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word: childhood- noun
sentence: I spent my childhood in Arizona
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word: Journalist - noun
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1. a person who practices the occupation or profession of journalism
2. a person who keeps a journal diary, or other record of daily events.
Sentence:
Jun is going to work as a journalist, writing articles about ASU for Tempe newspaper and Sun magazine.
word: Beggar
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noun
1. a person who begs alms or lives by begging
2. a penniless person.
3. a wretched fellow; rogue: the surly beggar who collects the rents.
Sentence:
1. And a lot of what happens here would beggar even a dolphin's understanding.
2. Our objective is that no beggar should be put in jail, but into a rehabilitative place.
3. Do not give in to his pleading eyes and reward him with a tidbit or he will become a constant beggar.
word: Secret
Definition:
adjective
1. done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
2. kept from the knowledge of any but the initiated or privileged: a secret password.
3. faithful or cautious in keeping confidential matters confidential; close-mouthed; reticent.
Sentence: 1. Bribery, betting and betrayal are the order of the day, and secret negotiations and clandestine plots abound.
2. Design a lampshade with a secret bloom that stays hidden till you switch on the light.
3. Other than that, there's not some secret place that writing groups hide.
word: Surrounded
Definition: verb (used with object)
1. to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
2. to form an enclosure round; encircle: A stone wall surrounds the estate.
3. to enclose (a body of troops, a fort or town, etc.) so as to cut off communication or retreat.
Sentence:
verb
1. Soon, however, all trace of the opening is lost and the ovum is then completely surrounded by the uterine mucous membrane.
2. The mansion itself had once been a cloister for decrepit nuns, and was surrounded by a sculpted garden.
3. If the heated air is surrounded by nothing but air, it will push the surrounding air aside.
word: Research
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1. to search or search for again.
research[ ri-surch, ree-surch ]
noun
1. diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
2. a particular instance or piece of research.
Sentence:
1. Inequality research is one of those areas of social study that has only one acceptable answer.
2. So we've taken it upon ourselves to do a little research for you.
3. Research on chimpanzees is no longer necessary to fight many diseases.
Word: expedition
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Noun
- A journey or excursion undertaken for a specific purpose .
- The group of persons making such a journey - efficient promptness.
- A sending or setting forth.
Sentence:
- Could he really have seen a yeti (fair-haired, brunette or otherwise) on one such foraging expedition?
- Expedition in the Himalayas and previously unpublished in their entirety.
- He has led expeditions to Canada, the USA, South America, and Europe.
Word: possible
Definition:
Adjective
- Being within the limits of ability, capacity, or realization.
- Being what may be conceived, be done, or occur according to nature, custom, or manners.
- Being something that may or may not occur.
- Being something that may or may not be true or actual.
- Having an indicated potential.
Sentence:
- Many technologies are combining to make davic concepts possible.
- Possible solutions to this problem.
- With the disk drive, loading speed was substantially increased and it became possible to use program overlays.
Word: creek
Definition:
Noun
- A small inlet or bay narrower and extending farther inland than a cove.
- A natural stream of water normally smaller than and often tributary to a river.
- A narrow or winding passage.
Sentence:
- Pill a tidal creek with a soft mud bottom.
- The auto Canada creek insurance ranch benefits of entail a major.
- There are many interesting muddy creeks deep enough to anchor small boats.
Word: several
Definition:
Adjective
- Separate or distinct from one another.
- Individually owned or controlled.
- Of or relating separately to each individual involved.
- Being separate and distinctive.
- More than one.
- More than two but fewer than many.
- Being a great many.
Sentence:
- Several of the tracks.
- A little later, she slapped another student on the back several times with her hands.
- Several months have been full of interest.
Word: desert
Definition:
Noun
- Land with usually vegetation.
- Such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of rainfall annually.
- An area of water apparently of life.
- A wild uninhabited and uncultivated tract.
- A or forbidding area.
Sentence:
- They might be like a beautiful garden or a barren desert.
- To begin with the city was laid out on a desert surface of yellow sand and grayish gravel over an underlying harder stony desert.
- But the featureless desert led many tomahawks to wander away like so many lost patrols, according to pentagon studies.
Word: adventure
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noun
1.
an exciting or very unusual experience.
2.
participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: the spirit of adventure.
3.
a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action of uncertain outcome.
4.
a commercial or financial speculation of any kind; venture.
5.
Obsolete .
a.
peril; danger; risk.
b.
chance; fortune; luck.
Sentence:
A trip to a forest is quite an adventure.
Word: organization
Definition:
noun
1.
the act or process of organizing.
2.
the state or manner of being organized.
3.
something that is organized.
4.
organic structure; composition: The organization of this painting is quite remarkable.
5.
a group of persons organized for some end or work; association: a nonprofit organization.
Sentence:
He's coming to work for me in my organization
Word: remote
Definition:
adjective
1.
far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.
