Sunday, April 14, 2013

Glossary Week 5

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  1. word: debris
    definition:N-UNCOUNT Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around.
    example:The sea tided the debris ashore.

    word: melted
    definition: V-T/V-IWhen a solid substance melts or when you melt it, it changes to a liquid, usually because it has been heated.
    example:When the sun came out the snow melted quickly.

    word: property
    definition: N-UNCOUNT Someone's property is all the things that belong to them or something that belongs to them.
    example:He deeded the property to his daughter.

    word: cope
    definition: V-I If you cope with a problem or task, you deal with it successfully.
    example:we must learn to cope with it.

    word: scattered
    definition: ADJ Scattered things are spread over an area in an untidy or irregular way.
    example:He picked up the scattered toys.

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  2. Word: victims - noun
    Definition: a person who suffers from a destructive or injurious action.
    Example: There were a lot of victims in World War II.

    Word: vibrations - noun
    Definition: the act of vibrating.
    Example: My mobile phone in vibration mode.

    Word: layer - noun
    Definition: a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface.
    Example: The cake layer is so soft fragile

    Word: flood - noun
    Definition: a great flowing or overflowing of water.
    Example: Ever year in Sri Lanka there are a floods.

    Word: thunder - noun
    Definition: a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of
    air heated by a lightning discharge.
    Example: Thunder happens when it's raining.

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  3. 1-observe- verb
    definition: o see, watch, perceive, or notice.
    Sentence: The kids observed the insects during science.

    2-float- verb
    definition :to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid
    Sentence: The piece of wood will float on the water.

    3-crush- verb
    definition :to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
    Sentence: Make sure you crush all the tin cans before putting them in the recycling.

    4-Respond-verb
    definition :to reply or answer in words.
    Sentence: The witness did not respond to the question immediately.

    5-Creative- adjective
    definition :having the quality or power of creating.
    Sentence :Improve your creative thinking skills with engaging brain games.

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  4. W -strong(adj)
    D-having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
    I am not strong enough to fight people in boxing

    W-die(verb)
    D-to cease to live; undergo the complete and permanent cessation of all vital functions; become dead.
    People can die from lack of food

    W-huge(adj)
    D-extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
    Burg khalifa it is a huge building

    W_ predict(verb)
    D_to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
    animals can predict earthquakes

    W-decision(noun)
    D-the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
    the decision was said by judge

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  5. 1/ meet - V
    to come together by chance or because you have planned it:
    Let's meet outside the cinema at eight o'clock.

    2/ ground - N
    the surface of the earth:
    The ground was too dry for the plants to grow.

    3/ jumping - V
    to move quickly off the ground, using your legs to push you up:
    The cat jumped onto the table.

    4/ burst - V
    to break open suddenly or to make something do this:
    He burst the balloon.

    5/ solve - V
    to find the answer to a question or problem:
    The police are still trying to solve the crime.

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  6. Volcano - Noun
    Definition: a mountain or hill, usually having a cuplike crater at the summit, formed around such a vent from the ash and lava expelled through it.
    Sentence: Volcano can melt material.

    Trap - Noun
    Definition: a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
    Sentence: My friend makes a trap to catch a bird.

    Hail - Noun
    Definition: small pellets of ice falling from cumulonimbus clouds when there are very strong rising air currents.
    Sentence: I never have been seen a hail.

    Fingerprint - Noun
    Definition: an impression of the markings of the inner surface of the last joint of the thumb or other finger.
    Sentence: The emigration takes the fingerprint of the people.

    Ordinarily - Adverb
    Definition: most of the time; generally; usually.
    Sentence: I ordinarily sleep at 11:30.

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  7. emergency.Noun
    Definition;a sudden, urgent, usually unexpected occurrence or occasion requiring immediate action.
    Sentence:Most gasoline stations have emergency pumps with their own generators


    broken.verb
    reduced to fragments; fragmented.
    Sentence;Strangely, later large impacts may have caused the structure to be broken into pieces.


    happen.verb
    Definition;to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.

    Sentence:If you take an individualistic view of the world, not much would happen


    boats.noun
    Definition: a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
    Sentence:But after the cold war, construction was stopped at three boats .


    Mixed.adjective
    Definition;put together or formed by mixing.
    Sentence.Don't accuse the mixed martial arts world of taking the summer off.





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  8. W; Mild - adj
    D; Not sharp, punrent,or strong
    S; A mild case of flu

    W; Unique - adj
    D; Existing as the only one or as the sole
    S; I saw a unique copy of anacient manuscript

    W; Roll - v
    D; To move along a surface by revolving or turning over and over
    S; I saw my friend roll on the stairs

    W; Lightning - v
    D; To emit a flash or fashes of lightning
    S; If it starts to lightning,we'd go inside

    W; Erupted - v
    D; To break out of a pent - up state
    S; Word of anger erupted from her

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  9. Astonishing (adj)
    Definition: Causing astonishment or surprise.
    Sentence: Health care costs are rising with astonishing speed.

    Microscopic (adj)
    Definition: So small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope.
    Sentence: Thousands of microscopic strands of genetic material are found in every living cell.

    Mathematicians (noun)
    Definition: An expert or specialist in mathematics.
    Sentence: The mathematicians like numbers.

    Pattern (noun)
    Definition: A distinctive style, model, or form:
    Sentence: The new pattern of uniforms are good.

    Multiple (adj)
    Definition: Having or involving more than one part, individual.
    Sntence: Some mummies had calcification in multiple arteries.

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  10. predict : verb
    To foretell the future; make a prediction.
    I can predict the weather.

    possible : adjective
    That may be true or may be the case, as something concerning which one has no knowledge to the contrary.
    It is possible that he has already gone.

    wind : noun
    Air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface.
    A gentle wind blew through the valley.

    complex : noun
    Composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite.
    A complex highway system is difficult to understand it.

    layer : noun
    A thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface.
    A layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.

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  11. layer (n.)
    D: A thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface: a layer of soot on the window sill; two layers of paint.
    S: A thin layer of ice formed over the lake.

    mild (adj.)
    D: Amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
    S: She is mild in disposition.

    epicenter (n.)
    D: A point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
    S: All of earthquakes have epicenter.

    flood (n.)
    D: A great flowing or overflowing of water, especially over land not usually submerged.
    S: The flood submerged that village.

    burst (v.)
    D: To break, break open, or fly apart with sudden violence: The bitter cold caused the pipes to burst.
    S: The balloon burst.

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  12. Hysteria (n)
    D: (Psychiatry) a mental disorder characterized by emotional outbursts, susceptibility to autosuggestion, and, often, symptoms such as paralysis that mimic the effects of physical disorders see also.
    S: News of the victory produced mass hysteria.

    Offshoot (n)
    D: something that develops or derives from a principal source or origin.
    S: An offshoot of the family settled down on the island in the eighteenth century.

    Pull (v)
    D: To apply force to so as to cause or tend to cause motion toward the source of the force.
    S: She pulled his sleeve to get his attention.

    Scholarly (adj)
    D: Of, relating to, or characteristic of scholars or scholarship.
    S: Spectacles gave her a scholarly look.

    Thick (adj)
    D: Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite, usually in the smallest solid dimension; not thin
    S: How thick is the board?

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