Glossary

__** Appear : **__

Definition of // APPEAR //
intransitive verb 1 //a// **:** to be or come in sight  //b// **:** to show up  2 **:** to come formally before an authoritative body  3 **:** to have an outward aspect **:** [|seem]  4 **:** to become evident or manifest  5 **:** to come into public view   6 **:** to come into existence 

Examples of // APPEAR //

 * 1) She // appear s// a nice enough person.
 * 2) Winning the election // appear s// unlikely at this point.
 * 3) One by one, the stars // appear ed// in the sky.
 * 4) The sun began to // appear // from behind the clouds.
 * 5) The airplanes seemed to // appear // out of nowhere.
 * 6) The storm dis appear ed as suddenly as it had // appear ed//.
 * 7) The cat // appear s// at our kitchen door every morning.
 * 8) One of the guests // appear ed// a few minutes late.
 * 9) He // appear ed// a little before eight last night.

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__** Bullets:  **__




 * Definition of //BULLET//**

1**:** a round or elongated missile (as of lead) to be fired from a firearm; //broadly// **:** 1a 2 //a// **:** something resembling a bullet (as in curved form) //b// **:** a large dot placed in printed matter to call attention to a particular passage 3**:** a very fast and accurately thrown or hit object (as a ball or puck)


 * Examples of //BULLET//**
 * 1) He was killed by an assassin's //bullet//.
 * 2) // Bullets // were used to separate each item.
 * 3) The quarterback threw a //bullet// to the receiver

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__** Change : **__

Definition of // CHANGE //
transitive verb 1 //a// **:** to make different in some particular **:** [|alter]  //b// **:** to make radically different **:** [|transform]  //c// **:** to give a different position, course, or direction to 2 //a// **:** to replace with another  //b// **:** to make a shift from one to another **:** [|switch]  //c// **:** to ex change for an equivalent sum of money (as in smaller denominations or in a foreign currency)  //d// **:** to undergo a modification of  //e// **:** to put fresh clothes or covering on  intransitive verb 1 **:** to become different  2 //of the moon// **:** to pass from one phase to another 3 **:** to shift one's means of conveyance **:** [|transfer] <on the bus trip he had to // change // twice> 4 //of the voice// **:** to shift to lower register **:** [|break] 5 **:** to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution <winter // change d// to spring> 6 **:** to put on different clothes <need a few minutes to // change // for dinner> 7 **:** [|exchange], [|switch] <neither liked his seat so they // change d// with each other> — **chang·er** //noun// — ** change hands** **:** to pass from the possession of one owner to that of another <money // change s hands// many times>

Examples of // CHANGE //

 * 1) Her mood // change s// every hour.
 * 2) He // change d// from an optimist to a pessimist.
 * 3) The town has // change d// little in recent years.
 * 4) These events have // change d// me in my attitude to life.
 * 5) You can't // change // human nature.
 * 6) Life // change d// him from an optimist into a pessimist.
 * 7) The leaves ** change color** from green to red in the fall.
 * 8) She // change d// her name when she got married.
 * 9) France has // change d// its monetary unit from the franc to the euro.
 * 10) // change // the channel on the TV

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__** Coating : **__

Definition of // COATING //
1 **:** cloth for coats 2 **:** [|coat], [|covering]

Examples of // COATING //

 * 1) The fabric has a // coating // that prevents liquids from soaking through.
 * 2) A light // coating // of snow had fallen.
 * 3) There was a // coating // of ice on the pond.

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__** Competition : **__

Definition of // COMPETITION //
1 **:** the act or process of [|competing] **:** [|rivalry]: as //a// **:** the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms //b// **:** active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply 2 **:** a contest between rivals; //also// **:** one's [|competitors] <faced tough // competition //>

Examples of // COMPETITION //

 * 1) Prices are lower when there is // competition // among the stores.
 * 2) Don't let //the competition // know our trade secrets.
 * 3) They had a // competition // to see who could sell the most lemonade.

