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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

4.41 Parallel

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
parallel
/'pɛɹɪlɛl/
Adjective
When a line is parallel to another line, the two lines do not meet and they are the same distance from each other at every point.
Noun
(countable) A similarity between two things.
Verb

  1. Be similar to.
  2. To be the same distant apart from each other at every point.
parallelism
parallelogram

4.42 Parameter

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Pronunciation
Definition
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parameter
/pəɹ'æmɪtəɹ/
(countable); (usually plural) A parameter is a boundary or a limit.
parametric
parametrically
parameterize
parametrization

4.43 Phase

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Pronunciation
Definition
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phase
/'fez/
Noun
  1. (countable) A phase is stage in a process.
  2. (uncountable) If things are in phase, they are working, moving, or changing together.
Verb
(transitive) If you phase something in, you introduce it step by step.  If you phase something out, you eliminate it step by step.
two-phase
three-phase
multiphase

4.44 Predict

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Pronunciation
Definition
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predict
/pɹə'dɪkt/
(transitive) If you predict something, you say that it will happen before anyone observes it.
predictor
prediction
predictable

4.45 Principal

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
principal
/ˈprɪnsɪpəl/
Adjective
(usually before the noun) The principal thing is the main or most important one.
Noun
  1. (countable) In American English, a principal is the head of a school. (headmaster in British English)
  2. (countable) The principal is the most important person in a business, or an artistic group such as a dancers.
  3. (uncountable) Principal is the money that you borrow and must pay back. It does not include interest.
principally
principality

4.46 Prior

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Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
prior
/'pɹɑiəɹ/
  1. If something happens prior to something else, it happens before it.
  2. (usually before the noun) Occurring before, as in prior knowledge of an event.
priority
prioritize

4.47 Professional


Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
professional
/pɹə'fɛʃɪnəl/
Adjective
  1. (usually before the noun) About a job such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
  2. If someone is professional, they do their job seriously and with much skill.
  3. If someone is professional, they are paid for their job, sport, art, etc. 
Noun
  1. (countable) A professional is a person who paid for their job, sport, art, etc.
  2. A professional is a person who does a job such as doctor, lawyer, accountant, etc.
  3. A professional is a person who is serious and skilled in their work.
profess
professor
profession
professionally

4.48 Project

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
project
Noun
/ˈpɹɑdʒεk̚t/
Verb
/pɹəˈʤεk̚t/
Noun
A project is a complex job or assignment, often involving research or construction. 
Verb
  1. (transitive & intransitive) If you project, you plan for or estimate something in the future.
  2. (intransitive) If something projects out or beyond something else, it stands out.
  3. (transitive) If you project an image somewhere, you use light to make it appear there.
  4. (transitive) If you project an image, you try to give people a particular feeling about something.
projection
projectional
projector

4.49 Promote

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
promote
/pɹə'mot/
(transitive) If you promote someone or something, you raise them to a higher level, but not physically.
promotion
promotional
promoter
demote

4.50 Regime

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Definition
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regime
/ɹɪ'ʒim/
  1. (countable) A regime is a government, especially a bad or illegal one.
  2. (countable) A regime is a plan or system.
regimen
regimental

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

4.31 Internal

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
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internal
/ɪn'təɹnəl/
Something that is internal is within or on the inside (of something).

internalize
internally

4.32 Investigate

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
investigate
/ɪn'vestɪgeɪt/
(transitive & intransitive) If you investigate a problem, you get information about it and you think carefully about the information, usually to find an answer.
investigator
investigation
investigative

4.33 Job

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Synonyms
job
/dʒɒb/
A job is an activity that you do, usually, regularly and for pay.
work
employment
task
function
vocation

4.34 Label

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Synonyms
label
IPA
Noun
  1. (countable) A label is a small sign, usually on something, to tell you about it.
  2. (countable) A label is a brand (mainly for fashion and music companies). 
Verb
(transitive) If you label something, you write information on it or attach information to it.
characterization
classification
stereotype
design
company
identify
define
classify
characterize

4.35 Mechanism

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Pronunciation
Definition
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mechanism
/ˈmɛkənɪzm/
  1. (countable) A mechanism is the way something works
  2. (countable) A mechanism is one moving system within a larger, more complex machine or organism.

mechanic
mechanical
machine
machination

4.36 Obvious

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Pronunciation
Definition
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obvious
/'ɑbviəs/
If something is obvious, it is easy to see it, think of it, or understand it.
obviously

4.37 Occupy

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
occupy
/'ɑkjupɑi/
  1. (transitive) If something occupies a space, it is there, lives there, or belongs there.
  2. (transitive) If a country or army occupies another country, it controls it.
  3. (transitive) If you occupy a position, you do a job, or have a job title.
  4. If your mind is occupied, you are thinking of something and can't concentrate on other things.
  5. If something occupies you or your time, it keeps you busy.
occupation
occupational
occupant
occupancy
occupier
unoccupied

