Tuesday, November 6, 2012

vocabularies


Elaborate  /  [adj. ih-lab-er-it; v. ih-lab-uh-reyt]
Definition/ marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated.
Related forms
elaborately, adverb
elaborateness, noun
elaborative, adjective
elaborator, noun
nonelaborate, adjective
For example/  These stores made it a cinch to expand his original plan for simple tuna sandwiches into a more elaborate salad.




Maneuver   /   [muh-noo-ver]
Definition/ a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
Related forms
maneuverable, adjective
maneuverability, noun
maneuverer, noun
unmaneuvered, adjective
For example/  If all goes to plan, it will be the first spacecraft to maneuver without fuel.


Tendencies /    [ten-duhn-see]
Definition/  a special and definite purpose in a novel or other literary work.
Related forms
coun·ter·tend·en·cy, noun, plural coun·ter·tend·en·cies.
For example/  It is clear he exhibits anti-social tendencies and does not grasp reality.

Frustrations/  [fruh-strey-shuhn]
Definition/  something that frustrates,  as an unresolved problem.
Related forms
nonfrustration, noun
overfrustration, noun
For example/  Maybe that's a natural response to the insecurity, frustration, and disappointment that the job market produces.



Investigated /   [in-ves-ti-geyt]
Definition/    to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
Related forms
investigative, investigatory adjective
investigator, noun
preinvestigate, verb, preinvestigated, preinvestigating.
preinvestigator, noun
quasi-investigated, adjective
For example/  Suggest they repeat the big question they investigated and the answer to that question.





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