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portal

Posted on September 9, 2014September 8, 2014 by admin

por təl 1. a doorway or entrance, esp. a large and imposing one. The prince and his retinue came on horseback through the castle’s portal. 2. an entrance or means of entry…

periphery

Posted on September 8, 2014September 8, 2014 by admin

pə rI fə ri 1. the outer boundary or edge of an area or surface, or the region directly inside or outside of this. Trees mark the periphery of our property. 2. the nonessential area…

wayward

Posted on September 5, 2014September 3, 2014 by admin

weI wərd 1. difficult to control; willfully disobedient. His wayward son had gotten himself suspended from school once again.  2. swayed by whim; unpredictable; capricious. That odd sort of wayward mood I am…

tenable

Posted on September 4, 2014September 11, 2014 by admin

te nə bəl  adjective able to be upheld, affirmed, supported, or defended; logical. When he finally did his research, he found to his disappointment that his argument was not tenable. It sounds…

intractable

Posted on September 3, 2014September 3, 2014 by admin

ihn traek tə bəl 1. not easily controlled, managed, or persuaded. His niece was the only person who had any influence on that intractable old man. 2. not easily shaped, manipulated, or…

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