a. mutually dependent; reliant on one another
E.g. The NWO intends to make all nations interdependent, meaning that no nation can be allowed to be self sufficient.
n. obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding
E.g. He's denounced western criticism before as interference in his country's internal affairs and he's called on his people to pay no attention.
a. linked or locked closely together; act of meshing together
E.g. An interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check.
a. middle; lying between two extremes
E.g. They are all from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands.
a. periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
E.g. The outdoor wedding reception had to be moved indoors to avoid the intermittent showers that fell on and off all afternoon.
a. occurring among or involving several people
E.g. When being in interpersonal situations, John was hard to get chance to speak.
n. point where lines intersect; act of intersecting
E.g. The street will be widened as part of the construction of the new Golden Ears Route and 176 Street intersection.
n. pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units
E.g. The first week, it spouted every five hours, but recently the interval is eight hours.
a. relating to essential nature of a thing; inherent; built-in
E.g. Although my grandmother's china has little intrinsic value, I shall always cherish it for the memories it evokes.
a. looking within oneself; thoughtful about oneself; studying or exhibiting one's own internal state
E.g. A renowned Tibetan lama pointed out that Westerners think people in the East tend to be more introspective and less concerned with material success.
a. projecting inward; entering as an improper or unwanted
E.g. I really wanted to be there, even though I was uncomfortable with the idea of intruding into a very personal time.
v. overwhelm; cover with water, especially floodwaters
E.g. Until the great dam was built, the waters of the Nile used to inundate the river valley like clockwork every year.
v. move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
E.g. During the one-day visit Hun Sen also accused Thailand of plotting to invade again.
n. one who invades; assailant; encroacher; intruder
E.g. We can hope that because the invader is being closely watched for, he may never come.
n. raid; attack; act of invading, especially the entrance of an armed force into a territory to conquer
E.g. With that UFO news down here in Texas recently, it could make one wonder whether the invasion is about to begin.
a. opposite; reversed in order, nature, or effect; turned upside down
E.g. There is an inverse ratio between the strength of light and its distance.
n. outer region of the Earth's atmosphere
E.g. The ionosphere is the uppermost part of the atmosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation.
a. not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
E.g. In the report they found that dividends are irrelevant to a company's value.
a. not able to be corrected or repaired
E.g. Any misdirected effort at manipulation or pressure may result in irreparable injury to the parts.
a. overwhelming; tempting; charming
E.g. The next day and the day after, he hung about the court-room, drawn by an almost irresistible impulse to go in, but forcing himself to stay out.
a. reckless; carefree; showing lack of care for consequences
E.g. He behaved like an irresponsible idiot.
v. rouse to impatience or anger; annoy; provoke
E.g. Now you had better go; for if you stay longer, you will perhaps irritate me.
n. plan of trip; guidebook for traveler
E.g. If your itinerary is the Empire State, the Statue of Liberty, Times Square and Chinatown, a standard guidebook will do quite nicely.
n. pitcher; vase; small, cylindrical container for food, normally made of glass or clay
E.g. She did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards.
n. one who makes or deals in jewels and ornaments of precious metal
E.g. The latest report said that jeweler was selling manufactured diamonds as natural diamonds.
n. magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
E.g. Published twice yearly, the journal is an open access, online publication.
n. profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media
E.g. She went on to earn a degree in journalism from the University of Idaho in 1987, coming back to Alaska to be a sports commentator in Anchorage.
a. pertaining to journals or newspapers, or journalism
E.g. By fostering superior journalistic writing from scholarly research, the School's aim is to improve the standard of professional journalism.
n. liquid; liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue
E.g. The number of products recalled from the shops is very high, with angry reporting from dead flies in tomato juice to a lizard in a bag of potato chips.
n. point in time, especially a critical point; joining point
E.g. That, really, at this juncture is our best hope of avoiding two unacceptable alternatives, a nuclear powered Iran or using military force against them.
n. quality of being just; practical conformity to human or divine law; equity; uprightness
E.g. Alice had never been in a court of justice before.
n. outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog
E.g. She assumed her dogs in kennel in snow day.
a. relating to, or produced by motion; dynamic
E.g. For the electric automobile, light and efficient storage batteries is the source of the kinetic energy to propel the vehicle.
n. rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy
E.g. On the outskirts of the capital of the ancient kingdom is Yangdong Village.
n. maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages
E.g. You know, Michelle, one thing contributing to this labyrinth is the nation's biggest private employer, Wal-Mart.
n. organ of the neck of mammals involved in breath control, protection of the trachea and sound production
E.g. Anyone can rig up a machine to make somebody's larynx sing after their death?
n. optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
E.g. What are examples of laser that are used in health care facilities?
a. present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden
E.g. Existing arrangements contain latent functions that can be neither seen nor replaced by the reformer.
a. liberal; wasteful; excessive spending
E.g. I would fly to Paris and stay in lavish hotels if someone else were paying.
n. litigation; suit at law or in equity; action or proceeding in a civil court
E.g. Five people in New York have filed a lawsuit against the city government to stop random bag searches in the city's subway.