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Verb > Impair

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(+ object) to make (something) weaker or worse Smoking can impair your health. His memory was so impaired by age that he often forgot where he was. Drinking impairs a person’s ability to think clearly. – impaired adjective (more impaired; Read More …

Adjective > Tedious

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(more tedious; most tedious) boring and too slow or long He made a tedious 45-minute speech. The work is tedious, but it needs to get done. – tediously adverb a tediously long speech – tediousness noun (noncount)

Phrasal Verb > Lavish with

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lavish (someone or something) with (something) to give (someone or something) a large amount of (something) They lavished us with gifts. Everyone lavished the children with attention. The production was lavished with praise by the critics.

Verb > Emanate

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1 : (no object) : to come out from a source Good smells emanated from the kitchen. Constant criticism has emanated from her opponents. Happiness seems to emanate from her. 2 : (+ object) : to send (something) out : Read More …

Verb > Align

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1 : to arrange things so that they form a line or are in proper position (+ object) The storekeeper carefully aligned (=lined up) the cans on the shelf. He aligned the two holes so he could put the screw Read More …

Noun > Transaction

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(count) 1 : a business deal : an occurrence in which goods, services, or money are passed from one person, account, etc., to another business/commercial transactions The entire transaction took place over the phone. a real estate transaction a record Read More …