a. busy; momentous; full of events or incidents
E.g. This is the most exhausting and eventful day of my life.
a. continuing forever or indefinitely
E.g. Life everlasting, or eternal life, is believed to be a gift from God as a result of having faith in Jesus Christ.
v. bring out; arouse; call forth
E.g. You can use highly descriptive and persuasive sentences to evoke a positive response from your reader.
n. development; progression
E.g. While these arguments about evolution are in their infancy in the UK, a Government minister has said that says that Intelligent Design is not included in the national curriculum and should not be taught in schools.
v. develop; grow
E.g. They want to evolve a joint strategy for the next round of WTO related trade negotiations scheduled to be held in Geneva in mid December.
n. act of digging
E.g. There's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton.
v. be superior; distinguish oneself
E.g. She should excel in math.
v. arouse
E.g. My racked nerves were now in such a state that no calm could soothe, and no pleasures excite them agreeably.
n. creating or producing excitement
E.g. The inmates were asleep, but it was a sleep that was set on a hair-trigger, on account of the exciting episode of the night.
v. cry out suddenly, as from surprise or emotion
E.g. "Watson! Behind you!" Holmes tried to exclaim, seeing the assassin hurl himself on his friend.
n. accomplishment; putting into practice; putting a person to death
E.g. He immediately pleaded guilty, but broke down and wept as the presiding judge, Justice Michael Scott, donned a ceremonial black cap to order his execution by hanging.
v. be free from; free from an obligation, a duty, or a liability to which others are subject
E.g. They exempt the disabled from military service.
v. cause; apply; exercise
E.g. I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will, which I now exert to leave you.
v. breathe out; give out
E.g. The chimney was designed to exhale thick smoke.
a. depleted; tired
E.g. But since the beginning of June almost all domestic stocks seemed exhausted.
v. become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
E.g. China wants to learn from India's success in IT and expand international outsourcing, such as call centers, a booming sector in India.
n. deed or action, particularly a brave deed
E.g. Raoul Wallenberg was noted for his exploit in rescuing Jews from Hitler's forces.
a. demonstrative; indicative
E.g. I watched her for nearly half-an-hour: during all that time she never turned a page, and her face grew moment darker, more dissatisfied, and more sourly expressive of disappointment.
n. death of all its remaining members
E.g. Almost a quarter of the world's mammals face extinction within thirty years, according to a United Nations report on the state of the global environment.
n. a spectator who can describe what happened
E.g. French researcher Eric Bart has posted on his website an extensive compilation of eyewitness accounts of the September 11th attack.
n. cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
E.g. He took away half the fabric of an ordinary swimsuit - to reveal the belly button - and a superstar was born.
v. build; put together out of components or parts
E.g. If we fabricate the buildings in this project out of standardized sections, we can reduce construction costs considerably.
v. confront; encounter; be opposite
E.g. The two sofas face each other.
n. a renovation that improves the outward appearance; plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face
E.g. The facelift is becoming one of the most popular facial rejuvenation procedures requested.
n. act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
E.g. Tony Blair hopes to convince Bush to back a UN resolution next week, and calling for the disarming of militias there and the facilitation of the exchange of prisoners held by Hezbollah and the Israelis.
n. a party of persons having a common end in view
E.g. This faction is aligned with the NY and regional board members; in combination, they now have a thin majority on the National Board.
n. anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
E.g. The Federation warns that unless the world's population acts now to eat a healthier diet and to take more exercise, obesity will rapidly overtake smoking as the leading lifestyle risk factor for heart disease and strokes.
n. believer; follower
E.g. Whatever the Democrats might say, Bush’s decision to commute Libby’s sentence is less the product of a strong-willed and cocksure presidency and more a desperate act intended to shore up some support amongst the party faithful.
n. birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
E.g. I think the contrast could not be much greater between a sleek gander and a fierce falcon: between a meek sheep and the rough-coated keen-eyed dog, its guardian.
n. a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry
E.g. George Galicz, a well known local falconer, was exhibiting his birds of prey.
a. crazy; frenetic
E.g. The gas attack on Tokyo's subway shocked Japan and shed light on the fanatical Aum Shinrikyo group.
n. capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
E.g. For it was at that hour of a warm afternoon when my fancy is able to hear the silent voices.
n. broad comedy; ridiculous parade; foolish show
E.g. Nothing went right; the entire interview degenerated into a farce.
v. cause to be interested or curious; captivate
E.g. The next moment he was "showing off" with all his might --cuffing boys, pulling hair, making faces--in a word, using every art that seemed likely to fascinate a girl and win her applause.
a. capable of arousing and holding the attention
E.g. But as matters really stood, to watch Miss Ingram's efforts at fascinating Mr. Rochester.
n. capacity to attract intense interest
E.g. The continuing fascination for World War Two among TV executives was shown in two awards.
v. attach; affix
E.g. I wanted to see the invisible thing on which, as we went along, he appeared to fasten a glance fierce and fell.
a. causing death
E.g. An attack by a swarm of the reddish-brown insects can cause allergic reactions which can be fatal in extremely rare cases.
a. decisive; critical; crucial
E.g. After a tense standoff with riot police, the authorities made the fateful decision to break up the peaceful protest with force.
n. a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir
E.g. Each faucet had a corner immediately preceding the opening through which the water came out.