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appose

Posted on September 10, 2013September 10, 2013 by admin

ə poz transitive verb to place next to or side by side; juxtapose. example: He apposed the edges before sewing the seam.

embroil

Posted on September 9, 2013September 9, 2013 by admin

ihm broIl transitive verb 1. to involve in conflict. example: The small nation embroiled its neighbor in a dispute over boundary lines. example: Don’t embroil me in your squabbles! 2. to confuse…

galore

Posted on September 6, 2013September 6, 2013 by admin

gə lor adverb in great numbers; abundantly. example: I thought, when I graduated from college, that there would be job opportunities galore.

pittance

Posted on September 5, 2013September 5, 2013 by admin

pI təns noun 1. a contemptibly small portion, amount, or payment. example: The money she received from her investment was no more than a pittance. 2. an allowance so small as to…

Meet the “Dame of Dictionaries.”

Posted on September 4, 2013April 8, 2020 by admin

“I read and read and read and read and read,” she says. In fifth grade, her parents gave her a Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, and that changed everything. “It unlocked the world for me…

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