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Thursday, September 3, 2009

1.31 Indicate

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
indicate /'ɪndɪket/ To indicate is to point out; to discover; to direct someone to a knowledge of something; to show; to make known; indication
indicative
indicator

1.32 Individual

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
individual /ɪndɪ'vɪʤuəl/ Adjective
  1. An individual person or thing is looked at separately from others.
  2. An individual right, need, etc. belongs to one person, not to a group. 
Noun
An individual is a single person, looked at separately from others.
individually
individuality
individualism

1.33 Interpret

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
interpret /ɪn'təɹpɹɪt/
  1. (transitive) If you interpret something, you understand a particular meaning in it, and may explain that meaning to others.
  2. (transitive & intransitive) If you interpret, you translate a language as people are talking.
interpretation
interpretative
interpretive
misinterpret
misinterpretation
reinterpret
reinterpretation
interpreter

1.34 Involve

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
involve /'ɪnvɑlv/ (transitive) If an activity involves something, that is used in or is part of the activity. involvement
uninvolved

1.35 Issue

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
issue /'ɪʃʲu/ Noun
  1. An issue is a particular topic or subject, often one that people are discussing and/or is a problem.
  2. An issue of a magazine, newspaper, etc. is the version that is published at one time.
VerbIf you issue something, such as a statement, guidelines or an order, you officially publish it.
issuer
issuance

1.36 Labor

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
labor /'lebəɹ/ Noun
  1. Labor is the work that people do, usually lifting, moving, building, etc. rather than desk work.
  2. Labor are the people who do this kind of work. 
Verb
  1. (intransitive) If you labor, you work hard.
  2. (transitive) If you labor the point, you keep talking about it after people understand it well.
laborer
laborious
laboratory

1.37 Legal

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
legal /'ligəl/
  1. If an activity is legal it does not break any laws.
  2. (usually before the noun) A legal problem, action, fee, etc. is related to the law or lawyers.
legally
legalized
illegal
legality
legalization

1.38 Legislate

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
legislate lɛʤɪslet To legislate is to make or pass laws. legislature
legislative

1.39 Major

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
major meʤəɹ Adjective
A major change, problem, event, etc. is a large and important one.
Noun
A subject area that is the main study of a student at a college or university
Verb
For a student in a college or university to have a major.
majority

1.40 Method

Word Pronunciation Definition Related Forms
method mɛθəd (countable) If you use a method to achieve a goal, then you use a planned process. methodology
methodical
methodological