n. sovereignty; rule; dominance or widespread influence
E.g. 51-year-old Tuheitia Paki is the eldest son of the previous monarch, who died last week at the age of 75, after a reign of 40 years.
n. falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
E.g. He handed in his resignation at once--and that night the Judge suffered a relapse and died.
n. act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
E.g. Second connection to the relay is a cable to the network port on the PC.
a. unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to distresses of others; unyielding
E.g. The well-known face was there: stern, relentless as ever - there was that peculiar eye which nothing could melt.
a. pertinent; having connection with matter at hand
E.g. The only way for a value brand like ours to remain relevant is to provide innovation that sets us apart.
a. not wanting to take some action; averse
E.g. Economists say the unemployment rate could climb as high as 10.5 percent next year because employers remain reluctant to hire.
n. a medicine or therapy; ; cure; fix; repair; provide relief for
E.g. Their remedy is a cut in production to curtail the extent to which the members are exceeding their agreed quotas, something they have been doing in order to prevent shortages arising as a result of the war in Iraq.
n. pain of a guilty conscience; feeling of deep regret
E.g. Ah, said Bernard, my remorse is all gone, and yet I think I love you about as much as ever!
n. revival; renewal; revival of learning and culture
E.g. But he will be remembered as the man who led Italy's industrial renaissance after the damage inflicted on the country during the Second World War.
n. meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
E.g. They set off in a private plane from California anticipating a happy family ski trip to Montana - a rendezvous with grandparents.
a. famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished qualities
E.g. In Europe, the French are renowned for their cooking.
n. cold-blooded vertebrate including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles
E.g. The majority of reptile species are egg-laying although certain species of squamates are capable of giving live birth.
n. likeness; similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
E.g. The resemblance is undeniable, from the massive arch to the carved pillars.
v. be similar to; take after; look like
E.g. John does not at all resemble his father, and I am glad of it: John is like me and like my brothers--he is quite a Gibson.
v. sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon
E.g. He decided to resign his claim to the copyright.
n. act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession, or office; surrender
E.g. He informed that his resignation was effective immediately and never back office once more.
n. determination; resolving to do something; formal statement of a decision
E.g. Nothing could shake his resolution that his children would get the best education that money could buy.
n. materials; abilities; available source
E.g. Still she went on growing, and, as a last resource, she put one arm out of the window, and one foot up the chimney.
a. never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; eager for change; discontented
E.g. Sometimes it is the only calm place in restless times.
v. keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
E.g. No one had leisure to watch or restrain them.
a. selling of goods to consumers
E.g. A lot has been said about the massive influence of the US retail group Wal-Mart.
v. keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
E.g. I read over 100 books a year, and what I retain is usually the general storyline and my impression of the characters.
v. recover; find and bring in; get back
E.g. They say the more they talk to these detainees, the more tips and evidence they retrieve from the area.
n. act of revealing or disclosing to others what was unknown before; manifestation of divine truth
E.g. He cannot see that the power of religion, especially belief in revelation, is weaker today than it was in any other epoch in human history.
n. money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
E.g. The government's revenue is made up chiefly of the money we pay in taxes.
n. act of revolving; motion of body round a fixed point or line; rotation; total or radical change; fundamental change in political organization
E.g. The invention of aircraft caused a revolution in our ways of travelling.
v. turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel; rotate; move in curved path round a center; pass in cycles
E.g. All of the company revolve around the project this month.
a. relating to skill of using language effectively and persuasively; insincere in language
E.g. To win his audience; the speaker used every rhetorical trick in the book.
n. pattern; beat; recurring at regular intervals
E.g. The task now was to restore the country to its usual rhythm of life, she said.
a. stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
E.g. Without integration, we are stuck in rigid, inflexible states and to face chaotic feeling or thought.
n. border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of something circular or curving
E.g. She put a flower on the rim of the hat.
v. compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
E.g. The new company, to be called Sony BMG, will have roughly a quarter of global sales and will rival Universal Music for the number one spot.
v. wander; ramble; stroll
E.g. Sometimes known as Europe's tiger, the continent's only native wild cat does roam Spain, Portugal and southern France.
n. bellow; rumble; make a loud noise
E.g. Although it was filmed from a distance, the roar as it thrust upwards was clearly audible.
n. piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
E.g. If the rumour is true, there is no reason to believe that Skype will be free this month.
v. become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid
E.g. The steady dripping of water will rust the metal stopper of the sink in one year.
a. pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
E.g. The rule of the strongest and most ruthless is what happens when honest citizens are deprived of the right and ability to defend themselves.
v. load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
E.g. Rainy days happen, and your mother is wrong to saddle you with the risk.
a. salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts
E.g. You can purchase a saline solution in the drug store.
n. give a sign of good will; compliment by an act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow; honor
E.g. There are no such things as marble kisses or ice kisses, or I should say my cousin's salute belonged to one of these classes.