4.38 Option

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Pronunciation
Definition
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option
/ˈɑpʃn/
(countable) An option is a choice.
optional
optionalize

4.39 Output

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Pronunciation
Definition
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output
/'æutpʊt/
(countable & uncountable) Output is what is produced by a worker, machine, computer, etc.
input

4.40 Overall

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Synonyms
overall
/ovəɹ'ɑl/
(usually before the noun) An overall effect, strategy, picture, etc., is one that covers everything but may not go into detail.
general
total

Monday, September 28, 2009

4.21 Error

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
error
/ˈɛrəɹ/
An error is something which is accidentally not correct.
erroneous
erroneously

4.22 Ethnic

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Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
ethnic
/'ɛθnɪk/
(usually before the noun) Something that is ethnic has to do with a race or nationality.
ethnically
ethnicity
ethnocentric
ethnography
ethnographic
ethnographer

4.23 Goal

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Synonyms
goal
/gɔl/
  1. (countable) A goal is something you want to do or be able to do.
  2. (countable) A goal is a place that you want to be or that you are moving towards.
  3. (countable) A goal is the area where you want to put the ball in certain games such as soccer or hockey.
  4. (countable) A goal is scored when the ball enters the goal.
objective
aim
target

4.24 Grant

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
grant
/gɹænt/
Verb
  1. (transitive) If you grant something to something, you give it to them, usually formally.
  2. (transitive) If you grant something, you accept that it is true. 
Noun
A grant is something, usually money, that is given to someone, usually by a government or institution.
granted
grantee

4.25 Hence

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Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
hence
/ˈhɛnts/
Hence means “because of, or as a result of this cause.”
Hence also means, “from this place or time.”
henceforth
henceforward
thence
whence

4.26 Hypothesis

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
hypothesis
/haɪˈpɒθɪsɪs/
(countable) A hypothesis is a guess about what will happen, often in scientific experiments.
hypothesize
hypothetical

4.27 Implement

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Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
implement
/'ɪmplɪmɛnt/
Verb
(transitive) If you implement a plan, you put it into action; you do it. 
Noun
(countable) An implement is a tool, usually a hand tool (e.g., a shovel or a pencil).
implementation
implementable

4.28 Implicate

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
implicate
/'ɪmplɪket/
(transitive) If x is implicated in y, x is connected to y and may be its cause.
(transitive)
imply
implication

4.29 Impose

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Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
impose
/ɪm'poz/
  1. (transitive) If you impose something on someone, you force it on them, even if they don't want it.
  2. (intransitive) If you impose on someone, you ask or expect them to do something for you that is difficult or inconvenient.
imposing
imposition

4.30 Integral

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
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integral
/'ɪntɪgɹəl/
Integral parts, elements, etc. belong to a larger whole, and are necessary.
integrally
integrate
integration

Friday, September 25, 2009

4.11 Communicate

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Pronunciation
Definition
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communicate
/kəˈmjunɪkeɪt/
(transitive & intransitive) If you communicate an idea, you make someone else understand your idea, usually by using words.
communicative
communication

4.12 Concentrate

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Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
concentrate
/'kɑnsɪntɹet/
  1. (intransitive) If you concentrate on something, you use most of your time and work there.

  2. (intransitive) If you concentrate on something, you think about it and not about other things.

  3. (intransitive), (usually passive) If something is concentrated somewhere, there is a lot of it in that place.


concentration
concentrator

4.13 Confer

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
confer
/kən'fəɹ/
  1. (intransitive) If two or more people confer, they find out each other's opinion.
  2. (transitive) If something is conferred on somebody, it is given to them, often officially.
reconfer
conference

4.14 Contrast

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
contrast
Noun
/'kɑntɹæst/
Verb
/kən'tɹæst/
Noun
(countable) A Contrast is the difference you find when you compare something or someone.
Verb
(transitive) If you contrast two things, you look for or explain the differences between them.
contrasting
contrastive

4.15 Cycle

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
cycle
/'sɑikəl/
  1. (countable) A cycle is a number of regular thing that happen again and again.
  2. (countable) A cycle is a short way of saying bicycle or motorcycle.
bicycle
cyclical

4.16 Debate

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
debate
/dɪ'bet/
Noun
(countable & uncountable) A debate is an exchange of ideas looking at different sides of an issue.
Verb
(transitive & intransitive) If you debate something, you consider its positive and negative points, often by talking with other people in a formal situation such as government.
debater
debatable

