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intransitive verb to disappear quickly from sight.The ghost appeared and then vanished. transitive verb to cause to disappear.The magician vanished the coins. See the full entry

noun one of the parts into which something is or can be separated.She gave each child a segment of grapefruit.There is still a segment of the population who own landline telephones. transitive…

adjective having great skill or ability; proficient.The toddler was already quite adept at using a fork.The teenager had recently become adept at lying to her parents.Practice had made him adept with a…

noun (often pl.) a recommendation or requirement with respect to procedure, method, or the like.Restaurants have been given new, stricter guidelines regarding the handling of raw foods. See the full entry