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Term | Definition | Part of speech | Example |
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Contemporary | Belonging to the present time, modern | Adj. | the event was recorded by a contemporary historian. |
Diverse | showing a great deal of variety; very different. | Adj. | subjects as diverse as architecture, language teaching, and the physical sciences |
Encounter | To meet some one or experience some thing without planning to | Verb | we have encountered one small problem |
Eventually | in the end, especially after a long delay, dispute, or series of problems | Adv. | eventually, after midnight, I arrived at the hotel |
Evolve | develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form: | Verb | The company has evolved into a major chemical manufacturer |
Manipulate | Skillfully handle, control or use something | Verb | he manipulated the dials of the set |
Complex | consisting of many different and connected parts. | Adj. | a complex network of water channels |
Evidence | the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid | Noun | the study finds little evidence of overt discrimination |