n. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
E.g. The top shell is the carapace while the bottom is called the plastron.
n. essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals
E.g. Research shows that it is the total amount of carbohydrate, which matters most to blood glucose control.
n. high church official, ranking just below the pope; dark to deep or vivid red
E.g. The former cardinal is now very happy to have been promoted to such a high position, knowing he will now be remembered forever.
a. full of care; anxious; solicitous; taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious
E.g. Pap was pretty careful not to leave a knife or anything in the cabin when he was away.
n. festivity; traveling amusement show usually including rides, games, and sideshows
E.g. The armed thieves used a carnival street parade as cover for their getaway.
a. eating or feeding on flesh; predatory
E.g. The lion's a carnivorous beast. A hunk of meat makes up his feast.
a. extremely robust; rigid; inflexible; made of cast iron
E.g. They were the oldest apartments in the United States, with long, cast-iron balconies, red brick, and ground-floor stores.
a. informal; purposeless; occurring by chance
E.g. The wildlife officer, in casual conversation, asks Hunter Joe where that deer came from.
n. group; class; collection of things sharing a common attribute
E.g. Remember, all cars are priced, booked and controlled by car category, not by car maker or model.
n. formal warning in law; close attention to minimize risk
E.g. When trying to portray real people in ads, extra caution is advised.
ad. gingerly; carefully; in a conservative manner
E.g. 'Perhaps not,' Alice cautiously replied: 'but I know I have to beat time when I learn music.'
n. hole; cavern; hollow area within the body
E.g. What is a cavity in a tooth? Why do they drill it?
a. incessant; endless; without stop or pause; constant.
E.g. It demands millions of sacrifices in ceaseless civil wars.
a. famous; well-known; having illustrious past
E.g. Thanks to their race to break Roger Maris's home-run record, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire are two of America's most celebrated baseball players.
a. of hundredth anniversary; lasting or aged a hundred years
E.g. I know for a fact that several members of the group were deeply involved in centennial celebration activities.
a. formal or ritual; ceremonious
E.g. Congressmen often participate in ceremonial presentations of medals to veterans.
n. formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
E.g. A swearing in ceremony is set for this afternoon for a man who will replace the late Senator Ted Kennedy.
n. disorder; condition or place of great disorder or confusion; disorderly mass
E.g. Their job is to stop a repeat of the chaos that blighted the last election in 2002.
a. in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
E.g. He tried to bring order into the chaotic state of affairs.
v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
E.g. Clarity and reasonableness in this essay again characterize Chris's writing.
n. graph; diagram; map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
E.g. A fisherman's chart may be the crucial evidence which finally help to put to rest the mystery of what happened to Roald Amundsen.
n. document issued by a sovereign, legislature, or other authority; contract for commercial leasing of vessel
E.g. If your interest lies in killing the agency, then eliminating this from our charter is the quickest and surest way to achieve that goal.
n. impressive country house or castle in France; large country house
E.g. This elegant, 19th-century chateau has a total of some 800 square meters, over 4 floors.
v. harbor; treasure; treat with affection and tenderness; hold dear
E.g. One aspect of my marriage that I truly cherish is the way Darrell and I work together as a team.
a. lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
E.g. The doctors were finally able to attribute his chronic headaches to traces of formaldehyde gas in his apartment.
n. electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
E.g. But, on rare occasions, microscopic metal particles can lead to a short circuit within the cell, causing overheating and potentially flames.
n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle
E.g. The citadel overlooked the city like a protecting angel.
a. having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
E.g. Although Internal Revenue Service agents are civil servants, they are not always courteous to suspected tax cheats.
n. faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
E.g. There was another clan of aristocracy around there -five or six families - mostly of the name of Shepherdson.
n. healthcare facility for outpatient care
E.g. In one of the worst-hit villages in the Bachu area, authorities say about a thousand homes collapsed and at least one school and a clinic.
ad. in the direction that the hands of a clock move
E.g. Please move clockwise in a circle.
n. group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
E.g. The powerful earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale, struck a cluster of small villages and towns in the remote region of Xinjiang.
v. gather or grow into bunches
E.g. The story starts off as a disaster narrative, as most of humanity gets wiped out by a flu virus and the few survivors begin to cluster together.
v. grasp and hold tightly; attempt to grasp or seize
E.g. "Oh! come, Jane, come!" As he said this, he released me from his hands and did not clutch again, only looked at me.
v. exist together, at the same time, or in the same place
E.g. The farmers would be allowed to stay and carry on with crops already planted, but they would have to coexist with new settlers.
a. knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
E.g. Though Jack was emotionally immature, his cognitive development was admirable; he was very advanced intellectually.
n. fellow worker; associate; co-worker
E.g. The abduction of the Italians, along with one Iraqi colleague, was claimed by several organizations.
n. region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency; a community of social insects, as ants, bees
E.g. There will also be two large glass cases: one with a colony of bees, the other with a group of ants.
a. arousing or provoking laughter; ridiculous; amusing; humorous
E.g. And, because the comic strips take place in superhero land, there are hints of the super-human.
v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
E.g. The story of Fairchild that Mr. Moore was helping to commemorate is well-known in Silicon Valley.