n. thorough physical examination
E.g. Answer the following questions and we'll provide you with a personalized checkup checklist that you can take to your doctor.
n. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
E.g. You can reduce the amount of heat in a chili pepper by removing the ribs and seeds.
a. having many small waves; rough with small waves
E.g. Smaller is sometimes best on calm days, but bigger is better in choppy water.
n. time sequence; arrangement of events in time
E.g. You can access a chronology of important dates in the development of mathematics.
n. secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
E.g. Lacking his code book, the spy was unable to decode the message sent to him in cipher.
n. round; something shaped like such a ring; group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
E.g. This circle is a foundation for each of our lives.
a. round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
E.g. What should you do before start cutting with a circular saw?
n. spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
E.g. We have studied the statistical mechanics of money circulation in a closed economic system.
n. situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
E.g. Her heart is broken, but then a change in circumstance forces them to be together every day.
n. status of a citizen with rights and duties
E.g. Migrants applying for Australian citizenship will have to know about the traditions of indigenous people and the colors of the nation's flag in tests.
n. soft edible body of such as mollusk
E.g. Up here in clam and lobster country, some of our best BBQ joints do fried catfish, and it's always a treat.
n. sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
E.g. Congress insisted on an exclusion clause for seventeen-year-olds.
n. very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
E.g. There will be much interest centered on Raphael Nadal of Spain who won the French Open on the red clay of Roland Garros in Paris in spectacular style.
n. weather condition; atmosphere; environment
E.g. In his remarks, Obama spoke out against what he called a climate of politics as usual.
v. hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
E.g. Boys cling to the rope to keep from falling.
n. small section of filmed or filed material
E.g. Phil's job at Fox Sports involved selecting the most important clip of the day's sporting highlights for later broadcast.
n. tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
E.g. When the players and coach arrive back later today they'll be greeted as national heroes in the stadium where the first modern Olympics were held.
n. union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
E.g. We present a detailed molecular-dynamics study of the coalescence of gold.
a. rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
E.g. Trade in coarse grains, dairy products and beef is also the subject of special attention, looking towards both freer and better managed trading arrangements.
n. tall pot in which coffee is brewed
E.g. To imitate fine silver, British potteries began making pieces like this lusterware coffeepot in the early nineteenth century.
n. tendency to keep together
E.g. A firm believer in the maxim "Divide and conquer," the evil emperor sought to disrupt the cohesion of the federation of free nations.
n. small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
E.g. While it has been lightly dipped and lightly cleaned, the overall look of the coin is appealing.
n. two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
E.g. Was it just a coincidence that John and she had chanced to meet at the market, or was he deliberately trying to seek her out?
v. work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
E.g. The easy way to collaborate is to pay attention to the small things in life.
n. act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
E.g. This is something that I can see as a potential long term relationship rather than a short term collaboration.
n. secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
E.g. They're in collusion with the government and just want a piece of the pie like everyone else.
v. migrate to and settle in; plant
E.g. Portuguese attempts to colonize Asia were generally unsuccessful, though it did retain major colonies in Africa until the mid-twentieth century.
n. trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
E.g. The underlying objective is to make international commerce easier and cheaper and to boost incomes around the world.
n. special group delegated to consider some matter
E.g. He was director of the central bank's monetary policy committee which sets Brazil's interest rates.
n. society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
E.g. Where governments manage public life, human freedom in community is compromised.
n. someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city
E.g. Vancouver is increasingly becoming a commuter city.
n. small and economical car; small cosmetics case
E.g. I decide to buy a compact, because a small car helps to save gas.
a. similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy to be ranked with
E.g. People whose jobs are comparable in difficulty should receive similar pay.
a. relative; based on, or involving comparison
E.g. Elsewhere in the report which covers a wide range of comparative data, girls continue to reduce the gender gap in educational performance.
ad. relatively; in comparison
E.g. I am optimistic enough to hope that we shall sail in comparatively smooth waters.
n. something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
E.g. There are an estimated 86000 survivors around the world and almost half of them could be eligible for payments from the compensation fund.
a. serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
E.g. Can a compensatory education program make up for the inadequate schooling he received in earlier years?
n. struggle; rivalry; act of competing as for profit or a prize
E.g. There she's against tough competition such as Meryl Streep but this award will give her extra momentum towards what's undoubtedly the bigger prize in movies.
n. something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection
E.g. I think we show complement each other on the court because we're both extremely positive.
a. serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
E.g. John and Lisa's skills are complementary; he's good at following a daily routine, while she's great at handling emergencies.