Monthly Archives: April 2013

Apr
24
2013

report

Posted in Academic Vocabulary of the Day by admin2

rih port

noun

definition:  a statement or account of something, usually detailed.
example:  I did a good deal of research on the subject and then wrote up my report.
example:  The report on India included some interesting statistics.
example:  Did you hear the news report last night?
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Apr
24
2013

loanword

Posted in Word of the Day by admin

lon wuhrd

noun

definition: a word that one language has adopted from another and at least partly naturalized. (more…)

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Apr
23
2013

hierarchy

Posted in Academic Vocabulary of the Day by admin2

pronunciation:  haI @r ar ki
part of speech:   noun

definition 1:         a body of persons or entities graded according to rank or level of authority.
example:              The animal groups and individual animals were listed in a hierarchy, with the largest group at the top, the smaller subgroups under that, and the individual animals at the bottom.
example:              An admiral ranks at the top of the naval hierarchy.

definition 1:        a series that is graded or ranked.
example :             I listed my goals in a hierarchy from most important to least important. 
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