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__** Conc  **____**  ept : **__



Definition of // CONCEPT //
1 **:** something [|conceived] in the mind **:** [|thought], [|notion] 2 **:** an abstract or generic idea generalized from particular instances

Examples of // CONCEPT //

 * 1) She is familiar with basic // concept s// of psychology.
 * 2) a // concept // borrowed from computer programming

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__** Different : **__



Definition of // DIFFERENT //
1 **:** partly or totally [|unlike] in nature, form, or quality **:** [|dissimilar] <could hardly be more // different //> —often followed by //from, than,// or chiefly British //to// <small, neat hand, very // different // from the captain's tottery characters — R. L. Stevenson> <vastly // different // in size than it was twenty-five years ago — N. M. Pusey> <a very // different // situation to the … one under which we live — Sir Winston Churchill> 2 **:** not the same: as //a// **:** [|distinct] <// different // age groups> //b// **:** [|various] <// different // members of the class> //c// **:** [|another] <switched to a // different // TV program> 3 **:** [|unusual], [|special] <she was // different // and superior> — **dif·fer·ent·ness** //noun//

Examples of // DIFFERENT //

 * 1) The two brothers could not have been more // different //.
 * 2) We need to try an entirely // different // approach.
 * 3) They met with each other on several // different // occasions.
 * 4) advertising that tries to be // different //
 * 5) That movie certainly was // different //.
 * 6) He has a very // different // style of dressing.

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__** Display : **__

// DISPLAY //
<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">__transitive verb__

Definition of // DISPLAY //
1 //a// **:** to put or spread before the view <// display // the flag> //b// **:** to make evident <// display ////ed// great skill> //c// **:** to exhibit ostentatiously <liked to // display // his erudition> 2 //obsolete// **:** [|descry] intransitive verb 1 //obsolete// **:** [|show off] 2 **:** to make a breeding display <penguins // display ////ed// and copulated>

Examples of // DISPLAY //

 * 1) Students // display ed// their projects at the science fair.
 * 2) Toys were // display ed// in the store window.
 * 3) Her awards are prominently // display ed// on the mantel.
 * 4) The museum // display s// relics found during the excavation of the site.
 * 5) He // display ed// no emotion when I told him the news.
 * 6) I was impressed by the care she // display ed// in making the flower arrangements.
 * 7) The rookie player // display ed// great skill.
 * 8) The company has // display ed// exceptional dedication to this community.

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Definition of // DISPLAY //
1 //a// //(1)// **:** a setting or presentation of something in open view <a fireworks // display //> //(2)// **:** a clear sign or evidence **:** [|exhibition] <a // display // of courage> //b// **:** ostentatious show //c// **:** type, composition, or printing designed to catch the eye //d// **:** an eye-catching arrangement by which something is exhibited <a // display // of artifacts> —often used with //on// <her early paintings are currently on // display //> //e// **:** an electronic device (as a cathode-ray tube) that presents information in visual form; //also// **:** the visual information 2 **:** a pattern of behavior exhibited especially by male birds in the breeding season

Examples of // DISPLAY //

 * 1) The library's current // display // features locally made crafts.
 * 2) Her trophies are in a // display // case.
 * 3) The celebration ended with a spectacular fireworks // display //.

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__** Display Advertising : **__

Display advertising
//noun//

Definition of //DISPLAY ADVERTISING//
**:** advertising not under classified headings in a newspaper or magazine; //esp// **:** advertising that utilizes various kinds of display techniques or devices (as large print, colorful makeup, or a large spread)

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__** Download : **__

Definition of // DOWNLOAD //
**:** an act or instance of download ing something; //also// **:** the item download ed

Examples of // DOWNLOAD //

 * 1) The modem is capable of high-speed // download s//.
 * 2) The // download // will take about three minutes.
 * 3) The program is available for // download // at the company's Web site.
 * 4) The // download s// are all in this folder.

