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inter Verb

— To bury in a grave.

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sessional adjective

— Pertaining to a period, often an academic term or a sitting of a legislative body.

sessional noun

— An instructor hired by a college or universities on a temporary basis.

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open Verb

— To move something to the side to allow entrance. I will open the door for our guests. — To prepare for business. She opened the store.

open Adjective

— Having a hole or opening, not closed. The door was open. — Available for business. The shop is open.

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ended

— adjective (= complete, over, terminated) having come or been brought to a conclusion the harvesting was complete the affair is over, ended, finished the abruptly terminated interview

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intergovernmental adjective

— of, relating to, or involving two or more governments

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working Noun

— The workings of something is how it functions. He showed us the machine's inner workings.

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group Noun

— When more than 2 things or people are together, they make a group.

group Verb

— To put people or things together to make a group.

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to Verb phrase Subordinator

— To has no meaning. It is used to introduce verb phrases. It's important for you to understand. She told them to be quiet. You want me to do it, but I don't have to. To finish quickly, we must work fast. To continue like this would be foolish. I don't know how to get there. He got the keys to open the door. It's too small to see. You are all to be here at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Do you understand? He arrived only to find that everyone had gone home.

to Preposition

— To shows where something goes, the goal of movement. He went to her house. The train returned to the Shinjuku station. I went to bed but could not rest. They went to school together and played in the same soccer team. A squad car took him to hospital where he died. Many people came to me with suggestions. I wonder why you keep going to sea when you know it's dangerous. — To shows the receivers of an action or object. The goods were sold to customers at the downtown store. — To shows the result of a change or process. It switched from red to black. They came to the conclusion that I'm better than nothing. He fell on the play, but quickly got to his feet. He was crushed to death underneath the truck. — To shows the end or limit of something. Methods have been used to overcome these problems to some degree. The class is from 1:35 to 3:25. It's just another week to the end of classes. Right now it's ten minutes to four. — To shows that one thing is touching another. They stood back to back to see who was taller. — To shows how two things are connected. He attached the printer to the computer. She was married to a Canadian man. She was assistant to the general manager. — To shows a belonging or relationship. We don't owe anything to anyone. To whom does it belong? It's a benefit to the whole school. What's the answer to this problem? I can't remember the password to this account? — To shows a comparison between two things. Girls outnumber boys two to one. Older cars get fewer kilometers to a liter of gasoline. Right now you can get one Canadian dollar to $1.05 US. — To shows your feeling or opinion about something. It feels good to me. To their surprise, she got up and left. — To shows a timing relationship, often with a music. He likes to exercise to music.

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develop Verb

— When you develop something, you create or make it better. The people who are best at anything have to develop their ability over time. — When plants and animals grow, they develop.

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the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

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modality

— noun a particular sense — noun a method of therapy that involves physical or electrical therapeutic treatment — noun a classification of propositions on the basis of whether they claim necessity or possibility or impossibility — noun (= mood) verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker

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of Preposition

— Made using. It is a house of cards.

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universal Adjective

— If something is universal, then it is true for everyone or everything everywhere. The laws of physics are universal. Universal human rights must be supported by every country.

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periodic Adjective

— Something that is periodic happens regularly.

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review Noun

— A review is an evaluation of a publication, such as a movie, video game, musical composition, book, or a piece of hardware like a car, appliance, or computer. After this negative review, they had to correct a lot of concerns. The show closed after getting negative reviews from the major critics. — A review is a look back at how something was in the past, or how something happened in the past. — (law) A review is a judicial reassessment of a case or an event. The victims demanded a full judicial review of the case.

review Verb

— To look over. He will review the report to check for mistakes. — To write an analysis. Mr. Thomas, the critic, will review the new movie. — To see again. — To correct or change.

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mechanism Noun

— A mechanism is the way something works This research should help us to understand the mechanisms of memory. This agreement sets out detailed mechanisms for solving disagreement between the two countries. These two features combine to create a new data retrieval mechanism. — A mechanism is one moving system within a larger, more complex machine or organism. The body has a control mechanism to bring down blood-sugar level when it begins to reach unhealthy peaks.

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