| # | Qz |
New word
| Example | Word class |
Definition | Subject
Group | Student name |
Date/time entered |
| 1 |
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afterwards |
He went downstairs afterwards. |
Adv |
After the time mentioned; later. |
Arts |
amy |
2009.12.31
|
| 2 |
|
aa |
After yet another bout of heavy drinking, his partner suggested he seek out an aa group. |
Noun |
Initials for Alcoholics Anonymous, a group the supports reform-minded drinkers (PS, note the date function - Tom) |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.03
|
| 3 |
|
aaa |
aaa |
Verb |
aaa |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 16.12
|
| 4 |
|
ablaze |
The house is ablaze. |
Adj |
1. Being on fire: 2. Radiant with bright color 3. Fervent or excited. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.21
|
| 5 |
|
abruptly |
He abruptly stopped there. |
Noun |
suddenly beyond one`s expectation |
Arts |
dekay |
2009.12.31
|
| 6 |
|
accompaniment |
The singer has accompaniment on the fourth track of his new CD. |
Noun |
An addition to the subject. [F.A] |
Arts |
harry |
2009.12.31
|
| 7 |
|
accompany |
They usually accompany their elderly parents to doctor`s appointments. |
Verb |
to go with |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 8 |
|
accumulate |
He had accumulated $80.000 in debt. |
Noun |
get or gather together |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 9 |
|
achieve |
There are many who will work hard to achieve these goals. |
Verb |
If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort. |
Arts |
william__117 |
2009.12.31
|
| 10 |
|
acquaintance |
he is my acquaintance. |
Noun |
somebody who is known slightly rather than intimately |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 11 |
|
acquire |
I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree. |
Verb |
If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you. |
Arts |
jane |
2009.12.31
|
| 12 |
|
acquisition |
The importance of these acquisitions extends beyond the objects themsleves |
Noun |
The act of gaining possession |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 13 |
|
actual |
The business looks successful but the actual profit is low. |
Adj |
real |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 14 |
|
administer |
The plan calls for the U.N. to administer the country until elections can be held. |
Verb |
If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it. |
Arts |
eddy_ |
2009.12.31
|
| 15 |
|
adoptee |
The adoptee wanted to learn about his medical history. |
Noun |
A person who has been adopted (taken into another family) |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 16 |
|
advice |
The department`s web site for now has little in the way of advice. |
Noun |
an opinion which someone offers you about what you should do or how you should act in a particular situation. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 17 |
|
affect |
Nicotine adversely affects the functioning of the heart and arteries. |
Noun |
If something affects a person or thing, it influences them or causes them to change in some way. |
Arts |
kevin |
2009.12.31
|
| 18 |
|
affection |
I have great affection for Hannah, but she never shows any affection towards me. |
Noun |
a feeling of fondness or tenderness for a person or thing; |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.56
|
| 19 |
|
affection |
She gives me love and affection. |
Noun |
The feeling of love or friendliness towards a thing. |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 20 |
|
affluent |
George Bush has affluent enemies around the world. |
Adj |
Plentiful, abundant. TB |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 21 |
|
afternoon |
We are here for a great time this afternoon. |
Noun |
after 11.59 |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 22 |
|
against |
I am against illegal immigration. |
Adj |
Not agree with. |
Law |
harry |
2009.12.31
|
| 23 |
|
agency |
Travel agency has been impacted by online booking |
Noun |
business management company acting as agent: an organization, especially a company, that acts as the agent, representative, or subcontractor of a person or another company an employment agency |
Economics |
yaser |
2009.12.31
|
| 24 |
|
agreement |
There was a complete lack of agreement |
Noun |
having the same idea or opinion about something |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 25 |
|
albeit_ |
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit_a very persistent one |
Adv |
conj. Even though; although; notwithstanding: clear albeit_cold weather. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.25
|
| 26 |
|
allocate |
I would like to allocate the appropriate funds to his budget. |
Verb |
to set aside |
Arts |
nadine |
2009.12.31
|
| 27 |
|
alter |
He wanted to alter his appearance. |
Verb |
to change |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.18 11.55
|
| 28 |
|
alternative |
new ways to treat arthritis may provide an alternative to painkillers. |
Adj |
if one thing is an alternative to another, the first can be found, used, or done instead of the second. |
Arts |
lynn |
2009.12.31
|
| 29 |
|
always |
Hameed is always late. |
Adv |
all times |
Arts |
chloe |
2009.12.31
|
| 30 |
|
ambassador |
The U.S. president`s top representative in Canada, ambassador David Jacobson, delivered a 2-4 of Molson Canadian to the doorstep of 24 Sussex Drive on Friday morning. |
Noun |
A diplomatic official of the highest rank appointed and accredited as representative in residence by one government or sovereign to another, usually for a specific length of time. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.29
|
| 31 |
|
ambitious |
Ceaser was ambitious. |
Adj |
one who wants to get better things |
Arts |
38lance |
2009.12.31
|
| 32 |
|
analysed |
We analysed the problem from many different angles trying to find a solution. |
Verb |
consider very carefully in order to fully understand it. |
Arts |
ken |
2009.12.31
|
| 33 |
|
analysis |
The analysis was that we were not getting any richer. |
Noun |
Understanding by dividing into parts |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 34 |
|
antlers |
The moose`s antlers were long, pointed and hard. |
Noun |
horn-like protrusions form the heads of certain animals such as deer or moose |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 35 |
|
anxious |
Provincial health departments are anxious to avoid a repeat of the SARS epidemic in 2003. |
Adj |
eager to do something |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 36 |
|
appealing |
The dish I cooked for dinner looked appealing but unfortunately didn`t taste very good. |
Adj |
pleasing or attractive |
Arts |
isueng180b |
2009.12.31
|
| 37 |
|
append |
The result of the survey are appended to this document |
Verb |
to add something,especially a separate part, to a piece of wrting |
Arts |
thao |
2009.12.31
|
| 38 |
|
apple |
I have an apple |
Noun |
this is one of the fruit |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 39 |
|
apple |
I eat an apple for snack. |
Noun |
a red fruit. |
Arts |
us |
2009.12.31
|
| 40 |
|
apple |
I eat apples. |
Noun |
fruit, red and sweet. |
Arts |
00shu_ |
2010.03.08 0.06
|
| 41 |
|
approach |
His approach, when dealing with angry people, was to try and avoid them. |
Noun |
The way you deal with a task problem or situation |
Arts |
ken |
2009.12.31
|
| 42 |
|
approach |
He is using the wrong approach fixing the problem. |
Noun |
A method or way of doing things |
Arts |
ken |
2009.12.31
|
| 43 |
|
appropriate |
Now that the prloblem has been indentified, appropriate action can be taken. |
Adj |
suitable, acceptable or correct for the particalar circumstances |
Economics |
alan |
2009.12.31
|
| 44 |
|
argue |
The children argue constantly. |
Verb |
disagree |
Arts |
bridging |
2009.12.31
|
| 45 |
|
argue |
Others have argued that modern agricultural practices are killing us slowly. |
Verb |
soutenir, maintenir que |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 46 |
|
ash |
Each eruption threw out millions of tons of ash and rock. |
Noun |
The soft grey or black powder that is left after a substance, especially tobacco, coal or wood, has burnt. |
Arts |
evelyne |
2009.12.31
|
| 47 |
|
aspect |
Climate and weather affect every aspect of our lives. |
Noun |
something is one of the parts of its character or nature. |
Arts |
cherry |
2009.12.31
|
| 48 |
|
aspect |
We cannot study every aspect of adoption. |
Noun |
A particular part of an idea |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 49 |
|
asset |
The company assets amounted to $25 billion. |
Noun |
cash, property, equipment etc owned by a business |
Commerce |
38lance |
2009.12.31
|
| 50 |
|
asset |
By the end of 1989 the group had assets of 3.5 billion francs. |
Noun |
Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful. |
Economics |
jenny |
2009.12.31
|
| 51 |
|
assume |
You shouldn`t assume you have the job just because the interview went well |
Verb |
To think something is true when it may not be |
Arts |
ken |
2009.12.31
|
| 52 |
|
attractive |
When Abdul plays basketball, it is attractive. |
Adj |
nice-looking |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.35
|
| 53 |
|
author |
THe author of his own demise, he railed against destiny |
Verb |
Creator of a book, or more broadly of anything |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.49
|
| 54 |
|
authority |
this book`s authority is questionable |
Noun |
a statement that makes somebody believe something is true |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 55 |
|
awaken |
She and her husband were awakened one night by two intruders. |
Verb |
to make someone stop sleeping. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 56 |
|
bad |
I had a bad day at work. |
Adj |
not good |
Arts |
alain_toulouse |
2009.12.31
|
| 57 |
|
barrel |
This huge barrel is very heavy. |
Noun |
Cylindrical container, usu wooden, with bulging sides held together with hoops. K.G |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 58 |
|
bass |
He had a big deep bass voice |
Adj |
Low in pitch |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.30 18.38
|
| 59 |
|
beer |
I feel like drinking a cold glass of beer. |
Noun |
an alcoholic beverage |
Arts |
bridging |
2009.12.31
|
| 60 |
|
belch |
Sir Toby belched after dinner |
Noun |
burped |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.30 18.40
|
| 61 |
|
belly |
Telephone poles became nothing more than toothpicks bit in half and swallowed, sliding deep, deep into the belly of the monster. |
Noun |
abdomen |
Arts |
barbara |
2009.12.31
|
| 62 |
|
bends |
There are a lot of bends on this road. |
Noun |
It is when a road is not a straight line. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 63 |
|
besetting |
There is a besetting person. |
Noun |
Harassing or troubling somebody continually. |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 64 |
|
besetting |
I have one besetting trouble. |
Adj |
annoy continually or chronically |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 65 |
|
bichei |
You bichei |
Verb |
to shut up |
Law |
bill |
2009.12.31
|
| 66 |
|
bishei |
bishei you |
Noun |
asdf |
Commerce |
john |
2009.12.31
|
| 67 |
|
bladder |
How long till we get there - my bladder is bursting |
Noun |
Any ontainer fr liquid (archaic) esp in the body for urine (current) |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.30 15.05
|
| 68 |
|
bloom |
In spring, the flowers bloom. |
Verb |
It`s when the nature awakens. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 69 |
|
board |
There is a large white board at the front of the classroom. |
Noun |
a black or white place for writing on the wall in classrooms |
Arts |
workshop_test |
2009.12.31
|
| 70 |
|
boast |
he boasts about his sporting achievement |
Noun |
to be excessively proud |
Arts |
alain_toulouse |
2009.12.31
|