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__** Enter : **__

Definition of // ENTER //
intransitive verb 1 **:** to go or come in 2 **:** to come or gain admission into a group **:** [|join] —often used with //into// 3 //a// **:** to make a beginning <// enter ////ing// upon a career> //b// **:** to begin to consider a subject —usually used with //into// or //upon// 4 **:** to go upon land for the purpose of taking possession 5 //a// **:** to come onstage —usually used in the subjunctive as a stage direction <// enter // Hamlet reading> //b// **:** to come into a preestablished situation or context like an actor coming onstage —usually used in the subjunctive <// enter // the new principal with her radical ideas> 6 **:** to play a part **:** be a factor <other considerations // enter // when money is involved> transitive verb 1 **:** to come or go into <// enter // a room> 2 **:** [|inscribe], [|register] <// enter // the names of qualified voters> 3 **:** to cause to be received or admitted <// enter // a child at a school> 4 **:** to put in **:** [|insert] <// enter // the new data into the computer> 5 //a// **:** to make a beginning in <// enter // politics> //b// **:** to go into (a particular period of time) <// enter // middle age> 6 **:** to become a member of or an active participant in <// enter // the university> <// enter // a race> 7 **:** to make report of (a ship or its cargo) to customs authorities 8 **:** to place in proper form before a court of law or upon record <// enter // a writ> 9 **:** to go into or upon and take actual possession of (as land) 10 **:** to put formally on record <// enter ////ing// a complaint> — **en·ter·able** //adjective// — ** enter into**1 **:** to make oneself a party to or in <// enter into// an agreement> 2 **:** to form or be part of <your prejudices shouldn't // enter into// it> 3 **:** to participate or share in <// enter into// the spirit of the occasion> — ** enter the lists** **:** to engage in a fight or struggle


 * Examples of // ENTER //**
 * 1) Knock on the door before you // enter // the room.
 * 2) The medication will quickly // enter // the blood stream.
 * 3) The river // enter s// the sea near here.
 * 4) Our son will be // enter ing// college next year.
 * 5) // enter // a child in kindergarten
 * 6) The new battleship is scheduled to ** enter service** next spring.
 * 7) an actor who's just now // enter ing// his prime
 * 8) The strike has now // enter ed// its second week.
 * 9) We've // enter ed// a new phase in our relationship.
 * 10) The country is // enter ing// a period of prosperity.

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__** Expensive : **__

Definition of //<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> EXPENSIVE //
**1:** involving high cost or sacrifice <an // expensive // hobby> 2 //a// **:** commanding a high price and especially one that is not based on intrinsic worth or is beyond a prospective buyer's means //b// **:** characterized by high prices <// expensive // shops>

Examples of // EXPENSIVE //

 * 1) The lights were // expensive // to install.
 * 2) <// expensive // clothing that only the truly wealthy can afford>

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__** F inalist: **__

Definition of // FINALIST //
**:** a contestant in a competition [|finals]

Examples of // FINALIST //

 * 1) They interviewed all of the // finalist s// before making a decision.
 * 2) a // finalist // in the tennis tournament

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__** Foreign : **__

Definition of // FOREIGN //
1 **:** situated outside a place or country; //especially// **:** situated outside one's own country 2 **:** born in, belonging to, or characteristic of some place or country other than the one under consideration 3 **:** of, relating to, or proceeding from some other person or material thing than the one under consideration 4 **:** alien in character **:** not connected or pertinent 5 **:** related to or dealing with other nations 6 //a// **:** occurring in an abnormal situation in the living body and often introduced from outside <a // foreign // body lodged in the esophagus> //b// **:** not recognized by the immune system as part of the self <// foreign // proteins> 7 **:** not being within the jurisdiction of a political unit (as a state) — **for·eign·ness** //noun//

Examples of // FOREIGN //

 * 1) They've visited several // foreign // countries.
 * 2) We don't get many // foreign // visitors.
 * 3) Have you studied any // foreign // languages?
 * 4) She has a // foreign // accent.
 * 5) the ministry of // foreign // affairs

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__** Indentation : **__ = Indentation = <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffff; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; cursor: default; display: block; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 3px;">**Definition of // INDENTATION //** 1  //a// **:** an angular cut in an edge **:** [|notch] //b// **:** a recess in a surface 2  **:** the action of indenting **:** the condition of being indented

**Examples of // INDENTATION //**


 * 1) Our style guidelines call for // indentation // of the first line of each paragraph.
 * 2) a coastline with many // indentation s//
 * 3) There were several small // indentation s// in the surface of the table.

