v. declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
E.g. If you quit acting like a wimp and assert yourself a bit more, you'd improve your chances of getting a date.
a. varied; miscellaneous
E.g. Watching the large and varied bird population, or following assorted trails on horseback.
v. affect with wonder; surprise; shock
E.g. The events of the past dovetail into those of the present, with parallels that surprise, astound, shock and delight.
v. achieve or accomplish; gain
E.g. The scarecrow sought to attain one goal: he wished to obtain a brain.
n. essential quality; reputation; honor
E.g. His outstanding attribute was his kindness.
a. perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
E.g. He turned his head slightly, his lips moving in a phrase audible only to the Caverna.
v. make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
E.g. Armies augment their forces by calling up reinforcements.
a. having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
E.g. Impressed by the young researcher's well-documented presentation, we accepted her analysis of the experiment as authoritative.
v. replace or enhance human labor with machines
E.g. The other reason to automate is to get people out of the dangerous circumstance.
n. act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
E.g. As small business proprietors, most doctors have had little incentive to invest in automation efforts.
n. independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
E.g. The study also called for the three thousand Rapa Nui people of Easter Island to be given greater autonomy.
a. helper, additional or subsidiary
E.g. To prepare for the emergency, they built an auxiliary power station.
v. turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
E.g. When his power ceases to avail, that is when a stronger than he appears upon the scene.
v. prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
E.g. She had to avert her eyes from the dead cat on the highway.
n. art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
E.g. A group of British and French civil aviation experts meeting in Paris had failed to come up with new proposals to improve Concorde's security.
n. the center around which something rotates; pivot
E.g. Then Tehran was bracketed, along with its old enemy Iraq, and North Korea, in President Bush's axis of evil.
n. single celled organism with no nucleus
E.g. The bacterium is so destructive that it is common to cough up both mucus and blood.
n. game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
E.g. Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs.
v. frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
E.g. The new code will baffle the enemy agents.
n. plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
E.g. Many farmers' fields are irrigated by water brought from a river or lake through bamboo pipes.
n. instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
E.g. So far our country's barometer is National Bookstore's and Powerbooks' bestsellers list.
n. hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
E.g. Marius and his fellow students hurriedly improvised a rough barricade to block police access to the students' quarter.
v. trade goods or services without the exchange of money
E.g. Trashbank is an online site where you can barter, buy, sell, trade, or swap your items or services.
n. small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing
E.g. They started riding towards the store; then up gets one of the boys, draws a steady bead over the wood-rank.
n. one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
E.g. I now prefer to call a beautician home rather than visit a salon and uncover my head in public.
a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
E.g. Tiny Tim's cheerful good nature had a beneficial influence on Scrooge's charitable disposition.
n. space for ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
E.g. They might not have to give cats wide berth for the rest of their lives.
v. attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
E.g. Many vexing problems beset the American public school system.
v. lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
E.g. You bewilder us by the city traffic; none of us can back hotel independently.
n. list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
E.g. Plus, a narrative bibliography is included to provide a discussion of the professional literature and topics covered in the book.
a. two-sided; mutual
E.g. In general China does not consider them as refugees but economic migrants and has repatriated those caught on its territory under a bilateral treaty with North Korea.
n. using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
E.g. The diagram illustrates how the aid of theories provided by monolingual studies was used to investigate reading development in bilingual settings.
n. mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
E.g. In what you might call a giant washing machine, agitation and heat begin to separate the bitumen from the sand.
n. a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
E.g. Today the Jewish bloc is interested primarily in Palestine and will continue to be an uncertain quantity right up to the time of election.
n. spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; weak point or failing
E.g. A memory without blot or contamination must be an exquisite treasure: is it not?
n. serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
E.g. The criminal's fatal blunder led to his capture.
v. show off oneself; speak of with excessive pride
E.g. Many of the sports facilities are already in place and the city can boast one of the most compact proposals running alongside the Moscow river.
n. case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
E.g. They bought a bookcase to put the books and notebooks on.
n. one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
E.g. Eric earned his bread and butter as a bookkeeper, but added a little jam by working with a dance band on weekends.
n. stall where books are sold, as on a street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale
E.g. Even the tiny bookstall at Sheffield railway station had a full set of the Lensman novels.