v. pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
E.g. Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures.
n. period of greatest popularity, success, or power; golden age
E.g. In their heyday, the San Francisco Forty-Niners won the Super Bowl two years running.
v. prevent from being seen or discovered
E.g. But he did not hide their disagreement over Kyoto.
v. long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
E.g. We plan to hike the Rockies this summer.
n. long walk or march; often abrupt increase or rise
E.g. Winning the debate over a tax hike is guaranteed hard slogging.
n. one who is from the hills, especially from a rural area, lacking of refinement or sophistication
E.g. This is a page about the hillbilly joke.
a. mountainous; having mountainous and crags
E.g. As we advanced to the northward from Botany Bay, the land gradually increased in height, so that in this latitude it may be called a hilly country.
v. put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
E.g. Developing countries were exempt, as it was felt cutbacks would hinder development and add to the existing burden of debt.
n. region; remote and undeveloped area
E.g. They will head into an undiscovered hinterland this afternoon.
a. made at home, usually by hands
E.g. Kids eat homemade bread at lunch.
a. plain; simple; made of cloth spun or woven in the home
E.g. I like the air of homespun country boys.
a. of the same or similar nature or kind
E.g. Because the student body at Elite Prep was so homogeneous, Sara decided to send daughter to another school that offered greater cultural diversity.
n. line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
E.g. Over the horizon is a Britain that pays its way in the world.
n. one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
E.g. A kilogram of rhino horn powder fetches nearly forty thousand US dollars at Asia's markets, because it's used for local medicines.
v. provide living quarters for; lodge; contain; harbor
E.g. These cottages house tens of students.
n. marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
E.g. Humanist believes we can live meaningful, decent and moral lives without superstitious or religious beliefs.
a. pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
E.g. This is an organization dedicated to educating the public about humanistic beliefs.
n. philanthropic; one devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
E.g. Oxfam is making a big appeal for humanitarian aid to Darfur and neighboring Chad, where millions of people have been made homeless by fighting.
a. low or inferior in station or quality; modest
E.g. 'May it please your Majesty,' said Two, in a very humble tone, going down on one knee as he spoke, 'we were trying--'
n. quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
E.g. "A certain humility is required for this game," says Angela, who is running her brother Pat's campaign.
n. pendent spear of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
E.g. An icicle is a spike of ice formed when water dripping or falling from another object freezes.
a. having the nature of an idiom; characteristic of a given language
E.g. It is a reference of 2733 English idioms and idiomatic expressions with definitions.
a. produced under conditions involving intense heat
E.g. Igneous rock is rock formed by solidification from a molten state.
v. provide or brighten with light; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
E.g. Yes, I have hidden her; neither the light of the sun, nor any social taper shall again illuminate her kindly face.
n. misleading vision; being deceived by a false perception or belief
E.g. Puncturing this illusion is the key to winning the battle of ideas.
n. picture; drawing; showing by example
E.g. My favorite illustration is in chapter 13, when Peter eats stew at Leo's house.
a. marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
E.g. This paper shows us an imaginative use of material.
v. copy the actions, appearance, mannerisms, or speech of; mimic; use or follow as a model
E.g. I can't imitate him, and so I am not going to try to; but he has really done it pretty good.
a. not deferred by an interval of time; present; occurring at once; instant
E.g. Though the child is not in immediate danger the work seems to ponder the possibilities of the outcome.
ad. proximately; directly; without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once
E.g. They phoned immediately they reached home.
n. one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
E.g. His is a glamorous version of the American immigrant dream, arriving as a mere Austrian bodybuilder before finding fame, fortune and wife.
n. migration into a place; moving into a place
E.g. Relations between Morocco and Spain have been at low ebb now, first because of a breakdown in talks over Spanish fishing rights and, recently, over the illegal immigration issue.
n. protection; exemption from normal legal duties
E.g. The local animals often have some natural immunity to the disease.
a. not biased; fair; showing lack of favoritism
E.g. You know, you've got to remain impartial in all of this, Sheriff.
a. not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof
E.g. This new material is impermeable to liquids.
v. mimic; imitate; assume or act the character of represent another person with comic intentions
E.g. She used to impersonate Madonna in evening parties.
n. pretending to be another person; representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect
E.g. Tina just makes it funnier because her impersonation is so accurate.
v. put into effect; supply with tools
E.g. The mayor was unwilling to implement the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.
a. readily or easily influenced; suggestible; capable of receiving impressions; emotional
E.g. I just hoped that Richards would finally realize that people, especially impressionable kids, do indeed look up to him.
a. making a strong or vivid impression; producing a strong effect
E.g. From a distance, downtown Johannesburg looks impressive, a collection of skyscrapers and neon lights.