n. ability to feel or perceive; keen intellectual perception
E.g. The sufferings of the Cuban people shocked my sensibility.
a. perceptive; involving or derived from the senses
E.g. The nervous system has a sensory system dedicated to each sense.
v. look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
E.g. During the holidays especially, we tend to over sentimentalize family relationships, getting frustrated when it isn't necessarily so.
v. make pointed; make sharp or sharper
E.g. We had to sharpen our arguments.
n. protective covering for a knife or sword; dress suitable for formal occasions
E.g. She slid the sheath from the short sword and swiped toward him.
n. meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell
E.g. Both saltwater and freshwater invertebrates are considered shellfish.
a. protected from danger or bad weather
E.g. Psychologists say they are often spoilt and sheltered from problems by their parents so are unable to cope with difficulties.
n. protective covering or structure; protect; guard
E.g. Mr. Putin poured scorn on the plans to build a new missile shield in Eastern Europe.
n. moving from one setting or context to another; moving very slightly
E.g. Twenty-one developing nations have come together to say, that they believe the meeting will be doomed unless there's a radical shift by the rich nations.
a. moving or removal; change from one place
E.g. This did not seem to encourage the witness at all: he kept shifting from one foot to the other and looking uneasily at the Queen.
a. reflecting light; radiant; bright from reflected light
E.g. It was wrapped in shiny, green paper with a purple bow.
a. relating to the near future; limited to short distances
E.g. In the long run he will refuse the short-range policy.
n. photographic view or exposure
E.g. He got a good shot of that last model.
n. process or result of becoming less or smaller
E.g. The material lost 2 inches per yard in shrinkage.
n. public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that run between two points; spacecraft
E.g. The shuttle burned up while re-entering the earth's atmosphere on Saturday and any debris will be important in finding out why.
n. message that is intended or expressed or signified; meaning
E.g. Meanwhile officials on both sides are struggling to play down the political significance altogether and say their positions haven't actually changed.
v. mud, clay, or small rocks deposited by river or lake
E.g. The river will silt up in 20 years.
n. one who makes or repairs articles of silver
E.g. Only in more recent times a silversmith has expanded to work on jeweler, due to the similarity in techniques.
v. make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
E.g. He tried to simulate insanity in order to avoid punishment for his crime.
a. marked by or given to doubt; questioning
E.g. I remain skeptical of Washington DC's attitude toward the Second Amendment and gun owners.
v. provide for or supply inadequately; deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material
E.g. They were forced to skimp on necessities in order to make their limited supplies last the winter.
n. mud; thick sticky slippery substance; cover or stain with something
E.g. Slime is just something that Hillary will never be rid of, by her own choosing.
v. move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
E.g. The ship tried to slip away in the darkness.
n. low footwear that can be on and off easily; one who slips or slides because of loss of traction
E.g. Because of their success, she became a co-founder of R.G. Barry Corporation where she invented the world's first foam-soled, soft washable slipper.
ad. in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
E.g. So far the peace process has gone far more smoothly than anyone expected but there are major obstacles ahead.
v. make a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
E.g. The sales clerk did not snap a reply at any angry customers.
n. tiny piece or part; fragment
E.g. However, if you check out my message boards, I did post a little snippet from the beginning of the book.
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.
n. one who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army
E.g. The Knave was standing before them, in chains, with a soldier on each side to guard him.
ad. alone; only; without another
E.g. In the end, our security and leadership does not come solely from the strength of our arms.
n. petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
E.g. 52-year-old Carol, who qualified as a solicitor before switching to journalism, showed the spirit of an iron lady.
n. method for solving a problem; successful action of solving a problem
E.g. Their solution to crippling financial problems has been to merge with one another in an attempt to get bigger and hopefully stronger.
ad. to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
E.g. There is a Caribbean feel to the song and that type of energy and enthusiasm to the song that makes it somewhat mystifying.
n. one that exercises supreme, permanent authority, especially in a nation or other governmental unit
E.g. Vladimir Putin states that a unique-polar world with one sovereign is unacceptable.
v. plant; place seeds in or on
E.g. You would sow the ground with sunflower seeds.
n. soybean; most highly protein vegetable
E.g. The United States and Brazil are vying with each other to become the world's largest soy producer.
n. southeast Asian annual leguminous plant; source of oil
E.g. Like some other crops of long domestication, the relationship of the modern soybean to wild-growing species can no longer be traced with any degree of certainty.
a. quick and energetic; exceptional of its kind; remarkable
E.g. That night, he watched the Dallas Cowboys play their first game in their spanking, state of the art stadium.
a. occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals; not thick or dense
E.g. No matter how carefully Albert combed his hair to make it look as full as possible, it still looked sparse.
n. model; sample; an example regarded as typical of its class
E.g. They collected a urine specimen for analysis.