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association
Noun
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An association is a way that two things are similar, belong together, or are connected or related.
I don't see any association between what happened to you and what happened to me.
I suspect there is an association between the weather and the number who are sick.
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An association is a group of people who have a common goal or interest.
The NBA stands for the "National Basketball Association."
I have been a member of the American Psychological Association and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
All the teachers were at an association meeting.
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Association is the when you associate (spend time with certain people).
I'm afraid your association with those wild people will get you in trouble.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
development
Noun
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growth
The development of this story has been slow.
The organism has reached an important part in its development.
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Something which has developed
Our news team brings you the latest developments.
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A real estate development.
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Using new ideas for practical problems.
Our development department has created three new adhesives this year.
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The active placement of the pieces, or the process of doing it
White's development is good, but black's has been hampered by the pawn on e5.
research
Noun
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Research is the process or result of trying to find an answer by reading, interviewing, watching, or doing experiments.
The last 10 years has provided a huge amount of research into a cure for cancer.
We've been conducting research into the reason for the changes in these fish.
research
Verb
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If you research a question, you try to find an answer, usually by reading a lot about it, or by doing experiments.
I have to research the history of King Henry II for my English class.
and
Conjunction
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You use and to talk about two things at once.
I like singing and reading.
Mary and Jane went on a holiday together.
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You use and when you are listing a few things and you are now on your last item of the list.
I like singing, reading, cycling and playing soccer.
I used to like this girl from my class as she is pretty, gentle and caring.
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And is used when you are putting two sentences together.
She came into the store, shouted at the cashier, and left.
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Used to show what happened after something else.
The alarm went off and I woke up.
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And is used to join certain numbers together.
Two hundred and thirty-five people went missing after the earthquake.
training
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noun
activity leading to skilled behavior
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noun
(= breeding)
the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)
a woman of breeding and refinement
institute
Noun
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An institute is an organisation such as a school or hospital that does teaching or research.
This is the conclusion of the National Institute of Economic & Social Research and London Business School.
William Wallace is deputy director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs.
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An institute is an organization that has a particular purpose such such as scientific or educational work, or the building is based Or to introduce or start a system, rule, legal process etc..
I think that the new WWW rule should not be Instituted because the old program provided a great opportunity for students to lean about other nation's culture, religion, and to socialize and appreciate the people.
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An institute is an important system of organization in society that has existed for a long time.
institute
Verb
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To begin or initiate something.
He instituted the new policy of having children walk through a metal detector to enter school.
We have no choice but to institute court proceedings against the airline.
Asia
Proper noun
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Asia is the continent that is east of Europe, west of the Pacific Ocean, and north of the Indian Ocean.
Asia is the world's largest and most-populous continent.
the
Determiner
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Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist.
Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book."
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Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special.
Are you the John Smith that I went to school with?
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Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned
The poor are always with us.
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Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs.
You are the best.
Pacific
Proper noun
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The Pacific is a name for the Pacific Ocean.