4.17 Despite

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
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despite
/dɪ'spɑɪt/
If x happens despite y, it is surprising that x happens because y usually stops it.
If you do something despite yourself, you didn't plan or want to do it.
spite

4.18 Dimension

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
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dimensional
/dɪ'mɛnʃɪn/
(countable) A dimension is a part of a problem, issue, or situation.
(countable) A dimension is a direction of measurement in space time, usually width, depth, and height.
dimensional
3-dimensional

4.19 Domestic

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Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
domestic
/do'mɛstɪk/
  1. Kept by humans; tame; applied to animals.
  2. Related to a household.
domesticated
domestication
domicile

4.20 Emerge

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
emerge
/i'məɹdʒ/
  1. (intransitive) If you emerge, you come out of something.
  2. (intransitive) If a pattern or picture emerges, it becomes clear.
emergent
emergence
emergency

Thursday, September 24, 2009

4.1 Access

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
access
/ˈæksɛs/
Noun
(countable & uncountable) If you have access to something, you can use it, look at it, enter it, etc.
Verb
(transitive) If you access something, you get information from it, usually using a computer.
accessible
inaccessible

4.2 Adequate

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
adequate
/ˈædəkwɪt/
If something is adequate, it is good enough.
inadequate
adequately
adequacy

4.3 Annual

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
annual
/'ænjuəl/
If something is annual, it happens every year.
biannual
semiannual
annually
anniversary

4.4 Apparent

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Pronunciation
Definition
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apparent
/ə'pɛɹɪnt/
If something is apparent, it is easy to see, realize, or understand.
apparently

4.5 Approximate

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
approximate
Adjective
/əˈpɹɑksɪmɪt/
Verb
/əˈpɹɑksɪmet/
Adjective
An approximate number, length, time, etc. is close to the real one but may not be equal to it.
Verb
(transitive & intransitive) To be or become near a value, position, or characteristic.  To estimate.
approximation
approximately

4.6 Attitude

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Synonyms

attitude
/'ætɪtud/
(countable & uncountable) Your attitude is your feelings and opinions, especially when your actions show how you feel.
belief
philosophy
stance
temperament
mindset
mood

4.7 Attribute

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
attribute
Noun
/'ætrɪbjuːt/
Verb
/əˈtrɪbjuːt/
Noun
(countable) An attribute is a part, feature, or characteristic.
Verb
(transitive) If you attribute x to y, you say that x is the creation or result of y.
attributed
attribution

4.8 Civil

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
civil
/ˈsɪvəl/
  1. (usually before the noun) About the citizens of a country, especially as opposed to the government, army, police, religion, etc.
  2. If someone is civil, they are polite but not friendly.
uncivil
civility

4.9 Code

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
code
/kod/
  1. (countable) A code is a set of rules or laws.
  2. (countable & uncountable) A code is a method used to change a message into an obscured form, preventing those who do not have the special information required to understand what the message actually says.
encode
decode
codify
codex

4.10 Commit

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
commit
/kə'mɪt/
  1. (transitive) If you commit something illegal or bad, you do it.
  2. (transitive & intransitive) If you commit to something, you agree or say that you will do or participate in something.
  3. (transitive) If you commit someone to a place or a process, you send them there, often against their will.
  4. (transitive) If you commit words or idea to something, you record them there.
committed
commission
commitment
uncommitted

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

3.51 Sex

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
sex /sɛks/ (uncountable) Sex is an act done by a male and a female, usually to make babies.
(countable) Sex is a gender. A person or animal's sex is male, female, or both.
sexy

3.52 Shift

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
shift /ʃɪft/ Verb
(transitive & intransitive) If something shifts, it moves.
Noun
  1. A shift is a movement.
  2. A shift is the time that workers start and finish work.
  3. The shift key on a computer changes from small to big letters.
shifty

3.53 Specify

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
specify /'spɛsɪfɑi/ (transitive) If you specify something, you say exactly which one or how to do something. specific
specifically
specification

3.54 Sufficient

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
sufficient /səˈfɪʃɪnt/ (formal) If something is sufficient, it means there is enough or that it is good enough. insufficient
self-sufficient
sufficiently

3.55 Task

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
task /tæsk/ A task is a specific piece of work you need to do, sometimes unpleasant. multitask

3.56 Technical

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
technical /'tɛknɪkəl/ Technical problems, writing, or skills, are related to special knowledge that most people don't have. technicality

3.57 Technique

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
technique /tɛk'nik/ (countable & uncountable) A technique is a specialised and skillful way of doing something. technical
technicality

3.58 Technology

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
technology /tɛkˈnɑlədʒi/ (countable & uncountable) Technology is the tools, equipment, and activities that come from scientific knowledge. technological

