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06/23/2008

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Term

Involve

Definition

Definition:

1.have as a necessary result

2.cause to become concerned

 

Example:

The job involved my living in London

 

 

Part of Speech:

involved (adj)

Involve (verb)

Term

Isolate

Definition

Definition:

keep separate from others 

 

Example:

you can't isolate stress from the management context

 

Part of Speech:

isolated (adj)

isolation (noun)

isolate (verb)

Term

Issue

Definition

Definition:

1. subject to be talked about or argued about

2. printing at one time of a magazine, etc

3. produce or provide officially

 

Example:

the chnce of carrying such a scheme to a successful issue was small

 

Part of speech:

Issue (noun)

 

Term
Item
Definition

Definition:

1. single thing on a list, etc

2. piece of news

 

Example:

the items on the agenda

 

Part of Speech:

Item (noun)

Term
Job
Definition

Definition:

1. regular paid employment

2. piece of work

3. something hard to do

 

Example:

You will have a job getting it open

 

Part of Speech:

job (noun)

jobless (adj)

Term
Journal
Definition

Definition:

magazine

 

Example:

A mediacal/scientific journal

 

Part of Speech:

journal (noun)

journalism (noun)

Term
Justify
Definition

Definition:

give or be a good reason for

 

Example:

the situation was grave enough to justify further investigation

 

Part of Speech:

justifiable (adj)

justifiably (adv)

justification (noun)

Term
Label
Definition

Definition:

piece of paper, etc., fixed to something to say what it is, who owns it, etc

 

Example:

They labeled him a thief

 

Part of Speech:

label (noun)

Term
Labour
Definition

Definition:

piece of work

 

Example:

The price of repairs includes labor and parts

 

Part of Speech:

labour (noun)

 

 

Term
Layer
Definition

Definition:

1. thickness of some substance laid over a surface

2. bird that lays eggs

 

Example:

Layers of rock

 

Part of Speech:

layer (noun)

 

Term
Legal
Definition

Definition:

allowed, or demanded by the law

 

Example:

My legal adviser

 

Part of Speech:

Legal (adj)

legality (noun)

 

Term
Lecture
Definition

Definition:

1. speech given as a method of teaching

2. long solemn scolding or warning (noun)

 

Example:

the usual lecture on table manners.

 

Part of Speech:

lecture (noun)

lecturer (noun)

Term
Legislate
Definition

Definition:

make laws

 

Example:

Congress must legislate strong new laws

 

Part of Speech:

Legislation (noun)

Legislator (noun)

Term
Levy
Definition

Definition:

demand and collect

 

Example:

he sought to levy one man from each parish for service.

 

 

Part of Speech:

 

Term
Liberal
Definition

Definition:

willing to respect the opinions of others

 

Example:

liberalize the divorce laws

 

Part of Speech:

liberal (adj)

liberalization (noun)

 

Term
Licence
Definition

Definition:

official permission to do something

 

Example:

ogging is permitted under licence from the Forest Service

 

Part of Speech:

Licence (noun)

Term
Likewise
Definition

Definition:

similarly;also

 

Example:

The dream of young people is to grow old, and it is likewise the dream of their parents to relive youth

 

 

Part of Speech:

likewise (adv)

Term
Link
Definition

Definition:

1. connection

2. one ring of a chain

 

Example:

investiting a link between pollution and forest decline

 

Part of Speech:

link (noun)

 

Term
Locate
Definition

Definition:

1. learn the position of

2. fix in a particular place

 

Example:

Offices located in the town center location

 

Part of Speech:

location (noun)

Term

Logic

Definition

Definition:

1. science of formal reasoning

2. good sense

 

Example:

There's no logic in what he says

 

 

Part of Speech:

logic (noun)

logical (adj)

logically (adv)

Term
Maintain
Definition

Definition:

keep in good condition

 

Example:

Maintain peaceful relations

 

Part of Speech:

 

Term
Major
Definition

Definition:

army officer, above CAPTAIN

 

Example:

he got the major share of the spoils.

 

Part of Speech:

major (adj)

major (noun)

Term
Manipulate
Definition

Definition:

1. handle skullfully

2. control and influence for one's own purposes

 

Example:

he manipulated the dials of the set

 

Part of Speech:

Manipulative (adj)

Manipulation (noun)

Term
Manual
Definition

Definition:

1. of or using the hands

2. book giving information or instructions

 

Example:

manual huling of boats along the towpath

 

Part of Speech:

manual (adj)

manual (noun)

 

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