Glossary

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 ** big :**

Definition of // BIG //
1//a// //obsolete// **:** of great strength //b// **:** of great force  2//a// **:** large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extent  ; //also// **:** large or great in quantity, number, or amount  //b// **:** operating on a large scale  //c// **:** [|capital] 1 3//a// **:** [|pregnant] ; //especially// **:** nearly ready to give birth //b// **:** full to bursting **:** [|swelling]  //c// //of the voice// **:** full and resonant 4//a// **:** [|chief], [|preeminent]  //b// **:** outstandingly worthy or able  //c// **:** of great importance or significance  //d// **:** [|imposing] , [|pretentious] ; //also// **:**marked by or given to boasting  //e// **:** [|magnanimous] , [|generous] 

Examples of // BIG //
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 * 1) a // big // glass of soda
 * 2) She moved to a // big ger// city.
 * 3) the // big gest// city in the state
 * 4) He led a // big // group through the museum.
 * 5) She works for a // big // company.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">He organized a // big // advertising campaign.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">We had a // big // fund-raiser for the school.

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Definition of // CLASS //
1 //a// **:** a body of students meeting regularly to study the same subject //b// **:** the period during which such a body meets //c// **:** a course of instruction //d// **:** a body of students or alumni whose year of graduation is the same

Examples of // CLASS //
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">There are 20 students in the // class //.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Several people in the // class // are absent today.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">This // class // is really difficult.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">He will be teaching an American history // class // next semester.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The college offers // class es// in computer programming and engineering.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> ** Desing :**

Definition of //DESIGN//
transitive verb 1 **:** to create, fashion, execute, or construct according to plan **:** [|devise], [|contrive] 2 //a// **:** to conceive and plan out in the mind <he //design////ed// the perfect crime> //b// **:** to have as a purpose **:** [|intend] <she //design////ed// to excel in her studies> //c// **:** to devise for a specific function or end <a book//design////ed// primarily as a college textbook>

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Examples of //DESIGN//
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">A team of engineers //designed// the new engine.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Who //designed// the book's cover?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">He //designed// the chair to adjust automatically.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">They thought they could //design// the perfect crime.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">//design// a strategy for battle

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Definition of // FACT //
1 **:** a thing done: as //a// //obsolete// **:** [|feat] //b// **:** [|crime] <accessory after the // fact //> //c// //archaic// **:** [|action] 2 //archaic// **:** [|performance], [|doing] 3 **:** the quality of being actual **:** [|actuality] <a question of // fact // hinges on evidence> 4 //a// **:** something that has actual existence <space exploration is now a // fact //> //b// **:** an actual occurrence <prove the // fact // of damage> 5 **:** a piece of information presented as having objective reality — **in fact ** **:** in truth .learners-link div.learners-link-content { font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0pt 5px 0pt 22px; }.learners-link div.learners-link-content a .word { text-decoration: none; }.learners-link div.learners-link-content a:hover .word { color: rgb(83, 88, 169); text-decoration: underline; }#content .definition div.d .learners-link a, #content .definition div.d .learners-link a:hover, #content .definition div.d .learners-link a:link, #content .definition div.d .learners-link a:visited { color: black; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; }.example-sentences ol.collapsed-list li.hidden { display: none; }li.more-sent-link { background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; }#content .definition div.d li.more-sent-link a.more-link, #content .definition div.d li.more-sent-link a.hide-link { color: rgb(113, 114, 116); font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; }#content .definition div.d li.more-sent-link a.more-link:hover .text, #content .definition div.d li.more-sent-link a.hide-link:hover .text { text-decoration: underline; }.example-sentences ol.expanded-list a.more-link, .example-sentences ol.collapsed-list a.hide-link { display: none; }#content .definition div.d li.more-sent-link span.icon { padding-right: 2px; }== Examples of // FACT // == []
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Rapid electronic communication is now a // fact //.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The book is filled with interesting // fact s// and figures.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">He did it, and **that's a fact **.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> ** future :** ==

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Definition of // FUTURE //
1**:** that is to be; //specifically// **:** existing after death 2**:** of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense expressive of time yet to come 3**:** existing or occurring at a later time <met his // future // wife> .learners-link div.learners-link-content { font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; padding: 0 5px 0 22px; } .learners-link div.learners-link-content a .word { text-decoration: none; } .learners-link div.learners-link-content a:hover .word { color: #5358a9; text-decoration: underline; } #content .definition div.d .learners-link a, #content .definition div.d .learners-link a:hover, #content .definition div.d .learners-link a:link, #content .definition div.d .learners-link a:visited { color: black; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-variant: normal; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; }

Examples of // FUTURE //
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">We cannot predict // future // events.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">// Future // generations will benefit from this research

