Shrink

shrink

Pronunciation: /ʃrɪŋk/

verb (past shrank /ʃraŋk/; past participle shrunk /ʃrʌŋk/ or (especially as adjective) shrunken /ˈʃrʌŋk(ə)n/)

• 1become or make smaller in size or amount:[no object]:the workforce shrank to a thousand[with object]:the sun had shrunk and dried the wood(as adjective shrinking)the shrinking market has provoked a massive price war
•  [no object] (of clothes or material) become smaller as a result of being immersed in water:she wore a sweater which had shrunk slightly
•  (as adjective shrunken) (of a person’s face or other part of the body) wrinkled or shrivelled through old age or illness:a tiny shrunken face and enormous eyes

• 2 [no object, with adverbial of direction] move back or away, especially because of fear or disgust:she shrank away from him, covering her facehe shrank back against the wall
•  [often with negative] (shrink from) be averse to or unwilling to do (something difficult or unappealing):I don’t shrink from my responsibilities
•  [no object] (shrink into oneself) become withdrawn.

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Resume

Resume

/ri´zju:m/

re·sumes; re·sumed; re·sum·ing

formal 1 : to begin again after stopping [no obj] ▪ The game resumed after the rain stopped. ▪Negotiations have resumed. [+ obj] ▪ After the rain stopped, the teams resumed play. ▪ She sat down and resumed her work.

2 [+ obj] : to take (a seat, place, position, etc.) again : to go back to (something)
▪ He shook his visitor's hand and resumed his seat. ▪ I resumed my place at the podium. ▪ She will beresuming her position at the company.

Actors should bring a current headshot and resume and enter on the Huron side.

Richard Pitino's resume as a head coach is thin.

For that, any school at any level would be justified to not give his resume a second look for future coaching opportunities.

Service to South Ferry subway stop to resume on Thursday for first time since Hurricane Sandy

MEND threatens to resume attacks in Niger Delta on Friday

Obama to resume gun control push in Colorado, Connecticut

Presidents Races resume with bad blood between Bill and Ted

S. Korea, U.S. to resume talks on revision of nuclear accord this month

Cyprus trading may resume on Tuesday, exchange chief says

United Airlines postpones plan to resume Taiwan flights

Iran, Turkey resume gold trade despite US sanctions

Rarity

rar·i·ty /ˈrerəti/ noun
plural rar·i·ties

1 [count] : a person or thing that is not common or usual : a person or thing that is not seen or does not happen often 
▪ In most sports, athletes over the age of 50 are rarities. ▪ Snow is a rarity in this part of the world.

2 [count] : something that is valuable because there are few of its kind 
▪ He is selling most of his collection, keeping only the real rarities.

3 [noncount] : the quality of being rare 
▪ The rarity of the disease makes it difficult to diagnose.

1. As the only monster heel in the company, he's a rarity in today's WWE.
2. The rarity of the species has increased their value on the illegal pet trade.
3. The Magic got solid production from their bench, a rarity in this lean season.
4. Which is a bit of a rarity for someone who is used to just flying past defenses.

In a rarity, rain enters forecast for Brownsville

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1. Thanks to the delayed schedule caused by the NHL lockout, a rarity occurred Monday
2. The main difference between this monitor and the competition is that this model provides decimal temperature readings, which is a rarity
3. When he has time, often a rarity, he's able to visit partner Daisy Jung, who's based in Korea
4. In this village, ambulance visits from the main Lautoka hospital, prevalent on a weekly basis in the past, is now a rarity
5. This kind of group effort by day laborers is a rarity in the United States
6. I started out as an outdoor photographer in 1933, with funds from friends, self-taught at a time when photographers were a rarity

Original

orig·i·nal /əˈrɪʤənl̟/ adjective
1 always used before a noun : happening or existing first or at the beginning 
▪ Their original idea was to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead. ▪ The word'soriginal meaning was very different from its current meaning. ▪ That piece of furniture is still in itsoriginal condition. [=the furniture is in the same condition it was in when we first bought it] ▪ We were the original [=first] owners of that van.

2 always used before a noun : made or produced first : not a copy, translation, etc. 
▪ I gave her a copy and kept the original document myself. ▪ The book has been translated into English from the original Spanish.

3 [more original; most original] a : not like others : new, different, and appealing 
▪ The concept is very original. ▪ The car has a highly original design. 
b : able to think of or make new and creative things 
▪ She has a very original and creative mind. ▪ He is admired as an original American composer.

Another hangout is the Snowdrift Café, the original Kootenays kool in Kimberley.
Following this new rule, the site would change its name back to the original, Twttr.
He played linebacker for Bear Bryant at Texas A&M as one of the original "Junction Boys."
It's difficult to come up with an original joke any day of the year, but especially today.
The original idea was to have the computer program track the use of these words over time.

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However this is the first time original drama programming has been created specifically for the service

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He met and labored with the engineers who designed the original

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Novice

novice

Pronunciation: /ˈnɒvɪs/

noun

• 1a person new to and inexperienced in a job or situation:he was a complete novice in foreign affairs
•  an animal, especially a racehorse, that has not yet won a major prize or reached a sufficient level of performance to qualify for important events:last season as a novice he won three races[as modifier]:the novice hurdles

2a person who has entered a religious order and is under probation, before taking vows.

Cal's novice eight posted a time of 6:45.7, while the Sooners' boat finished in 7:098.2.

Most novice investors value familiarity, simplicity and convenience when they begin trading stocks.

A novice would likely need about 15 minutes.

Charles Schrag is an art novice.

The 26-year-old was thrust into the middle of an intense by-election campaign, but she had better preparation than other political novices.

Novice Competition Proves Importance of Experience

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Not a Novice

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Mitigate

Mitigate

/'mitigeit/

verb

[with object]

• make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful:drainage schemes have helped to mitigate this problem

 lessen the gravity of (an offence or mistake):(as adjective mitigating)he would have faced a prison sentence but for mitigating circumstances

Air pollution in cities is rapidly increasing but living walls on buildings can help to mitigate the damage to human health

Not too late to mitigate discrimination in employment

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New report says mitigation efforts paid off in Waldo Canyon Fire

Inter

/in´tə:/

inter

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈtəː/

verb (inters, interring, interred)

[with object]

• place (a corpse) in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites:he was interred with the military honours due to him