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DEFINITION (n) the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
EXAMPLE Changes in the levels of vitamins can affect energy and well-being. PART OF SPEECH
energy - noun
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DEFINITION (v) cause (something) to happen by necessity or force. EXAMPLE There is no outside agency to enforce cooperation between the players. PART OF SPEECH enforce - verb
enforcability - noun enforceable - adjective enforcedly - adverb enforcement - noun enforcer - noun
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DEFINITION (v) intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of. EXAMPLE His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation. PART OF SPEECH enhance - verb
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DEFINITION (adj.) very large in size, quantity, or extent. EXAMPLE The possibilities are enormous. PART OF SPEECH enormous - adjective
enormously - adverb enormousness - noun
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DEFINITION (v) make certain that (something) shall occur or be the case EXAMPLE The client must ensure that accurate records be kept. PART OF SPEECH ensure - verb
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DEFINITION (n) a thing with distinct and independent existence. EXAMPLE Church and empire were fused in a single entity. PART OF SPEECH entity - noun
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DEFINITION (noun) the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. EXAMPLE A good learning environment. PART OF SPEECH environment - noun
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DEFINITION (v) consider (one thing) to be the same as or equivalent to another. EXAMPLE Customers equate their name with quality. PART OF SPEECH equate - verb equatable - adjective
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DEFINITION (v) supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose. EXAMPLE They equipped themselves for the campaign. PART OF SPEECH equip - verb equipper - noun
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DEFINITION (adj.) equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc. EXAMPLE One unit is equivalent to one glass of wine. PART OF SPEECH equivalent - adjective equivalent - noun equivalence - noun
equivalently - adverb
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DEFINITION (v) gradually wear away. EXAMPLE The cliffs have been eroded by the sea. PART OF SPEECH erode - verb erodible - adjective
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DEFINITION (n) a mistake. EXAMPLE An error of judgment.
PART OF SPEECH error - noun
errorless - adjective
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DEFINITION (v) set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis. EXAMPLE The British established a rich trade with Portugal. PART OF SPEECH establish- verb establisher - noun
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DEFINITION (n) an area or amount of land or property. EXAMPLE A housing estate. PART OF SPEECH estate - noun
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DEFINITION (n) an approximate calculation or judgment of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something. EXAMPLE At a rough estimate, our staff is recycling a quarter of the paper used. PART OF SPEECH estimate - noun estimate - verb estimative - adjective
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DEFINITION (n) a set of moral principles, esp. ones relating to or affirming a specified group, field, or form of conduct. EXAMPLE The puritan ethic was being replaced by the hedonist ethic. PART OF SPEECH ethic - noun
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DEFINITION (adj.) of or relating to a population subgroup (within a larger or dominant national or cultural group) with a common national or cultural tradition. EXAMPLE Leaders of ethnic communities. PART OF SPEECH ethnic - adjective ethnic - noun ethnically - adverb
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DEFINITION (v) form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess. EXAMPLE When you evaluate any hammer, look for precision machining. PART OF SPEECH evaluate - verb evaluation - noun
evaluative - adjective
evaluator - noun
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DEFINITION (adj.) occurring at the end of or as a result of a series of events; final; ultimate. EXAMPLE It's impossible to predict the eventual outcome of the competition. PART OF SPEECH eventual - adjective
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DEFINITION (adj.) plain or obvious; clearly seen or understood. EXAMPLE She ate the cookies with evident enjoyment. PART OF SPEECH evident - adjective
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DEFINITION (v) develop gradually, esp. from a simple to a more complex form. EXAMPLE The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer. PART OF SPEECH evolve - verb evolvable - adjective
evolvement - noun
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DEFINITION (v) be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing). EXAMPLE Production costs have exceeded $60,000. PART OF SPEECH exceed - verb
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DEFINITION (v) deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege. EXAMPLE Women had been excluded from many scientific societies. PART OF SPEECH exclude - verb excludable - adjective
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DEFINITION (v) publicly display (a work of art or item of interest) in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair. EXAMPLE Only one sculpture was exhibited in the artist's lifetime. PART OF SPEECH exhibit - verb exhibit - noun
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