| 71 |
|
bode |
Heavy seas that boded troubled for small craft. |
Verb |
be sign of something |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 72 |
|
bond |
There is a strong bond between a mother and her child. |
Noun |
Something that joins or unites |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 73 |
|
book |
I like to read a good book. |
Noun |
An item to read from. |
Arts |
anne |
2009.12.31
|
| 74 |
|
boom |
The Softbank that the cellular phone maker is booming in JapanD |
Verb |
growth,grow, |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 75 |
|
boring |
This iesson is terribly boring |
Adj |
Unstimulating, monotonous |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.26
|
| 76 |
|
brew |
The cook brewed the coffee and it was delicious. |
Verb |
put something in really hot water and mix the flavors |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 77 |
|
brew |
Storm was brewed at At August 25. |
Verb |
Happen suddenly!! |
Commerce |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 78 |
|
brew |
The chef brewed the coffee. |
Verb |
to boil and let the flavor mix with the liquid |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 79 |
|
bride |
The blushing bride appeared for her marriage |
Noun |
The wife-to-be |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 15.30
|
| 80 |
|
bug |
The webmaster checks the routine for bugs... |
Noun |
Problem that makes the orutine run poorly |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 81 |
|
building_site |
This is the building_site of the head office. |
Noun |
It is a place where a construction is built. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 82 |
|
bully |
He`s always bullying smaller boys. |
Verb |
To treat in an overbearing or intimidating manner. |
Arts |
qxf |
2009.12.31
|
| 83 |
|
campaign_ |
A fundraising campaign_has been launched to erect a bronze sculpture of Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson in Ottawa. |
Noun |
1. A series of military operations undertaken to achieve a large-scale objective during a war: Grant`s Vicksburg campaign_secured the entire Mississippi for the Union. 2. An operation or series of operations energetically pursued to accomplish a purpose: an advertising campaign_for a new product; a candidate`s political campaign. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.30
|
| 84 |
|
canal |
Many oceangoing ships are sailing on the canal. |
Noun |
transportation waterway: an artificial waterway constructed for use by shipping, for irrigation, or for recreational use. A canal may take in parts of natural rivers along its course. |
Arts |
samuel |
2009.12.31
|
| 85 |
|
car_hire |
I can rent a car from a car hire |
Noun |
It is an office were we can rent a car |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 86 |
|
caring |
Fatima is a caring mother. |
Adj |
takes care of others |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 87 |
|
cat |
The cat sat on the mat |
Noun |
Feline |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 88 |
|
cat |
The cat is always black in ghost stories |
Noun |
feline animal, or fictional depiction therof |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 89 |
|
category |
this book fails into the category of reference books |
Noun |
if people or things are divided into categories,they are divided into groups in such a way that the members of each group are similar to each other in some way |
Arts |
tina |
2009.12.31
|
| 90 |
|
chapter |
We¡¯ll discuss selection idioms later in the chapter. |
Noun |
a separate section of a book, usually with a number or title |
Arts |
harry03 |
2009.12.31
|
| 91 |
|
characterize |
Laziness characterizes your recent work, which shows a distinct drop in quality |
Noun |
Lack of energy, effort |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 92 |
|
charming |
she is quite charming |
Adj |
very attractive |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 93 |
|
chicken |
He was too chicken to drive his car into thew wall |
Adj |
As an adjective, chicken means cowardly |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29
|
| 94 |
|
chore |
Do your chore |
Noun |
task |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 95 |
|
chorus |
I learned the chorus of a song. |
Noun |
We can also say refrain. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 96 |
|
claim |
He claims he is right and I am wrong, but I do not agree with that! |
Verb |
to say |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 97 |
|
close |
the place the car was parked, wasn`t close to here |
Adj |
indicates a distance, opposite to far |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 98 |
|
coat |
I wear my coat because it`s very cold |
Noun |
It`s a clothing item, we use in winter when the weather is cold |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 99 |
|
commission |
He also got a commission for bringing in new clients. |
Noun |
1.sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that he or she makes |
Commerce |
amy |
2009.12.31
|
| 100 |
|
common_ground |
we can find a common_ground in that negociation |
Noun |
a kind of agreement |
Arts |
alain_toulouse |
2009.12.31
|
| 101 |
|
community |
He refuses to join any community. |
Noun |
a group of people who have the same interest. |
Arts |
fiona |
2009.12.31
|
| 102 |
|
companion |
My companion is only you. |
Noun |
A friend in the relations that I share a certain action, and is close |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 103 |
|
complain |
The service is awful in this restaurant - I am going to complain to the manager. |
Verb |
State my criticism officially |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.57
|
| 104 |
|
complex |
What he said was too complex for me to understand. |
Adj |
Something that is complex has many different parts,and is therefore ofen diffcult to understand. |
Arts |
daniel |
2009.12.31
|
| 105 |
|
complexity |
I was astonished by the size and complexity of the problems. |
Noun |
the state of being formed of may parts; the state of being difficult to understand |
Economics |
kim |
2009.12.31
|
| 106 |
|
concept |
The concept of adoption of a child by strangers is relatively new. |
Noun |
A creative idea |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 107 |
|
conclude |
I would like to conclude by saying that I do enjoy your magazine. |
Verb |
when you conclude, you say the last thing that you are going to say. |
Arts |
selina |
2009.12.31
|
| 108 |
|
concordance |
We learned how to use a concordance |
Noun |
Example sentences gathered together |
Arts |
myriam |
2009.12.31
|
| 109 |
|
conduct |
I decided to conduct an experiment. |
Verb |
When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out. |
Arts |
robin |
2009.12.31
|
| 110 |
|
conference |
I`m going to present a paper at this conference. |
Noun |
a meeting of people in a specific field to share knowledge and skills |
Commerce |
* |
2010.06.15 16.51
|
| 111 |
|
conflate |
The designer conflate two style to make the building more special |
Verb |
1. To bring together; meld or fuse: The problems [with the biopic] include . . . dates moved around, lovers deleted, many characters conflated into one (Ty Burr). 2. To combine (two variant texts, for example) into one whole. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.21
|
| 112 |
|
conflict |
I`m always in conflict with my brother. |
Noun |
fight,war,dispute |
Arts |
louise |
2009.12.31
|
| 113 |
|
conflict |
I`m always in conflict with my brother. |
Noun |
fight,war,dispute |
Arts |
louise |
2009.12.31
|
| 114 |
|
connector |
Audio In connector with the remote audio for output to Audio Out. |
Noun |
an instrumentality that connects |
Commerce |
robert |
2009.12.31
|
| 115 |
|
consent |
His mother will never consent to his leaving high school before he graduates. |
Verb |
Agree or give permission |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 116 |
|
consent |
You need your parent`s consent to get a motorcycle license at the age of 16. |
Noun |
agreement or permission |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 117 |
|
consequent |
This fall of prices is consequent on the rise in production. |
Adj |
happening as a direct result of an event or situation |
Arts |
leo_zhang |
2009.12.31
|
| 118 |
|
consider |
You should consider carefully before you decide what to do. |
Verb |
to think |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 119 |
|
construct |
The French constructed a series of fortresses from Dunkirk on the channel coast to Douai |
Verb |
If you construct something such as abuilding road,or machine , you build it or make it |
Arts |
max |
2009.12.31
|
| 120 |
|
construction |
In Doha you can see many road and highway construction projects. The government is improving the roads by building flyovers. |
Noun |
the work of building things (e.g. roads, offices, homes); a business sector in which companies builds things |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 121 |
|
contented |
She has always been contented with her life. |
Noun |
happy or satisfied |
Arts |
38lance |
2009.12.31
|
| 122 |
|
contradicts |
Jacky contradicts his friends about his opinion. |
Verb |
express the opposite of a statement made by (a person) |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.51
|
| 123 |
|
conventional |
The idea is conventional in the our life. |
Adj |
based on or in accordance with general agreement |
Arts |
00shu_ |
2010.03.19 13.25
|
| 124 |
|
cope |
Some people can`t cope with professional. |
Verb |
To deal successfully with; to contend on even terms (with). K.G |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
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| 125 |
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corporation |
She didn`t want to work for a big corporation where everything was so impersonal. |
Noun |
a large company or group of companies that is controlled together as a single organization |
Economics |
taewon_moon |
2009.12.31
|
| 126 |
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correlation |
correlation between ups and downs |
Noun |
mutual relation of two or more things |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 127 |
|
court |
He felt cheated by his business partner so he went to court to ask a judge to make his partner pay him what he should get. |
Noun |
a place where the law is discussed and a judge make a decision about what will happen in each case |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 128 |
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cow |
The cow gives milk for people to eat their cereal |
Noun |
An animal which... |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 129 |
|
crane |
He craned his neck to see the girls face |
Verb |
Bent it awkwardly - as cranes (wading birds) appear to be doing |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 15.47
|
| 130 |
|
crass |
That was a crass move, to ask for the nickel back |
Adj |
cheap, tawdry, mercenary |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.28
|
| 131 |
|
credit |
The group can`t get credit to buy farming machinery. |
Noun |
If you are allowed to pay for goods or services several weeks or months after you have received them. |
Arts |
ann |
2009.12.31
|
| 132 |
|
critical |
A critical analysis of modern economic theory. |
Adj |
Giving comments or judgments. |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.59
|
| 133 |
|
crooners |
The temptations where crooners of the earlier generations. |
Verb |
To sing popular songs in a soft, sentimental manner. TB |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 134 |
|
crowd |
The crowd at the game was large. |
Noun |
Many people together in a place. |
Arts |
bridging |
2009.12.31
|
| 135 |
|
cussing |
cussing a person |
Verb |
An odd or perverse person or creature. |
Arts |
00shu_ |
2010.03.19 13.30
