(no object) 1 : to move away gradually The floodwaters slowly receded. I felt sad as I watched the ship recede from view. 2 : to become smaller or weaker We listened as the sound of the sirens receded (=faded) Read More …
Verb > Recede
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Noun > Terminal
(count) 1 a : a building where buses or trains regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off : STATION I will meet you outside the bus terminal. 1 b : a building at an airport where people Read More …
Noun > Debris
(noncount) 1 : the pieces that are left after something has been destroyed After the earthquake, rescuers began digging through the debris in search of survivors. Everything was covered by dust and debris. sometimes used figuratively She sifted through the Read More …
Noun > Lagoon
Adjective > Sweltering
Adjective > Lethargic
Verb > Globalize
1 : (+ object) : to make (something) cover, involve, or affect the entire world The economy has become globalized. globalize a company’s operations 2 : (no object) of a business : to begin to operate throughout the world The Read More …
Noun > Catastrophe
a terrible disaster (count) The oil spill was an environmental catastrophe. Experts fear a humanitarian catastrophe if food isn’t delivered to the refugees soon. global/nuclear/economic catastrophe (noncount) an area on the brink of catastrophe — catastrophic adjective (more catastrophic; most Read More …
Verb > Deteriorate
1 : (no object) : to become worse as time passes The weather gradually deteriorated (=worsened) as the day went on. Her health continues to deteriorate. (=decline) efforts to save a deteriorating rain forest The disagreement deteriorated into a fight. Read More …
Why is ‘-ed’ sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
As in: learned, alleged, and wicked Did you ever notice that there are two different ways to pronounce the last syllable of words like beloved or alleged? The suffix -ed is the way we mark the past participle of many Read More …