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a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
lessened
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adjective
(= diminished)
impaired by diminution
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adjective
decreased in severity; made less harsh
incidence
Noun
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The incidence of something is how often it happens.
blood pressure checks would reduce the incidence of heart disease and sudden heart attacks.
There is a surprisingly high incidence of theft in book stores.
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
acute
Adjective
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If an angle is acute, it is less than 90 degrees in size.
I had to measure the size of the acute angle in math class. It was 35 degrees in size.
graft
Verb
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If you graft a piece of a plant onto another, you put it there so that they start to grow together.
graft
Noun
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A graft is a piece of skin or plant that has been put onto a living thing so that they grow together.
versus
Coordinator
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When we say one thing versus another thing, it means the two things are on different sides, going in different directions, or against each other.
Tonight's game has Toronto versus Montreal.
A lot of people see America as poor versus rich versus a middle class.
It's a simple story of good versus evil.
The difference between students with high versus low levels of English is growing every year.
We had to talk about how much time I spent doing homework versus how much time I spent playing games.
What do you think of going to a movie versus to a restaurant?
host
Noun
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A host is a person or animal who makes a place for others and usually provides food and drink.
The host of the party was so busy, she didn't have time to eat.
Some insects lay their eggs in a living host, which is eaten when the eggs hatch.
host
Verb
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If you host a party or event, you make a place for it and you help to organise it.
Germany hosted the 2006 World Cup of Soccer.
disease
Noun
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If a person, animal, or plant is ill, it has a disease.
1.4 million children suffer from heart disease in Pakistan.
There are many different germs which cause diseases.
disease
Verb
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To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
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To infect with a disease.