v. solidify; guarantee; convince
E.g. I know it, and I don't wish to palliate them, I assure you.
v. surprise; shock
E.g. From this wonderful writer who continues to astonish us, now comes a chilling ghost story.
a. surprising; shocking
E.g. Louis shook his head, looked wise, and made that sort of astounding success which members of that craft usually achieve.
a. wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
E.g. The painter was an astute observer, noticing every tiny detail of her model's appearance and knowing exactly how important each one was.
a. unbalanced; uneven
E.g. The attraction of asymmetrical balance to artists is its lack of a formula.
n. sports man; one who contended for prize in public games
E.g. Our goal is to help the athlete get the best performance.
n. act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles
E.g. Atomization is conversion of bulk liquid into a spray or mist, often by passing the liquid through a nozzle.
n. wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
E.g. It confirms earlier research showing a link between brain atrophy and low levels of B12.
n. action of trying at something
E.g. I also want to claim that this attempt is a romantic one.
n. a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
E.g. You should have a clear idea about who your audience is and how you can exploit your product to them through the correct platform.
n. the first light of day; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force
E.g. When I was young, I was lucky enough to see a display of the northern lights or the aurora.
a. self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
E.g. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system, in many ways it is autonomous, for it runs several programs that are not subject to outside control.
n. way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
E.g. The procession moved along the main avenue some three-quarters of a mile.
a. typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
E.g. Other scientists predict that the average human life span will grow to 130 years.
a. reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
E.g. The reporter was averse to revealing the sources of his information.
n. someone who operates an aircraft
E.g. We did not hear very much about the "Red Wing" in the United States, because the aviator was a Canadian, Mr. Baldwin.
v. shield away from; prevent
E.g. If you are the press secretary to the President of the United States, the main thing to avoid is becoming the story yourself.
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. unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
E.g. A soon-to-be-married man's friends throw him the ultimate bachelor party.
n. support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
E.g. The people will have to put the bone back in backbone for state leaders.
n. someone who flies a balloon
E.g. Steve Fossett achieves his goal of becoming first solo balloonist to circle the globe.
n. state of being unable to pay your debts
E.g. That holding company has been in bankruptcy proceedings since last June.
n. sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
E.g. If you were a politician, would you prefer being caught on the barb of a fishhook?
n. sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
E.g. She set off at once, and ran till she was quite tired and out of breath, and till the puppy's bark sounded quite faint in the distance.
n. tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees
E.g. He then showed us how to strip the bark from the logs in sheets, rather than just scraping it off in the usual way.
n. vessel; large cylindrical container
E.g. With the oil price soaring above thirty dollars a barrel and the pumps going nearly at full capacity, Gulf Arab coffers are overflowing with unforeseen wealth.
n. property of not supporting life, no children or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
E.g. They are messengers of hope, springing forth from the barrenness and bitter cold of winter and heralding a new season of warmth and sunshine.
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. various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
E.g. Bean is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera used for food or feed.
v. support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
E.g. They studied the ways in which the relativity theory can bear on the history of science.
v. whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
E.g. Speak roughly to your little boy; And beat him when he sneezes; He only does it to annoy; Because he knows it teases.
n. represent; advantage, benefit, interest of someone
E.g. And I'm going to work to assure that that voice that is heard on their behalf is a roar and not a whisper.
ad. under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
E.g. All she could see, when she looked down, was an immense length of neck, which seemed to rise like a stalk out of a sea of green leaves that lay far below her.
v. surround with armed forces; harass with requests
E.g. When the bandits besiege the village, the villagers hole up in the town hall and prepare to withstand a long siege.
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. the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
E.g. Money from migrant workers now exceeds the combined total of all direct foreign investment and foreign aid to Latin America 62.3 billion dollars.
n. scientist who studies living organisms
E.g. A marine biologist insisted that dolphins, which are considered to be one of the most intelligent mammals, like to help the helpless.
n. sharp and bitter manner
E.g. I had left this woman in bitterness and hate, and I came back to her now with no other emotion than a sort of compassion for her great sufferings.
v. shut eyes briefly; wink
E.g. The TV announcer never seems to blink.
n. snowstorm; storm
E.g. A blizzard is a severe winter storm condition characterized by low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy blowing snow.