3.59 Valid

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
valid /'vælɪd/ If something is valid, it is correct, appropriate, and acceptable. invalid
validity

3.60 Volume

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
volume /vɒljuːm/ (uncountable) The volume of sound or music is how loud it is.
(countable & uncountable) The volume of something is the amount of it.
(countable) The volume of a material or a container is the amount of space it takes.
(countable) A volume is a book, magazine, or other printed material, usually part of a series.
voluminous

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

3.41 Philosophy

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
philosophy
/fɪlˈɑsəfi/
  1. (uncountable) Philosophy is the study of the nature of existence and truth: how things are and how they should be.
  2. (countable) A philosophy is a set of beliefs that guide the actions of a group or individual.
philosopher
philosophize
philosophical
philosophically

3.42 Physical

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
physical
/'fɪzɪkəl/
A physical thing or activity is related to the body, or something you can touch.
physics

3.43 Proportion

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
proportion
/pɹɪ'pɔɹʃɪn/
(countable) The proportion is the relationship in size between one part and another.
proportionate
proportionately
proportional
proportionally

3.44 Publish

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
publish
/'pəblɪʃ/
(transitive & intransitive) If you publish a book, an article, a song, etc. you make it available for other people to buy, read, listen to, etc.
publication
publisher
publicize
publicist
public

3.45 React

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
react
/ri'ækt/
  1. (intransitive) If you react to a person or event, you do something because of the person or event.
  2. (intransitive) If you react to a medicine or other substance, something happens in your body because of it.
  3. (intransitive) When two or more chemicals react, they combine to form new chemical compounds.
reaction
reactive
reactively
reactor

3.46 Register

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
register
/ˈɹɛdʒɪstəɹ/
  1. (transitive & intransitive) If you register someone or something, you put their name on a list.
  2. (transitive) If you register a complaint, protest, etc. you make your opinion known formally.
  3. (transitive & intransitive) If something doesn't register, you don't notice it.
  4. (transitive & intransitive) If a measuring instrument registers a value, it shows that value.
registry
registration
registrar
registrant

3.47 Rely

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
rely
/ɹɪ'l͜ɑi/
  1. (transitive) When someone relies on something, they need it and they feel certain that it will be there.
  2. (transitive) When someone relies on another person, they need the person to do something, and they trust the person and feel certain that the person will do it.
reliability
unreliability
reliable
reliably
reliance
reliant
unreliable

3.48 Remove

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
remove
/ɹɪ'muv/

(transitive) If you remove something, you take it out or away.
removal
removable

3.49 Scheme

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
scheme
/skim/
(countable) A scheme is a plan, sometimes a bad or dishonest one.
schematic
schematically
schemata
schemer
schematize
schematization

3.50 Sequence

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
sequence
/ˈsikwɛns/
(countable) A sequence is a set of things in a specific order.
sequential
sequentially

Monday, September 21, 2009

3.31 Interact

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
interact

/'ɪntəɹækt/
(transitive) If you interact with someone or something, you communicate or work with someone or something else.
interaction

3.32 Justify

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
justify
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
(transitive) If you justify something that people think is bad, you explain why it was good or why it had to happen that way.
justifiable
justifiably
justification
unjustified
unjustifiable
unjustifiably

3.33 Layer

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
layer
/'leyəɹ/
(countable) A layer is a covering material or substance.
lay

3.34 Link

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
link
/liŋk/
(transitive), (often passive) If you link two or more things, you make a connection between them.
linkage

3.35 Locate

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
locate
/lo'keʃɪn/
(transitive) To find a certain place, location, or destination.
location
locational
locator
locative

3.36 Maximum

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
maximum
/'mæksɪməm/
(countable) A maximum is the largest or highest value or amount.
maximal
maximize
maximization

3.37 Minor

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
minor
/'m͜ɑinəɹ/
Adjective
Something that is minor is small or not very important.
Noun
(countable) A minor is a person under the age of 18.
minority

3.38 Negative

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
negative
/'nɛgətɪv/
  1. If something is negative, it is harmful, sad, or otherwise not good.
  2. If a word, sentence, answer, etc. is negative, it uses a word like no, not, never, etc.
  3. If someone is a negative person or has a negative attitude, they mainly think about bad things.
  4. If a test result is negative, the test did not find what it was testing for.
  5. (technical) A negative electrical charge is one carried by an electron.
  6. A negative number or value is less than zero.
  7. (psychology) A negative symptom is one where something is missing. Usually this is for schizophrenia.
  8. Based on something not being there, not being true, or being reversed, in some other way.
negate
negation
negatively

3.39 Outcome

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Synonyms
outcome
/'æʊtkəm/
(countable) An outcome is the result of a situation or action.
consequence
effect
result

