4000 words part 5

Adjourn - suspend or discontinue. 1. After church services adjourn at one o'clock, we will have our monthly picnic. 2. It is late so we will adjourn this debate until tomorrow. 3. The chairperson has adjourned the meeting.

Adjudicate- judge 1. The board will adjudicate claims made against teachers. 2. The case was adjudicated in the state courts. 3. To adjudicate means to pass formal judgement on a matter in dispute, to make a judicial declaration or to fulfill the role of judge in a non-legal competition such as a beauty pageant or pie contest.

Adjunct- a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part. 1. My math teacher was adjunct faculty and did not work for the school full time 2. At the family reunion, I felt like an adjunct member because I was not blood related to anyone. 3. I was part of the adjunct jury, in the event that an actual member was dismissed

Administer- manager or to give something 1. The plan calls for the U.N. to administer the country until elections can be held. 2. Paramedics are trained to administer certain drugs. 3. We hope that they're going to administer justice impartially.

Admissible- Allowable 1. The judge ruled that this new evidence was admissible. 2. There was concern that some evidence, which would have assisted a defendant, could not have been made admissible under the existing rules. 3. Blanket arrangements for all students or for specific groups of students may not be legally admissible.

Admonish- warn or reprimand someone firmly. 1. His mother admonished him for shouting. 2. We were admonished for arriving late. 3. Admonishing them to unite together instead of harassing one another, she reminds them that the true enemy are the nomads invading their country.

Ado- agitation or fuss 1. I do not know that there need be much ado about it. 2. I should like to be able to accept this amendment without more ado, but unfortunately the drafting is not quite right. 3. There was a great deal of ado in trying to stop the committee from cancelling the school talent show, but all of the trouble was worth it since we succeeded.

Adonis- a beautiful man 1. “Look at that Adonis,” the girl giggled to her friend as the handsome new freshman walked into the cafeteria. · 2. Rudolph, the Adonis of the silent films, had one great quality — to make women feel weak at the knees.

Adroit- skillful 1. So adroit was his handling, one knew he too must have performed it many times in its natural outdoor environment all those years ago. 2. It was the adroit way to solve the problem. 3. The child was an adroit pianist at an early age.

Adulation- applause, worship 1. He couldn't deal with the adulation of his fans. 2. She expressed disdain at the adulation the industry gives to beauty over talent. 3. The book was received with adulation by critics.

Adulterate- contaminate or corrupt 1. The food had been adulterated to increase its weight. 2. I will not adulterate my schedule by filling it with unimportant tasks. 3. The company is accused of adulterating its products with cheap additives.

Advent- arrival of something important 1. The advent of the gramophone transformed the cultural conditions of contemporary music, including the way it was taught. 2. With the advent of the internet, working from home has become a real phenomenon. 3. With the advent of steam power there was a marked improvement in the movement of coal.

Adventitious- accidental, extrinsic 1. Adventitious is something happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature. 2. The weird-looking plant is adventitious and not native to this country. 3. There was an adventitious contributing cause.

Adversary- opponent 1. The villain is the superhero's adversary. 2. He saw her as his main adversary within the company. 3. She was viewed as a formidable adversary and a staunch defender of the underprivileged.

Adverse- unfavorable or opposing 1. The game has been canceled because of adverse weather conditions. 2. So far the drug is thought not to have any adverse effects. 3. He attracted a lot of adverse publicity with his speech about unmarried mothers.

Adversity- hardship He thinks he has come through a lot of stress and adversity in his life. But that does not mean he cannot handle adversity. He maintained a philosophical attitude to adversity and personal hardship throughout his life. Now he must turn adversity to his advantage.

Advise- give counsel 1. She advises the President on foreign affairs. 2. We were thinking of buying that house, but our lawyer advised against it. 3.. My doctor advised me to lose some weight.

Advocate- urgeor support 1. Since Jason is an advocate of living a healthy life, I find it quite surprising he smokes cigarettes. 2. Many people advocate building more gymnasiums. 3. The group does not advocate the use of violence.

Aerial- pertaining to the air 1. There is an aerial mast on top of the bunker. 2. In the aerial or overground system of land telegraphs the use of copper wire has become very general. 3. He flipped a switch to display an aerial of the country club on one wall and Dusty's condo on another.

Aerobics- relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen. 1. Because it involves increased breathing, aerobic exercise in moderation is good for your cardiovascular health. 2. Anaerobic species usually require little oxygen, but aerobic species need a free supply. 3. The bacterium, Clostridium pasteurianum, common in most soils, is able to utilize free nitrogen under anaerobic conditions, and an organism known as Azotobacter chroococcum and some others closely allied to it, have similar powers which they can exercise under aerobic conditions.