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To show something that is usually covered.
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Expose. V |
The wolf opened its mouth to expose the row of sharp white teeth. |
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Alless was found guilty of possessing heroin. |
Possess. V and formal ( means to own something, especially something valuable or important. |
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The lawyer asked if he could approach the bench. |
Bench. N |
the place where a judge sits in a court of law |
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It describes focal important areas and basic applied research. |
Focal. Adj |
Having central or great importance. |
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It describes focal areas and basic applied research. |
Focal. Adj |
Having central or great importance. |
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Their group does not affiliate itself with any political party. |
Affiliate. V Affiliation. N |
To closely connect something with something such as program or organization. |
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Organicism |
the explanation of life and living processes in terms of the levels of organization of living systems rather than in terms of the properties of their smallest components. |
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Catalyze |
to bring about the catalysis of (a chemical reaction) |
Catalysis; a modification and especially increase in the rate of a chemical reaction induced by material unchanged chemically at the end of the reaction |
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a dedicated follower of the television show who wouldn't dream of missing an episode. |
Dedicated. Adj |
having very strong support for or loyalty to a person, group, cause, etc. |
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the destructive power of weapons |
Destructive. Adj |
Causing a great damage |
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In Japan there is a lot of emphasis on politeness / the course put emphasis on practical work. |
Emphasis. N |
a forceful quality in the way something is said or written |
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Vitamins are crucial for maintaining good health. |
crucial. Adj |
Extremely important |
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Vitamins are crucial for maintaining good health. |
crucial. Adj |
Extremely important |
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Eggs are very fragile. |
fragile. Adj |
Easily broken or damaged |
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Parents feared that the dog could endanger their children. |
endanger. V |
to cause (someone or something) to be in a dangerous place or situation |
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the exploitation of migrant workers |
Exploitation. N |
Exploitation;the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work. Migrant ; a person who goes from one place to another especially to find work |
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There are a few omissions in the list. |
omission ; N |
something that has not been included or done : something that has been omitted |
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I apologize for the omission of your name from the list. It was not intentional. |
intentional. Adj |
done in a way that is planned or intended |
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I apologize for the omission of your name from the list. It was not intentional. |
intentional. Adj |
done in a way that is planned or intended |
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Be aware be .................? |
Conscious. |
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Land degradation. |
تدهور الاراضي |
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Scarcity of food forced the herds to move. |
Scarcity. N |
Very small supply |
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a big, bulky football player |
Bulky. Adj |
large and difficult to carry or store |
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He was very vulnerable after his divorce. |
vulnerable. Adj Vulnerability. N Vulnerableness. N |
easily hurt or harmed physically, mentally, or emotionally |
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The military had to intervene to restore order. |
Intervene Intervention Interventional |
To involve into something in order to have an influence of what happens |
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It's helpful to have concrete examples of how words are used in context. |
Concrete/effective/ existent Also . Concrete is used in building |
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The war in Syria is impermanent or ephemeral or transient |
The opposite of permanent |
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Alassad bombards Aleppo in order to get terrorists out of the city. |
Bombards : to attack a place with bombs |
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the enlightenment of the public through education |
the state of having knowledge or understanding : the act of giving someone knowledge or understanding |
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The regime was subduing the protesters |
Subdue : to get a control on something |
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Being a leader in energy engineering is my only desire |
Desire ; a strong wish |
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The teacher starts the class while some students are lingering or crawl in the passages. |
Linger ; to stay somewhere beyond the usual or expected time Crawl; to move slowly or on hands and knees like babies |
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The flowers were becoming weaker or fading in the vase |
Fade : to lose strength or freshness |
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They've tried or attempted a climb up Mount Everest once before. |
Attempt ( noun and verb) |
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They've tried or attempted a climb up Mount Everest once before. |
Attempt ( noun and verb) |
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He was angry about his suspension from the team. |
; to force someone to leave his job : the act of stopping or delaying something for a usually short period of time : the act of making something invalid or ineffective for a usually short period of time |