<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> ** hanging :** ==

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Definition of // HANGING //
1 **:** situated or lying on steeply sloping ground 2 //a// **:** jutting out **:** [|overhanging] <a // hanging // rock> //b// **:** supported only by the wall on one side <a // hanging //staircase> 3 //archaic// **:** downcast in appearance 4 **:** adapted for sustaining a hanging object 5 **:** deserving, likely to cause, or prone to inflict death by hanging .example-sentences ol.collapsed-list li.hidden { display: none; }li.more-sent-link { background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; }#content .definition div.d li.more-sent-link a.more-link, #content .definition div.d li.more-sent-link a.hide-link { color: rgb(113, 114, 116); font-family: verdana,arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; }#content .definition div.d li.more-sent-link a.more-link:hover .text, #content .definition div.d li.more-sent-link a.hide-link:hover .text { text-decoration: underline; }.example-sentences ol.expanded-list a.more-link, .example-sentences ol.collapsed-list a.hide-link { display: none; }#content .definition div.d li.more-sent-link span.icon { padding-right: 2px; }== Examples of // HANGING // == []
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;"><// hanging // branches blocked our way for a good part of the trail>
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;"><light from a // hanging // chandelier filled the great hall>

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-decoration: none;"> ** high :**

Definition of // HIGH //
1 //a// **:** having large extension upward **:** taller than average, usual, or expected <a // high // wall> //b// **:** having a specified elevation **:** [|tall] <six feet // high //> —often used in combinations <sky-// high //> <waist-// high //> //c// **:**situated or passing above the normal level, surface, base of measurement, or elevation <the // high //desert> 2 //a// //(1)// **:** advanced toward the acme or culmination <// high // summer> //(2)// **:** advanced toward the most active or culminating period <on the Riviera during // high // season> //(3)// **:** constituting the late, most fully developed, or most creative stage or period <// high // Gothic> //(4)// **:** advanced in complexity, development, or elaboration <the // high ////er// primates including humans> <// high ////er// mathematics> //b// **:**verging on lateness —usually used in the phrase // high time// //c// **:** long past **:** [|remote] <// high // antiquity>

Examples of // HIGH //
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The apartment has // high // ceilings.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The airplane was // high // above the clouds.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The bush is six feet // high //.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">a building 100 stories // high //
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">They have a home in the // high // country.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The houses are built on // high // ground.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">They reached speeds as // high // as 100 mph.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">He's being treated for // high // blood pressure.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">She earns a // high // salary.
 * 10) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">His books are in // high // demand.

** home :** == ==



Definition of // HOME //
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//a// **:** one's place of residence **:** [|domicile] //b// **:** [|house] 2  **:** the social unit formed by a family living together 3  //a// **:** a familiar or usual setting **:** congenial environment; //also// **:** the focus of one's domestic attention <// home // is where the heart is> //b// **:** [|habitat]

Examples of // HOME //
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Right now his // home // is a small apartment.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">People are concerned about protecting their // home s//.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">They have a **second home ** on the lake.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">There's no place like // home //.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">I must have left my notes at // home //.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">She made a good // home // for her husband and children.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The islands are // home // to many species of birds.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Can you find // home s// for these files in your office?

** market :** == ==

Definition of // MARKET //
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//a// //(1)// **:** a meeting together of people for the purpose of trade by private purchase and sale and usually not by auction //(2)// **:** the people assembled at such a meeting //b// //(1)// **:** a public place where a market is held; //especially// **:** a place where provisions are sold at wholesale <a farmers' // market //> //(2)// **:** a retail establishment usually of a specified kind <a fish // market //> 2: //archaic// **:** the act or an instance of buying and selling 3 **:** the rate or price offered for a commodity or security

Examples of // MARKET //
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">I stopped at the // market // on the way home for some juice.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">They are trying to develop foreign // market s// for American cotton.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The company sells mainly to the Southern // market //.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">New // market s// are opening up all over the world.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Advertisers are trying to appeal to the youth // market //.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">targeting a more mature // market //
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">a reference work for the educational // market //

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Definition of // MASSIVE //
1 **:** forming or consisting of a large mass: //a// **:** [|bulky] //b// **:** [|weighty], [|heavy] <// massive // walls> <a // massive //volume> //c// **:** impressively large or ponderous //d// **:** having no regular form but not necessarily lacking crystalline structure <// massive // sandstone>

Examples of // MASSIVE //
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The fort had // massive // walls.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">stars more // massive // than the sun
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">A // massive // effort will be required to clean up the debris.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">You can find a // massive // amount of information on the Internet.

** recognized :** == ==

Definition of //RECOGNIZE//
transitive verb

**:** to acknowledge formally: as //a// **:** to admit as being lord or sovereign //b// **:** to admit as being of a particular status //c// **:** to admit as being one entitled to be heard **:** give the floor to //d// **:** to acknowledge the de facto existence or the independence of

Examples of //RECOGNIZE//
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">I didn't //recognize// you at first with your new haircut.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">I can always //recognize// him from far away by the way he walks.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">They // recognized // the odor at once.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">The U.S. government has now // recognized // the newly formed country.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">They refused to //recognize// the treaty

** workplace :** == ==



Definition of // WORKPLACE //
**:** a place (as a shop or factory) where work is done

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Examples of // WORKPLACE //
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 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.02em;">Foul language will not be tolerated **in the workplace **.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> ** young :**

//a// **:** being in the first or an early stage of life, growth, or development //b// **:** [|junior] 1a //c// **:** of an early, tender, or desirable age for use as food or drink <fresh // young // lamb> <a // young // wine>

<span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: normal;"> ** younger :** an inferior in age : junior —usually used with a possessive pronoun <span style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;"> @http://estaticos.20minutos.es/img/2007/03/12/570096.jpg