n. pattern; beat; recurring at regular intervals
E.g. The task now was to restore the country to its usual rhythm of life, she said.
a. recurring with measured regularity
E.g. They can hear the rhythmic chiming of church bells.
a. recurring with measured regularity; periodical
E.g. Regardless of age, size or rhythmical ability, hooping is an activity that most everyone can enjoy.
n. long, narrow upper section or crest; chain of hills or mountains
E.g. Here's the study's technical explanation of why the location of the western ridge is so important for determining regional rainfall.
n. words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter; make fun of
E.g. I know that ridicule may be a shield, but it is not a weapon.
a. ready; fully developed; mature
E.g. Henry always eats them before they're ripe, which is rather hard.
n. procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
E.g. The Catholic wedding will follow the next day with a final ritual.
n. normal activity of a person in particular social setting; part played by a performer
E.g. Amrozi naively admitted his role in the attack, they said, but the law needs more than confessions, it needs evidence.
v. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center
E.g. We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil.
n. memorizing process using routine or repetition; sound of surf breaking on the shore
E.g. He recited the passage by rote and gave no indication he understood what he was saying.
a. not perfected; having or caused by an irregular surface
E.g. The company offered a rough outline of how a deal could be structured in Matthews.
v. move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
E.g. They rub an old tin lamp or an iron ring.
a. relating to basic facts or principles; being in the earliest stages of development; incipient
E.g. One teacher is assigned for four years to the homeroom class, which combines lessons in rudimentary social skills with those in computer and civics.
n. loud low dull continuous noise; fight between rival gangs of adolescents
E.g. A low rumble is heard in the distance, suddenly Chodin comes over the horizon riding on a giant ant.
n. pouch or pouch-like structure in a plant or an animal, sometimes filled with fluid
E.g. The sac is filled with foam blocks that arrive all packed tight.
v. load or burden; put harness onto animal's back to ride
E.g. Rainy days happen, and your mother is wrong to saddle you with the risk.
n. purpose; reason for wanting something done
E.g. I could dare it for the sake of any friend who deserved my adherence; as you, I am sure, do.
a. prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
E.g. One of the salient features of that newspaper is its excellent editorial page.
n. relative proportion of salt in a solution; the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
E.g. Increasing salinity is one of the most significant environmental problems in Australia.
n. liquid that is produced naturally in the mouth
E.g. Even thinking the word made saliva grow thick against her tongue.
n. property of containing salt
E.g. A group of scientists predicted that the saltiness of the waters of the oceans around South Africa could serve as an early indicator of climate change.
n. place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy place, such as a church, temple, or mosque
E.g. The cleansing of the sanctuary is a happy token for good to any people; when they begin to be reformed they will soon be relieved.
a. loose and large-grained in consistency
E.g. There is lots of light sandy soil in this area.
a. mocking; exposing human folly to ridicule
E.g. He was charged with criminal libel for posting articles on a satiric online publication that poked fun at a finance professor.
v. make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
E.g. He was taken back into the operating theatre after a brain scan revealed a rise in pressure inside his cranium and more bleeding.
a. hard to find; absent or rare; limited
E.g. Caviar is expensive because it is scarce.
a. constituting or affording pleasing views of natural features; beautiful
E.g. Scenic designers have traditionally come from a variety of artistic backgrounds, but nowadays, generally speaking, they are trained professionals.
n. plan for an activity or event; arrange
E.g. Now, after the failure of Cancun, there's a much bigger question mark over concluding the new deal on schedule.
n. professor; a learned person
E.g. The scholar who wrote the book say Japan is too masochistic in its teaching of history.
n. range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
E.g. This group was within the scope of an investigation.
v. put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
E.g. The prime minister should scotch the rumors of her illness with a public appearance as soon as possible.
n. small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
E.g. The EU recently shredded old euro coins and sent the scrap nickel and copper to China.
a. relating to or consisting of sculpture
E.g. Luke has techniques of placing images in sculptural, architectural and natural environments, distorting the viewers’ perception of time and space.
a. occurring at or dependent on a particular season
E.g. Farm workers from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine will no longer require work permits for seasonal jobs of up to three months.
n. plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
E.g. Seaweed is used in ice cream production and sushi.
a. not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
E.g. For several other papers, it's a secondary item to be relegated below the content of the president's interview.
n. one of several parts; pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object
E.g. The mob ran out of control along a 5 kilometer section of the main highway to Delhi, smashing fences, looting food and beating up shopkeepers.
n. particular aspect of life or activity; body of people who form part of society or economy
E.g. He was helpless in an important sector of his life.
n. freedom from risk or danger; safety
E.g. The US and its allies this week formally offered security guarantees to the north as the first step towards a settlement.
n. measuring instrument for detecting the intensity, direction, and duration of movements of the ground
E.g. The modern broad-band seismograph can record a very broad range of frequencies.