n. rough surface quality; structure of interwoven fibers or other elements; feel of a surface or a fabric
E.g. They look and taste just like Pumpkin Pies, but the texture is a little denser and has more fiber.
a. having surface roughness; having texture, not smooth
E.g. His hair style was changed by adding thickness to get a textured look.
n. house roof made with a plant material
E.g. The invention differs from many conventional fire proof thatch roof.
ad. in a menacing manner; aggressively
E.g. Poisoned the weapon was beyond any doubt, and thereafter Binu Charley carried it threateningly at the prisoner's back.
a. involving or relating to three dimensions or aspects
E.g. If writers complete this formula, the result will be a three-dimensional masterpiece with thoughts, emotions, and actions.
n. entrance; starting point for a new state or experience
E.g. His proposal to lower the threshold for the top rate of tax has split opinion within his coalition.
n. lack of self-confidence or courage
E.g. If you are to succeed as a salesman, you must first lose your timidity and fear of failure.
n. groups of cells that make particular parts of the body; soft thin paper
E.g. Doctors planted tiny expandable balloons under each baby's scalp so they'll have enough skin tissue to cover their heads one they're separated.
a. having a toe or toes of a specified kind
E.g. Please make sure to wear your heaviest steel-toed boots.
v. endure; withstand; allow without prohibiting or opposing; permit
E.g. They would never tolerate the judges because they believe whose opinions offend them.
n. layer of soil on the surface
E.g. Topsoil is the upper surface of the Earth's crust, and usually is no deeper than approximately eight inches.
n. landing; a score in American football
E.g. To score a touchdown, one team must take the football into the opposite end zone.
a. hard; difficult; feeling physical discomfort or pain; hard to bear
E.g. She's against tough competition, such as Meryl Streep, and other excellent movies.
v. draw or pull behind by a chain or line
E.g. The tugboat will tow the barge away before sunset.
a. high; outstanding; very great or intense
E.g. Do you see that mountain towering directly south of us?
v. follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
E.g. The first problem is who is responsible for the material: the original author, who may be impossible to trace, or the Internet service provider.
a. easily managed or controlled; governable; easily handled or worked; docile
E.g. Although Susan seemed a tractable young woman, she had a stubborn streak of independence.
n. friction between body and surface on which it moves
E.g. Traction refers to the friction between a drive member and the surface it moves upon, where the friction is used to provide motion.
n. disaster; event resulting in great loss and misfortune
E.g. Local authorities in Egypt say that 238 people or more have died in the train tragedy south of Cairo.
a. free from disturbance; pacific
E.g. Though I look comfortably accommodated, I am not very tranquil in my mind.
n. going from one state of action to another
E.g. We are in transition from an empire to a republic.
v. forward; send from one person or place to another
E.g. They transmit his secret to the whole town.
a. easily detected; permitting light to pass through freely
E.g. John's pride in his son is transparent; no one who sees the two of them together can miss it.
n. garbage; rubbish; worthless or discarded material or objects
E.g. The boy got out his wealth and examined it - bits of toys, marbles, and trash.
n. disloyalty; betrayal of trust or confidence
E.g. Strict, treason is an extremely serious charge, and it should never be made lightly.
n. handling; care that are intended to relieve illness or injury
E.g. The plan aims to improve care, treatment and diagnosis by training thousands of new medical workers.
a. huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
E.g. After tremendous effort, the Coast Guard called off all search efforts yesterday.
n. canal; deep furrow or ditch; long, steep-sided valley on the ocean floor
E.g. The way he builds up the segments of the trench is really amazing.
n. experiment; act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
E.g. The trial of 21 medical workers, allegedly linked to an outbreak of the HIV virus in southern Kazakhstan, has begun.
n. family, race, or series of generations, descending from the same direct ancestor, and kept distinct
E.g. In the village a researcher said that the Siraya tribe is almost vanished; now everything is buried in the mud.
v. flow in drops; run or flow slowly; drip
E.g. That wealth has yet to trickle down to Indian villages where over sixty percent of Indians live.
a. disquieting; causing distress or worry or anxiety
E.g. He was already preparing for a possible war with Iraq when he got the troubling news about North Korea's nuclear program.
n. hollow cylindrical shape; underground railway
E.g. The mayor says he'll pour money on the tube, back into the underground network.
v. fall down, as if collapsing
E.g. On the river front some of the houses were sticking out over the bank; they was bowed and about ready to tumble in.
v. guide; give individual instruction
E.g. She will tutor me in Spanish in the evening.
a. final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
E.g. As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our scheme of government.
n. last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
E.g. He said it was a warning, not an ultimatum, aimed only at the bandits in the capital.
a. impassable; unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span
E.g. It is a wide, unbridgeable river.
v. experience; suffer; pass through
E.g. In February, a court ruled that Mr. Doe should undergo a DNA test.
v. draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
E.g. Addressing the jogging class, Kim would underscore the importance to runners of good nutrition.