Sunday, August 12, 2012

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Adorn, verb (adorns, adorning, adorned) 
embellish, garnish, ornament, trim 
For example, if someone adorns a place, he puts decorations on it.   
His watercolor designs adorn a wide range of books.
        
Magnificent, adjective (magnificently, magnificence) 
extraordinary, glorious, grand, splendid, superb, wonderful
For example, if you say that something or someone is magnificent, you mean that you
think it is extremely good.  
It is a magnificent country house in wooded grounds.

Impressive, adjective (impressively, impress, impression) 
awe-inspiring, grand, moving, thrilling; something that is impressive impresses you. 
For example, it is great in size or in degree or is done with a great deal of skill.  
It is an impressive achievement.  

Impress, verb (impresses, impressed, impressing) 
affect, influence, persuade, sway 
For example, if something impresses you, you feel great admiration for it.  
What impressed him most was their speed. 
 
Deal, noun (dealer, dealings, dealt, dealing) 
agreement, arrangement, bargain, contract, understanding
For example, if you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular
thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.   
I’m in a position to save you a good deal of time.

 Throughout, preposition     
For example, if you say that something happens throughout a particular time, you mean
that it happens during the whole of that period.  
The national tragedy of rival groups killing each other continued throughout 1990.

Tragedy, noun (tragic, tragically) 
calamity, catastrophe, disaster, misadventure
For example, a tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation.  
They have suffered an enormous personal tragedy.

Involve, verb (involved, involves, involving, involvement) 
comprise, consist of, contain, entail, include
For example, if a situation or activity involves something, that thing is a necessary part or 
consequence of it.  
Running a kitchen involves a great deal of discipline and speed.

Run, verb (runs, ran, running) 
function, operate, administer, control, govern, and manage
For example, if you run something such as a business or an activity, you are in charge of it
or you organize it. 
His stepfather ran a prosperous paint business.

Discipline, noun (disciplines, disciplining, disciplined) 
chastisement, correction, punishment, control, moderation, restraint
Order and discipline have been placed in the hands of headmasters and governing
bodies.   

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