3.40 Partner

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
partner
/'paɹtnəɹ/
(countable) Partners are people, usually two, who are together for a particular purpose, such as for business, sports, or a romantic relationship.
partnership

Friday, September 18, 2009

3.21 Emphasis

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
emphasis
/'ɛmfəsɪs/
(countable & uncountable) Emphasis is the giving of particular attention or importance to something.
emphasize
emphatic
emphatically

3.22 Ensure

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
ensure
/ɪnˈʃʊɚ/
  1. (transitive) If X ensures Y, it makes Y certain.
  2. If you ensure that something is correct or that it happens, you check it and fix any problems.
insure
assure
sure

3.23 Exclude

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
exclude /ɪks'klud/
(transitive) If you exclude someone or something, you keep them out.
exclusive
exclusively
exclusivity
exclusion
exclusionary

3.24 Framework

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Synonyms
framework
/ˈfɹeɪmwɝk/
  1. (countable) A framework is basic ideas and organization that you can build an argument, a book, a society, etc. around.
  2. (countable) A framework is the structural supports that a building, vehicle, etc. is built around.
structure
construct
organization
composition
infrastructure

3.25 Fund

Word
Pronunciation
Definition
Related Forms
fund
/fənd/
Noun
  1. (countable) A fund is an amount of money kept for a specific purpose.
  2. (plural) An organization's or person's funds are the money that it has. 
Verb
(transitive) If you fund something, you give it money for its activities. 
    refund
    defund
    underfunded
    hedgefund
    fundamental

    3.26 Illustrate

    Word
    Pronunciation
    Definition
    Related Forms
    illustrate
    /'ɪlɪstɹet/
    1. (transitive) If you illustrate something, you draw a picture of it, or you explain it.
    2. (transitive) If you illustrate a book, magazine, poster, etc., you put pictures in it.
    illustration
    illustrator
    illustrative
    illustrational
    illustratively

    3.27 Immigration

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    immigration
    /'ɪmɪgɹɪnt/
    (uncountable) Immigration is the movement of people or animals into an area, usually a country.
    immigrate
    immigrant
    migrate
    migration
    migratory
    emigrate
    emigration

    3.28 Imply

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    imply
    /ɪm'pl͜ɑɪ/
    (transitive) If you imply something, you mean it, but you don't say it directly.
    implicate
    implication
    implicit
    implicitly

    3.29 Initial

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    initial
    /ɪ'nɪʃəl/
    (usually before the noun) The initial period, stages, etc. come near the beginning.
    initially
    initialize

    3.30 Instance

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    instance
    /ˈɪnstəns/
    (countable & uncountable) An instance of something is a time or situation when it happens.
    for instance
    instant
    instantly
    instantaneous
    instantaneously

    Thursday, September 17, 2009

    3.11 Convention

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    convention
    /ˌkənˈvɛnʃən/
    1. A convention is a large meeting of a specific group or for a specific purpose.
    2. A convention is an international agreement the controls how countries behave.
    3. (countable & uncountable) A convention is a particular way of acting or a particular belief of a group of people.
    convene
    conventional
    conventionally
    convenient
    convenience

    3.12 Coordination

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    coordination
    /koɔɹdɪ'neʃɪn/
    1. (uncountable) The ability of the muscles in a body to work together.
    2. (uncountable) The planning or timing of actions so that they work together.
    coordinate
    coordinator
    coordinated
    uncoordinated

    3.13 Core

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    Definition
    Synonyms
    core
    /'kɔɹ/
    (countable & uncountable) The core is the center part of something.
    center
    heart
    gist
    import
    root
    significance

    3.14 Corporate

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    corporate
    /kɔɹpəɹ'eʃɪn/
    (usually before the noun) Corporate finance, planning, management, etc. is related to business or a company.
    corporation
    corporately

    3.15 Correspond

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    correspond
    /kɔɹɪ'spɑnd/
    1. (intransitive) If x corresponds to y, there is a close relationship between x and y.
    2. (intransitive) If two people correspond, they write letters to each other.
    correspondent
    corresponding
    correnspondence

    3.16 Criteria

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    criteria
    /kɹaɪˈtɪəɹiə/
    1. The plural form of criterion; more than one criterion.
    2. (sometimes singular) Criteria are a set of principles that you use to judge something or decide about something.
    criterion

    3.17 Deduction

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    deduction
    /dɪˈdʌkʃən/
    1. (countable & uncountable) Deduction is the process or result of thinking about information to find an answer or opinion.
    2. (countable & uncountable) Deduction is the amount or process of taking something away, usually money.
    deduce
    deductive
    deductively
    deductible

