n. capacity; skill
E.g. A diplomat at the New Zealand High Commission here, said the ability of the population of Tikopia to withstand Cyclone Zoe was the result of years of experience and resilience built up over generations.
a. burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
E.g. But when he saw this small new-comer his soul was all ablaze with bliss in a moment.
v. cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
E.g. In a letter to the British government, the EU has demanded that Britain abolish laws protecting religious freedom rights with regards to "sexual orientation."
n. a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
E.g. Born to free blacks in Maryland, Frances Watkins Harper was a poet and a teacher who became active in the abolitionist struggle in the 1850s.
v. be full of; be plentiful
E.g. The rooms abound with screaming children.
a. broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
E.g. Eliza's greeting was delivered in a short, abrupt voice, without a smile; and then she sat down again, fixed her eyes on the fire, and seemed to forget me.
v. assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
E.g. By contrast, what students can absorb from a one-day visit to a college are the tangibles.
v. border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
E.g. Where our estates abut, we must build a fence.
n. a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
E.g. A scientist born after 1970s 1st was selected as academician candidate.
n. approach; entry; entrance
E.g. It remains to be seen whether the multinationals like Chevron, Exxon Mobil, and BP will give in to Mr Chavez's brinksmanship as they know he needs them as much as they need access to his oil.
n. attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
E.g. Whitehouse.gov includes several features designed to improve accessibility for users with disabilities. Some of these features are described below.
n. additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
E.g. Another accessory is a tripod, which is needed to prevent camera shake especially when the shutter speed drops below tenth second at a wide angle shot.
v. applaud; announce with great approval
E.g. The NBC sportscasters acclaim every American victory in the Olympics and decried every American defeat.
n. act of accompanying someone or something
E.g. I have swallowed the remainder with an accompaniment of secret tears, forced from me by the exigency of hunger.
a. attendant; concomitant
E.g. Both men plus a host of accompanying ministers will focus on common ground.
n. achievement; fulfillment
E.g. Bessie's accounts of school-discipline were somewhat appalling, her details of certain accomplishment attained by these same young ladies were, I thought, equally attractive.
n. a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; reeds that are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player
E.g. This web includes an excellent page describing in technical detail the differences between different accordion keyboards - piano, chromatic, and uniform.
n. narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event
E.g. What is the account for this loss?
v. authorize; commission; give credit for
E.g. And you will discover that governmental agencies accredit rubber stamp for private regional groups.
v. blame; condemn
E.g. He then went on to accuse the West of hypocrisy in criticising Russia's human rights record.
n. act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
E.g. It has received an unsolicited, 15 dollar a share acquisition proposal from partners.
n. abbreviation
E.g. Acronym has been an integral part of computer culture, and many originated in the military and government sectors.
v. cause someone to become dependent; indulge in; be devoted to
E.g. In this country, for instance, if you carry a clean needle the police are likely to arrest you for being a drug addict; a woman carrying a condom will be arrested as a prostitute, all of which just encourages the spread of the disease.
n. devoted adherent; a fan; one who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity
E.g. Would you trust a heroin addict with your bank account number?
a. causing or characterized by addiction
E.g. That worries the department because of the addictive nature of nicotine.
n. addition; supplement
E.g. Select color mixing to see a demonstration of additive and subtractive color mixing.
a. adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
E.g. Philip's best friend Jason lived only four houses down the block, close but not immediately adjacent.
v. be next to; be contiguous to; border on
E.g. A breakfast-room would adjoin the drawing-room, I slipped in there.
v. adapt; regulate
E.g. The opera house was handed over by the builders nearly a year ago, but it's taken many months to install new stage machinery and to adjust the acoustics.
n. clay; brick ;sun-dried brick; structure built with this type of brick
E.g. Because of this thickness, the inside temperature of an adobe remains fairly constant and comfortable year-round.
n. a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
E.g. These students are adolescent boys and girls.
v. accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
E.g. In a late-night session, the United States, which has blocked most of the recent efforts to adopt resolutions on the Middle East, put forward its own proposal and rallied Council support.
n. act of accepting with approval
E.g. 'In that case,' said the Dodo solemnly, rising to its feet, 'I move that the meeting adjourn, for the immediate adoption of more energetic remedies--' .
n. coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
E.g. Reasoning by analogy, we can come to no other conclusion, unless their advent is anticipated by the arrival of ready-made colonists from the more advanced earth, like ourselves.
v. associate; incorporate
E.g. Our Affiliate programs empower our associates to earn commissions and receive ticket discounts.
v. assert; confirm
E.g. Briggs calmly took a paper from his pocket, and read out in a sort of official, nasal voice:-- "I affirm and can prove that on the 20th of October."
n. cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
E.g. Even in the midst of her affliction, Elizabeth tried to keep up the spirits of those around her.
a. able to pay for
E.g. I think in the developing world we need treatments that are more affordable and more accessible , and we need an HIV vaccine that can have the same impact on the HIV epidemic as vaccines have had on polio, smallpox and other diseases.
n. anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
E.g. The result of all this agitation is an unsettlement that paralyzes business.
v. be broadcast on television or radio
E.g. The tidbits that will air on tonight's 6 o'clock news.