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senior
Adjective
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A senior person has a higher social position.
She's a senior vice-president with the company.
Mr. Bush spoke after three days of briefings with senior advisers and military commanders.
Joining us is NPR's senior Washington editor Ron Elving.
Junior officers look around at the senior leadership and say,' Are these people I admire.
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A senior citizen is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.
By 2030, one in five Americans will be a senior citizen.
Senior PGA golfer Jack Nicklaus believes in the positive possibilities in golf for young people.
We've been trying to locate the group in a convenient, nonmedical setting (for example, church, senior center, or restaurant).
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Senior high school is usually for grades 10-12 (ages, 15-18).
I studied the works of many classical writers in junior high school and senior high school.
senior
Noun
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A senior is a student in their last year of high school, college, or university.
He's also attended his senior prom and heads off to college this fall.
They met when she was a junior and he a senior.
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A senior is someone who has a higher social position.
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A senior is somebody who is older, usually over the age of 65.
adviser
Noun
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An adviser is a person who gives advice.
on
Preposition
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positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above
The apple is on the table.
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at the date of
Tim was born on the 4th of July.
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along, forwards (continuing an action)
drive on, rock on
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about, dealing with the subject of
I have a book on history.
There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago.
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touching; hanging from
I have no money on me at the moment.
I would like to eat the fruit on the trees.
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because of, due to
He was arrested on suspicion of bribery.
I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it.
The stock price increased on news of a new product.
on
Adjective
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If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating.
The television is on.
The lights are on, so it is very bright.
Women
properNoun
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4th sura of the Qur'an
environment
Noun
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The environment is the natural world: forests, rivers, grasslands, oceans, etc.
We have to do more to protect the environment from pollution.
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Your environment is the situation or area that you live, work, or spend time in, including the people, buildings, vehicles, etc.
When we moved to the city, we found ourselves in a comepletely new social environment.
This course will prepare students for a career in a software engineering environment in industry or research.
The learning environment can have a large effect on your grades.
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.
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.