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Nouns
1. (n.) missile;
- a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control;
2. (n.) missile, projectile;
- a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled;
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Categories : TOEFL Words
29
02
2008
Verbs
1. (verb) besot, stupefy;
- make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation;
2. (verb) amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex;
- be a mystery or bewildering to;
- “This beats me!”; “Got me–I don’t know the answer!”; “a vexing problem”; “This question really stuck me”;
3. (verb) stun, stupefy;
- make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow;
- “stun fish”;
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Categories : GRE Words
29
02
2008
Verbs
1. (verb) comprise, consist;
- be composed of;
- “The land he conquered comprised several provinces”; “What does this dish consist of?”;
2. (verb) comprise, contain, incorporate;
- include or contain; have as a component;
- “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”;
3. (verb) be, comprise, constitute, make up, represent;
- form or compose;
- “This money is my only income”; “The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance”; “These constitute my entire belonging”; “The children made up the chorus”; “This sum represents my entire income for a year”; “These few men comprise his entire army”;
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Categories : SAT Words
29
02
2008
Nouns
1. (n.) critical review, critique, review, review article;
- an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play);
2. (n.) criticism, critique;
- a serious examination and judgment of something;
- “constructive criticism is always appreciated”;
Verbs
1. (verb) critique, review;
- appraise critically;
- “She reviews books for the New York Times”; “Please critique this performance”;
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Categories : SAT Words, TOEFL Words
29
02
2008
Nouns
1. (n.) assurance, authority, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, sureness;
- freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities;
- “his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular”; “after that failure he lost his confidence”; “she spoke with authority”;
2. (n.) confidence;
- a feeling of trust (in someone or something);
- “I have confidence in our team”; “confidence is always borrowed, never owned”;
3. (n.) confidence;
- a state of confident hopefulness that events will be favorable;
- “public confidence in the economy”;
4. (n.) confidence, trust;
- a trustful relationship;
- “he took me into his confidence”; “he betrayed their trust”;
5. (n.) confidence;
- a secret that is confided or entrusted to another;
- “everyone trusted him with their confidences”; “the priest could not reveal her confidences”;
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Categories : SAT Words