    3.18 Demonstrate

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    Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    demonstrate /ˈdɛmənstɹeɪt/
    1. (transitive) If you demonstrate something, you show that it is true or that it exists.
    2. (transitive) If you demonstrate something, you show how to do it or use it.
    3. (intransitive) If a group of people demonstrate, they protest something publicly.
    demonstration
    demonstrator
    demonstrably
    demonstrative

    3.19 Document

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    document
    /'dɑkʲumɪnt/
    Noun
    1. (countable) A document is a written record, often official.
    2. (countable) A document is a kind of computer text file. 
    Verb
    (transitive) If you document something, you make a record of it, usually in writing.
    documentary
    documentation

    3.20 Dominant

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    dominant

    /'dɑmɪnənt/
    If something is dominant, it is larger, stronger, or more powerful than other things.
    dominate
    domineering
    dominance
    domination

    Wednesday, September 16, 2009

    3.01 Alternative

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    alternative
    /ɑl'təɹnətɪv/
    Adjective
    An alternative approach, way, source, etc. is not the usual one.
    Noun
    An alternative is something else that you can choose.
    alternate
    alternating
    alternatively
    alternation
    alternator

    3.02 Circumstance

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    circumstance
    /'səɹkəmstænts/
    1. (countable); (usually plural) The circumstances surrounding an action or event includes all the information that helps you understand the action or event.
    2. (uncountable) Circumstance is the events that affect you but that you cannot control.
    circumstantial
    circumstantially

    3.03 Comment

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    comment
    /'kɑmɛnt/
    Noun
    (countable) A comment is a short statement about something; usually it is an opinion.
    Verb
    (transitive & intransitive) If you comment on or about something, you say something about it.
    commentary
    commentate
    commentator

    3.04 Compensate

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    compensate
    /'kɑmpɪnset/
    (transitive & intransitive) If you compensate somebody, you give them something because they have lost something or done something for you.
    compensation
    compensatory

    3.05 Component

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    component

    /kəm'ponɪnt/
    (countable) A component is one part that connects to other parts.
    componentry
    componential

    3.06 Consent

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    consent
    /kən'sɛnt/
    Noun
    (uncountable) Consent is permission to do something. 
    Verb
    (intransitive) If you consent to something, you agree to it.
    consensus
    consensual

    3.07 Considerable

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    considerable
    /kən'sɪdəɹəbəl/
    A considerable amount, time, degree, etc. is a fairly large or important one.
    considerably
    consider
    considering
    consideringly
    considerate
    consideration
    considerately
    considerateness

    3.08 Constant

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    constant
    /'kɑnstɪnt/
    Adjective
    If something is constant, it doesn't change over time. 
    Noun
    (countable)  In math, a constant is a value that doesn't change.
    constantly
    constance
    constancy

    3.09 Constrain

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    constraint
    /kən'stɹent/
    (countable) A constraint is a limit or a boundary.
    constrain
    constrained

    3.10 Contribute

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    contribute
    /kən'tɹɪbʲut/
    1. (intransitive) If x contributes to y, x is one of a number of things that together make or cause y.
    2. (transitive & intransitive) If you contribute something, you make it available to other people.
    contribution
    contributor
    contributory
    noncontributory

    Tuesday, September 15, 2009

    2.51 Restrict

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    restrict /ɹi'stɹɪkt/ (transitive)  To restrict something is to place limits on it. restricted
    restrictive
    restriction
    restrictiveness
    restrictor

    2.52 Secure

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    secure /sə'kʲəɹ/
    1. Something that is secure is safe.
    2. Something that is secure is immovable (not movable).
    3. Something that is secure is hard to attack.
    security
    securely

    2.53 Seek

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    seek
    Past tense
    sought
    /sik/
    Past tense
    /sɑt/
    (transitive)  To seek something is to look for or ask for it. seeker

    2.54 Select

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    select /sə'lɛkt/ (transitive)  To select something is to choose it. selection
    selective
    selectively
    selectivity
    selector
    selectable

    2.55 Site

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    site /s͜ɑit/ (countable)  A site is a location for something, like a building site or a website.  situation
    situated

    2.56 Strategy

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    strategy /'stɹætədʒi/ (countable & uncountable)  A strategy is a plan of action that you use to achieve a goal, like a vocabulary learning strategy or a reading strategy. strategic
    strategist
    strategically
    strategize

    2.57 Survey

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    survey /'səɹv͜ei/ Verb
    (transitive)  To survey something is to look a something carefully.
    Noun
    (countable)  A survey is a group of questions that you ask many people to answer, like a political survey or for marketing research.
    surveillance
    surveyor

