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Become or make larger or more extensive Example: Their business expanded into other hotels and properties (verb) Expandable (adjective) Expander (noun) |
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Skilled through training or practice
Example: I'm expert at map-reading; Get expert advice on plumbing. (adjective) Expertly (adverb) Expertness (noun) |
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Stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt. Example: The speaker's intentions were not made explicit. (adjecive) Explicitly (adverb) Explicitness (noun) |
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Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource). Example: 500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology. (verb) Exploitable (adjective) Exploitation (noun) Exploitative (adjective) Exploiter (noun) Exploitive (adjective) |
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Send (goods or services) to another country for sale. Example: We exported $16 million worth of mussels to Japan. (verb) Exportability (noun) Exportable (adjective) Exportation (noun) Exporter (noun) |
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Make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it. Example: At low tide the sands are exposed. (verb) Exposer (noun) Exposable (adjective) Exposability (noun)
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Coming from the outside Examples: Extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph; Relying upon an extraneous income; Disdaining outside pressure groups (adjective) Externally (adverb) |
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Remove or take out, esp. by effort or force. Example: He decayed tooth will have to be extracted. (verb) Extractability (noun) Extractable (adjective) |
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Make (an action or process) easy or easier Example: Schools were located on the same campus to facilitate the sharing of resources. (verb) Facilitative (adjective) Facilitator (noun) Facilitatory (adjective) |
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A circumstance, fact, or influence that contributes to a result or outcome. Examples: His legal problems were not a factor in his decision; She worked fast, conscious of the time factor. (noun) Factorable (adjective) Factorability (noun) Factorship (noun) |
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A prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic. Example: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline. (noun) Featured (verb-used with object) |
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Having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs. Example: Russia's federation treaty shares powers among Russia's federal and local governments. (adjective) Federalization (noun) Federalize (verb) Federally (adverb) |
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A payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services. Example: The gallery charges an admission fee. (noun) Fees (verb) Fee'd or feed (verb) Feeing (verb) |
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A folder or box for holding loose papers that are typically arranged in a particular order for easy reference. Example: A file of correspondence. (noun) Fileable (adjective) Filer (noun) On file (idiom) |
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Coming at the end of a series. Example: The final version of the report was presented. (adjective) Final (noun) |
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The management of large amounts of money, esp. by governments or large companies. Example: The finances of the school were causing serious concern. (noun) Financed (verb) Financeable (adjective) |
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Having limits or bounds. Example: Every computer has a finite amount of memory. (adjective) Finitely (adverb) Finiteness (noun) |
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Capable of bending easily without breaking. Example: Flexible rubber seals. (adjective) Flexibility (noun) Flexibleness (noun) Flexibly (adverb) |
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Rise and fall irregularly in number or amount. Example: Trade with other countries tends to fluctuate from year to year. (verb) Fluctuation (noun) |
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The center of interest or activity. Example: This generation has made the environment a focus of attention. (noun) Focusable (adjective) Focuser (noun) Focused (verb) Focusing(verb) |
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The way in which something is arranged or set out. Example: The format of the funeral service. (noun) Formatter (noun) Formatted (verb) |
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A list of ingredients for or constituents of something. Example: The soft drink company closely guards its secret formula. (noun) Formulaic (adjective)
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Planned for or about to happen in the near future. Example: The forthcoming baseball season. (adjective) Forthcomingness (noun) |
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An underlying basis or principle for something. Example: Specific learning skills as a foundation for other subjects. (noun) Foundational (adjective) Foundationally (adverb) Foundationary (adjective) |
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