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adj. wanting or causing a complete change, as in government, economy, or a field of study:
~ discoveries in medicine help people live longer, healthier lives. |
revolutionary
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v.[T] to praise, give recognition to:
She was ~ed by the mayor with a good citizenship award. to recognize, show regard by |
honor
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v.[I;T] to evaluate art, music, theater, etc. as a profession:
The newspaper's theater critic ~d the new play as dull. to judge, assess, review/knock infrml. |
criticize
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adj. mentally ill, crazy:
The doctors knew the man was ~ when he heard voices in an empty room. crazed, psychotic, deranged/disturbed. Ant. sane. |
insane
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v.[T] 1. to pay no attention to, overlook:
The teacher ~d my spelling mistakes and looked only for my meaning. 2. to avoid, disdain: She ~d her old boyfriend. 1. to disregard, take no notice of, passover. Ant. to notice. 2. to disregard, neglect, snub. |
ignore
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n. an optical instrument used to make distant objects seem larger:
Observatories use giant ~s to look at the sky. |
telescope
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n. a scientist who studies heavenly bodies and outer space:
Many ~s work at night, looking at the stars. |
astronomer
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n.[U] an area of learning:
The study of English (math, history, etc.) is a field of ~. |
knowledge
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v.[T] 1. to use power or energy:
Strong winds ~d boats onto the beaches. to push, throw, hurl |
force
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v.[T] 1. to say s.t. is not true:
The defendant ~ied the accusations made against her in court. 2. to refuse, reject: They ~ied their son permission to go. 1. to contradict, refute, disavow. Ant. to admit 2. to turn down |
deny
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v.[T]1. to interest greatly, hold the attention of s.o., engross:
The customs and traditions of other cultures often ~ people. |
fascinate
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n. the finding of s.t. new:
Since the ~ of pencillin, millions of lives have been saved with it. |
discovery
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n. a large system of stars:
Our ~ is called the Milky Way. |
galaxy
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v. to prove that s.t. is untrue(syn.) to refute:
The lawyer ~ her opponent's claim, so her client went free. |
disprove
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v.[T] to make a judgment about (the price of s.t.):
The dealer ~d the value of my painting at $1,000. |
estimate
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n. a thousand billion and written as 1,000,000,000,0000:
The goverment spending deficit went into the ~s of dollars. |
trillion
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n. a group of people who have moved to another area of land, but are still governed by thier home country
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colony
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v. [I;T] to move in an orbit:
Planets ~ the sun. |
orbit
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adj. 1 made by man, not made from natural things:
The chef always used real vanilla made from vanilla beans rather than ~ vanilla flavoring. |
artificial
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adj. related to a city:
Many people move to ~ areas to have the excitement of city life. |
urban
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v. [T] 1 to push into the water:
We ~ed our boat into the lake. 2 to send up into the air: The spacecraft will be ~ed tomorrow. 3 fig. to start, put into operation, etc.: Our company launched an advertising campaign for our new product. |
launch
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