| afield |
off the right track or course. [1/2 definitions] |
| appetizer |
a small amount of food served before the main course of a meal. |
| astray |
off the right or known path or course. |
| bet |
If you say, "I bet it will rain today," you are saying that you are really sure that it will rain today. Of course, you can't really know if it will rain, but you are still sure about it. [1/3 definitions] |
| bribe |
If someone gives a bribe to someone, they give that person money to get them to do something that they want. And what they want is something dishonest or illegal. Usually, it is people like politicians, police officers, trial witnesses, and judges who are most frequently offered bribes. Of course, that does not mean that they accept bribes. Offering someone a bribe is against the law, and accepting a bribe is also against the law. [1/3 definitions] |
| Canada |
Canada is a country in North America. It is to the north of the United States, and it is the second largest country in the world. Canada has a lot of land for farming in the south and many forests in the north. In the west, there are very high mountains. Canada also has many lakes. Some of them are very large. Of course, Canada has large cities too, such as Toronto and Montreal. In some parts of Canada, people speak mostly English, and in other parts they speak mostly French. |
| certainly |
yes, indeed; of course. [1/2 definitions] |
| check |
A check is a piece of paper from a bank that can be used like money. Some people use checks to pay for things in a store. Some people use checks to pay their bills by mail. A check tells a bank to pay money from one person or business to another. Of course, when a person pays for something with a check, they must have that money in their bank. It is that money that the bank uses to pay the other person or business. [1/9 definitions] |
| course |
The course of something is the direction or path that it takes as it goes along. [5/6 definitions] |
| dedicate |
to devote to a particular person, cause, or course of action. [1/5 definitions] |
| degree |
a stage or step in a course of action. [1/4 definitions] |
| derive |
We often use the word "derive" when we talk about the original source of something. For example, people derive the spice cinnamon from the bark of a certain tree in Asia. That means that the bark of this tree is the original place where people get cinnamon. Of course, you can get cinnamon from your kitchen cupboard or from the grocery store, but it is actually derived from a cinnamon tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| destine |
to set on a particular course that cannot be changed, as if by fate or divine will. [1/2 definitions] |
| deviate |
to turn away from a direct course or one that has already been set. [1/2 definitions] |
| diploma |
an official piece of paper stating that a student has earned a degree or finished a course of study. High schools, colleges, and universities give out diplomas. |
| direct |
going in a straight line or on a straight course. [1/9 definitions] |
| doom |
to set on a fixed course to an unhappy or bad end. [1/2 definitions] |
| during |
at some time in the course of. [1/2 definitions] |
| either |
When you can either play a game with your sister or go shopping with your mother, it means that you have a choice between these two things. If your father is either in the kitchen or in the living room, then there are two possible places where he can be. Of course, he can't be in both places! [1/5 definitions] |
| entrée |
the main course of a meal, especially a dinner. [1/2 definitions] |
| extinct |
When a type of animal is extinct, there are no more of that type of animal living on Earth. There of none of them left in order to reproduce. Over the course of time, all members of that kind of animal have died. [1/2 definitions] |