|
| 136 |
|
cyberspace |
It`s easy to create a phony identity in cyberspace |
Noun |
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange |
Arts |
robert |
2009.12.31
|
| 137 |
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damnation |
The accident is damnation. |
Noun |
In Christian belief, condemnation to hell or eternal punishment. |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 138 |
|
damnation |
If I do wrong,I will get a damnation. |
Noun |
the act of damning |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 139 |
|
damnation |
I suffered a damnation. |
Noun |
the state of being condemned to eternal punishmentin Hell |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 140 |
|
daughter |
They have two children, one daughter and one son. |
Noun |
A daughter is a girl and a son is a boy. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 141 |
|
daunting |
Contexts are rich but unreliable, definitions are precise but incomprehensible, and the number of words to be acquired is daunting |
Adv |
discouraging through fear (synonym) intimidating (similar) discouraging |
Arts |
evelyne |
2009.12.31
|
| 142 |
|
dead |
the man is dead as a doornail |
Adj |
without life |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 143 |
|
dead |
The dead man`s body was placed in a freezer. |
Adj |
without life |
Arts |
bridging |
2009.12.31
|
| 144 |
|
deadly |
Cooper admits the odds of a deadly flu pandemic are slim. |
Adj |
likely to cause death. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 145 |
|
deep |
In the swimming pool you have the deep end and the shallow end |
Adj |
the Shallow end is 1 meter the deep end is 2 meters |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 146 |
|
demonstrate |
She demonstrates that 2 and 2 are four. |
Verb |
To demonstrate a fact means to make it clear to people. |
Arts |
lincoln |
2009.12.31
|
| 147 |
|
demonstrate |
demonstrate their commitment |
Verb |
discribe and explain by experiment, practical use |
Commerce |
patrick |
2009.12.31
|
| 148 |
|
demonstration |
The technician gave a demonstration of the new software. |
Noun |
a description or explanation, as of a process |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 149 |
|
design |
He was a born mechanic with a flair for design |
Noun |
Design is the process and art of planning and making detailed drawings of something. |
Arts |
rain |
2009.12.31
|
| 150 |
|
deterioration |
The injuried of his leg is in deterioration. |
Noun |
becomeing worse |
Arts |
gabriellllll |
2009.12.31
|
| 151 |
|
determine |
A student`s grade at the end of a course determines if he/she passes or fails. |
Verb |
to decide; to figure out |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 152 |
|
devour |
It devoured a yellow tractor, an old wooden shed. |
Noun |
To eat. |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 153 |
|
devour |
It devoured a yellow tractor, an old wooden shed. |
Noun |
To eat. |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 154 |
|
devour |
It devoured a yellow tractor, an old wooden shed. |
Noun |
To eat. |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 155 |
|
disease |
Our existing system is extremely vulnerable to outbreaks of disease. |
Noun |
illness of people, animals, plants, etc., caused by infection or a failure of health rather than by an accident. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 156 |
|
dissidents |
But the group says about one hundred reporters and dissidents who use the Internet remain in prison. |
Noun |
a person who publicly disagrees with and criticizes their government |
Arts |
marzan |
2009.12.31
|
| 157 |
|
distinction |
I didn`t yet make a distinction between the pleasures of reading and of writing fiction |
Noun |
A distinction between similar things is a difference. |
Arts |
mu |
2009.12.31
|
| 158 |
|
distribution |
The distribution of the magazine is 2000. |
Noun |
the act of sharing things among a large group of people in a planned way |
Commerce |
ran_(roy)_zhang |
2009.12.31
|
| 159 |
|
district |
But the progress in the schools and districts with which we have partnerships will be gradual. |
Noun |
a territory marked off for special administrative purposes |
Law |
patrick |
2009.12.31
|
| 160 |
|
district |
But the progress in the schools and districts with which we have partnerships will be gradual. |
Noun |
a territory marked off for special administrative purposes |
Law |
patrick |
2009.12.31
|
| 161 |
|
dizzy |
I am dizzy |
Noun |
spinning. not feel very good |
Arts |
insomnia |
2009.12.31
|
| 162 |
|
dog |
The dog bit the postman |
Noun |
A dog is a canine beast |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 163 |
|
dominate |
a tall pine dominated the landscape. |
Verb |
overlook ;overshadow |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 164 |
|
doubt |
there is no doubt that most international companies attach importance to their business ethics. |
Verb |
may be you do not believe sth. |
Economics |
ivy |
2009.12.31
|
| 165 |
|
dracula |
Count dracula is a vampire |
Noun |
a hero from SToker novel |
Arts |
tom_dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 166 |
|
drag |
I`m dragging heavy item. |
Verb |
to pull something heavy |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 167 |
|
drastic |
Your remarks seem rather drastic |
Adj |
Extremely negative and serious |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.30 13.07
|
| 168 |
|
drawback |
Internet has a drawback on children`s life |
Noun |
disadvantage: something that causes problems or is a disadvantage or hindrance |
Law |
yaser |
2009.12.31
|
| 169 |
|
drift |
The road is blocked with massive drifts of snow. |
Noun |
a large pile of snow or sand that has been blown by the wind |
Arts |
celine |
2009.12.31
|
| 170 |
|
drop_off |
The postman drop_off a package at Mrs. Brown`s house. |
Verb |
Leave or unload. |
Arts |
quartabl |
2009.12.31
|
| 171 |
|
dropping_off |
the postman was dropping_off a package at Mrs. Brown`s house |
Verb |
drop off (fall or diminish) |
Arts |
quartabl |
2009.12.31
|
| 172 |
|
drought |
The Yangtze River basin is suffering from drought this year. |
Noun |
a period of extremely hot, dry weather, with little or no rainfall |
Arts |
jing_wen |
2009.12.31
|
| 173 |
|
eager |
There will certainly be people eager to debate him |
Adj |
wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyable. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 174 |
|
easel |
artists use easel when they draw a picture |
Noun |
support for an artist`s canvas or blackboard: a freestanding upright support for a painter`s canvas or a blackboard, usually made of wood and having movable clamps |
Arts |
yaser |
2009.12.31
|
| 175 |
|
eat |
I eat rice everyday. |
Verb |
take |
Commerce |
fatin_hanisah |
2009.12.31
|
| 176 |
|
ebb |
The tides ebbed at noon. |
Verb |
flow back or recede |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 177 |
|
economics |
I like studing economics |
Noun |
a subject or money around the socity |
Economics |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 178 |
|
element |
The exchange of prisoners of war was one of the key elements of the UN`s pease plan. |
Noun |
the diffrerent elements of something are the different parts it contains |
Arts |
leon |
2009.12.31
|
| 179 |
|
embark |
We are already embarked on a new course. |
Verb |
To cause to board a vessel or aircraft |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.26
|
| 180 |
|
emission |
The Green Party have called for a substantial reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases by the UK. |
Noun |
when gas, heat, light, etc. is sent out. |
Arts |
shadyrecord |
2009.12.31
|
| 181 |
|
emphasizing |
Americains are emphasizing so many useless things these days. |
Noun |
the act of giving special importance or significance to something. TB |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 182 |
|
encourage |
A good leader or boss will encourage workers to do their best. |
Verb |
give confidence or hope |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 183 |
|
enfranchise |
Australia and parts of the United States had already enfranchised women |
Verb |
allow to vote |
Arts |
harry |
2009.12.31
|
| 184 |
|
engineering |
The PI runs programs for five engineering degrees. |
Noun |
The practical application of science. |
Arts |
foundation |
2009.12.31
|
| 185 |
|
enhance |
These poster will not enhance the foundation`s reputation |
Verb |
improvement on something (usually on quality, strength or amount) |
Arts |
gabriellllll |
2009.12.31
|
| 186 |
|
ensnare |
The company is trying to ensnare the customers. |
Verb |
To take or catch in or as if in a snare. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.30
|
| 187 |
|
entertainment |
The entertainment industries would also be hard hit by a flu pandemic. |
Noun |
spectacle, divertissement, distraction. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 188 |
|
entire |
She spent the entire weekend working and had no time for fun or family. |
Adj |
complete |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 189 |
|
environment |
Recycling old newspapers is one way to protect the environment. |
Noun |
Surroundings in which people, animals, or plants live |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 190 |
|
equate |
You can`t equate passing examination and being intelligent. |
Verb |
If you equate one thing with another, or if you say that one thing equates with another, you believe that they are strongly connected. |
Arts |
david |
2009.12.31
|
| 191 |
|
eruption |
Experts believe this super volcano had three major explosions called eruptions. |
Noun |
A volcanic explosion. |
Arts |
evelyne |
2009.12.31
|
| 192 |
|
escalate |
US decided to send more troops to Iraq means they would like to escalate the war. |
Verb |
greater or more serious |
Arts |
gabriellllll |
2009.12.31
|
| 193 |
|
essential |
It is essential that people plan before they open a new business. |
Adj |
very important and necessary |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 194 |
|
evaluate |
We couldn`t evaluate this economic policy which be used to solve the problem of unemployment. |
Verb |
Make a judgment about something or someone. |
Arts |
kevintian |
2009.12.31
|
| 195 |
|
evoke |
Last Song evoked a strong feeling of happiness in Abdul. |
Verb |
produce |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.39
|
| 196 |
|
examine |
Before you put your money into a company you should examine the company books. |
Verb |
look at very carefully |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 197 |
|
exist |
Some people think that fairies exist. |
Verb |
to be real or present |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 198 |
|
existence |
The existence of fairies is not clear but some people think they are real. |
Noun |
present or live |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 199 |
|
expenditure |
Training employees is a huge expenditure for new companies. |
Noun |
cost of doing business |
Commerce |
harry |
2009.12.31
|
| 200 |
|
expense |
When you travel your ticket is often the biggest expense. |
Noun |
cost |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 201 |
|
experiment |
This is an experiment to see how the new site is working. |
Noun |
a test done in order to learn something or to discover whether something works or is true |
Commerce |
karin |
2010.01.30 18.19
|
| 202 |
|
explicate |
The teacher explicated King Lear in class. |
Verb |
explain clearly |
Arts |
gang |
2009.12.31
|
| 203 |
|
exposure |
exposure to the sun can cause skin cancer |
Noun |
show.not hide. |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.59
|
| 204 |
|
express |
He sent an `express`package because he wanted it to arrive as fast as possible. |
Adj |
fast |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 205 |
|
extend |