    2.58 Text

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    text /tɛkst/ (countable & uncountable)  A text is a collection of written words, like a web page, a book, or a magazine article. textual
    textbook
    texture
    textile

    2.59 Tradition

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    tradition /tɹə'dɪʃən/ (countable)  A tradition is something that your family or your culture has done for a long time, like a holiday tradition or a historical tradition traditional
    traditionally
    traditionalist

    2.60 Transfer

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    transfer /tɹæns'fɔɹm/ (transitive)  To transform something is to change or alter it; to make it different. transformation
    transformative
    transformational

    Monday, September 14, 2009

    2.41 Potential

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    potential /pə'tɛntʃəl/ Noun
    A potential is a likely possibility that something will be able to happen.
    Adjective
    Something that is potential is probably going to happen
    potentially
    potentiality

    2.42 Previous

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    previous /'pɹiviəs/ Something that is previous to something else came before it. previously
    previousness

    2.43 Primary

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    WORD /'pɹɑimɛɹi/
    1. Something that is primary is first or most important.
    2. Your primary care physician is the doctor you usually go to.
    3. Your primary goal is your most important goal.
    4. A primary source is the origin of information (in contrast to a secondary source, which is when you get information from someone who got the information from someone else).
    5. Primary colors are red, yellow, and blue (as opposed to secondary colors, which are orange, green, and purple).
    primarily

    2.44 Purchase

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    purchase /'pəɹtʃɪs/ (transitive)  To purchase something is to buy it. purchases
    purchaser
    purchasable

    2.45 Range

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    range /'ɹendʒ/
    1. (countable)  A range is an area in which something acts or has power.
    2. (countable)  A range is a change or difference within limits, such as the range of numbers 1-10.
    3. (countable)  A range of mountains is a series of mountains like the Rocky Mountains or the Swiss Alps.
    4. (uncountable)  Is the distance from your cell phone tower that you can be and still get cell phone service.
    ranging
    ranger
    rangeland

    2.46 Region

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    region /'ɹidʒɪn/
    1. (countable)  A region a part or area of the world.
    2. (countable)  A region of the body is part of the body.
    regional
    regionally
    regionalism
    regionalist
    regionalize
    regionalization

    2.47 Regulate

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    regulate /'ɹɛgʲulet/ (transitive) To regulate something is to fix/adjust/influence something like the temperature of a room or business activities. regulation
    regulatory

    2.48 Relevant

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    relevant /'ɹɛlɪvɪnt/ Something that is relevant is related/connected to a topic. relevance
    relevancy
    relevantly

    2.49 Reside

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    reside /ɹi'zɑid/ (intransitive)  To reside somewhere is to live there. resident
    residence
    residency
    residential

    2.50 Resource

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    resource /'ɹisɔɹs/ (countable & uncountable) A resource is something that you can use to do something else.  For instance, money is a financial resource that you can use to buy things, and books can be a resource when writing an essay. source
    resourceful
    resourcefulness

    Friday, September 11, 2009

    2.31 Institute

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    institute /'ɪnstɪtut/ (transitive)  To institute something is to build/establish a rule, policy, organization, school, or company. institution
    institutional
    institutionally
    institutionalize
    institutionalization

    2.32 Invest

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    invest /ɪn'vɛst/ (transitive) To invest money in something is to buy or pay for it, hoping that you will get more money from it. investment

    2.33 Item

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    item /'ɑitəm/ (countable)  An item is an object, thing, detail, or part.

    itemize
    itemization

    2.34 Journal

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    journal /'dʒəɹnəl/
    1. (countable) A journal or a diary is a book written by a person about their life. A journal could also be a daily record of events or business. It is a nonfiction form of writing. Personal journals are called diaries.
    2. (countable) A journal is a periodical dedicated to a particular subject, like a medical journal or a linguistics journal.
    journalism
    journalist
    journalistic

    2.35 Maintain

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    maintain /men'ten/ (transitive)  To maintain something is to keep it the same; to make sure something doesn't get worse. maintenance
    maintainable
    maintainability

    2.36 Normal

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    normal /'nɔɹməl/ Something that is normal is expected or regular. normally
    normative
    normalcy
    normalize
    normalization
    normality
    abnormal
    abnormality

    2.37 Obtain

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    obtain /əb'ten/ (transitive) To obtain something is to receive, buy, take, or possess it. obtainable
    obtainment

    2.38 Participate

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    participate /pɑɹ'tɪsɪpet/ (transitive & intransitive) To participate in something is to share an activity with other people, or to take part in an activity. participation

    2.39 Perceive

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    perceive /pəɹ'siv/ To perceive something is to be aware of it, to see it, or to understand it. perception
    perception
    perceptive
    perceptual
    perceptible
    perceptibly
    perceptively

