To make a judgment about something or someone.

 Ex: I'd assess your chances as low.

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To stop.

Ex: You never cease to amaze me!

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Belonging to the present time.

Ex:His lecture is on contemporary American novelists.

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1)To make something easy to notice, to call attention to a problem, subject, etc.

2)The most important or exciting part of a movie, sport event, etc.

Ex: 1)His speech highlight the need for educational reform.

2)The highlights of the match will be shown later this evening.

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Neutral. (adj.)

1)Not supporting either side in an argument, competition, or war.

2)Not very bright or strong, such as grey or light brown.

Ex: 1)I didn't take my father's or my mother's side, I tried to remain neutral.

2)Grey is a neutral color.

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A relationship between two amounts.

Ex: The school has very high teacher-student ratio.

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To keep something, to continue to have something.

Ex: 1)He struggled to retain control of the situation.

2)She has a food memory and finds it easy to retain facts.

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1)The thing, place, or person you get something from.

2)The cause of a problem, or the place where a problem starts.

Ex: 1)Your local library will be a useful source of information.

2)A source of violence and confusion.

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1)An aim or a result that you try to achieve.

2)A person, place, or thing that is chosen to be reached or attacked.

Ex: 1)Set yourself targets that you can reasonably hope to achieve.

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A formal set of ideas that is intended to explain why something happens of exists.

Ex: According to the theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light.

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