The office decided to extend the open hours so that more customers could visit in the evening. |
Verb |
make longer or bigger |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 206 |
|
extent |
The extent of the changes to the business plan were not big but they were important. |
Noun |
size |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 207 |
|
extraordinarily |
She is an extraordinarily beautiful girl. |
Adj |
In a manner or to a degree that is unusual |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.21
|
| 208 |
|
exuberant |
Threads of her exuberant hair showed up at the bottom of the sink. |
Adj |
Growing, producing, or produced abundantly; plentiful. TB |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 209 |
|
face_up |
We have to face_up to reality |
Verb |
To meet it heads on, to acept its existence and deal with it |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.45
|
| 210 |
|
fairy |
Tinkerbell is a well known fairy name. |
Noun |
A fairy is the name given to a type of mythological being or legendary creature, a form of nature spirit, often described as metaphysical, supernatural or preternatural. |
Arts |
maspaises |
2009.12.31
|
| 211 |
|
fairy |
The fairy took his tooth and left him 5 cents |
Noun |
A small imaginary being with wings and wand |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.30
|
| 212 |
|
faith |
He is very religious and has strong faith in God. |
Noun |
belief |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 213 |
|
family |
His wife and children make a unified family. |
Noun |
parents and children living in one house as a smaller unit of a community |
Arts |
cynthia |
2009.12.31
|
| 214 |
|
fantastic |
He`s a fantastic father. |
Noun |
wonderful, marvelous, great |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 215 |
|
fantasy |
This is not a plan so much as a fantasy |
Noun |
A dream, unrealistic |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.30 13.46
|
| 216 |
|
fashion_conscious |
These days men pay attention to what they wear and are just as fashion_conscious as women. |
Adj |
interested in or attentive to style |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 217 |
|
favourite |
Football is my favourite sport. |
Adj |
the one you like most |
Arts |
barbara |
2009.12.31
|
| 218 |
|
fellow |
Paul`s an easy-going sort of fellow |
Noun |
man (old fashion) |
Arts |
jo |
2009.12.31
|
| 219 |
|
final |
The project is in its final stages. |
Adj |
being or happening at the end of a series of events,actions,statements,etc. |
Arts |
lucy |
2009.12.31
|
| 220 |
|
fire |
Put another log on the fire |
Noun |
Heat and flame resulting from combustion |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 221 |
|
fire |
Put another log on the fire |
Noun |
Heat and flame resulting from combustion |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 222 |
|
firm |
firms must know how to cope if schools close and parents can`t work. |
Noun |
a company or business. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 223 |
|
fiscal |
The US is currently running a huge fiscal deficit... |
Adj |
Refers to the cash-on-hand of a nation |
Economics |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 224 |
|
five |
The numbr after four is five |
Noun |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.24
|
| 225 |
|
flair |
The French have a flair for fine living, it is said |
Noun |
An ability |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.30 14.19
|
| 226 |
|
flash |
The idea came to her in a blinding flash of insight |
Noun |
A sudden bright light, like lightening |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.30 17.12
|
| 227 |
|
flattery |
My dear, flattery will get you everywhere |
Noun |
Praise (sometimes insincere) |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 19.28
|
| 228 |
|
flavour |
I love the flavour of a good steak |
Noun |
The way a food tastes in your mouth |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.02
|
| 229 |
|
flighty |
This young lady was flighty after a few drinks |
Adj |
Silly and frenzied, like one imagines some birds to be |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 15.11
|
| 230 |
|
flip |
He flipped the barman a coin |
Verb |
A type of throwing, that involves a jerk or a snap |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 15.41
|
| 231 |
|
flirtatious |
The girls were flirtatious at the country fair |
Adj |
Playful with the boys |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 232 |
|
flog |
we are just flogging a dead horse |
Verb |
to beat |
Arts |
alain_toulouse |
2009.12.31
|
| 233 |
|
focus |
Many of the papers focus their attention on the controversy surrounding the foreign Secretary. |
Verb |
concentrate |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 234 |
|
focus |
IBM has also shifted its focus from mainframes to personal computers |
Noun |
your focus on something is the special attention that you pay it. |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 235 |
|
force |
The non-combat forces do aid and reconstruction work in Iraq`s mainly Kurdish north, which has been relatively peaceful |
Noun |
Military power |
Law |
summer |
2009.12.31
|
| 236 |
|
force |
He forced them to comply with his terrible plan |
Verb |
Require, make, oblige someone to do something |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.28
|
| 237 |
|
fore |
The golfer souted `fore`! |
Adv |
Look out ahead (fore - ward) for my ball which I am now hitting toward you |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 15.54
|
| 238 |
|
forlorn |
Many small Saskatchewan towns are rather forlorn in the long dreary winter |
Adj |
sad, lost, unfunny |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.28
|
| 239 |
|
forth |
He went forth and multiplied |
Adv |
Forward (not 4th!) |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 18.34
|
| 240 |
|
frank |
His frank confession of his guilt convinced people to trust him once again. |
Adj |
showing clearly the thoughts or feelings |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 241 |
|
frankness |
you have to be with others people frankness all the time |
Noun |
to be honesty, directness |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.53
|
| 242 |
|
frat |
Those guys are all in the same frat |
Noun |
Otherwise a fraternity, a boys` club at a university |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.30 15.08
|
| 243 |
|
frequent |
He is a frequent flyer and he travels on business every week. |
Adj |
often |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 244 |
|
fried |
The greatest danger that chickens pose is the fried type, that people continue to eat and get fat on. |
Adj |
cooked in hot oil or fat. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 245 |
|
friendly |
Steve is friendly. |
Adj |
Behaving in a kind way. |
Arts |
38lance |
2009.12.31
|
| 246 |
|
friendly |
She is always friendly with people. |
Adj |
kind |
Arts |
38lance |
2009.12.31
|
| 247 |
|
frighten |
Andrew is determined to frighten us, but it`s for our own good. |
Verb |
effrayer, faire peur |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 248 |
|
frost |
There is frost in front of my house. |
Noun |
ice crystals formig a white deposite |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 249 |
|
fulfil |
you guys always fulfil your promises to us and we appreciate it |
Verb |
3.To measure up to; satisfy |
Arts |
00shu_ |
2010.03.19 13.29
|
| 250 |
|
fun |
That was fun |
Noun |
A way of saying it was amusing, interesting, peasant |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.26
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| 251 |
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futile |
He made a futile attempt. |
Adj |
in a futile and unproductive manner |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 252 |
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gazes |
The camera gazes at the scene from above |
Verb |
looking at something . JSP |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 253 |
|
gdp |
If the gdp continues to shrink, the country will be in a recession. |
Noun |
Specialized abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product: the total value of goods and services produced by a country in a year. |
Economics |
taewon_moon |
2009.12.31
|
| 254 |
|
generate |
The manager generated lots of problems. |
Verb |
To bring into being; give rise to |
Arts |
chloe |
2009.12.31
|
| 255 |
|
glance |
At first glance the contract looked just fine. But when we looked at it carefully, we noticed that they were cheating us. |
Noun |
at first glance or sight. When first seen. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.27
|
| 256 |
|
glimmer_of_hope |
in the middle east conflict,we cannot foresee a glimmer_of_hope |
Noun |
a luck of hope |
Arts |
alain_toulouse |
2009.12.31
|
| 257 |
|
goblin |
The goblin robbed all the money from the volt. |
Noun |
A goblin is an evil, crabby, or mischievous creature of folklore. |
Arts |
maspaises |
2009.12.31
|
| 258 |
|
gooey |
Love is considered gooey as a gum stuck in your shoes. |
Adj |
Sticky and viscous: gooey caramel. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.29
|
| 259 |
|
google |
I use google to search what I want. |
Noun |
a website |
Arts |
us |
2009.12.31
|
| 260 |
|
gradient |
another word for gradient is the slope on a graph |
Noun |
A slope or degree of slope |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 261 |
|
grant |
Our education grants have focused on improvements at the school level. |
Noun |
a sum of money given by the State for any of various purposes |
Economics |
patrick |
2009.12.31
|
| 262 |
|
grant |
Our education grants have focused on improvements at the school level. |
Noun |
a sum of money given by the State for any of various purposes |
Economics |
patrick |
2009.12.31
|
| 263 |
|
grow_up |
grow_up in the country side... |
Verb |
became older |
Arts |
quartabl |
2009.12.31
|
| 264 |
|
gyrostabilized |
We mounted the gyrostabilized Flight Head to track the actors . |
Adj |
stabilized with a gyroscope . JSP |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 265 |
|
hamlet |
My mom lives in a hamlet. |
Noun |
a very small village |
Arts |
kim |
2009.12.31
|
| 266 |
|
happy |
Love makes us happy. |
Adj |
satisfied |
Arts |
bahram |
2009.12.31
|
| 267 |
|
hardworking |
Brian is a hardworking mentor. |
Adj |
person who works hard |
Arts |
elzoghby,_ahmed |
2009.12.31
|
| 268 |
|
hardworking |
Ali is a hardworking student. |
Adj |
person who works hard |
Arts |
pw |
2009.12.31
|
| 269 |
|
harp |
the angel played the harp with grace and aglilty. |
Noun |
A musical instrument associated with angels and death |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 270 |
|
head_office |
Etislat has many offices throughout the United Arab Emirates but the head_office is in Abu Dhabi. |
Noun |
primary or main office |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 271 |
|
headquarters |
The headquarters is the most important office of a compagny |
Noun |
It is an office where all the most importante decisions are taken |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 272 |
|
health |
A flu pandemic would overwhelm public health systems. |
Noun |
de santé, sanitaire |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 273 |
|
hearsay |
He said it was just hearsay and you could not believe the story. |
Noun |
rumour |
Arts |
harry |
2009.12.31
|
| 274 |
|
heredity |
It is well known that heredity strongly influences eye color. |
Noun |
the tendency to pass characteristics on to children |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 275 |
|
hesitant |
I am very hesitant |
Adj |
reluctant |
Arts |
kamariah |
2009.12.31
|
| 276 |
|
hole |
There was a hole in the paper and it was hard to read the writing. |
Noun |
