v. have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
E.g. The move is likely to affect women and girls all over the world as international brands such as Mango and Zara have signed up to the agreement.
n. fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
E.g. I happen to think that the physical expression of love and affection is just about the best thing we humans do.
a. having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
E.g. He enfolded the child in an affectionate embrace.
a. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
E.g. They want the same opportunity to pursue their dreams as everyone else who lives in affluent school districts.
n. items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
E.g. His agenda is certainly different from the President's and the administration's, but we will seek additional opportunities to work together with him.
a. irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
E.g. What’s aggravating is they are not in the same format so it’s not like you can cut and paste.
v. gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
E.g. Before the Wall Street scandals, dealers managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods of time.
a. making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
E.g. During his tenure in Beijing, Huntsman was known as an aggressive advocate for human rights and pushed to expand U.S. economic ties with China.
n. feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising
E.g. Agreeing with Samantha would indicate that one is inclined to be for increasing American military aggressiveness, which is not the tone from today's left side.
a. half-open; slightly turned or opened
E.g. If you need a door ajar or else without the cat running through it, placing the bottle in the doorway will usually keep it away.
a. dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
E.g. If you think about it, that's totally alien to what a drug company might be expected to do, because if you eradicate a disease, there's no need for that drug at all.
n. symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
E.g. Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the temptations and victories of man's soul.
ad. in or into a high place; high or higher up
E.g. It tried to remain aloft, but its flying grew wild and reckless.
a. happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
E.g. Businesses can also use this opportunity to invest in alternate, perhaps more efficient, energy sources - which will help our economy in the long-run.
n. elevation especially above sea level; height
E.g. The high desert plains are beautiful and have a more temperate climate, but for some people, the altitude is a health problem.
ad. in the middle of; among; surrounded by
E.g. He and other leaders are more optimistic than eight years ago, when Easley's began his term amid a recession.
n. forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
E.g. He said it was a very old name in that neighborhood; that the ancestor of the house was wealthy.
n. family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
E.g. David can trace his ancestry as far back as the seventeenth century, when one of them was a court trumpeter somewhere in Germany.
a. having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident
E.g. Below I will investigate the reasons why anecdotal evidence is unreliable and unacceptable evidence of scientific claims.
a. endowed with life; alive; living; animated
E.g. The dog lay so still it scarcely seemed animate.
a. having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
E.g. On entering his room I found Holmes in animated conversation with two men.
v. herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
E.g. Finance minister Sinha will announce an extra tax to ease the financial pain in his annual budget speech.
n. formal public statement; act of making known publicly
E.g. Therefore, an official announcement from the Greek government was more a profit-taking opportunity than actually a really good news.
v. disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
E.g. "Sit up!" said she; "don't annoy me with holding the clothes fast."
n. irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
E.g. No doubt, this anomaly is the result of the uncertain international environment and high interest rates.
a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
E.g. The buyer, who wished to remain anonymous, is a foreigner with homes in Europe.
a. eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
E.g. It was last remark that had made the whole party look so grave and anxious.
n. durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
E.g. It has served North Americans with small appliance needs for many years.
v. exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
E.g. You cannot apply all money to your mortgage.
v. distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
E.g. I want to apportion the money among all the children.
a. impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
E.g. When this naval force was first discovered by the lookouts on Helgoland, there immediately appeared approaching from the German base.
n. funding; money set aside for a specific purpose
E.g. The appropriation from the central budget totaled 725.3 billion yuan, an increase of 21.8 percent over the previous year.
ad. in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
E.g. 35 years ago, Milton Friedman wrote a famous article whose title aptly summed up its point: "The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits.”
n. group of closely located islands
E.g. When I looked at the map and saw the archipelago in the South Seas, I longed to visit them.
n. art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
E.g. None of the architecture is historic; most of it is made of concrete block.
a. displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
E.g. All her fellow demonstrators were busily making posters and handing out flyers, inspired by her ardent enthusiasm for the cause.
a. dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
E.g. The cactus has adapted to survive in an arid environment.
n. fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
E.g. The aroma is distinctive, but in the end, it's a lemon.
a. fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
E.g. Medieval sailing vessels brought aromatic herbs from China to Europe.
v. excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
E.g. He suddenly seemed to arouse himself: the conviction of the reality seized him.