John Wiley And Sons Webster''''s New World - Essential vocabulary A

... Cataloging-in-Publication Data:Herzog, David Alan.Webster’s New World essential vocabulary / by David A. Herzog.p. cm.ISBN 0-7 64 5-7 16 5-6 (pbk.)1. Vocabulary. 2. Vocabulary Problems, exercises, etc. 3. Vocabulary Examinations—Studyguides. ... was written and when it is read.Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo,Webster’s New World, the Webster’s NewWorld lo...

Ngày tải lên: 05/10/2012, 09:47

... Electric and U.S. Steel. • Mercury and silver are amalgamated to form the amalgam that is losing popularity with dentists as a filling material. [-d, amalgamating] ameliorate (uh MEEL ee uh RAYT) ... 1 that means most nearly the same thing. 250 Essential Vocabulary 1. amenable 2. amortize 3. animosity 4. annul 5. anomalous 6. antibody 7. antipathy 8. apprehension 9. arabesque 10. ar...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... find amphibians in and around a pond. • The early Pan American Airways Clippers were amphibians that loaded and unloaded their passengers on land but took off from and landed on water. [amphibious ... the water, and later develops lungs; 2. any plant or animal that is at home both on land and in water; 3. any aircraft or vehicle that can operate on land and in water • It is not...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... is always a calamity. • The attack on the World Trade Center ranks with Pearl Harbor among the U.S .A. ’s greatest calamities. [calamitous adj., calamitously adv.] [Syn. disaster] camaraderie (kam ... animal that eats other animals; 3. a plant that eats small animals—especially insects. • Unlike herbivores, who eat plants, and omnivores, who eat both plants and animals, a carnivor...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... n.] egalitarian (ee GAL i TER ee in) adj. advocating that people should all have equal social, economic, and political rights —n. one who so advocates • The so-called ERA, or Equal Rights Amendment, ... discharge • A transmitter’s antenna emits some kind of waves. • A speaker stands before an audience and emits words. • Old Faithful emits hot water at regular intervals. [-ted, -ting]...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... force alone. [demagogy, -ry n.] demeanor (di MEEN oer) n. outward manner; carriage; the way one behaves • Princess Diana had a regal demeanor and a gentle one. • Between a Rottweiler and a Doberman ... shipping container was a detachment from a long-haul tractor-trailer’s bed. A detatchment of marines was sent in to reconnoiter before the main land- ing was to take place. • T...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... exorbitant (eg ZAWR bit int) adj. above and beyond what is reasonable; immodest; excessive; extravagant • Would you say that William Randolph Hearst lived a rather exorbitant lifestyle at San Simeon? ... rapture; 2. causing or caused by ecstasy • Morissa was absolutely ecstatic over the raise in salary that she had received. • It was an ecstatic day for the world champions. [-ally adv.]...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... PM Page 118 G – H gargantuan (gahr GAN tyoo uhn) adj. huge; gigantic (from Rabelais’s 1552 satire, Gargantua and Pantagruel ) • There was a gargantuan traffic jam at the in-bound George Washington ... standing at the altar, Harold heaved a forlorn sigh. [-ly adv., -ness n.] forsake (fawr SAYK) vt. 1. to give up; abandon (a habit, ideal, etc.); 2. to leave; renounce • Having decided to...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... have hair and all are able to feed their young with milk secreted by the female’s mamma- ry glands • All animals with hair are mammals. • If an animal has feathers or scales, it is not a mammal. ... waiter or waitress. • It is very unusual to find a maladroit cat, but Karen has had two of them. [-ly adv., -ness n.] [Syn. awkward] mammal (MAM uhl) n. any of a class of warm-blooded vert...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20

... kept by a cast- away on a desert island. • The treasurer of any corporation must keep a journal of all the financial transactions. • Many local newspapers contain the word journal in their names, ... coach, or active role model —vi., vt. to act as an advisor or teacher • Athenian philosopher Aristotle was a mentor to Alexander of Macedon, also know as Alexander the Great. • Julius Cae...

Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 14:20