space or opening in the surface |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 277 |
|
honesty |
honesty isanimportant feature of humans |
Noun |
to be true |
Commerce |
meltem |
2009.12.31
|
| 278 |
|
hot_spot |
Scientists know the volcanic heart of Yellowstone is deep within the Earth. This area is called a hot_spot. |
Noun |
Area through which liquid rock is forced up to the lake of hot material that is below the surface because of extreme pressure deep in the Earth. |
Arts |
evelyne |
2009.12.31
|
| 279 |
|
house |
My house has a red roof. |
Noun |
a building |
Arts |
bridging |
2009.12.31
|
| 280 |
|
houses |
Many houses lined the street. |
Noun |
a building |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 281 |
|
hurtful |
Is the amount of global trade at the moment helpful or hurtful? |
Adj |
dommageable |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 282 |
|
hwansama |
hwansama always goes to the Cameron Library. |
Noun |
The nickneme of Hwanhee Lee. |
Arts |
kyeongun |
2009.12.31
|
| 283 |
|
iambic |
This verse was written in a delightful iambic pentameter. |
Adj |
Poetic rhythm, consisting of ta-dum, ta-dum |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 284 |
|
individual |
The rights of the individual sometimes conflict with the needs of the society. |
Noun |
one person or thing |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 285 |
|
inevitably |
His tendency to put off studying for tests inevitably had a bad effect on his grades. |
Adv |
undoubtably, in an unavoidable manner |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 286 |
|
inflation |
do econmic variables, such as unemployment. inflation, and interest rates. |
Noun |
a general, continuous increase in price. |
Arts |
shelly_ |
2009.12.31
|
| 287 |
|
infrastructure |
Some countries lack a suitable economic infrastructure. |
Adj |
the basic systems and structures that a country or organization needs in order to work properly, for example roads, railways, banks etc: |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 288 |
|
initial_ |
This is my initial_stage to study English. |
Adj |
at the beginning |
Arts |
cliontion |
2009.12.31
|
| 289 |
|
injure |
His internal organs were injured. |
Verb |
If you injure a person or animal, you damage some part of their body. |
Arts |
hunter |
2009.12.31
|
| 290 |
|
innovation |
Regulation and innovation for progress |
Noun |
A new idea or method |
Arts |
doris |
2009.12.31
|
| 291 |
|
inseparable |
Rights are inseparable from duties. |
Adj |
not capable of being separated |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 292 |
|
inspect |
The commander inspected the troops. |
Verb |
To review or examine officially |
Arts |
chloe |
2009.12.31
|
| 293 |
|
inspect |
After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage. |
Verb |
to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition |
Arts |
taewon_moon |
2009.12.31
|
| 294 |
|
instead |
I could not go to the meeting so I sent my assistant instead. |
Noun |
in place of someone or something |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 295 |
|
institute |
we will institute a number of measures to better safeguard the public. |
Verb |
An institute is an organization set up to do a particular type of work |
Arts |
felix |
2009.12.31
|
| 296 |
|
interaction |
The process of understanding cultural interaction is important in the way social networking sites are represented. |
Noun |
mutual or reciprocal action; interacting |
Commerce |
robert |
2009.12.31
|
| 297 |
|
intermingling |
This sound is the result of diffent intermingling of styles. |
Adv |
A mix of thing.[F.A] |
Arts |
harry |
2009.12.31
|
| 298 |
|
intermingling |
The intermingling of noises gave me an headache.sm |
Adv |
Its kind of a mixture. |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 299 |
|
intermingling |
I am intermingling in a new group of people. |
Verb |
to mix. TB |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 300 |
|
invest |
A large amount of capital is invested in all in these branches. |
Verb |
If you invest in something,or if you invest a sum of money,you use your money in a way that you hope will increase its value. |
Arts |
shirley |
2009.12.31
|
| 301 |
|
invigorated |
The passion invigorated the actor`s play. sm |
Verb |
to emphasize |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 302 |
|
invigorated |
Seeing you gave me spirit and made me feel more invigorated |
Verb |
To have more energy.[F.A] |
Arts |
harry |
2009.12.31
|
| 303 |
|
issue |
The issue of how to stop cheating on tests is a difficult one for high school teachers. |
Noun |
An important question that needs discussion and a decision |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 304 |
|
jailed |
The group says thousands of other dissidents are jailed and executed in public every year. |
Verb |
to put in a place where criminals are kept to punish them for their crimes, or where people accused of crimes are kept while waiting for their trials |
Arts |
marzan |
2009.12.31
|
| 305 |
|
journal |
All our results are published in scientific journals. |
Noun |
a journal is a magazine, especially one that deals with a specialized subject |
Arts |
hebe |
2009.12.31
|
| 306 |
|
keep_confidences |
J.D is a good friend, he always keep_confidences all the time. |
Verb |
keep the secret for others |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.53
|
| 307 |
|
keep_confidences |
11 is a good friend, he always keep_confidences. |
Verb |
keep the secret for others |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.56
|
| 308 |
|
lack |
I have time but lack the money I need to go on a holiday. That`s a problem! |
Verb |
to not have something you need |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 309 |
|
lambeau |
Pendant plusieurs jours de suite des lambeaux d`armée en déroute avaient traversé la ville. |
Noun |
Morceau |
Arts |
mb_6410 |
2009.12.31
|
| 310 |
|
land-locked |
Mr. Enkhbayar says for a land-locked nation such as Mongolia, the issue of climate change is not just a matter of debate - it has become an issue of survival. |
Adj |
geographic entity with no access to the sea |
Law |
lui |
2009.12.31
|
| 311 |
|
lap |
We lap our baby . |
Noun |
surround |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 312 |
|
lap |
I lived a house lapped in many trees. |
Verb |
to wrap somebody in something |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 313 |
|
latent |
There was a latent hostility in the letter to his mother. |
Adj |
That which is concealed; or which does not appear |
Arts |
riku |
2010.01.19
|
| 314 |
|
latter |
He always buys apples, oranges and pinapples. The latter is the most expensive. |
Adj |
near or at the end of something |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 315 |
|
lava |
After the eruptions, lava cooled and formed the famous yellow stones that gave their name to Yellowstone Park. |
Noun |
Hot liquid rock which comes out of the earth through a volcano, or the solid rock formed when it cools. |
Arts |
evelyne |
2009.12.31
|
| 316 |
|
law |
He broke the law by jaywalking |
Verb |
A rule that people use to require conformity |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.13
|
| 317 |
|
lawyer |
the lawyer has a very big pay check |
Noun |
a person who defends his client in a court of law |
Law |
bridging |
2009.12.31
|
| 318 |
|
lawyer |
the lawyer has a very big pay check |
Noun |
a person who defends his client in a court of law |
Law |
bridging |
2009.12.31
|
| 319 |
|
lazy |
Abdulhameed is a lazy student. |
Adj |
not wanting to work |
Arts |
ellen |
2009.12.31
|
| 320 |
|
lend |
He lend me the book |
Noun |
loan |
Arts |
fatin_hanisah |
2009.12.31
|
| 321 |
|
lexical |
it is lexical exercise |
Adj |
words |
Economics |
akoe |
2009.12.31
|
| 322 |
|
liable |
Grandparents are liable to allow their grandchildren to do things that the parents disapprove of. |
Noun |
to be liable to do something - to have a tendency to do something, to be likely to do something |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 323 |
|
literature |
Before you decide to buy you should read some literature on the product. |
Noun |
written information |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 324 |
|
locate |
I cannot locate my keys. |
Noun |
to discover or show the position of something |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 325 |
|
look |
look at the dog |
Verb |
to see |
Arts |
gabriel |
2009.12.31
|
| 326 |
|
look_up |
You can look_up any word in the dictionary |
Verb |
Search for, as a word in a dictionary |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 327 |
|
look_up |
I do not understand this word. I need to look_up in the dictionary. |
Verb |
search the meaning of a word |
Arts |
laura |
2009.12.31
|
| 328 |
|
looney |
This scheme is completely looney |
Adj |
Crazy, either from the supposed influence of the moon (lunar etc) or resembling the eerie cry of the loon (bird) |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.53
|
| 329 |
|
love |
I love you |
Verb |
to give affection to someone/something |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 330 |
|
loyalty |
loyalty is significant for friendship. |
Noun |
A feeling or attitude of devoted attachment and affection. Often used in the plural |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.56
|
| 331 |
|
macroeconomics |
...macroeconomics refers to a whole market economy. |
Noun |
the branch of economics which focuses on the general aspects of an economy, e.g. looking at the economic activity of an entire country |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 332 |
|
mad |
One day it`s bird flu, the next day it`s mad cow, the next day your hospital is inoperable over SARS. |
Adj |
fou, folle |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 333 |
|
mainstream |
The band reach mainstream audience by re-mixing their song Do-do wada. |
Adj |
Dominant in a general culture.[F.A] |
Arts |
harry |
2009.12.31
|
| 334 |
|
maintain |
The department maintains many close contracts with the chemical industry. |
Verb |
If you maintain something, you continue to have it, and do not let it stop or grow weaker. |
Arts |
elly |
2009.12.31
|
| 335 |
|
manage |
The Toronto experience is used as an example of how not to manage a public-health crisis |
Verb |
gérer |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 336 |
|
management |
The staff will ask management to purchase a water cooler. |
Noun |
The group of people who run an organisation. |
Commerce |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 337 |
|
manifold |
the causes of rooflessness are manifold |
Adj |
numerous and varied |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 338 |
|
market_share |
In telecommunications QTel has a large market_share but this will change soon. |
Noun |
percentage or part of all the possible sales within one kind of business |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 339 |
|
marry |
She wants to marry that teacher and spend her life with him |
Verb |
Become joined as man and wife at a wedding |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.28
|
| 340 |
|
meadow |
i`m walking in a flower meadow |
Noun |
a little plain . JSP |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 341 |
|
mediator |
consummate mediator |
Noun |
the people who act as a intermediary to work opposing sides in order to resolve |
Arts |
nara |
2009.12.31
|
| 342 |
|
megawatt |
Installed generating capacity totaled 67,121 megawatts in 2002. |
Noun |
million watts: one million watts |
Arts |
samuel |
2009.12.31
|
| 343 |
|
melodius |
She had a melodius voice |
Noun |
muscial, pleasant to listen to |
Arts |
anne |
2009.12.31
|
| 344 |
|
melodrama |
On tv yesterday were presenting a melodrama. |
Noun |
