ingenious

So you fitted that wire through that little hole there:

that's very ingenious!

instantaneous

She accidentally swallowed the poison and death was instantaneous.

integral

The form,

the sound

and the grammar rules are integral parts of a language.

intelligible

He used so many archaisms in his speech

that half of it was barely intelligible.

jeopardize

The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized

by one careless person.

lawsuit

A bad compromise is better than a good lawsuit.

linger

She lingered after the concert,

hoping to meet the star.

magnify

The microscope magnified the object one hundred times.

maturity

This highly polite style is no doubt something

that young women have been expected to“grow into”--

after all,

it is a sign not simply of femininity,

but of maturity and refinement.

migrate

Wealthy people often migrate in winter to warmer,

sunnier countries.

misfortune

Think about the misfortune of others

that you may be satisfied with your own lot.

negligible

The damage to my car is negligible.

notorious

Maradona,

a most famous football star,

is a notorious drug addict.

outdate

More companies are learning the importance of destructive technologies --

innovations that hold the potential to make a product line,

or even an entire business segment,

virtually outdated.

outflow

We watched the heavy outflow of the tide.

permeate

On a spring moonlit night,

birds are singing,

the air is permeated with the fragrance of flowers.

porch

A porch is a covered entrance to a building.

predominant

Her predominant characteristic is her friendliness.

prescription

She feels fine now that the doctor

has made fine adjustments to her prescription.

prevalent

Traveling by motor car is becoming more and more prevalent in the country.

profound

The doctor's discovery will have a profound influence on mankind.

prolong

I do not want to prolong our talk;

it is time to go home.

reassure

What reassures executives does not always reward shareholders.

rectify

Once we get to know our mistakes,

we should rectify them as soon as possible.

refute

You can easily refute his argument.

repel

The soldiers repelled the attacking enemy.

reproach

She reproached him for forgetting their anniversary.

roughly

I could not keep my anger down

when I was  roughly treated.

sensational

After a sensational trial,

the football player was cleared off the killing.

simulate

The computer simulates conditions on the sea bed.

sociologist

“Music expressed its times,”

says sociologist Irving Horowitz.

spacious

I want to live in a spacious house.

subscribe

I subscribe to Newsweek.

subsidiary

The question of finance is subsidiary to the question of

whether the project will be approved.

surpass

Though we thought that we might lose in the first round,

the result surpassed our hopes.

tempt

Money and beauty tempted him to commit crime.

terrorism

Bush said both countries love freedom

and together they will fight against terrorism.

tow

If you park your car here the police may tow it away.

transition

The transition from planned economy to share system

is certainly a painstaking course.