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1. accordingly

Explain: as a result of something.

Example: They have broken the rules and will be punished accordingly.

2. conventional

Explain: of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different.

Example: He wanted a conventional marriage with a wife and kids.

3. company

Explain: An organization that provides services or makes or sells goods for money.

Example: She acknowledges she would never have become an opera singer if the company had not given her the opportunity.

4. devote

Explain: To spend a lot of time or effort doing something.

Example: The newspaper has begun devoting more review space to children's books.

5. enterprising

Explain: Willing to try or think of new ideas or methods.

Example: To a contrary effect, the press has grown far more enterprising as it has become much more difficult to keep in line.

6. install

Explain: To put a piece of equipment somewhere and make it ready for use.

Example: Crime has decreased since the security cameras were installed.

7. malaria

Explain: A serious illness caused by being bitten by a MOSQUITO, usually in a hot country.

Example: In tropical and sub-tropical areas, malaria is one of the world's biggest killers.

8. nutritious

Explain: Nourishing; efficient as food.

Example: We need to continually remind them of the nutritious and tasty foods.

9. improve

Explain: To make something better.

Example: Ultimately, the goal is to establish more accountability and improve teaching.

10. insecticide

Explain: A chemical for killing insects, especially those that damage plants or crops.

Example: Among the substances currently being studied for their potential as delousing agents in salmon are the parathyroid insecticides.

11. transmit

Explain: To send out an electronic signal such as a radio or television signal.

Example: In that technique, an optical fiber is used to transmit light from a specially coated lens.

12. version

Explain: A form of something that is different from other forms or from the original.

Example: The software comes in several versions for different types of computers.

13. wool

Explain: The fine soft curly or wavy hair forming the coat of a sheep, goat, or similar animal, especially when shorn and prepared for use in making cloth or yarn.

Example: Farming provided food, and their sheep provided wool for cloth.

14. switch

Explain: To change from one thing to another, or make something do this.

Example: Reporters are switching their attention to other members of the royal family.

15. simultaneous

Explain: Happening or done at the same time.

Example: In simultaneous announcements, the two men resigned from their jobs.

16. readily

Explain: easily.

Example: Some computer instructions cannot be readily understood.

17. on the go

Explain: Very busy or active.

Example: I've been on the go since six o'clock this morning.

18. exception

Explain: Someone or something that is different in some way from other people or things and so cannot be included in a general statement.

Example: There is an endless list of possible exceptions to this general outlook that may arise during the game.

19. drawback

Explain: A feature of something that makes it less useful than it could be

Use the word in a sentence.

Example: While many of the objectives in these codes are positive, their main drawback is that they are voluntary.

20. distracted

Explain: Not able to concentrate on something

Example: All that summer Rosie seemed distant and distracted.

21. distort

Explain: To change something such as information so that it is no longer true or accurate.

Example: Electronic faults can distort the radio signal.

22. channel

Explain: To use money or supplies for a particular purpose.

Example: All the company's sales are channeled through outside distributors.

23. impair

Explain: To make something less good or effective, especially by causing damage that affects the way something works.

Example: The condition does not seem to impair his ability to work.

24. recollection

Explain: The ability to remember something that has happened.

Example: In her recollection of everyday experiences, there is a questioning of the value of everyday objects and existential experiences.

25. rural

Explain: Relating to parts of a country that are not near cities and where the population is low.

Example: Here the rural areas too were in the hands of the towns and the patriciate ruled unchallenged.

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