1. A drama, such as a play, film, or television program, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts. 2. The dramatic genre characterized by this treatment. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.33
|
| 345 |
|
menacingly |
The lion looks menacingly at me. |
Adj |
commination |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 346 |
|
mentioned |
Her name was never mentioned in our discussion. |
Verb |
referred to, spoken about, or written about |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 347 |
|
mere |
He is a mere child and not old enough to travel alone. |
Adj |
only; small or not important |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 348 |
|
metamorphose |
His eyes turned bloodshot,and he was metamorphosed into a raging devil. |
Verb |
change appearance. |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 349 |
|
method |
He uses interesting methods of teaching with Group_Lex. |
Noun |
a way of doing something |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 350 |
|
mild |
A mild pandemic would cut global economic growth nearly in half. |
Adj |
not violent, severe or extreme. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 351 |
|
multinational |
MacDonald`s is a multinational company. |
Adj |
a company that has offices in more than one country |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 352 |
|
munch |
Peter munched an orange at home today. |
Verb |
eating happily |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.19
|
| 353 |
|
name |
Thisa is a test of the new name function |
Noun |
A name is a word that represents a thing or person |
Arts |
musta_k |
2009.12.31
|
| 354 |
|
namesake |
This is a the band`s cinematic namesake. |
Noun |
One that is named after another |
Arts |
00shu_ |
2010.03.19 13.31
|
| 355 |
|
negative |
Being angry is negative. |
Adj |
Bad |
Arts |
maspaises |
2009.12.31
|
| 356 |
|
niche |
Many people says this is a niche camera. |
Noun |
A place, use, or work for which a person or thing is best suited. K.G |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 357 |
|
nominal |
He paid a nominal sum of $5 for the car |
Adj |
Nominal is related to name, so a sum in name, but in the sense of name only |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.17
|
| 358 |
|
nudge |
Georgia nudged me with her elbow. |
Verb |
poke, touch gently, often as a reminder to change behaviour |
Arts |
marlise |
2009.12.31
|
| 359 |
|
oblique |
The grief and loss that AIDS orphans experience in relation to their parents` deaths can only be obliquely approached. |
Adj |
indirectly stated or expressed; not straight forward |
Arts |
jing_wen |
2009.12.31
|
| 360 |
|
obtain |
To obtain her degree,she answered 81 questions over 10 papers. |
Verb |
To obtain something means to get it or achieve it. |
Arts |
sophia |
2009.12.31
|
| 361 |
|
occasion |
Weddings are important occasions and a very special event for everyone in a family. |
Noun |
a special time |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 362 |
|
operate |
He operates three businesses in Doha and runs two more in Al Wakra. |
Noun |
run |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 363 |
|
opportunity |
You will have more than one opportunity to write the test. |
Noun |
chance |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 364 |
|
orchard |
I went to the orchard to harvest many apples. |
Noun |
a place to make fruits |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 365 |
|
outgoing |
While Linda is outgoing, her brother is shy. |
Adj |
extroverted; openly friendly and responsive |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 366 |
|
pale |
Recession pales in comparison to the Great Depression |
Verb |
lose something |
Arts |
shelly_ |
2009.12.31
|
| 367 |
|
pastimes |
Skiing and skating are my favourite pastimes. |
Noun |
activities in free time |
Arts |
fatin_hanisah |
2009.12.31
|
| 368 |
|
peak |
everyone in a country expects peak in the economic |
Noun |
the higest point in real GDP before a recession |
Economics |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 369 |
|
peer |
They regarded me as their peer |
Noun |
a person who is equal in ability,standing,age,etc. |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.49
|
| 370 |
|
penstock |
The water go through the penstock yo the turbines in a hydroelectric facility. |
Noun |
water pipe: a sluice, channel, or pipe used to control or supply a flow of water to something such as a hydroelectric plant |
Arts |
samuel |
2009.12.31
|
| 371 |
|
perceive |
They only recognize badness when they perceive it in others. |
Verb |
If you perceive something, you see, notice, or realize it, especially when it si not obvious. |
Arts |
vicky |
2009.12.31
|
| 372 |
|
perspective |
Becoming a mother gave Helen a wholenew perspective on life |
Noun |
a way of thinking about something that is influenced by the type of person you are or the work to do |
Arts |
thao |
2009.12.31
|
| 373 |
|
peruse |
I will peruse the novel before the test. |
Verb |
to read intently and thoroughly |
Arts |
annie |
2009.12.31
|
| 374 |
|
pharmaceutical |
He works in a pharmaceutical company that makes medicines for colds and coughs. |
Adj |
related to drugs and medicine |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 375 |
|
phlogiston |
This wood cannot burn - there is no phlogiston in it! |
Noun |
By an old disproven theory, the substance in e.g. a piece of wood that burned (in fact, everything burns) |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 15.26
|
| 376 |
|
platter |
i gave myself to her on a platter |
Noun |
be available |
Arts |
taewon_moon |
2009.12.31
|
| 377 |
|
portray |
Shamrocks don`t exist so we can portray them any way we want to. |
Verb |
1 To depict or represent pictorially; make a picture of. 2 To depict or describe in words. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.11
|
| 378 |
|
positive |
Selfesteem is a reflection of how positive or negative a person’s self-concept is |
Adj |
overconfident |
Economics |
fumiko |
2009.12.31
|
| 379 |
|
positive |
I am a positive person |
Adj |
Having a good energy |
Arts |
maspaises82 |
2009.12.31
|
| 380 |
|
positive |
He was positive that he had seen it in the newspaper. |
Adj |
If you are positive about something, you are completely sure about it. |
Arts |
benjamin |
2009.12.31
|
| 381 |
|
positive |
He worked on the positive. |
Noun |
The positive in a situation is the good and aspects of it. |
Arts |
benjamin |
2009.12.31
|
| 382 |
|
post_office |
Take your letter to the post_office |
Noun |
A place to start the process of sending a letter... |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 383 |
|
preschooler |
A preschooler should not cross streets alone. |
Noun |
Child between the ages of 3-6 who attends kindergarten |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 384 |
|
prevalent |
a prevalent belief/view |
Adj |
very common at a particular time or in a particular place |
Arts |
kim |
2009.12.31
|
| 385 |
|
principle |
He has no principle at all. |
Noun |
a standard or rule of personal conduct |
Law |
parker |
2009.12.31
|
| 386 |
|
probable |
The manager was very good at his last job and it is probable that he will do well at his new job too. |
Adj |
almost sure, probably true |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 387 |
|
probing |
The most surprising error that many would-be applicants make is failing to take a very thorough, probing and analytical look at themselves and their objectives. |
Verb |
to make a searching exploratory investigation |
Arts |
ellen |
2009.12.31
|
| 388 |
|
process |
In the process of developing a microformat, you`ll likely get a lot of feedback from others interested in microformats. |
Noun |
a series of actions that you take in order to achieve a result |
Commerce |
tester |
2009.12.31
|
| 389 |
|
produce |
The company produces many kinds of sweets and candy. |
Verb |
to make |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 390 |
|
progeny |
She is a progeny of a famous actor. |
Noun |
An offspring of a person, animal, or plant |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 391 |
|
progeny |
I have one progeny. |
Noun |
child,offspring |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 392 |
|
promote |
I was promoted by my boss yesterday. |
Verb |
to get a higher position |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.57
|
| 393 |
|
property |
He owns alot of property in the city: two office buildings, three pieces of empty land, and a big house. |
Noun |
land or buildings; something owned by a person or company |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 394 |
|
proximity |
Near my house, there are some schools in close proximity. |
Noun |
near place |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.58
|
| 395 |
|
pumkin |
We use a pumkin to make a lantern (at Halloween) |
Noun |
It`s a big famous orange vegetable |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 396 |
|
quick |
I am quick today. |
Noun |
to be fast |
Arts |
us |
2009.12.31
|
| 397 |
|
quickly |
This case is symptomatic of just how quickly bad things can happen. |
Adv |
rapidement, vite |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 398 |
|
quiz |
The boy did well on his quiz. |
Noun |
A small test |
Arts |
seantquinn |
2009.12.31
|
| 399 |
|
qwerty |
qwerty is good |
Noun |
qwerty: the type of keyboard |
Economics |
max |
2009.12.31
|
| 400 |
|
race |
A person`s race does not determine his abilities. |
Noun |
a group of people sharing certain physical characteristics such as color of skin, type of hair, or shape of eyes and nose |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 401 |
|
random |
Our birdnapper had the bad luck of being caught in a random drug check at the airport. |
Adj |
happening, done or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 402 |
|
rather |
Would you rather have tea or coffee? You can have whatever you prefer. |
Adv |
prefer to |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 403 |
|
recent |
ALthough the company has always had problems, our recent problems are very different from our old problems. |
Adj |
close in time to today, not long ago |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 404 |
|
recession |
His factory closed down during the period of economic recession. |
Noun |
An extended decline in general business activity, typically two consecutive quarters of falling real gross national product. |
Economics |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.32
|
| 405 |
|
recession |
a recession is not good for nation`s economics |
Noun |
a decline in real GDP that lasts for at least six months. |
Economics |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 406 |
|
reciprocity |
You should think hard about reciprocity of each country when you work as a diplomat. |
Noun |
the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another. |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.57
|
| 407 |
|
recur |
Cancer is a disease which may recur. |
Verb |
to happen again, to be repeated |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 408 |
|
regard |
He is very famous for his kind heart and people regard him as a kind and generous man, as well as a good businessman. |
Verb |
to look at or to see |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 409 |
|
regardless |
The weather was terrible, but we carried on regardless. |
Adv |
paying no attention, even if the situation is bad or there are difficulties |
Arts |
kim |
2009.12.31
|
| 410 |
|
register |
Do these entries register on he user tracker? |
Verb |
Get recorded |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 411 |
|
religion |
Islam, Christianity and Judaism are all religions. |
Noun |
a system of belief about god or gods that includes prayers and worship |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 412 |
|
respondent |
As a respondent, Abdul get the wrong answering. |
Noun |
