v. explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
E.g. NASA has launched its Contour spacecraft, one of a series of missions designed to investigate comets.
n. detailed inquiry or systematic examination; inquiry
E.g. The investigation into Kerim Chatty will continue but prosecutors said the belief that he was trying to hijack the plane is now not so strong.
n. expression by deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; witty language used to insult
E.g. That most of us miss the irony is a vivid demonstration of our blindness.
v. expose to radiation; cast rays of light upon
E.g. It's the fourth U.S. plant built by SureBeam, which uses electron beams and X-rays to irradiate food.
ad. erratically; unevenly; in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
E.g. I have to admit that I check in with Facebook rather irregularly - once or twice a week, so I will miss things.
n. lack of proper respect; disrespectful act or remark
E.g. Some audience members were amused by the irreverence of the comedian's jokes about the Pope; others felt offended by his lack of respect for their faith.
a. disrespectful; showing lack of due respect; not revering god
E.g. Sorry, that was irreverent if you considered skiing is about the least diverse sport, especially your living in a ski town.
a. impossible to reverse or be reversed
E.g. A virtual laboratory in which children aged 10-11 can investigate which changes are reversible and which are irreversible.
a. easily annoyed; abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
E.g. In other controversial news, it seems that the Germans are getting irritable, which is most unlike them.
a. exasperating; annoying; causing irritation; vexing; provoking
E.g. What I feel irritating is that after three readings of the book, she still gets it wrong.
n. envy; jealous attitude or disposition
E.g. His conscience could not endure any more of Amy's grateful happiness, and his jealousy could bear no more of the other distress.
n. gemstone; costly ornament of precious metal or gem
E.g. For them, a jewel is a piece of glass: and they can see through the glass.
a. happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
E.g. Arriving in Rome to a jubilant crowd and tearful relatives, the women said they had been treated well.
a. exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent
E.g. At a key moment in his life, he made a judicious investment that was the foundation of his later wealth.
a. full of juice; lucrative; richly interesting
E.g. You got your New Year wish with what seems to be a new, juicy contract.
n. land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; dense, confused mass
E.g. In the last few months, the big cats have increasingly emerged from the forest and into the urban jungle, killing twenty-two people including children.
n. flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
E.g. They include a wick for kerosene to be drawn from the tank.
n. large oven; furnace
E.g. Kiln is thermally insulated chamber, or oven, in which a controlled temperature regime is produced.
ad. in a laborious manner; in a manner requiring much labor
E.g. I found that rather than laboriously copying out something from a novel by Charles Dickens, it was easier if I made it up myself.
v. grieve; express sorrow; regret deeply
E.g. Even advocates of the war lament the loss of so many lives in combat.
ad. in a large manner; for the most part; mainly
E.g. That happened with James, whose income came largely from the concert.
n. newly hatched, wingless, often wormlike form of many insects before metamorphosis
E.g. Everybody knows that the butterfly emerges from the pupa, and the pupa from a quite different thing called a larva, and that from the butterfly's egg.
a. continuing or remaining for a long time; enduring; durable
E.g. It's too early to make any kind of lasting assessment on the careers of these players.
n. freedom from normal restraints; angular distance north or south of the earth's equator
E.g. Ah, no, a certain latitude is permissible in these matters, you understand.
n. honors conferred for some notable achievement; credit
E.g. The writers for this episode certainly don't rest on their laurels from the season opener.
n. hot liquid rock from a volcano that becomes solid as it cools
E.g. Above their homes, a burning flow of liquid rock has been pushing up from deep in the volcano, sending pieces of lava, tumbling down a gully on the south-east side.
n. landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
E.g. In a ceremony on the White House lawn, President Bush will remember the victims of September the eleventh.
n. guidance; direction; authority; position or office of a leader
E.g. He told Fox that Rumsfeld has run the Pentagon through intimidation and that a change in leadership is needed.
v. escape fluid from container through a hole or crack; tell anonymously; reveal
E.g. Then I tied up the rip in the meal sack with a string, so it wouldn't leak no more.
n. jump; hop; place jumped over or from
E.g. The Mouse gave a sudden leap out of the water, and seemed to quiver all over with fright.
n. gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor
E.g. His main legacy is the successful move into the internet era and the launch of the Coffee House blog, which has become a must read for anyone in politics.
n. explanatory list of symbols on a map; unverified story handed down from earlier times
E.g. The legend is a truth, even as to names as well as general facts.
n. lawmaking; the act of making or enacting laws ; law enacted by a legislative body
E.g. In the last year, the Australian government has introduced legislation to tighten up the relatively relaxed domestic security.
v. extend; make or become longer
E.g. Moderate drinking may lengthen life, but heavy drinking raises the risk of death.
n. large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots
E.g. The forest, which is city's green lung is also a wildlife sanctuary and the leopard natural habitat.
a. drowsy; dull; indifferent or apathetic
E.g. The stuffy room made her lethargic: she felt as if she was about to nod off.
n. inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
E.g. She generally lies in a kind of lethargy all the afternoon, and wakes up about six or seven.
ad. freely; unrestrictedly; in a liberal manner
E.g. Pour it on the stain liberally, let it sit about 1 minute, soak it up with a cloth.
v. set free, as from oppression, confinement, or foreign control; discharge; release
E.g. And how do we liberate freedom from the constraints of fear, hatred, and war?
n. fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; thread made from fibers of the flax plant
E.g. The ancient Egyptians produced fabrics from flax and wrapped their mummies in linen cloth.