what Arnold was introducing in CA.
v. stir to anger; give rise to; stir to action or feeling
E.g. Today, another American legend, Mark Twain, celebrated for the power of his language and his ability to delight and provoke, is also under attack.