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valor
Personal bravery in the face of danger.
🌱The gun duels of the Old West were invented by a novelist inspired by the valor of the knights in medieval tournaments. 🌳Valor in uniform is still rewarded by medals. Many American civic organizations award a Medal of Valor for physical courage, and the Air Force Medal of Honor displays the single word "Valor." The somewhat old-fashioned adjective valorous more often describes warriors of the past. But valiant is still in common use, though it less often describes military courage than other kinds of bravery or effort. equivalent 1、 Equal in force, amount, value, area, or volume.
2、 Similar or virtually identical in effect or function.
🌱A square can be equivalent to a triangle in area, but not in shape. 🌳Modern democracies have institutions and offices that are roughly equivalent to those found in others: the president of the United States has his British equivalent in the prime minister, for instance, and the U.S. Congress finds its equivalent in the British Parliament. The heavily armored knight on his great armored horse has been called the Middle Ages' equivalent of the army tank. In none of these examples are the two things identical to each other; they're simply very similar in their effect or purpose or nature, which is what equivalence usually implies. prevalent Widely accepted, favored, or practiced; widespread.
🌱On some campuses Frisbees seem to be more prevalent than schoolbooks, especially in the spring. 🌳Many diseases that were prevalent a century ago have been controlled by advances in medicine. Smallpox was prevalent on several continents for many centuries, and when Europeans brought it with them to the Americas, it killed more American Indians than the armed settlers did. But prevalent doesn't just describe diseases. One ideal of male or female beauty may be prevalent in a particular society and quite a different ideal in another. In the 1950s and '60s, there was a prevalent notion that if you went swimming less than an hour after eating you might drown because of stomach cramps—which goes to show that not every prevalent idea is exactly true. validate 1、 To make legally valid; give official approval to.
2、 To support or confirm the validity of.
🌱It will take many more research studies to validate a theory as far-reaching as this one. 🌳Validating a pass might require getting an official stamp on it. Validating experimental data might require checking it against data from further experiments. An A on a test might validate your study methods. And you might go to a trusted friend to validate your decision to get rid of your boyfriend, buy a pet iguana, or sell everything and move to Las Vegas.
🌱The gun duels of the Old West were invented by a novelist inspired by the valor of the knights in medieval tournaments. 🌳Valor in uniform is still rewarded by medals. Many American civic organizations award a Medal of Valor for physical courage, and the Air Force Medal of Honor displays the single word "Valor." The somewhat old-fashioned adjective valorous more often describes warriors of the past. But valiant is still in common use, though it less often describes military courage than other kinds of bravery or effort. equivalent 1、 Equal in force, amount, value, area, or volume.
2、 Similar or virtually identical in effect or function.
🌱A square can be equivalent to a triangle in area, but not in shape. 🌳Modern democracies have institutions and offices that are roughly equivalent to those found in others: the president of the United States has his British equivalent in the prime minister, for instance, and the U.S. Congress finds its equivalent in the British Parliament. The heavily armored knight on his great armored horse has been called the Middle Ages' equivalent of the army tank. In none of these examples are the two things identical to each other; they're simply very similar in their effect or purpose or nature, which is what equivalence usually implies. prevalent Widely accepted, favored, or practiced; widespread.
🌱On some campuses Frisbees seem to be more prevalent than schoolbooks, especially in the spring. 🌳Many diseases that were prevalent a century ago have been controlled by advances in medicine. Smallpox was prevalent on several continents for many centuries, and when Europeans brought it with them to the Americas, it killed more American Indians than the armed settlers did. But prevalent doesn't just describe diseases. One ideal of male or female beauty may be prevalent in a particular society and quite a different ideal in another. In the 1950s and '60s, there was a prevalent notion that if you went swimming less than an hour after eating you might drown because of stomach cramps—which goes to show that not every prevalent idea is exactly true. validate 1、 To make legally valid; give official approval to.
2、 To support or confirm the validity of.
🌱It will take many more research studies to validate a theory as far-reaching as this one. 🌳Validating a pass might require getting an official stamp on it. Validating experimental data might require checking it against data from further experiments. An A on a test might validate your study methods. And you might go to a trusted friend to validate your decision to get rid of your boyfriend, buy a pet iguana, or sell everything and move to Las Vegas.
VAL has as its basic meaning "strength," from the Latin verb valere, meaning "to be worthy, healthy, or strong" and "to have power or influence." So evaluating a house involves determining how healthy it is. A valid license or credit card is one that's still in effect, and a valid proof is one that provides strong evidence.🌸