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WORD LIST
Adhere

Arbitrary
Complement Consistency

Initiate Magnitude

Maxim
Narrative Partition Prototype Susceptible

Devise
Epic Fabulous

Genealogy
Imply

Versatile

ADHERE
VERB: stick to firmly Not because we adhere to some outdated idea that to be commercial is to be tainted and somehow of no interest, but we felt we were redressing an imbalance.

ARBITRARY
ADJECTIVE: based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice Although Morgan could be arbitrary and intrusive with companies he financed, he insisted on sound, professional management and with some notable exceptions conservative financial policy.

COMPLEMENT
NOUN: something added to complete or embellish or make perfect SYNONYM: accompaniment

His equitable temperament would complement perfectly a tough production but this one kicked off soft.

CONSISTENCY
NOUN: the property of holding together and retaining its shape SYNONYMS: consistence, substance, body

Gradually add the egg, beating well after each inclusion, until the mixture is shiny and of piping consistency.

DEVISE
VERB: come up with an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle SYNONYMS: invent, contrive, formulate, forge

The designers problem is to devise sufficient variety of ways to knock him down, revive him and weave a pattern of rests between the peaks of conflict.

EPIC
ADJECTIVE: very imposing or impressive

SYNONYMS: heroic, larger-than-life In such a society, as in southern Italy, the stronger spirits took to brigandage or smuggling and became the epic heroes of a depressed race.

FABULOUS
ADJECTIVE: extremely pleasing

SYNONYMS: extraordinary, fantastic It was a magnificent summer day, with the fabulous, rounded arches of the bridge highlighted against the clear blue sky.

GENEALOGY
NOUN: the study or investigation of ancestry and family history The genealogy of the other lineages confirmed the exchange of women to make peace, for there were the reciprocal brides, carefully placed, isolated in a line of men.

IMPLY
VERB: express or state indirectly SYNONYM: connote These objections imply that technology cannot be a guide to other aspects of society, or in other words that there is no inevitable association between technology and other aspects of society.

INITIATE
VERB: take the lead or initiative

SYNONYM: pioneer It is hoped that the first years crop of students will stay on at Hooke Park to help initiate a production plant there.

MAGNITUDE
NOUN: the relative size or extent A look at the last ten years or so clearly demonstrates the magnitude and the velocity of the winds of change that have blown through the energy business.

MAXIM
NOUN: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

SYNONYM: axiom
This is a case in which Pauls maxim might well apply: where the words are not ambiguous, there is no call to raise questions of intention.

NARRATIVE
ADJECTIVE: consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story This also means that the narrative tempo of the novel changes on many occasions, and on perhaps most occasions is particularly slow as a tempo.

PARTITION
NOUN: something that separates a space into two or more areas SYNONYMS: division, screen A partition divided the room into a small studio and the control/transmitter room.

PROTOTYPE
NOUN: a standard or typical example

SYNONYMS: paradigm, epitome, image

The only way to develop a prototype is for the analyst to get inside the head of the user and, thinking like a user, decide what sort of system is required.

SUSCEPTIBLE
ADJECTIVE: yielding readily to or capable of

ANTONYM: resistant Im keen on the scabious family and Im trying to grow old wallflowers, but they are difficult and susceptible to virus.

VERSATILE
ADJECTIVE: competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another To create great styles from one cut, you need versatile styling products.

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