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__** Months : **__

Definition of //MONTH//
1

**:** a measure of time corresponding nearly to the period of the moon's revolution and amounting to approximately 4 weeks or 30 days or 1?12 of a year 2  //plural// **:** an indefinite usually extended period of time <he has been gone for //month////s//> 3  **:** one ninth of the typical duration of human pregnancy <she was in her eighth //month//> [|month table]

**Examples of //MONTH//**


 * 1) July is my favorite //month//.
 * 2) It was hard to keep warm in the cabin during the winter // months //.
 * 3) the merry //month// of May
 * 4) I saw her last //month// and I'll see her again next //month//.
 * 5) The price sometimes changes dramatically **from one month to the next**.
 * 6) He was gone for a //month//.
 * 7) She was back to work a //month// after the accident.
 * 8) He's been gone for // months //.
 * 9) I haven't talked to her in // months //

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__** Nicknamed : **__

Definition of //NICKNAME//
transitive verb

1 **:** [|misname], [|miscall] 2 **:** to give a nickname to

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__**Picture:**__

Definition of // PICTURE //
1 2 //a// **:** a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an accurate idea of something <the book gives a detailed // picture // of what is happening> //b// **:** a mental image 3 4 //a// **:** a transitory visible image or reproduction //b// **:** [|motion picture] //c// //plural// **:** [|movies] 5 6
 * a design or representation made by various means (as painting, drawing, or photography)
 * [|image], [|copy] <he was the // picture // of his father> <she was the very // picture // of health>
 * [|tableau] 2
 * [|situation] <took a hard look at his financial // picture //>

Examples of // PICTURE //

 * 1) I hung the // picture // on the wall.
 * 2) The book has a lot of // picture s//.
 * 3) Draw a // picture // of your house.
 * 4) The staff looked at the financial // picture // of the company.
 * 5) The overall economic // picture // is improving.

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__** Podcast : **__



Definition of // PODCAST //

 * a program (as of music or talk) made available in digital format for automatic download over the Internet

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__** Punctuation : **__

Definition of //PUNCTUATION//
1

**:** the act of punctuating **:** the state of being punctuated 2  **:** the act or practice of inserting standardized marks or signs in written matter to clarify the meaning and separate structural units; //also// **:** a system of punctuation 3  **:** something that contrasts or accentuates

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__** Quick : **__

Definition of // QUICK //
1 **:** not dead **:** [|living], [|alive] 2  **:** acting or capable of acting with speed: as //a// //(1)// **:** fast in understanding, thinking, or learning **:** mentally agile <a // quick // wit> <// quick // thinking> //(2)// **:** reacting to stimuli with speed and keen sensitivity //(3)// **:** aroused immediately and intensely <// quick // tempers> //b// //(1)// **:** fast in development or occurrence <a // quick // succession of events> //(2)// **:** done or taking place with rapidity <gave them a // quick // look> //c// **:** marked by speed, readiness, or promptness of physical movement <walked with // quick // steps> //d// **:** inclined to hastiness (as in action or response) <// quick // to criticize> //e// **:** capable of being easily and speedily prepared <a // quick // and tasty dinner> 3  //a// //archaic// **:** not stagnant **:** [|running], [|flowing] //b// **:** [|moving], [|shifting] <// quick // mud> 4  //archaic// **:** [|fiery], [|glowing] 5  //obsolete// //a// **:** [|pungent] //b// **:** [|caustic] 6  //archaic// **:** [|pregnant] 7  **:** having a sharp angle <a // quick // turn in the road> — ** quick ·ly** //adverb// — ** quick ·ness** //noun//

Examples of // QUICK //

 * 1) They had a // quick // drink at the bar.
 * 2) She took a // quick // shower.
 * 3) She gave him a // quick // kiss.
 * 4) You're back already? That was // quick //!
 * 5) We made a // quick // decision, but it turned out to be a good one.
 * 6) He got a // quick // reply to his inquiry.
 * 7) His // quick // thinking allowed him to escape trouble.
 * 8) Her friends admired her ** quick wit**.
 * 9) He walked with // quick // steps.
 * 10) She has // quick //, agile hands.

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