A people who answer something |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.55
|
| 413 |
|
retail_shop |
I bought my mobile phone in a retail_shop |
Noun |
It`s a shop where we can buy articles from only one brand |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 414 |
|
retailing |
He makes money by retailing a few expensive products in a small shop. |
Noun |
the business of selling to the public |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 415 |
|
retaining_wall |
I built a retaining_wall arround my swimming pool. |
Noun |
It`s a wall which keeps the earth from sliding. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 416 |
|
revoke |
The judge decided to revoke my uncle`s drivers` license because he had been caught speeding several times. |
Verb |
to cancel or end (consent or permission) |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 417 |
|
rich |
One day a letter arrived for me from a rich man in Transylvania. |
Adj |
Rich means having a lot of money or valuable possessions |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 418 |
|
rock |
They can see rocks that were once liquid and have cooled into strange shapes. |
Noun |
A large piece of rock or stone. |
Arts |
evelyne |
2009.12.31
|
| 419 |
|
role |
Who plays the leading role in this movie ? |
Noun |
It`s the same in french with a ^. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 420 |
|
russian |
I work on a russian project and i have to go to Russia. |
Adj |
Russia is the country where russian people live. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 421 |
|
sartorial |
He was a model of sartorial excellence |
Adj |
Well dressed, from `sartor` - tailor |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.30 13.57
|
| 422 |
|
save |
I save the money in the bank |
Verb |
keep |
Arts |
fatin_hanisah |
2009.12.31
|
| 423 |
|
scale |
He thinks it may happen fast, and on a global scale that will eliminate a large part of the human race. |
Noun |
échelle, envergure |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 424 |
|
scam |
nowadays there are many scams on the Internet. |
Noun |
A fraudulent business scheme; a swindle. |
Arts |
00shu_ |
2010.03.19 13.23
|
| 425 |
|
schedule |
He was late and so his secretary made changes to the schedule. |
Noun |
A plan of time and activities. |
Commerce |
mohammed |
2009.12.31
|
| 426 |
|
scorched |
The iron scorched the shirt |
Verb |
burn (usually surface) causing it to change color |
Arts |
gabriellllll |
2009.12.31
|
| 427 |
|
secure |
Children need to feel secure with a new babysitter. |
Adj |
free from anxiety |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 428 |
|
seems |
It seems that it`s going to rain. |
Verb |
It`s when you are not sure but you think. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 429 |
|
seize |
Authorities seized the birds. |
Verb |
take possession of something with legal authority. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 430 |
|
self-employed |
Now she works at QTel but her dream is to open her own company and to be self-employed. |
Adj |
not working for someone else but working for yourself |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 431 |
|
seneca |
I think seneca rocks |
Noun |
type of Roman senator, or native american |
Arts |
tom |
2010.02.08 19.11
|
| 432 |
|
sense |
sometimes we need to give more information about something we speak about to make sense |
Noun |
a definition, a meaning |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 433 |
|
sense_of_humor |
you can`t survive in the army without a sense_of_humor |
Noun |
the trait of appreciating the humorous |
Arts |
* |
2010.05.26 15.56
|
| 434 |
|
serial |
This guy is a serial adulterer |
Adj |
Refers to a series, a list of similars |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 19.38
|
| 435 |
|
serious |
This is a serious crisis we are undergoing |
Adj |
Real, authentic, not fake or trivial |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.47
|
| 436 |
|
set_off |
we were ready to set_off on our attack |
Verb |
intransitive verb start out on trip |
Arts |
quartabl |
2009.12.31
|
| 437 |
|
shady |
The sun was hot, and there were no trees to offer us shade. |
Noun |
slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun. |
Arts |
shadyrecord |
2009.12.31
|
| 438 |
|
shift |
There has been a shift in public opinion recently. |
Noun |
change of position or direction |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 439 |
|
shrubs |
I plant some shrubs in my garden. |
Noun |
The shrubs are small trees to make a hedge. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 440 |
|
sick |
She has a cold, she is sick. |
Verb |
not feeling well |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 441 |
|
signify |
Nobody really knows what the marks on the ancient stones signify. |
Noun |
to be a sign of something; to mean |
Arts |
taewon_moon |
2009.12.31
|
| 442 |
|
silent |
she is really silent. |
Adj |
A description used for people not talking so much. |
Arts |
* |
2010.05.18 15.21
|
| 443 |
|
similarities |
There are similarities and dissimilarities between the two teams. |
Noun |
common features |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 444 |
|
skeptical |
He is always skeptical about new products, and he prefers products that he has used before. |
Adj |
doubtful, in the habit of not believing, of questioning the truth (of claims or statements) |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 445 |
|
sketch |
he is working on the sketch of the new commercial area |
Noun |
a drawing |
Arts |
alain_toulouse |
2009.12.31
|
| 446 |
|
sloping |
My garden is sloping. |
Adj |
It`s the opposite of flat. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 447 |
|
sly |
The old fox was sly about getting other foxes to do his work for him. |
Adj |
Intelligent, but in a sneaky or selfish way |
Arts |
tom |
2010.03.30 17.45
|
| 448 |
|
smorgasbord |
In Sweden we find the smorgasbord with its take-what-you-want ethic. |
Noun |
1. an informal meal in which many different foods are put on a table and people serve themselves (cf. buffet) 2.a collection of similar things from which you can choose |
Arts |
harry |
2009.12.31
|
| 449 |
|
sniper |
There is a sniper hiding in the grass. |
Noun |
A skilled military shooter detailed to spot and pick off enemy soldiers from a concealed place. |
Commerce |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.28
|
| 450 |
|
snub |
I didn`t like her attitude when she snubbed me. |
Verb |
To ignore or behave coldly toward; slight |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.27
|
| 451 |
|
sophisticated |
Even though it sounds technongically sophisticated, OTEC technology is not new. |
Adj |
very complex or complicated |
Arts |
doris |
2009.12.31
|
| 452 |
|
spearhead |
Ryerson University is being threatened with a $10-million class-action lawsuit spearheaded by a student who was nearly expelled for running a Facebook study group where classmates swapped tips on homework questions. |
Verb |
To be a leader of something |
Arts |
00shu_ |
2010.03.19 13.33
|
| 453 |
|
speckled |
the car was speckled with mud from driving on the dirt road. |
Adj |
covered in small dots from being splashed. |
Arts |
bridging |
2009.12.31
|
| 454 |
|
spectre |
The spectre of the AIDS orphan, as it has circulated in global discourse across many forms of media, has linked the idea of parental death to various kinds lf social pathology |
Noun |
a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature |
Arts |
jing_wen |
2009.12.31
|
| 455 |
|
spirit |
In some religions people believe that after a person dies their spirit goes to heaven. |
Noun |
the part of a person which is not their body |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 456 |
|
stab |
Richard Haynes, 29, told court Thursday he was in a “zoned out” state when he pulled out a .45 calibre pistol and fired it at a man who had stabbed him in his mid-section earlier that day during an argument aboard another bus |
Verb |
to wound with a pointed weapon |
Law |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.27
|
| 457 |
|
stabbed |
Richard Haynes, 29, told court Thursday he was in a “zoned out” state when he pulled out a .45 calibre pistol and fired it at a man who had stabbed him in his mid-section earlier that day during an argument aboard another bus. |
Noun |
wound with a pointed weapon |
Law |
880 |
2010.03.19 13.32
|
| 458 |
|
staff |
When we work for a company, we belong to the staff of this firm |
Noun |
employees of a company |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 459 |
|
stall |
the horse lives in a stall. |
Noun |
a small room for horse |
Arts |
us |
2009.12.31
|
| 460 |
|
stall |
The horse lives in a stall within a barn |
Noun |
A small room in a barn |
Arts |
bridging |
2009.12.31
|
| 461 |
|
steamship |
This steamship which was made in this town is very good quality. |
Noun |
a ship powered by one or more steam engines |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 462 |
|
steering_wheel |
THE steering_wheel OF AN ENGLISH CAR IS ON THE RIGHT POSITION. |
Noun |
THE TOOL WHICH PERMITS TO GIVE THE DIRECTION OF A VEHICULE |
Arts |
alain_toulouse |
2009.12.31
|
| 463 |
|
stereo |
Could you turn down that bloody stereo please |
Noun |
A machine for playing music that has two speakers, giving trhe impression of a live performance |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 17.01
|
| 464 |
|
storm |
There is a terrible raging storm leaking down on Ingrid`s poor computer! |
Noun |
Weather characterized by wind and precipitation |
Commerce |
harry |
2009.12.31
|
| 465 |
|
stout |
a stout man |
Adj |
fat and solid-looking |
Arts |
bridging |
2009.12.31
|
| 466 |
|
strategy |
What is needed is a better strategy for winning this war. |
Noun |
a plan that calculates wins and losses |
Commerce |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 467 |
|
stratum |
the emerging new social stratum should not only be rich, but also responsible. |
Noun |
A level of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status |
Arts |
qxf |
2009.12.31
|
| 468 |
|
strength |
His mind has strength but his body is not as strong and he often gets sick. |
Noun |
the amount which something is strong or powerful |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 469 |
|
stroll |
I often stroll near my house. |
Noun |
To walk slowly |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 470 |
|
strop |
The barber Sweeney Todd stropped his razor as the gentleman took his seat |
Verb |
To sharpen (almost always a razor) using a piece of leather (old word + practice) |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 17.03
|
| 471 |
|
stuff |
In fact, bad stuff happens all the time. |
Noun |
affaires, choses, trucs. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 472 |
|
subject |
English is the subject of studyfor many peoples. |
Noun |
subject of study |
Arts |
habib |
2009.12.31
|
| 473 |
|
submerged |
The Dakar remains submerged in the sea, but its location is now known. |
Adj |
under the surface (of the sea, of consciousness) |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 474 |
|
subsidiary |
QNB Al Islami is a subsidiary of Qatar National Bank. |
Noun |
a company owned by another larger company |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 475 |
|
sufficient |
No one is variable is sufficient. |
Adj |
enough for a particular purpose |
Arts |
shelly_ |
2009.12.31
|
| 476 |
|
supportive |
Her parents were very supportive of her decision to divorce her husband. |
Adj |
approving, helpful |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 477 |
|
surface |
The surface is the outside or top of something - and is the top part we can see. |
Noun |
the outside or top layer of something |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 478 |
|
swell |
