Yi's English Daily Learning 11

Front 1

concentric

Back 1

adjective
having a common center, as circles or spheres.

Front 2

innermost

Back 2

adjective
1.
farthest inward; inmost.
2.
most intimate or secret: one's innermost beliefs.
noun
3.
the innermost part.

Front 3

darn

Back 3

verb (used with object)
1.
to mend, as torn clothing, with rows of stitches, sometimes by crossing and interweaving rows to span a gap.
noun
2.
a darned place, as in a garment: an old sock full of darns.

Front 4

winnow

Back 4

win·now [win-oh] Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
2.
to drive or blow (chaff, dirt, etc.) away by fanning.
3.
to blow upon; fan.
4.
to subject to some process of separating or distinguishing; analyze critically; sift: to winnow a mass of statements.
5.
to separate or distinguish (valuable from worthless parts) (sometimes followed by out ): to winnow falsehood from truth.

Front 5

trek

Back 5

verb (used without object)
1.
to travel or migrate, especially slowly or with difficulty.
2.
South Africa. to travel by ox wagon.
verb (used with object)
3.
South Africa. (of a draft animal) to draw (a vehicle or load).
noun
4.
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
5.
South Africa. a migration or expedition, as by ox wagon.
6.
South Africa. a stage of a journey, especially by ox wagon, between one stopping place and the next.

Front 6

ephemeral

Back 6

adjective
1.
lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood.
2.
lasting but one day: an ephemeral flower.
noun
3.
anything short-lived, as certain insects.

Front 7

Node

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noun
1.
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
2.
a centering point of component parts.

Front 8

Flop

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verb (used without object)
1.
to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down ): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
2.
to change suddenly, as from one side or party to another (often followed by over ).
3.
to be a complete failure; fail: The play flopped dismally.
4.
Informal. to sleep or be lodged: to flop at a friend's house.
5.
to swing loosely; bounce; flap: His long hair flops in his eyes when he runs.

Front 9

illusionary

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adjective
of, pertaining to, or characterized by illusions; deceptive; misleading.

Front 10

rhetorical

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adjective
1.
used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
2.
marked by or tending to use bombast.
3.
of, concerned with, or having the nature of rhetoric.

Front 11

emulate

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verb (used with object)
1.
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass: to emulate one's father as a concert violinist.
2.
to rival with some degree of success: Some smaller cities now emulate the major capitals in their cultural offerings.
3.
Computers.
a.
to imitate (a particular computer system) by using a software system, often including a microprogram or another computer that enables it to do the same work, run the same programs, etc., as the first.
b.
to replace (software) with hardware to perform the same task.

Front 12

delve

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verb (used without object)
1.
to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information, or the like; investigate: to delve into the issue of prison reform.
2.
Archaic. to dig, as with a spade.
verb (used with object)
3.
Archaic. to dig; excavate.

Front 13

composite

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adjective
1.
made up of disparate or separate parts or elements; compound: a composite drawing; a composite philosophy.
2.
Botany . belonging to the Compositae. Compare composite family.
3.
( initial capital letter ) Architecture . noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders, popular especially since the beginning of the Renaissance but invented by the ancient Romans, in which the Roman Ionic and Corinthian orders are combined, so that four diagonally set Ionic volutes, variously ornamented, rest upon a bell of Corinthian acanthus leaves. Compare Corinthian ( def 2 ) , Doric ( def 3 ) , Ionic ( def 1 ) , Tuscan ( def 2 ) . See illus. under order.
4.
Rocketry.
a.
(of a rocket or missile) having more than one stage.
b.
(of a solid propellant) composed of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer.
5.
Nautical . noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.

Front 14

segregate

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verb (used with object)
1.
to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals.
2.
to require, often with force, the separation of (a specific racial, religious, or other group) from the general body of society.
verb (used without object)
3.
to separate, withdraw, or go apart; separate from the main body and collect in one place; become segregated.
4.
to practice, require, or enforce segregation, especially racial segregation.
5.
Genetics. (of allelic genes) to separate during meiosis.

Front 15

screech

Back 15

verb (used without object)
1.
to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.
verb (used with object)
2.
to utter with a screech: She screeched her warning.
noun
3.
a harsh, shrill cry or sound: an owl's screech; the screech of brakes.