WOW9 2
Terms
undefined, object
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fender (noun)
fend r -
def. the outer covering above the tire of a car
The right front fender on my car needs to be repaired. -
decimate (verb)
des' -mat` -
def. to destroy or kill a large part of
Smallpox, the fatal disease in the past, decimated half of the army. -
contentious (adjective)
k n-ten'sh s -
def. argumentative, ready to disagree
He is a contentious man, always arguing with everyone. -
magnanimous (adjective)
mag-nan' -m s -
def. noble;above revenge or resentment; forgiving of insults
He was magnanimous in forgiving those who injured him. -
legislature (noun)
lej'i-sla`ch r -
def. a body of people empowered to make laws
The legislature was blamed because it made new laws which don't make sense. -
annals (noun)
an' lz -
def.1.a written record of events 2.general records
MJ was the greatest player in the annals of NBA. -
corridor (noun)
k r d r -
def. a hallway
After you walk all the stairs, corridor will lead you to the classroom. -
ambivalence (noun)
am-biv' -l ns -
def. existence of mixed or conflicting feelings
She felt ambivalence when she think about her marriage, because she is not sure that he's right for her. -
pledge (verb)
plej -
def. to promise solemnly
He pledged allegiance to his boss not to betray him. -
unanimity (noun)
yoo`n -nim'i-te -
def. complete agreement
Since members of the committee always argue and disagree, there is never a unanimity of opinion. -
decade (noun)
dek'ad` -
def. a ten-year period
He looks like 50, so he looks a decade younger than his 60 years. -
duplicity (noun)
doo-plis'i-te -
def. deceitfulness;double-dealing
He asked my help and acted with duplicity to get an information from me. -
monopoly (noun)
m -nop' -le -
def. exclusive possession or control
To make a lot of companies' success, the government has laws against monopolies. -
metric (adjective, noun)
met'rik -
def. referring to a measurement system based on grams and meters
Most of the world uses the metric system of measurement. -
integrity (noun)
in-teg'ri-te -
def.1.honesty;good moral character 2.wholeness; completeness
Her integrity made her call the police when she found drugs in her son's room. -
bipartisan (adjective)
bi-par'ti-z n -
def. supported by members of two parties
Those two parties made a new law which was passed with bipartisan support. -
trivial (adjective)
triv'e- l -
def.1.unimportant;silly 2.ordinary;commonplace
Wearing good clothes is trivial matter than his/her mind. -
dilemma (noun)
di-lem' -
def. problem;difficult choice between equally bad things
She was in a dilemma over staying in her tiny apartment or taking the time and move. -
disintegrate (verb)
dis-in'ti-grat` -
def.1.to seperate into small parts 2.to become worse; to go wrong
The papers were so old that they disintegrated when touched. -
monarchy (noun)
mon' r-ke -
def. a state ruled by a king, queen, or emperor
Because of the king's bad politics, that country's monarchy set. -
centennial (noun)
sen-ten'e- l -
def. one-hundred-year anniversary;a period of one hundred years
After 100 years of protest to the government, that country finally found a centennial peace. -
perennial (adjective)
p -ren'e- l -
def. occurring again and again; constant; lasting for a long time
I never stop to play video games, so those are my perennial problems. -
magnitude (noun)
mag'ni-tood` -
def. greatness of size or importance
The economy is slowing downbut economists don't know the magnitude of this change yet. -
symmetrical (adjective)
si-met'ri-k l -
def. balanced in physical size or form
In mathematics, the symmetrical lines never meet together. -
bilingual (adjective)
bi-ling'gw l -
def. having or speaking two languages
After he learned Chinese as a second language, he became a bilingual man. -
unilateral (adjective)
yoo`n -lat' r- l -
def. arbitrary;one sided;relating to only one side or part
The workers protested, but the owner made a unilateral decision to shut down the factory. -
centigrade (adjective)
sen'ti-grad` -
def. referring to a temperature scale based on one hundred degrees
According to the centigrade system, water boils at 100 degrees. -
trilogy (noun)
tril' -je -
def. a group of three books, plays, or stories
He wrote a trilogy on his family,friends and work. -
ambiguous (adjective)
am-big'yoo- s -
def. not clear; having two or more meanings
He is ambiguous when he says he loves her but doesn't want to marry her.