Morgues and funeral homes would swell with dead bodies. |
Verb |
to (cause to) increase in size or amount. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 479 |
|
swing |
The boy was moving back and forth on a swing. |
Noun |
a seat hanging from ropes or chain, usually used by children to play. |
Arts |
ali |
2009.12.31
|
| 480 |
|
talks |
Mongolia and the United States have signed an agreement providing Ulaanbaatar with $285 million worth of developmental aid. In an interview with Senior Correspondent André de Nesnera, Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar talks about the accord and his country`s political and economic development |
Noun |
oral communications |
Law |
lui |
2009.12.31
|
| 481 |
|
tape |
the tape of the mechanism broke suddenly |
Noun |
part of a recording support or a mechanism |
Arts |
alain_toulouse |
2009.12.31
|
| 482 |
|
telecommunications |
QTel is a very large telecommunications company in Qatar. |
Noun |
a business field that includes use of electonic and telephone services for sharing information |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 483 |
|
tenable |
an approach that leaves people out of the equation is no longer tenable |
Adj |
capable of bing maintained |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 484 |
|
tend |
Redheads tend to have light skin and to sunburn easily. |
Verb |
to be likely to, to have as a characteristic or direction |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 485 |
|
territory |
There are often wars in this territory. |
Noun |
An area of land; a region |
Commerce |
chloe |
2009.12.31
|
| 486 |
|
territory |
There are often wars in this territory. |
Noun |
An area of land; a region |
Commerce |
chloe |
2009.12.31
|
| 487 |
|
test |
tst test tst |
Noun |
experiment |
Arts |
tester |
2009.12.31
|
| 488 |
|
test_tube |
The test_tube was placed in the rack on the lab bench |
Noun |
A small glass cylindrical shape used for holding liquids |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 489 |
|
thank |
thank you for your love. |
Verb |
To tell someone that you are pleased and grateful for something they have done. |
Arts |
ali |
2009.12.31
|
| 490 |
|
theory |
assumption supporting statements of theory |
Noun |
a statement or set of statements designed to explain an event or group of events |
Economics |
yuexie |
2009.12.31
|
| 491 |
|
theory |
His theory is that life rewards the deserving. |
Noun |
An idea or interpretation of how something works |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.07
|
| 492 |
|
threat |
Dr. John Blatherwick says the threat of a flu pandemic is grossly exaggerated. |
Noun |
menace |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 493 |
|
thrifty |
The Scots housewife is noted for being thrifty |
Adj |
Unlikely to spend money unnecessarily |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.39
|
| 494 |
|
thrill |
It was quite a thrill to think we would all die in that spectacular manner |
Noun |
Exciting emotion |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.43
|
| 495 |
|
thus |
He was late and thus he missed th introduction to the lesson. |
Adv |
therefore, in this way |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 496 |
|
tide |
I want to go to tide. |
Noun |
A place that is built the water. |
Economics |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 497 |
|
tight |
it was a tight squeeze but we got everyone in |
Adj |
hard , closed to somebody |
Arts |
alain_toulouse |
2009.12.31
|
| 498 |
|
tiles |
Many houses are built with tiles on the roof |
Noun |
It is something used to cover the roof of a house |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 499 |
|
toil |
I toil to search for a task. |
Verb |
labor,work |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 500 |
|
torment |
That child is a torment to us. |
Noun |
unbearable physical pain |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 501 |
|
traits |
Everybody have their own traits. |
Adj |
characteristics,qualities |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.50
|
| 502 |
|
treasure |
the treasure has been stolen |
Noun |
something valuable or precious |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 503 |
|
treaty |
We take part in a treaty review. |
Noun |
An agreement between political units. |
Law |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 504 |
|
treaty_ |
China and USA signed a treaty_to exchange goods |
Noun |
agreement between states: a formal contract or agreement negotiated between countries or other political entities |
Economics |
yaser |
2009.12.31
|
| 505 |
|
trend |
Wearing pink pants is a strange trend. |
Noun |
Tendency; a current style of fashion. K.G |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 506 |
|
trend |
In the past people saved until they had enough money to buy a car. The trend now is to borrow money to buy a car. |
Noun |
direction of movement, general change in something |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 507 |
|
trial |
A man from Seattle is on trial for the murder. |
Noun |
a court of law where cases are tried in the first place, as opposed to an appeals court. |
Law |
mesut |
2009.12.31
|
| 508 |
|
trial |
Put the routine through several trials |
Noun |
Test, try-out |
Arts |
tom |
2009.12.31
|
| 509 |
|
triscadecaphobia |
certain people would perceptibly suffer from the a sympotom called triscadecaphobia as they come across numerical particularly NO.13! |
Noun |
fear of number 13 |
Arts |
jiang_wen |
2009.12.31
|
| 510 |
|
truncate |
I came to learn that the young people`s `shyness`had to do with the way in which children in Okhahlamba are taught repertoires of respect that take the form ot truncated verbal exchanges with older people. |
Verb |
to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short |
Arts |
jing_wen |
2009.12.31
|
| 511 |
|
trustworthy |
James is trustworthy. He is always up to his promises. |
Adj |
Someone you can trust |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 512 |
|
turbine |
A water turbine is much like a windmill. |
Noun |
machine powered by rotating blades: a machine in which a moving fluid such as steam acts on the blades of a rotor to produce rotational motion that can be transformed to electrical or mechanical power |
Arts |
samuel |
2009.12.31
|
| 513 |
|
turkey |
Put the turkey on the Thanksgiving table |
Noun |
A large bird of the species `fowl` which provides a lot of meat |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.30 14.55
|
| 514 |
|
twain |
And nay never the twain shall meet |
Noun |
Archaic for two |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 16.26
|
| 515 |
|
umbrella |
It is raining, I need to take my umbrella. |
Noun |
An umbrella keeps you dry when it is running. |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 516 |
|
underlie |
Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders. |
Noun |
to be a hidden cause of or strong influence on something |
Arts |
taewon_moon |
2009.12.31
|
| 517 |
|
undesirable |
It is undesirable weather for going on a picnic. |
Adj |
not wanted, liked, or approved of |
Arts |
lancer |
2009.12.31
|
| 518 |
|
unfit |
The young man was unfit to care for his baby because he was an alcoholic. |
Adj |
not suitable or good enough |
Arts |
lynne |
2009.12.31
|
| 519 |
|
utilized |
The concept of a heat engine is very common in engineering, and energy utilized by huamns uses it in some form. |
Adj |
put to use |
Arts |
doris |
2009.12.31
|
| 520 |
|
verdict |
I can give a verdict |
Noun |
Decision |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.52
|
| 521 |
|
versed |
He is well versed in the issues of global trade |
Adj |
experienced, knowledgeable |
Arts |
* |
2010.06.05 23.27
|
| 522 |
|
viking |
A viking came to my house yesterday for some beer. |
Noun |
1. One of a seafaring Scandinavian people who raided the coasts of northern and western Europe from the eighth through the tenth century. 2. A Scandinavian. |
Arts |
880 |
2010.03.19 12.55
|
| 523 |
|
virtually |
That wine stain on my shirt has virtually disappeared |
Adv |
Almost |
Arts |
770 |
2010.05.26 15.50
|
| 524 |
|
visit |
I am going to visit my mother today |
Verb |
to go and spend time in a place or with someone, especially for pleasure or interest: |
Arts |
hojin |
2009.12.31
|
| 525 |
|
visit |
I am going to visit my mother today |
Verb |
to go and spend time in a place or with someone, especially for pleasure or interest |
Arts |
celine |
2009.12.31
|
| 526 |
|
visualize_ |
The graphs visualize_economic growth |
Verb |
to form a picture of someone and something in your mind, in order to imagine or remember them. |
Arts |
dick |
2009.12.31
|
| 527 |
|
vocabulary |
I learned an important vocabulary. |
Noun |
words |
Arts |
jing_wen |
2009.12.31
|
| 528 |
|
volcano |
However, an ancient and extremely violent volcano created the great beauty of Yellowstone. |
Noun |
A mountain with a large circular hole at the top through which lava (= hot liquid rock), gases, steam and dust are or have been forced out. |
Arts |
evelyne |
2009.12.31
|
| 529 |
|
wage |
His wage is higher than when he started at the company 10 years ago. |
Noun |
money paid for work |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 530 |
|
waiving |
He pleaded guilty Monday to attempted murder, waiving his right to a preliminary hearing and trial |
Verb |
To give up (a claim or right) voluntarily; relinquish. See synonyms at relinquish. |
Arts |
00shu_ |
2010.03.19 13.29
|
| 531 |
|
wannabe |
She dresses just like that girl on Dancing with the stars. She`s such a wannabe |
Noun |
Somebody who imitates another person, often a celebrity. Wannabe is a reduced idea of want to be |
Arts |
john |
2009.12.31
|
| 532 |
|
warm_up |
before a competition , an athlete must warm_up |
Verb |
to get ready, to animate |
Arts |
alain_toulouse |
2009.12.31
|
| 533 |
|
warns |
If the avian flu virus were to spread globally, the impact would be devastating, she warns. |
Verb |
to make someone aware of a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 534 |
|
wasp |
a wasp`s sting |
Noun |
an insect |
Arts |
tami |
2009.12.31
|
| 535 |
|
waste |
Whenever huge populations of animals are raised by fewer and fewer groups of people there is more waste. |
Noun |
an unnecessary or wrong use of money, substances, time, energy, abilities, etc. |
Arts |
abdeslam |
2009.12.31
|
| 536 |
|
wave |
He waved goodbye with his hand as he drove away. |
Verb |
to move the hand in a back and forth motion |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 537 |
|
weary |
The weary traveller sat down by the side of the road. |
Adj |
tired |
Arts |
unknown |
2009.12.31
|
| 538 |
|
witches |
witches scare small children except at halloween |
Noun |
they are imaginary female characters who use a broomstick to fly |
Arts |
cs |
2009.12.31
|
| 539 |
|
workforce |
The workforce in Qatar includes workers from many countries. |
Noun |
people who work in a company, business sector or country |
Commerce |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 540 |
|
worth |
He paid 10 million dollars for the company but it was only worth 5 million dollars. That was a big mistake! |
Noun |
value, price |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 541 |
|
www |
Lok it up on the www |
Noun |
These letters stand for World Wide Web |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.03
|
| 542 |
|
xenophobic |
The islands adopted a xenophobic approach to the missionaries and their famous `position` |
Adj |
Hating (phobie) foreigners (xenons - Greek) |
Arts |
tom |
2010.01.29 15.13
|
| 543 |
|
youth |
All young people have youth and beauty but both are lost as you get older. |
Noun |
the time when people or animals are young |
Arts |
cdm |
2009.12.31
|
| 544 |
|
zealot |
My uncle is a religious zealot. |
Noun |
a person with extreme passion about an idea |
Law |
pat |
2009.12.31
|