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Her paintings never fail to fascinate. |
to cause (someone) to be very interested in something or someone |
ساحر - فاتن - جذاب |
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You may start by skimming through the entire text |
Entire; complete or full : not lacking or leaving out any part |
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He's been feeling a lot of anxiety about his new job. |
Anxiety; fear or nervousness |
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The massacre or genocide was committed by the rebel army. |
Commit ; to do (something that is illegal or harmful) : to decide to use (a person, money, etc.) for some particular purpose or use : to say that (someone or something) will definitely do something : to make (someone or something) obligated to do something |
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The oppression that is being in Egypt by the cruel authority. |
Oppression ; the cruel behavior by the authority against people |
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Syenonm of cited ? |
Mentioned |
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(Adjective ) forming a part from a whole ? |
Constituent |
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The origins of the language are 'obscure'. |
Not well-know |
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The new system will 'optimize' the efficiency with which water is used. |
To make something as good or as effective as possible |
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an 'intriguing' concept that should 'engender' much 'debate ' among climatologists. |
Intriguing ; extremely interesting Engender;to be the source or cause of (something) Debate; a discussion between people in which they express different opinions about something |
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Arrivals from Muslim countries being 'detained' at US airports. |
to officially prevent (someone) from leaving a place : to hold or keep (someone) in a prison or some other place : to keep or prevent (someone) from leaving or arriving at the expected time |
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We may choose not to 'incorporate' all these variables into the model at first |
to include (something) as part of something else |
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The photograph 'depicts' the two brothers standing in front of a store. |
to show (someone or something) in a picture, painting, photograph, etc. : to describe (someone or something) using words, a story, etc |
To picture |
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In graduate school you may well need to discuss whether an idea is incontrovertible or not |
Undoubtedly true |
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Molecules in liquid are relatively free to change their positions with respect to each other but they are restricted with "cohesive" forces to a practically constant volume. |
Closely united |
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Molecules in liquid are relatively free to change their positions with respect to each other but they are restricted with "cohesive" forces to a practically constant volume. |
Closely united |
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Most fluids "adhere" to Newton's Law of Viscosity. |
: to stick to something : to attach firmly to something |
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Viscosity does not vary significantly with pressure and, as such, is assumed "solely" a function of temperature. |
without anything or anyone else involved : only or just |
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I'm sorry, I'm hearing you "faintly". |
:not clearly seen, heard, tasted, felt, etc. : very slight or small : weak and dizzy |
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I'm sorry, I'm hearing you "faintly". |
:not clearly seen, heard, tasted, felt, etc. : very slight or small : weak and dizzy |
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The boat was "leaking" water until it sank. |
to let something (such as a liquid or gas) in or out through a hole in a surface |
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Saudi Aramco responded to an oil pipeline leak "incident" today near its Abqaiq facility. |
an unexpected and usually unpleasant thing that happens : an event or disagreement that is likely to cause serious problems in relations between countries. |
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Saudi Aramco responded to an oil pipeline leak "incident" today near its Abqaiq facility. |
an unexpected and usually unpleasant thing that happens : an event or disagreement that is likely to cause serious problems in relations between countries. |
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His songs perfectly captured the "zeitgeist" of 1960s America. |
the general beliefs, ideas, and spirit of a time and place |
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this prize-winning biography will be the "benchmark" against which all others will be judged in future years |
: something that can be used as a way to judge the quality or level of other, similar things |
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Not having a power or strength to move or take any action..... |
Inertia. Noun |
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Not having a power or strength to move or take any action..... |
Inertia. Noun |
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a usually good quality or feature that someone or something has. |
Attribute. N |
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In mechanics : very narrow , not wide . Small or limited in amount or size. |
Slender . Adj |
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In mechanics : very narrow , not wide . Small or limited in amount or size. |
Slender . Adj |
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to become healthy or well again : to make (someone or something) healthy or well again |
Heal. V |
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In mechanics : very narrow , not wide . Small or limited in amount or size. |
Slender . Adj |
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to become healthy or well again : to make (someone or something) healthy or well again |
Heal. V |
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to suggest (something, such as a plan or theory) to a person or group of people to consider |
Propose. V |
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