Category Archives: ENG1101

Disperse-Verb a :  to cause to break up <police dispersed the crowd> b :  to cause to become spread widely c :  to cause to evaporate or vanish <sunlight dispersing the mist> http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disperse This word was encounter on Monday November … Continue reading →

Bulking– Noun or Verb Definition: most of something : the largest part of something: the large size of someone or something (Verb):  to cause to swell or bulge :  stuff :  to gather into a mass or aggregate http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bulk This … Continue reading →

Bioethanol-Noun Defintion: a biofuel based on alcohol which may be combined with petrol for usein vehicles. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bioethanol The word was found in the New York Times Online Newspaper on Thursday November 25,2014. The word is used in the first and second … Continue reading →

Distilleries– Noun Definition: a place where alcoholic drinks (such as whiskey) are produced http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distilleries The word was found in Thursday November 20, 2014. The word is in the beginning of the paragraph http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/business/energy-environment/from-india-chemicals-for-cleaning-up.html?ref=international. The word was used in these sentence “An engineer by … Continue reading →

Poached-Verb Definition: to cook in simmering liquid :  to encroach upon especially for the purpose of taking something :  to trespass for the purpose of stealing game; also :  to take game or fish illegally The word was found in the … Continue reading →

Antithetical– Adjective Definition: directly opposite or opposed http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antithetical The word was found in the newspaper on Monday November 3, 2014. The word is located in the middle of the article http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/nyregion/flickering-lights-strange-music-and-a-ghost-at-a-brooklyn-restaurant-maybe.html. The sentence began “Antithetical to the neighborhood today, the working classes … Continue reading →

Translucent- Adjective Definition: not completely clear or transparent but clear enough to allow light to pass through http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/translucent The word was found in the New Times online Newspaper on Monday November 3,2014. The word was found in the beginning of the … Continue reading →

Asphalt– Noun Definition:a black substance that is used for making roads a dark bituminous substance that is found in natural beds and is also obtained as a residue in petroleum refining and that consists chiefly of hydrocarbons an asphaltic composition … Continue reading →