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deduction (n)
di duk shen |
something subtracted from a total;a conclusion drawn from evidence
the company deducted 18% of the resources from the total amount. |
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inadvertently (adv)
in ed vur tnt le |
unintentionally; by accident
I inadvertently hit my friends when I was sleeping. |
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dejected (adj)
di jek tid |
depressed; downcast
the old man was dejected by how his son treated him. |
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extract (v)
ik strakt; (n) ek strakt |
to pull out; to draw out; something that is drawn out(n)
Last night I extracted this little bird from snakes hole. |
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conducive (adj)
ken doo siv |
contributing to; leading to
The men was conducive to his co-workers because he repects them. |
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perverse (adj)
pervurs |
contrary; determined not to do what is expected or right
My friends never perverse when I am drinking beer. |
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abduction (n)
ab duk shen |
Kidnaping
There are lots of abduction in the United States. |
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adversary (n)
ad ver ser e |
opponent; foe
Red flag parties adversary of black hammer parties, when election starts. |
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transformation (n)
trans fer ma shen |
a complete change
The yesterday package transformation was done this morning. |
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stature (adj)
stach er |
level of achievement and honor; physical height;
I think my friend should be statured for what he has done for that kid. |
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retract (v)
ri trakt |
to withdraw a promise or statement; to pull something back
I'll be very glad if the president will retract to attack iraq. |
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staus quo (n)
sta tes kwo |
the existing conditions; present state of things
motions staus quo of the ball have same thing in potential matter. |
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circumvent (v)
sur kem vent |
to avoid; to outwit
Student shouldn't do the circumvent the precious lecture. |
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eject (v)
i jekt |
to force to leave; to expel
I told my friend to eject the floppy disk from the computer. |
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distraught (adj)
dis trot |
crazy with worry
Without the a beer of bottle, I am in distraught all day. |
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staunch (adj)
stonch |
faithful; firmly supporting;healthy; strong
humans do have staunch to living beings. |
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circumspect (adj)
sur kem spekt |
cautious; careful; considering results of actions
Tibetans are not very circumspect when Red Chinese Army came to Tibet. |
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jettison (v)
jet i sen |
To throw out forcefully; to throw overboard
the president got jettison because of his scandals. |
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tenacious (adj)
te na shes |
firmly holding; gripping; retaining
Manget machines are tenacious to steal machines. |
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abstain(v)
ab stan |
not to do something by choice; not to vote
I don't like to abstain because politions are lair. |
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circumscribe (v)
sur kem skrib |
to limit; to restrict; to enclose
These days post offices been circumscribe so early. |
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tenable (adj)
ten e bel |
capable of being defended; logical
America can tenable any terrists missiles. |
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transcend (v)
tran send |
to overcome; to go above limits
If you transcend 65mph on the freeway; perhaps cops after you. |
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transitory (adj)
tran si tor e |
short-lived; existing briefly; passing
many ministers in India has transitory speech for the poor people. |
