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06/23/2008

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Term

involve

Definition

Definition :

·         (of a situation or event) include (something) as a necessary part or result

Sentence:

·         His transfer to another school would involve a lengthy assessment proccess.

Part of Speech:

  • involve - verb
Term

isolate

Definition

Definition:

·         cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others

Sentences:

·         A country that is isolated from the rest of the world.

Part of Speech:

·         isolable - adjective

·         isolatable - adjective

·         isolator - noun

Term
Issue
Definition

Definition:

·         An important topic or problem for debate or discussion

Sentences:

·         Money is not an issue.

Part of Speech:

·         issuable - adjective

·         issuance -  noun

·         issueless = adjective

·         issuer - noun

Term
item
Definition

definition:

·         an individual article or unit, esp. one that is part of a list, collection, or set.

Sentences:

·         The items on the agenda.

Part of Speech:

item - Noun

Term
Job
Definition

Definition:

  • a paid position of regular employment

Sentences:

  • jobs are created in the private sector, not in Washington.

part of speech:job-verb

Term
journal
Definition
definition:
  • a daily record of news and events of a personal nature; a diary
sentences:
  • Medical journals | [in names ] the Wall Street Journal.
Part of speech:
  • Journalism-noun
  • Journalist-noun
Term
Justify
Definition

Definition:

  • show or prove to be right or reasonable

sentence:

  • The person appointed has fully justified our confidence.

Part of speech:

  • justification - noun
  • justificatory - adjective
  • justifier  - noun
Term
label
Definition

definition:

  • a small piece of paper, fabric, plastic, or similar material attached to an object and giving information about it

sentence:

She labeled the parcels neatly, writing the addresses in capital letters.

part of speech

labeler - noun

Term
labor
Definition
definition:
  • work, esp. hard physical work
sentence:
  • The price of repairs includes labor and parts | manual labor.
Part of speech:
  • Labor(ed-s)-verb
Term
layer
Definition
definition:
  • a sheet, quantity, or thickness of material, typically one of several, covering a surface or body
sentence:
  • Bears depend on a layer of blubber to keep them warm in the water.
Part of speech:
  • verb-layered
Term
lecture
Definition
definition:
  • a long, serious speech, esp. one given as a scolding or reprimand
Sentence:
  • The usual lecture on table manners.
Part of speech:
  • lectureship-noun
Term
legal
Definition

definition:

  • permitted by law

sentence:

  • He claimed that it had all been legal.

Part of speech:

  • legally - adverb
Term
legislate
Definition
definition:
  • make or enact laws
sentence:
  • He didn't want to name anyone to the Court who would legislate from the bench.

Part of speech:

legislative - adjective
Term
Levy
Definition
Definition:
  • a sum collected for a specific purpose, esp. as a supplement to an existing subscription.
Sentence:
  • There will be powers to levy the owner.
Part of speech:
  • leviable - adjective
Term
liberal
Definition

definition:

  • open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values
sentences:
  • They have more liberal views toward marriage and divorce than some people.
Part of speech:
  • liberalism - noun
  • liberalist - noun
  • liberalistic - adjective
  • liberally - adverb
  • liberalness - noun
Term
license
Definition

Definition:

  • ( a license to do something) a reason or excuse to do something wrong or excessive
Sentences:
  • Police say that the lenient sentence is a license to assault.
Part of speech:
  • licensable - adjective
  • licenser - noun
  • licensor - noun
Term
likewise
Definition
definition:
  • in the same way; also
Sentences:
  • The dream of young people is to grow old, and it is likewise the dream of their parents to relive youth.
Term
link
Definition

Definition:

  • a relationship between two things or situations, esp. where one thing affects the other
sentences:
  • investigating a link between pollution and forest decline.
part of speech:
  • link - verb
  • link - noun
Term
locate
Definition
definition:
  • discover the exact place or position of
sentences:
  • Engineers were working to locate the fault.

Part of speech:

  • locatable - adjective
Term
logic
Definition
definition:
  • reasoning conducted or assessed according to strict principles of validity
Sentences:
  • He explains his move with simple logic.
Part of speech:
  • logician - noun
Term
maintain
Definition

definition:

  • cause or enable (a condition or state of affairs) to continue
Sentences:
  • The need to maintain close links between industry and schools.
Part of speech:
  • maintainability - noun
  • maintainable - adjective
Term
major
Definition
definition:
  • important, serious, or significant
Sentences:
  • The use of drugs is a major problem.
Part of speech:
  • Majority - noun
Term
manipulate
Definition
Definition:
  • handle or control (a tool, mechanism, etc.), typically in a skillful manner
sentences:
  • He manipulated the dials of the set.
Part of speech:
  • manipulability - noun
  • manipulable - adjective
  • manipulatable - adjective
  • manipulation- noun
  • manipulator - noun
  • manipulatory - adjective
Term
manual
Definition

definition:

  • of or done with the hands
sentence:
  • manual hauling of boats along the towpath.
Part of speech:
  • manually - adverb
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