v. disfigure; destroy; frustrate; overcome or vanquish; resist with
E.g. Internal conflicts defeat the purpose of teamwork.
a. intended or appropriate for defending against; protective
E.g. After breaking the ice with Mr. Putin at a meeting in Slovenia, Mr. Bush has agreed that the two issues, both offensive and defensive systems, go hand in hand.
a. inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element
E.g. We need management strategies to maximize the water productivity under drought and deficient water supply conditions.
n. inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
E.g. The deficit in trade of all types of goods showed an unexpectedly large increase in the final month of last year.
a. fixed; exact; having distinct limits
E.g. He introduced the closed circuit of oscillation into wireless telegraphy, and was one of the first to send electric waves in definite directions.
a. final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
E.g. And finally, the utility of the skeleton would be mostly likely to aid in definitive identification.
n. humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
E.g. Some secretaries object to fetching the boss a cup of coffee, because they resent the degradation of being made to do such lowly tasks.
n. god; divinity; supernatural things
E.g. The earmarks of such a religion are: faith in a supreme deity, hope of eternal survival, and love, especially of one's fellows.
a. done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional
E.g. The story flowed from one scene to the other in deliberate pace.
ad. intentionally; purposely; with careful consideration or deliberation; with full intent;
E.g. They have no doubt that the dolphins acted deliberately to protect them.
a. pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle in difference
E.g. It was a fragile forest that survived in delicate balance for hundreds of thousands of years.
a. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; greatly pleasing or entertaining
E.g. In addition, many soaps and shampoos come in delicious scents that can be tempting for a child.
v. have a negative effect on; impact something
E.g. It was feared that cuts in the output would send prices even higher and dent global economic growth.
v. disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
E.g. What I do deny is that we have been inconsistent with respect to our view of the Constitution
a. having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
E.g. Alice felt so desperate that she was ready to ask help of any one.
n. event that will inevitably happen in the future
E.g. Your certain destiny is to grow much bigger and stronger.
n. havoc; event that completely destroys something
E.g. The inspectors have no idea, by these documents, whether Iraq has weapons of mass destruction.
v. feel; discover the presence of; identify
E.g. They won't detect prescription drugs or medication such as cold or flu tablets.
n. investigator; one, usually of police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
E.g. Yes, I know as a detective you are not at liberty to make promises off-hand, but my case is a very peculiar one.
v. keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
E.g. He hopes a charge would not deter people from enjoying this great invention.
v. fix the boundaries of; mark off and separate; set bounds to; decide conclusively and authoritatively
E.g. The light frequency, f, that we want to determine is too high to be measured directly.
v. dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
E.g. I know you always detest politicians.
n. harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
E.g. Any short-term detriment will be overwhelmed by the long-term utility of a station at Woolwich.
v. form, plan, or arrange in the mind; transmit or give by will
E.g. How clever he must be to devise such a devious plan!.
n. faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
E.g. Prince Charles spoke of his grandmother's fortitude and devotion to duty after the death of her husband, King George.
ad. in a diagonal manner; not square to any direction
E.g. She lives diagonally across the street from us.
n. graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan
E.g. The pie diagram shows the level of spending on health in Japan.
n. process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body
E.g. His appetite for facts was better than his digestion.
v. make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
E.g. I just had an eye exam and those eye drops that dilate your eyes makes things fuzzy!
v. dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
E.g. The only way to diminish mistakes is to bring competitors into the game.
ad. vaguely; in a dim or obscure manner; with dull or imperfect vision or a faint light; not brightly or clearly
E.g. He can recall dimly once or twice having seen Uncle Lyle.
n. drawback; defect; hinder; unfavorable condition or circumstance
E.g. The main disadvantage is the installation cost, which is considerably more than a tank heater.
n. feeling of dissatisfaction
E.g. The number of people staying away from the polls in new member states like Poland and Slovakia was a source of deep disappointment for officials in Brussels.
a. distinguishable; perceptible; capable of being seen or noticed
E.g. Many things happen in the earth and sky with no discernible cause.
n. follower; adherent; person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others
E.g. We must not think it strange if we see the best of men thus treated; the disciple is not greater than his Master.
n. distress; uneasiness; mental or bodily distress
E.g. What pain or discomfort has caused you to want to make this change?
a. dissatisfied; restlessly unhappy; uneasy in mind
E.g. Every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him.
v. give reduction in price on
E.g. I never discount these books, they sell like hot cakes.
a. free from ostentation or pretension; distinct; distinguishable
E.g. Some areas for the ladies to consider: hair cut, color, makeup, shoes, purses, clothing, jewelry and certain discreet cultural factors.
n. dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
E.g. The ring, Adele, is in my breeches-pocket, under the disguise of a sovereign.