a. high reputation; esteem; maintaining an erect position
E.g. At the end they received the leader who was a person of standing in the community.
n. fame; status of a performer acknowledged as a star; star performers considered as a group
E.g. Mr. Bale seems to think his stardom is a shield and nothing bad can happen to him!
n. echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
E.g. Starfish exhibit a superficially radial symmetry.
v. hunger; deprive of food
E.g. The political prisoners might starve to death.
v. hide or store away in a secret place
E.g. After he lost his wallet on a trip, Mr. Scott says he searched the Internet for ways to stash his cash, license, and credit cards.
a. fixed; immobile; static; not capable of being moved
E.g. When a warm or cold front stops moving, it becomes a stationary front.
n. height; status; high level of respect
E.g. He is a man of great stature.
n. law enacted by legislature; decree or edict, as of a ruler
E.g. New York's eminent domain statute is virtually capital punishment for property owners.
a. firmly or constant loyal; fixed or unchanging
E.g. Penelope was steadfast in her affections, faithfully waiting for Ulysses to return from his wanderings.
a. having a sharp inclination; of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve
E.g. State industries still dominate the Chinese economy, even though they are in steep decline.
v. drive; direct; guide by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel
E.g. There are lots of things UN and US have to do, in order to steer Iraq back to sovereignty.
n. fixed and unvarying representation; conventional and oversimplified conception
E.g. As a parent of two sons with Tourette syndrome, I have spent 10 years fighting this kind of stereotype while watching my children struggle for acceptance.
v. fasten into place by fixing an end; be a follower or supporter
E.g. Please stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress.
a. glutinous; adhesive; covered with an adhesive agent; humid; stiff
E.g. In such a winter morning we felt sticky and chilly at the same time.
v. interrupt or cut off voice; keep in or hold back; suppress; conceal or hide
E.g. Halfway through the boring lecture, Laura gave up trying to stifle her yawns.
n. drug that temporarily quickens some vital process; acts to arouse action
E.g. Stimulant drugs are drugs that temporarily increase alertness and awareness.
v. encourage; motivate; arouse; spur; excite or invigorate with a stimulant
E.g. Germany in particular could probably do with rather lower interest rates to stimulate an economic recovery.
n. helps something to happen more quickly
E.g. In particular the economists say that the proposed abolition of taxes is not credible as a short term stimulus.
n. fixed and regular payment, such as salary for services or allowance.
E.g. There is a nominal stipend for this position, it is a good job for you.
n. layer of earth's surface; layer of society
E.g. Unless we alleviate conditions in the lowest stratum of our society, we may expect grumbling and revolt.
ad. in a strenuous manner; strongly or vigorously
E.g. He objected strenuously to the stand his party was taking.
v. extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
E.g. They've already undergone surgery to stretch their skin.
a. dramatic; outstanding; arresting attention and producing a vivid impression
E.g. What's most striking is that the world as a whole has made remarkable progress against hunger, poverty and disease.
ad. in a striking manner; remarkably, surprisingly
E.g. Dr. King's antiwar heritage and social justice commitments remain strikingly relevant today.
v. endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
E.g. We must again strive to offer praise to God with the most beautiful churches.
v. quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make less intense; tone down
E.g. Cops shouldn't use it to subdue people who are not carrying weapons and present no threat.
a. following in time or order; succeeding; later
E.g. In subsequent days, other polls showed that the margin hadn't narrowed all that much.
ad. in a subsequent manner; at a later time; accordingly; therefore
E.g. The driver will only get license back if he or she is subsequently cleared of drink-driving.
v. remain or continue in existence; maintain life; live; support oneself
E.g. Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day.
a. fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
E.g. Both the north and south are hoping for substantial progress at that meeting which starts on Tuesday.
v. establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support
E.g. These endorsements from satisfied customers substantiate our claim that Pacific Lava is a best school to enhance vocabulary.
a. essential; not imaginary; actual or real
E.g. Although the delegates were aware of the importance of the problem, they could not agree on the substantive issues.
v. exchange; put in the place of another
E.g. Low and middle income countries are suffering from the condition, as they substitute fiber intake for a much higher consumption of saturated fats and sugar.
a. hidden; secret; situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground
E.g. This debate actually has been going on in subterranean form inside the Vatican for some time.
a. involving subtraction; having the minus sign; tending to subtract
E.g. In general, I'm an additive writer rather than a subtractive one - I write short, and then go back and fill in the holes and expand stuff.
v. kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; impair the respiration of; asphyxiate
E.g. Big cats always suffocate their prey before they eat.
a. of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
E.g. Miami head coach Eric says all three of his star players showed up to training camp in superb shape.
ad. in a superficial manner; shallowly; surface only
E.g. Although superficially similar to the Japanese nuclear reactor accident in March that started with flooding, the situation at the Fort Calhoun plant appears far more secure.
v. oversee with power of direction; take care of with authority; supervise
E.g. He was appointed to superintend the toy department.
n. director; person who has the authority to supervise or direct; janitor or custodian in a building
E.g. In New York City, where I grew up, the superintendent was the guy who fixed the plumbing or the boiler.