a. not due; not yet owing; not just, proper, or legal; ; excessive
E.g. I was grateful, without showing undue excitement.
a. not even; not level; not uniform; rough
E.g. The car bumped on the uneven surface of the gravel road.
a. awkward; lacking grace in movement or posture
E.g. "If you want to know whether Nick's an ungainly dancer, check out my bruised feet," said Nora.
v. integrate; make into or become one unit
E.g. A proposal by Oracle could help unify emerging specifications for orchestrating Web services.
a. being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.
E.g. The newspaper were talking whether Israel would launch a unilateral attack against Iranian nuclear facilities.
n. sleeplessness; uneasiness; state of trouble, confusion and turbulence, especially in a political context
E.g. The social unrest has its origins in economic problems.
a. not told; not related; not revealed
E.g. Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.
n. act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
E.g. This also assumes that new buildings cost nothing in upkeep and operating costs.
n. act of rising; steep place; insurrection; popular revolt
E.g. The king put down the uprising and killed all the slaves involved.
v. make useful; find a practical use for; utilize
E.g. Development must be integrated and sustainable, that is to say utilise our resources to satisfy present needs without compromising the needs of future generations.
n. quality of having legal force or effectiveness
E.g. Although Israel ratified The Fourth Geneva Convention in 1951, it disputes the validity of the Convention in the occupied territories.
n. act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; act of setting a price; estimation
E.g. She asked for a valuation of her house.
n. factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
E.g. The weather is one variable to be considered in our trip.
a. varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.
E.g. Do the phrases that bother me qualify as variant usages, or are they simply mistakes?
n. act of changing or altering
E.g. It showed no variation but of tint: green, where rush and moss overgrew the marshes; black, where the dry soil bore only heath.
a. differed; diversified; various
E.g. The entire valley at my right hand was full of pasture- fields, and cornfields, and wood; and a glittering stream ran zigzag through the varied shades of green, the mellowing grain, and the somber woodland, the clear and sunny lea.
v. change aspect of; alter in form, appearance, substance, position; make different by a partial change; modify
E.g. I believe she was happy in her way: nothing would force her to vary its clockwork regularity.
n. plants of an area or a region; plant life
E.g. Cardiff Hill, beyond the village and above it, was green with vegetation.
a. forceful; intensely emotional; inclined to react violently
E.g. Alfred became so vehement in describing what was wrong with the Internal Revenue Service that he began jumping up and down and frothing at the mouth.
v. treat with great respect and deference; consider hallowed or be in awe of
E.g. In Tibet today, the common people still venerate their traditional spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
v. freshen; circulate through and freshen
E.g. He said the disagreement over how to ventilate the mine showed just why the agency should have open hearings on the accident.
a. having many talents; capable of working in many fields
E.g. She was a versatile athlete, especially in basketball, hockey, and track.
a. acquainted through study or experience; knowledgeable or skilled
E.g. She is well versed in classical languages.
v. annoy; disturb, especially by minor irritations; be a mystery or bewildering to
E.g. Please try not to vex your mother; she is doing the best she can.
v. shake, quiver; move or swing from side to side regularly
E.g. The phone includes a mechanical device that can make the phone vibrate when it would ring or make a sound, such as an incoming call or an alarm.
a. robust; strong; energetic, and active in mind or body
E.g. At other times she seemed possessed of a wild animation, her eyes alight, her expression vigorous, an intense glow in her soul.
v. clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend
E.g. The lawyer's goal was to vindicate her client and prove him innocent on all charges.
a. possessing or exhibiting virtue; exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; brave
E.g. A person who is virtuous is also courteous.
a. of a vocation or occupation; providing a special skill rather than academic knowledge
E.g. Every weekend he went to a vocational school to learn computer.
n. popular fashion; current state or style of general acceptance and use
E.g. Jeans became the vogue on many college campuses.
n. difference in electrical charge between two points
E.g. Tokyo Electric Company said the power was cut off when a crane mounted on a boat hit high voltage power lines that crossed a river.
n. a piece of substantiating evidence; proof; written authorization or certificate
E.g. Unlike open ended entitlements, the voucher is tied directly to a tax.
n. four-wheeled, usually horse-drawn vehicle; wagon
E.g. Recalled by the rumbling of wheels to the road before me, I saw a heavily-laden waggon laboring up the hill, and not far beyond were two cows and their drover.
v. grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; express sorrow by a mournful vocal sound; moan; cry
E.g. When they get in an extramarital jam, they cry and wail and ask for forgiveness.
v. decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end
E.g. When lit, does a wax candle wane?
n. guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
E.g. Wiretapping of our citizens without a warrant is against our values and not tolerated by the Democratic Party.
a. very cautious; on guard; watchful
E.g. Many teachers remain wary of linking test scores to paychecks.
v. play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion
E.g. The disaster caused him to waver in his faith.
v. unite closely or intimately; join together by heating
E.g. Her gratitude would weld her to him.
ad. by which; by what; how
E.g. He devised a plan whereby he might escape.