This document provides definitions and examples for 16 words: aggregate, cant, console, enhance, flux, generate, interim, lieu, panorama, probe, regime, spectrum, terminal, thermal, virtual. Each word is defined and an example sentence is given to provide context. The words cover a range of parts of speech and meanings, from abstract nouns like flux to more concrete terms like terminal. The document aims to concisely define and illustrate a variety of vocabulary words.

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5. WORD LIST
Aggregate
Cant
Console
Enhance
Flux
Generate
Interim
Lieu
Panorama
Probe
Regime
Spectrum
Terminal
Thermal
Virtual

6. AGGREGATE
NOUN: the whole amount
SYNONYMS: sum, total, totality
“In what follows, we shall assume that the
aggregate demand for labour is inversely related
to the real wage and directly related to the rate
of national income.”

7. CANT
NOUN: insincere talk about religion or morals
SYNONYM: pious platitude
“She determined she would show him how
generous she could be, next time, how to her the
priests’ talk was cant, and she’d defy all for love
of him.”

8. CONSOLE
VERB: give moral or emotional strength to
SYNONYMS: comfort, soothe, solace
“I am still very critical of my own shape but I
console myself with the fact that while it is far
from perfect, it is better than it used to be.”

9. ENHANCE
VERB: make better or more attractive
“Similarly, any proposed redevelopment of new
building must actively enhance or preserve
the character or appearance of the
conservation area.”

10. FLUX
NOUN: in constant change
“Now, however, fashion is in a state of flux, and
ideas of just what is commercial are open to
question.”

11. GENERATE
VERB: bring to existence
SYNONYM: bring forth
“With a little practice, it is possible to generate
complete sentences instantly by simply calling up
a string of stored phonemes.”

12. INTERIM
ADJECTIVE: serving during an intermediate
interval of time
“However, Oginga Odinga, the interim chairman
of FORD, had earlier declared that he would
not relinquish his own candidacy.”

13. LIEU
NOUN: the post or function properly or customarily
occupied or served by another
SYNONYMS: stead, position, place
“Clients paying by credit card will normally be asked
to sign a blank credit card voucher in lieu of this
deposit.”

14. PANORAMA
NOUN: a picture (or series of pictures) representing a
continuous scene
SYNONYMS: cyclorama, diorama
“The man on the horse saw and wondered, just as he had
when he came to a bend in the road outside the city
and saw the panorama of classical buildings and
shining Avon.”

15. PROBE
VERB: question or examine thoroughly and closely
SYNONYM: examine
“Kirov’s eyes continued to scan Ybreska’s face,
trying to probe the strange mixture of expression
which it displayed openly.”

16. REGIME
NOUN: the organization that is the governing authority of
a political unit
SYNONYMS: government, authorities
“The civil service is in turmoil, with technocrats and
members of the old regime being dumped in favour of
the Democrat’s placemen.”

17. SPECTRUM
NOUN: a broad range of related objects or values or
qualities or ideas or activities
“Earlier this year WEKA decided to close down its
UK publishing operation and a number of titles,
appealing to a broad spectrum of business and
hobby readers, were put up for sale.”

18. TERMINAL
NOUN: station where transport vehicles load or unload
passengers or goods
SYNONYMS: terminus, depot
“Rather than alight at the Gare du Nord railway terminal,
they stayed on for another stop, leaving at Châtelet in
the centre of the city.”

19. THERMAL
ADJECTIVE: relating to or associated with heat
SYNONYMS: thermic, caloric
ANTONYM: nonthermal
“Solar thermal energy harnesses the sun’s power to generate
electricity by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate the
sun’s energy.”

20. VIRTUAL
ADJECTIVE: existing in essence of effect though
not in actual fact
“An officer who wants to take it easy, for
example, or run personal errands can do so
with virtual impunity.”

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