v. put into a certain place; cause to lie down; spread over a surface
E.g. Then, Myrna crossed the room, the gun fired, and Kevin lay still and silent.
n. overall design of a page; plan or design of something that is laid out
E.g. In gymnastics, a layout is a position in which the gymnast's body is completely stretched, toes pointed and legs straight.
a. chief; principal; having a position in the lead; foremost
E.g. Few people know the leading cause of high inflation.
a. permitting leaks or leakage; permitting liquids to penetrate
E.g. The workers are checking on the leaky roof.
n. projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
E.g. They had not gone far before they saw the Mock Turtle in the distance, sitting sad and lonely on a little ledge of rock.
a. mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned
E.g. Julie Wall, a cashier in eastern England, had eight thousand of them - practically every song the legendary star ever released.
a. readable; distinct; plainly discernible; apparent
E.g. A fragment of Psalm 83 is legible but it will take much longer to analyze the whole manuscript.
v. make laws; create or pass laws
E.g. He did his best to legislate from the bench and we'll be living with his opinions for the rest of our lives.
n. part of government which makes laws
E.g. This political system limits and divides power between the executive, the legislature and the judiciary.
a. redundant; relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
E.g. Africa's economy, a lengthy process, requires patience and application.
a. open-minded; tolerant; broad-mindedness; having political views favoring reform and progress
E.g. His views may be not agreeable to the liberal political mainstream.
n. life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material; attendant to protect swimmers
E.g. Fortunately, a surf club race was about to start and there was a lifesaver on the beach.
a. relating to language or linguistics; relating to study of language
E.g. The modern tourist will encounter very little linguistic difficulty as English has become an almost universal language.
n. reading and writing; ability to read and write
E.g. Critics believe the measures will discriminate against migrants with low levels of literacy and for whom English is not their first language.
v. make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
E.g. Selfish picnickers litter the beach with food wrappers.
n. place; district; surrounding or nearby region; particular neighborhood
E.g. The "Tropical Valley" has been associated with their names since they entered the locality from the Yukon side in 1924.
n. of or relating to locomotion; a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine
E.g. In September 2002, the vehicle became the first hydrogen fuel-cell-powered locomotive to be operated underground.
v. provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping; rent a room to
E.g. We quickly lodge the children with relatives after the fire.
n. record of a voyage or flight; record of day to day activities
E.g. His anxiety was increasing with the advance of the season, and his log is a record of deep yearning to be free and active again.
n. reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
E.g. Your paper lacks the logic to prove your thesis.
a. reasonable; based on known statements or events or conditions
E.g. Rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year.
n. long life; great duration of life; long duration or continuance, as in an occupation
E.g. When he reached ninety, the old man was proud of his longevity.
v. make loose or looser; make less severe or strict
E.g. I heard a flood loosen in remote mountains, and felt the torrent come: to rise I had no will, to flee I had no strength.
a. profitable; producing good profit
E.g. The government's selection also determines which nuclear-design companies will win lucrative contracts to build the plants.
n. moment of calm; a period of calm weather; temporary quiet and rest
E.g. Not wanting to get wet, they waited under the cover for a lull in the rain.
v. move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
E.g. After its long hibernation, the bear was hard to lumber through the woods.
n. light; radiance; quality of being luminous
E.g. Its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun.
a. pertaining to the moon; affecting the moon
E.g. A successful launch will make India the third Asian nation to place a satellite in lunar orbit.
n. person who writes the words for songs
E.g. No matter who the lyricist was, the songs had Rodgers's signature, which was romantic and irrepressibly melodic.
n. one who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience; sorcerer; wizard
E.g. Any magician knows most people will watch the hand that's moving, the hand the performer is looking at, and not the other hand.
v. make magnetic; attract strongly, as if with a magnet
E.g. You magnetize the audience with your tricks.
n. magnetic field of a planet
E.g. The magnetosphere is the region of electrically charged particles that are trapped in the magnetic field of the planet.
n. most important spring in a mechanical device; chief motivating force
E.g. The mainspring in a mechanical watch is the spring that stores energy of winding to operate the watch.
n. preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another
E.g. She would be entitled to just the same rights over the children, and just the same rights to income support and maintenance for the children.
n. nobility; greatness and dignity of a sovereign; royal personage
E.g. To my left were the windows; a great looking-glass between them repeated the vacant majesty of the bed and room.
n. property of something that can be hammered or shaped under pressure without breaking
E.g. Actually, if we have malleability, migration can be easily implemented by first adding a new set of processor and then removing the old one.
a. obligatory; required or commanded by authority
E.g. These instructions are mandatory, any violation will be severely punished.
n. plan for attaining a particular goal; deliberate coordinated movement; strategy
E.g. We use this maneuver tactic as a core for a lot of our operational procedures.
v. operate with one's hands; control or play upon people, forces artfully
E.g. Meanwhile, greed and vanity, using lies and fear, will once again manipulate ignorance and resentment.
a. relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
E.g. We are working to enhance defense and security cooperation in maritime security and combating organized crime.