Vocabulary lesson 42
Definitions and samples
- utilize (v.) make use of; to use something in an effective way
– We must consider how best to utilize what resources we have.
- humid (adj.) moist; damp
– Tokyo is extremely humid in mid-summer.
- maximize (v.) to increase or make as great as possible
– The company’s main function is to maximize profit.
- theory (n.) explanation based on thought, observation, or reasoning
– He has a theory that the hole was caused by a meteorite.
- parallel (adj.) being an equal distance apart everywhere
– Hills Road is parallel to Mill Road.