    2.40 Positive

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    positive /'pɑsɪtɪv/
    1. Something that is positive is good.
    2. A number that is positive is more than zero.
    3. In electricity and magnets, energy goes from the negative end to the positive end.
    positively
    positivist
    positivism

    Thursday, September 10, 2009

    2.21 Design

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    design /dɪ'zɑ͜ɪn/ Noun
    (countable & uncountable) Design is how something looks and works.
    Verb
    (transitive) If you design something, you plan and show how it will look and work.
    designer
    designated
    designation
    designedly

    2.22 Distinct

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    distinct /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
    1. If two things are distinct, they are clearly different or separate.
    2. (usually before a noun) A distinct impression, advantage, possibility, etc. is one that clearly exists.
    3. If something is distinct, it can be clearly seen, heard, or sensed.

    distinction
    distinctive
    distinctively
    distinctly
    indistinct
    indistinctly
    distinctiveness

    2.23 Element

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    element /'ɛlɪmɪnt/
    1. (countable) An element is one part of something bigger, such as a plan, an engine, or a business.
    2. (chemistry) An element is one basic kind of substance, such as iron (Fe) oxygen (O) or sodium (Na).
    elementary
    elemental
    elementally

    2.24 Equate

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    equate /i'kwet/ (transitive) To equate two things is to say that they are similar or equal. equal
    equally
    equality
    equation
    equator

    2.25 Evaluate

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    evaluate /i'væljuet/ (transitive) If you evaluate someone or something, you judge or assess it. evaluation
    evaluative
    evaluator
    evaluable

    2.26 Feature


    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    feature /fitʃər/
    1. (countable)A feature is a noticeable part of something.

    2. A feature is a useful part or function of a product.
    3. A feature is a special newspaper or magazine article or radio or television program that is not published regularly.

    4. A feature is a movie playing at a cinema.


    featureless
    feature-film
    feature-filled
    feature-rich

    2.27 Final

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    final /ˈfaɪ.nəl/ Adjective
    The final thing is the last one.
    Noun
    The final is the last game, contest, or test.
    finally
    finale
    finalist
    finality
    finalize

    2.28 Focus

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    focus /'fokəs/ Verb
    1. (transitive) If you focus on something, you pay special attention to it.
    2. (transitive & intransitive) If you focus a lens, you adjust it to make a clear picture.
    Noun
    1. (countable); (usually singular) The focus is the main thing or person that people are paying attention to.
    2. (uncountable) If your focus is on something, your attention is on it.
    3. (uncountable) If something is in focus, the image is clear.
    foci
    focal
    focally
    focalized
    focalization

    2.29 Impact

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    impact /'ɪmpækt/ Noun
    1. (countable & uncountable) The impact is the effect of an act, statement, change, etc.
    2. (countable) An impact is the act of one object hitting another. 
    Verb
    (transitive) To impact something is to hit or affect it.
    impacted
    impactor
    impactive

    2.30 Injure

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    injure /'ɪndʒəɹ/ (transitive) To injure (someone/something) is to hurt or harm. injured
    injury
    injurious

    Wednesday, September 9, 2009

    2.11 Community

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    community /kəˈmjunəti/ (countable) A community is a group of people living in the same area and having a similar background or similar interests. commune
    communitarian

    2.12 Complex

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    complex Adjective
    /kəmˈplɛks/ 
    Noun
    /ˈkɑmplɛks/
    Adjective
    Complex means to have lots of parts or pieces. 
    Noun

    1. A group of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
    2. A psychologically based dislike or fear of a particular thing.
    complexity
    complexness

    2.13 Compute

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    compute /kəm'pʲut/ (transitive & intransitive) If you compute an answer, you calculate it or find it, usually using mathematics. computer
    computation

    2.14 Conclude

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    conclude /kən'klud/ (transitive & intransitive) To conclude is to end a meeting, letter, essay, or other type of interaction. conclusion
    conclusive

    2.15 Conduct

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    conduct Verb
    /kənˈdʌkt/
    Noun
    /ˈkɑndʌkt/
    Verb
    1. (transitive) If you conduct an activity or process, you do it or carry it out.
    2. (transitive & intransitive) If you conduct music, you stand in front of the musicians and show them how to sing or play.
    3. (transitive); (only of **self); (formal) The way you conduct yourself is the way you act or treat others.
    4. (transitive & intransitive) If something conducts energy, if lets the energy to move through or along it.
    Noun
    (uncountable); (formal) A person's conduct is the way they act or treat others.
    conductive

    2.16 Consequent

    Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
    consequent /'kɑnsɪkwɛnt/ If something is consequent to something else, it comes as a result. consequence
    consequential
    consequental
    consequentally