hae g@rd adjective wasted, exhausted, or wild in appearance, as from hunger, deprivation, or anxiety. He looked thin and haggard after his long and punishing voyage at sea.

adjective k@ lo kwi @l characteristic of or suited to informal or familiar conversation or to writing that is imitative of conversational tone. Some people disapprove of the President using colloquial expressions…

ae nəlz plural noun 1. a chronological record of events, usu. year by year. This was a significant year in the annals of medicine. 2. historical records. She found information on the…

ref yu ji a person forced to leave his or her home or native land to seek safe refuge, usually as a result of war, persecution, or the like.

barn storm intransitive verb 1. to travel through rural areas giving performances, political speeches, exhibition contests, or the like. 2. to perform acts of stunt flying with a small plane, usu. at…