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magnanimous (adjective)
mag-nan" -ms - noble; above revenge or resentment; foregiving of insults Ethiopians was magnanimous toward the Italians who killed millions of Ethiopians by bombing from air.
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unilateral (adjective)
yoon-lat r- l - arbitrary; one sided; relating to only one side or part Since my families opposed me to marry my girl friend, I made a unilateral decision to marry her.
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trivial (adjective)
triv'e- l -
unimportant; silly
Music production is a trivial job when compared to the research to find the vaccination to HIV. -
unanimity (noun)
yoon -nimi-te -
complete agreement
We came to a unanimity after we found the exact of cause of the problems. -
symmetrical (adjective)
si-met"ri-kel -
balanced in physical size or form
Circle is perfectly symetrical along the diameter of the circle. -
monopoly (noun)
m -nop -le -
exclusive possession or control
Xcel energy has a monopoly on the power supply for the twin cities. -
duplicity (noun)
doo-pli'i-te -
deceitfulness; double-dealing
Adanech was a duplicity woman befor marrying Thomas because she seemed in love with both Dereje and Bekele simultaneously. -
monarchy (noun)
mon r-ke -
a state ruled by a king, queen, or emperor
Before the 1974 revolution of Ethiopia, Ethiopia was a monarchy. -
magnitude (noun)
mag"ni-tood' -
greatnss of size or importance
In the developing countries, starvation has a higher magnitude than the developed countries. -
bilingual (adjective)
bi-ling gw l -
having or speaking two languages
I can speak two languages; therefore, I am bilingual. -
centigrade (adjective)
senti-grad -
referring to a temperature scale bases on one hunderd degrees
Water boils at 100 degree centigrade. -
metric (adjective, noun)
met"rik -
referring to a measurement system based on grams and meters (adjective)
In metric system, the unit of length is meter. -
bipartisan (adjective)
bi-parti-z n -
supported by members of two parties
Both Ethiopian Revolutionaries and Democracts supported the bipartisan measure. -
integrity (noun)
in-teg"ri-te -
honesty; good moral character
; wholeness; completeness
The governor Ventura has a good integrity because he did not cheat his people. -
dilemma (noun)
di-lem' -
problem; difficult choice between equally bad things
I am in the dilemma of leaving here at the U.S.A or going back to my home country. -
disintegrate (verb)
dis-in"ti-grat' -
to separate into small parts; to become worse; to go wrong;
After rain,the cloud disintegrated and the sky became clear. -
decade (noun)
dek'ad -
a ten-year period
Since I completed high school in 1991, a decade passed last 2001. -
annals (noun)
an" lz
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a written records of events;
general records
The persidant speeches are recorded in the annals of the Ethiopia presidants. -
ambiguous (adjective)
am-bbig"yoo- s -
not clear; having two or more meanings
The direction of the test was so ambiguous that every one us could not decide which way to follow. -
ambivalance (noun)
am-biv" -lens -
existence of mixed or conflicting feelings
When I decided to come to America, I had an ambivalent feelings of loosing my family and having a good opportunity in America. -
decimate (verb)
des" -mat' -
to destroy or kill a large part of
In my counrty Ethiopia, starvation decimate many people every year. -
trilogy (noun)
tril' -je -
a group of three books, plays, or stories
In a trilogy play, we can enjoy three different types of play. -
perinnial (adjective)
p -ren"e- l -
occurring again and again; constant; lasting for a long time
Starvation is a perinnial problem in Ethiopia because every year many peolple get died from starvation. -
centennial (noun)
sen-ten"e- l -
one-hundred-year anniversary; aperiod of one hunderd years
One-hunderd-years after thier marriage, Abraham and Sahar celebrated thier centennial with especial events last week.