n. broad, flat, wooden bar; slat or slot; narrow opening; slit; position of employment
E.g. Then GE set a firm rule: Its companies had to occupy the first or second slot in their market segments or get out.
v. break in pieces by violence; dash to pieces; crush
E.g. The lock was rusty, so we had to smash the door open.
v. conceal or hide; envelop completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
E.g. They try to smother fires as soon as possible.
v. import or export without paying customs duties
E.g. She wanted to smuggle cigarettes across the border.
v. grasp or seize hastily, eagerly, or suddenly
E.g. A lot of the more mature people come down and snatch up the jobs; students have less chances in summer markets.
v. cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
E.g. Mr. Leon said he tries figure out how to get the students to soak up the information, not just for tests, but for life.
n. branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science
E.g. She has degrees in sociology, psychology and is "a recognized expert" in the field of diversity training.
n. material in the surface of the earth
E.g. Crucially, after it was uncovered, the landowner placed damp soil over it to protect.
a. of or relating to the sun
E.g. Some scientists believe that comets hold the most primitive materials in the solar system and that they played a role in shaping some of the planets.
a. serious; somber; deeply earnest, serious, and sober
E.g. Finally, his expression solemn, he replied, You are a complex woman, Annabel, despite the fact that you sometimes behave like an impulsive child.
a. isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
E.g. I cannot tell what sentiment haunted the quite solitary churchyard.
n. token of remembrance; memento; something of sentimental value
E.g. The policemen have to search such a large area and then document each piece of wreckage and guard it from souvenir hunters.
v. plant; place seeds in or on
E.g. You would sow the ground with sunflower seeds.
n. duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
E.g. Scientists predict that the average human life span will grow to 130 years.
v. be brilliant in performance; give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter
E.g. Their conversations sparkle all evening.
v. mention specially; particularize; apply to some specialty or limited object
E.g. I specialize in the sale of cotton piece goods; may I act as your agent?
n. model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
E.g. They collected a urine specimen for analysis.
n. demonstration; show
E.g. It's Children's Day today; already they're limbering up to show off the dances that make this event such a spectacle.
n. observer; audience; one who looks on
E.g. I no longer waited with interest for the curtain to rise; my attention was absorbed by the spectator.
n. colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values
E.g. The FCC plans to obtain spectrum from a number of sources, including the Wireless Communications Service Band and the Advanced Wireless Services Band.
v. assume to be true without conclusive evidence; engage in buying or selling of a commodity for profit
E.g. Now, as to whether some people will probably speculate is Fidel Castro coming back to power, I definitely wouldn't go that far, but I think we can fairly say that the Cuban government wants to project an image of him as alive and well
n. ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
E.g. I feel more inclination to put you in the way of keeping yourself, and shall endeavor to do so; but observe, my sphere is narrow.
a. rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in shape of a coil
E.g. This housing market is in a downward spiral and I've got to re-think my strategy.
v. cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
E.g. Their manure, which emerges as a liquid, tends to splash everywhere, including into milking equipment.
n. man who speaks on behalf of another or others
E.g. He is the spokesman of the council.
n. one who binds himself to answer for another, and is responsible for his default; godfather or godmother
E.g. A wealthy sponsor came to our rescue with a generous donation.
n. lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; focus of public attention
E.g. No single nation wants to be put in the spotlight as the swing vote that could give the US the nine votes to get a new resolution through.
n. man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; married person, husband or wife
E.g. Job is available for spouse on campus and in the community.
v. urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
E.g. A business tax cut is needed to spur industrial investment.
v. become stable or more stable
E.g. They'd been pumping liquid air and nitrogen into the submerged tanks of the platform to try to stabilize it but, with steep waves, they were fighting a losing battle.
n. an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile
E.g. Sometimes a stack of people would come there, horseback, from ten or fifteen mile around, and stay five or six days, and have such junketings round about and on the river, and dances and picnics in the woods daytimes, and balls at the house nights.
n. large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators
E.g. The main stadium is potentially one of the most important venues for attracting jobs and investment to the Olympic Park in east London.
n. soiled or discolored; symbol of disgrace or infamy; natural spot of a color different from the gound
E.g. She already has drawn 5 tattoos upon her body as well as this neck permanent skin stain is 6th one.
a. having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
E.g. What was old and getting stale is now reborn into something entirely different.
v. move suddenly, or be excited; excite by sudden alarm, surprise
E.g. Even the least noise would still startle the timid child.
v. hunger; deprive of food
E.g. The political prisoners might starve to death.
a. having no motion; being at rest; fixed; stationary
E.g. To claim that the English language will remain static is false.
n. paper cut to right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
E.g. These stationery pages, available in Microsoft Word format, are easy to personalize and print.
n. a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data
E.g. Potential recruits will be encouraged to use an online tool to test their motivational profile and will be enticed by statistics claiming more than one thousand different jobs in the army across one hundred and forty different trades.
n. law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
E.g. New York's eminent domain statute is virtually capital punishment for property owners.