2.
out-of-the-way; secluded: a remote village; a remote mountaintop.
3.
distant in time: remote antiquity.
4.
distant in relationship or connection: a remote ancestor.
5.
operating or controlled from a distance, as by remote control: a remote telephone answering machine.
Sentence:
A station in a remote or sparsely populated location.
Word: edge
Definition:
noun
1.
a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
2.
a brink or verge: the edge of a cliff; the edge of disaster.
3.
any of the narrow surfaces of a thin, flat object: a book with gilt edges.
4.
a line at which two surfaces of a solid object meet: an edge of a box.
5.
the thin, sharp side of the blade of a cutting instrument or weapon.
Sentence:
We were on a hill, right on the edge of town.
Word: ashore
Definition:
— adv
1. towards or onto land from the water: we swam ashore
— adj , — adv
2. on land, having come from the water: a day ashore before sailing
Sentence:
The ship was blow ashore.
civil war
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a war between political factions or regions within the same country.
( civil war is a worst thing to a country )
trade adjective.
noun
1.
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
2.
a purchase or sale; business deal or transaction.
3.
an exchange of items, usually without payment of money.
4.
any occupation pursued as a business or livelihood.
5.
some line of skilled manual or mechanical work; craft: the trade of a carpenter; printer's trade.
( my brother get a new trade)
find
verb, found, find·ing, noun.
verb (used with object)
1.
to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
2.
to locate, attain, or obtain by search or effort: to find an apartment; to find happiness.
3.
to locate or recover (something lost or misplaced): I can't find my blue socks.
4.
to discover or perceive after consideration: to find something to be true.
5.
to gain or regain the use of: His anger finally helped him find his tongue.
(finally i find my wallet)
diversity
noun, plural di·ver·si·ties.
1.
the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness.
2.
variety; multiformity.
3.
a point of difference.
(there's a lot of the diversity on our life )
creatures
noun
1.
an animal, especially a nonhuman: the creatures of the woods and fields; a creature from outer space.
2.
anything created, whether animate or inanimate.
3.
person; human being: She is a charming creature. The driver of a bus is sometimes an irritable creature.
4.
an animate being.
5.
a person whose position or fortune is owed to someone or something and who continues under the control or influence of that person or thing: The cardinal was a creature of Louis XI.
( when i went to the zoo i saw some kinda of creatures)
World : crucial - adjective
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1. involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical: a crucial experiment.
2. severe; trying.
3. of the form of a cross; cross-shaped.
Sentence : He is crucial star.
World : cultivation - Noun
Definition
1. the act or art of cultivating.
2. the state of being cultivated.
3. culture; refinement
Sentence : He worked hard to cultivate the waste land.
World : district – Noun
Definition
1. a division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
2. a region or locality: the theater district; the Lake District.
3. British . a subdivision of a county or a town.
4. the District, the District of Columbia; Washington, D.C.
verb (used with object)
5. to divide into districts.
Sentence : My apartment chose district heating to be warm in winter.
World : remove – verb
Definition
1. to move from a place or position; take away or off: to remove the napkins from the table.
2. to take off or shed (an article of clothing): to remove one's jacket.
3. to move or shift to another place or position; transfer: She removed the painting to another wall.
4. to put out; send away: to remove a tenant.
5. to dismiss or force from a position or office; discharge: They removed him for embezzling.
Sentence : I am going to remove paint on wall.
World : within – adverb
Definition
1. in or into the interior or inner part; inside.
2. in or into a house, building, etc.; indoors: The fire was burning on the hearth within.
3. on, or as regards, the inside; internally.
4. inside an enclosed place, area, room, etc.: He was startled by a cry from within.
5. in the mind, heart, or soul; inwardly.
Sentence : I am willing to help, within limits.
1 specializes-adjective
ReplyDeleted- To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study.
s- I have specialized knowledge.
2 meaningful-adjective
d- Having meaning, function, or purpose.
s-This book is meaningful for me.
3 recycle-verb
d-To start a different cycle in.
s-This paper was recycled.
4 reveal-verb
d-To make known (something concealed or secret)
s-I reveal my real intention.
5 dispose-verb
d- To place or set in a particular order; arrange.
s-I disposed of waste.
1- utensil - noun ( things )
ReplyDeleteAny instrument or vessels commonly used in a kitchen , dairy , etc
Ex: where is the fishing utensils ?
2- the source - noun ( place )
any thing or place from which something comes .
Ex: which food are source of calcium ?
3- to baffle - verb ( to confuse )
To confuse ,bewilder or , perplex .
Ex: He was baffled by the technical language of the instructions.
4- to purchase - verb ( to buy )
To acquire by the payment of money or it's equivalent
Ex: Twenty dollars purchases a subscription
5- to reduce - verb ( to became smaller )
To bring down to a smaller extent , size , amount , number etc
You have a heavy bag , reduce one's weight by 10 pounds .