n. germ; minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
E.g. A microbe is any living organism that spends its life at a size too tiny to be seen with the naked eye.
a. having or showing great strength or force or intensity
E.g. Investment guru Warren Buffett comes in at number two, worth ten billion less than the mighty Bill.
a. habitually moving from place to place especially in search of seasonal work; wandering
E.g. These migrant birds return every spring.
n. landmark; significant development
E.g. The UN Security Council also added its praise for the elections, stressing their historic importance as a milestone in Afghanistan's political process.
n. environment; person’s social setting or environment
E.g. Using painted cloth as the backdrop, she is able to create the illusion of the right kind of milieu for the action.
a. fighting or warring; having a combative character; aggressive
E.g. People are just too preoccupied with trying to survive, to join militant movements.
a. imitative; exhibiting mimicry
E.g. He shows us the mimetic coloring of a butterfly.
v. copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression
E.g. Scientists process skin tissue to mimic embryonic stem cells.
n. imitation; act, practice, or art of mimicking
E.g. Her gift for mimicry was so great that her friends said that she should be in the theater.
a. extremely small; short note
E.g. The twins resembled one another closely; only minute differences set them apart.
a. humble; less ambitious; moderate
E.g. It was a very modest affair, a gathering of Caribbean musicians in an area of London, where many West Indian immigrants had settled in the 1950s.
n. distinctive character or type; shape or pattern
E.g. She is a leader in the mold of her predecessors.
n. king; sole and absolute ruler; sovereign, such as a king or empress
E.g. To this day, the monarch is the “commander-in-chief” of the British armed forces.
a. having only one color; viewing only one color, total color blindness
E.g. Most people who are color blind actually can distinguish several colors; some, however, have a truly monochromatic view.
v. dominate; occupy; have and control fully and exclusively
E.g. He accused the West of trying to monopolize the nuclear fuel supply.
n. exclusive control or possession of something; domination
E.g. While Russia has been keen to maintain its pipeline monopoly, the US has promoted routes which, as far as possible, are free from its rivals' control.
n. dominant theme or central idea; repeated figure or design in architecture or decoration
E.g. This simple motif runs throughout the entire score.
n. incentive; psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
E.g. His main motivation is to be a great teammate and to win.
n. emotion, desire, physiological need; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
E.g. Pat's main motive is to keep the racial divide alive.
n. expression of deep sorrow because someone has died
E.g. Russia is holding two days of national mourning for more than 330 people killed in the hostage-taking at a school in the southern town of Beslan.
a. having many facets or aspects
E.g. A multifaceted composer, Roger Davidson has recorded original pieces that range from ragtime tangos to choral masses.
a. having, or consisting of more than one part; many
E.g. The brightest students finished their multiple choice papers quickly then sent off the answers by text message to younger students outside the hall.
n. building that having more than one story
E.g. This paper presents a space planning method for multistory building construction.
a. having or suggesting great physical power; of or relating to or consisting of muscle
E.g. New work contained the starting-point for a method of investigation, which made it possible to trace the development of heat in muscular movements.
n. legend; fable; a traditional story accepted as history
E.g. Through the media of myth and her beautiful painting, Saj offers us alternative ways of thinking about such cosmic issues.
a. legendary; fictitious; existing in myth
E.g. Ted Hughes, whose reputation while he was alive, was considerable, has gained almost mythical status since his death.
n. addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep
E.g. Some patients seek alternative solutions to long-term narcotic painkillers.
v. disregard; ignore; pay little or no attention to
E.g. Iraqi sovereignty does not neglect the U.S. promise to protect the residents of Camp Ashraf.
n. discussion intended to produce an agreement
E.g. After two weeks of negotiation between Transocean, the American-based company operating the rigs and local union representatives ended in deadlock.
a. impartial; not supporting one side over another
E.g. Edwards will remain neutral until after "Super Tuesday", then he will endorse Hillary.
n. elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton
E.g. They are discussing the specific case of a neutron found outside the nucleus.
a. full of loud and nonmusical sounds; clamorous
E.g. A shout of laughter greeted his entrance; noisy at first, and terminating in Grace Poole's own goblin ha! ha!
a. leading a wandering life with no fixed abode; changeable; unsettled
E.g. Several nomadic tribes of Indians would hunt in this area each year.
n. failure to conform; lack of harmony or correspondence
E.g. A divided Liberal party after the war meant a frustrated and enfeebled nonconformity.
a. involving little use of language; lacking verbal skill
E.g. Rural students often come from nonverbal backgrounds.
n. homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
E.g. We've been there for a couple weeks now and the nostalgia is there, but we are trying to keep everything fresh.
ad. especially; in a notable manner; remarkably; particularly
E.g. It may harm him in some States like Pennsylvania, but other areas - notably Florida, which was facing retaliatory tariffs from EU - may breathe a quiet sigh of relief.
a. disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous
E.g. They could add a subset of public restrooms around the country where certain notorious events have taken place.
ad. in notorious manner; ; publicly; openly; plainly
E.g. The US sees opportunities in a notoriously difficult market for imported goods and services.
a. harmful to living things; injurious to health
E.g. We must trace the source of these noxious gases before they asphyxiate us.