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Sentence adverbs: evidently

Posted on July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 by admin

e vih dent li sense 1[or] e vih dənt li 1.as nearly as can be determined; apparently. Evidently, the news of the coming hurricane never reached the island, or people would have…

piecemeal

Posted on July 11, 2014July 11, 2014 by admin

pis mil adverb 1. by adding or doing one piece at a time; gradually. I acquired my collection piecemeal. adjective 2. done or made one piece at a time. The government promised…

repercussion

Posted on July 10, 2014July 7, 2014 by admin

ri pər kuh shən 1. (usu. pl.) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. The invasion caused repercussions over the entire region. 2. a sound…

shakedown

Posted on July 9, 2014July 14, 2014 by admin

sheIk daUn 1. an attempt to get something, esp. money, by threat of violence or of revealing a discrediting secret; instance of blackmail or extortion. Immigrants were subjected to harassment and shakedowns…

irrepressible

Posted on July 8, 2014July 7, 2014 by admin

I rə pre sə bəl impossible to restrain, suppress, or keep under control. He was seized by an irrepressible urge to laugh. She was a lively and irrepressible child.

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