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Nouns
1. (n.) account, explanation;
- a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.;
- “the explanation was very simple”; “I expected a brief account”;
2. (n.) explanation;
- thought that makes something comprehensible;
3. (n.) explanation;
- the act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible;
- “I heard his explanation of the accident”;
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Categories : TOEFL Words
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01
2009
Nouns
1. (n.) atmospheric static, atmospherics, static;
- a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference;
2. (n.) static;
- angry criticism;
- “they will probably give you a lot of static about your editorial”;
Adjectives
1. (adj.) inactive, motionless, static, still;
- not in physical motion;
- “the inertia of an object at rest”;
2. (adj.) electrostatic, static;
- concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity;
- “an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity”;
3. (adj.) stable, static, unchanging;
- showing little if any change;
- “a static population”;
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Categories : GRE Words
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01
2009
Verbs
1. (verb) decimate;
- kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies;
2. (verb) annihilate, carry off, decimate, eliminate, eradicate, extinguish, wipe out;
- kill in large numbers;
- “the plague wiped out an entire population”;
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Categories : SAT Words
31
01
2009
Nouns
1. (n.) recitation;
- written matter that is recited from memory;
2. (n.) reading, recital, recitation;
- a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance;
- “the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems”;
3. (n.) class period, course session, recitation;
- a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study;
4. (n.) drill, exercise, practice, practice session, recitation;
- systematic training by multiple repetitions;
- “practice makes perfect”;
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Categories : SAT Words
31
01
2009
Adjectives
1. (adj.) abusive, opprobrious, scurrilous;
- expressing offensive reproach;
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Categories : SAT Words