n. humanistic study of language and literature
E.g. At Stanford University, department of linguistics is a language center of research and teaching, with 20 faculty members, over 40 graduate students.
n. fluid; juice; substance in fluid state
E.g. They'd been pumping liquid air and nitrogen into the submerged tanks of the platform to try to stabilize it.
a. knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature
E.g. His short fiction appears regularly in literary and genre markets worldwide.
a. educated; schooled; one who can read and write
E.g. This claim is made on the grounds that literate people can be trained less expensively.
n. disorderly accumulation of objects; carelessly discarded refuse, such as wastepaper
E.g. The litter in the streets after parade will be cleaned before tomorrow morning.
n. large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in upper right chest
E.g. After his liver transplant, John has to give up wine or any alcohol.
a. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
E.g. Such loathsome racial restrictions were never part of the fundamental definition of marriage.
ad. in that area; to a restricted area of the body
E.g. Many people become involved in locally important debates, such as university professors and community activists.
v. find; monitor; settle; determine or specify the position or limits o
E.g. It will also develop techniques to locate and tap underground water reservoirs.
a. existing for a long time
E.g. We should highlight our long-lasting friendship.
n. legend; wisdom; knowledge acquired through education or experience
E.g. Early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend.
a. giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having brilliant surface
E.g. Her large and lustrous eyes lent a touch of beauty to an otherwise plain face.
ad. in a lyrical manner; in a manner that is pleasing to hear, as singing
E.g. She danced the part of the Black Swan very lyrically at stage.
a. having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull
E.g. The hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material.
n. grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty
E.g. The picture he presented was burned into my mind with a kind of magnificence, a certain splendor that was strangely moving.
a. grand or noble in thought or deed; outstanding of its kind
E.g. This was not only a game to decide which team will win magnificent prizes, it was also a game where the Mayor will decide who will be final champion.
v. intensify; increase; make greater in size; enlarge
E.g. If increasing the text size via the browser or Windows options does not make text easy to read, then the next step is to magnify the screen.
n. extent; greatness of rank, size, or position
E.g. The magnitude of the flood was impossible to comprehend.
n. failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
E.g. A spokesman says that Russia believes a prototype spacecraft powered by solar sails has been lost because of a malfunction during its launch.
n. hammer; a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head; a light drumstick with a rounded head
E.g. The teaching states that the drum mallet should not be referred to as a 'beater' because of the suggestion of aggression contained in the word.
a. gigantic; of great comparative size
E.g. To try to memorize every word on this vocabulary list would be a mammoth undertaking; take on projects that are more manageable in size.
n. exaggerated display; behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
E.g. This list offers product information, price comparisons, user reviews, and ratings for mannerism products.
n. dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence
E.g. Colerain mansion is listed on the national register of historic places.
n. guide book; hand-operated
E.g. Three workers at the plant followed an illegal manual and caused a nuclear reaction late last month.
a. done by, used by, or operated with the hands; of small reference book
E.g. Then put the camera in manual mode with a remote shutter and shoot.
n. fertilizer; any animal or plant material used to fertilize land; spread manure
E.g. Aerators reduce the manure nitrogen content, require fairly high capital investment, and are expensive to operate and maintain.
n. hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish
E.g. There the Pope touched the white marble shrine and paused for a minute in silent prayer, just like millions of pilgrims before him.
a. enormous; colossal; consisting of great mass; containing a great quantity of matter
E.g. A lot has been said about the massive influence of the US retail group Wal-Mart.
n. chief excellence or great talent; outstanding work of art or craft
E.g. It is a good movie, but I hesitate to use the word masterpiece for a movie I have seen only once.
a. incomparable; having no match or equal; unsurpassed; peerless
E.g. The storm culminated in one matchless effort that seemed likely to tear the island to pieces, blow it away, and deafen every creature in it.
a. independent in thought and action
E.g. He insists on his maverick decision even we all think there is another better option.
a. harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
E.g. He was eating an apple, and giving a long, melodious whoop, at intervals, followed by a deep-toned ding-dong-dong, ding-dong-dong.
n. drama, characterized by exaggerated emotions, stereotypical characters, and interpersonal conflicts
E.g. Melodrama was the primary form of theatre during the 19th century, despite other influences, becoming the most popular by 1840.
n. faculty of mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events
E.g. A certain Amy Lawrence vanished out of his heart and left not even a memory of her behind.
n. imaginary circle on surface of the earth through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; noon
E.g. The prime meridian is designated zero degrees longitude, runs through Greenwich.
v. hypnotize; attract strongly, as if with magnet; bring into a state of mesmeric sleep
E.g. Not only is she an Arab-American, but she could mesmerize the Israelis and Arabs into a peace deal.
a. dirty; unorganized; disorderly; unpleasantly difficult to settle or resolve
E.g. Similar to a child’s imagination or a messy dream, he creates a unique blend between tranquility and spontaneity.
n. implied comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; symbol
E.g. While maybe the metaphor is a little stretched, Sharon's comparison is mostly brilliant.
n. earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
E.g. Bureau of meteorology web homepage provides the Australian community with access to weather forecasts and severe weather warnings.
a. excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
E.g. One neighbor, who usually uses the truck to haul away lawn debris, always returns the truck in meticulous condition.