Glossary

==Definition of // ABBREVIATION // ==
 * the act or result of abbreviating **:** [|abridgment]
 * a shortened form of a written word or phrase used in place of the whole 

Definition of // BRICKLAYER[[image:http://www.bannerhealth.com/NR/rdonlyres/F0FB699B-F2BF-4EE0-99C7-94B1C1B88F6C/35861/BrickLayer_web.jpg align="right"]] //

 * a person who lays brick
 * a person whose job is to build things with bricks

Definition of // CITY //

 * an inhabited place of greater size, population, or importance than a town or village[[image:http://www.faculty.fairfield.edu/faculty/hodgson/Courses/so191/Projects2007/Borello/October16/mexico-city.jpg width="288" height="217" align="right"]]
 * an incorporated British town usually of major size or importance having the status of an episcopal see
 * //capitalized// //(1)// **:** the financial district of London //(2)// **:** the influential financial interests of the British economy
 * a usually large or important municipality in the United States governed under a charter granted by the state

Definition of // COMMERCIAL[[image:http://marksmallwood.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Marketing-Hype-Can-Hurt.jpg width="258" height="197" align="right"]] //
an advertisement on radio or television

Definition of // FAMOUS[[image:http://www.twinisles.com/greats/karsheinstein.jpg align="right"]] //

 * widely known
 * honored for achievement

Definition of // FAST[[image:http://www.foro3d.com/attachments/10095d1108554206-correcaminos-con-luces-prueba-5081.gif width="348" height="262" align="right"]] //

 * characterized by quick motion, operation, or effect: //(1)// **:** moving or able to move rapidly **:** [|swift] //(2)// **:** taking a comparatively short time //(3)// **:** imparting quickness of motion  //(4)// **:** accomplished quickly //(5)// **:** agile of mind; //especially// **:** quick to learn  //b// **:** conducive to rapidity of play or action

Definition of // FORM[[image:http://desfaziendoentuertos.prepress.es/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/trazar_pagina_5001.jpg width="283" height="283" align="right"]] //

 * the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material //b// **:** a body (as of a person) especially in its external appearance or as distinguished from the face **:** [|figure] //c// //archaic// **:** [|beauty]
 * the essential nature of a thing as distinguished from its matter

Definition of //FUTURE[[image:http://www.lcviews.com/future_city.jpg width="315" height="215" align="right"]]//

 * that is to be; //specifically// **:** existing after death
 * of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense expressive of time yet to come
 * existing or occurring at a later time 

Definition of // INTERNATIONAL[[image:http://www.tuangeldelaguarda.com/internacional.jpg width="338" height="243" align="right"]] //

 * of, relating to, or affecting two or more nations 
 * of, relating to, or constituting a group or association having members in two or more nations 
 * active, known, or reaching beyond national boundaries 

Definition of // LIGHT[[image:http://www.opendeco.es/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/metal-spot-luces-de-pared.jpg width="337" height="254" align="right"]] //
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 * something that makes vision possible
 * the sensation aroused by stimulation of the visual receptors
 * particular illumination

Definition of // MANAGE[[image:http://definicion.de/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/gerencia.jpg width="266" height="251" align="right"]] //

 * to handle or direct with a degree of skill: as //a// **:** to make and keep compliant  //b// **:** to treat with care **:** [|husband]  //c// **:** to exercise executive, administrative, and supervisory direction of   
 * to work upon or try to alter for a purpose  
 * to succeed in accomplishing **:** [|contrive] 
 * t o direct the professional career of 

Definition of //NEWSPAPER[[image:http://www.panoramadiario.com/uploads/pics/New_York_Time.jpg width="225" height="287" align="right"]]//

 * a paper that is printed and distributed usually daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and advertising
 * an organization that publishes a newspaper
 * the paper of a newspaper **:** [|newsprint]

Definition of // ORNAMENT[[image:http://comps.fotosearch.com/comp/ECC/ECC116/01030136.jpg width="268" height="288" align="right"]] //
> //b// **:** a manner or quality that adorns
 * 1 //.archaic// **:** a useful accessory
 * 2. //a// **:** something that lends grace or beauty
 * 3 **:** one whose virtues or graces add luster to a place or society
 * 4 **:** the act of adorning or being adorned
 * 5 **:** an embellishing note not belonging to the essential harmony or melody —called also //embellishment, fioritura//

Definition of // PLAN[[image:http://www.theplancollection.com/house-plans-images/DR/FLR_lrArianaFloorPlan_1000.JPG width="303" height="243" align="right"]] //

 * a drawing or diagram drawn on a plan e: as //a// **:** a top or horizontal view of an object //b// **:** a large-scale map of a small area
 * a method for achieving an end //b// **:** an often customary method of doing something **:**

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 20pt; margin-top: 20pt;">** Definition of RECONSTRUCTION  **
 * the action of reconstructing : the state of being reconstructed
 * //often capitalized// : the reorganization and reestablishment of the seceded states in the Union after the American Civil War
 * something reconstructed

Definition of // RELIEF[[image:http://www.deviantart.com/download/71531304/Low_Relief_Bird_by_weremagnus.jpg width="310" height="267" align="right"]] //

 * a mode of sculpture in which forms and figures are distinguished from a surrounding plane surface
 * projecting detail, ornament, or figures
 * sharpness of outline due to contrast <a roof in bold // relief // against the sky> //b// **:** the state of being distinguished by contrast <throws the two opinions into bold // relief //>
 * the elevations or inequalities of a land surface

Definition of // STORY[[image:http://images.fotocasa.es/inmesp/client/2009/12/9202751589569/17308837/489763_2_2.jpg width="343" height="260" align="right"]] //

 * the space in a building between two adjacent floor levels or between a floor and the roof //b// **:** a set of rooms in such a space //c// a unit of measure equal to the height of the story of a building <one // story // high>
 * a horizontal division of a building's exterior not necessarily corresponding exactly with the stories within

Definition of // TERRACE[[image:http://www.esquire.com/cm/esquire/images/Hc/esq-north-upper-terrace-0108-lg.jpg width="265" height="208" align="right"]] //

 * a colonnaded porch or promenade
 * a flat roof or open platform
 * a relatively level paved or planted area adjoining a building
 * //d// **:** a row of houses or apartments on raised ground or a sloping site
 * a group of row houses
 * a strip of park in the middle of a street often planted with trees or shrubs

Definition of // TOWER[[image:http://www.guards-formation.com/uploads/news/images/Guangzhou%20Twin%20Towers.jpg width="301" height="273" align="right"]] //

 * building or structure typically higher than its diameter and high relative to its surroundings that may stand apart (as a campanile) or be attached (as a church belfry) to a larger structure and that may be fully walled in or of skeleton framework (as an observation or transmission tower )
 * a tower ing citadel **:** [|fortress]
 * one that provides support or protection **:** [|bulwark] <a // tower // of strength>

Definition of // WON[[image:http://www.elpais.com/recorte/20080818elpepuage_3/LCO340/Ies/Nadal_saluda_ganar_medalla_oro_Fernando_Gonzalez.jpg width="306" height="415" align="right"]] //
//past and past participle of// [|win]

Definition of //WIN//

 * to get possession of by effort or fortune //b// **:** to obtain by work **:** [|earn] <striving to //win// a living from the sterile soil>
 * to gain in or as if in battle or contest <// won // the championship> //b// **:** to be the victor in <// won // the war>