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  1. trade
    the commercial exchange of goods and services
    NEW YORK — New York’s new World Trade Center tower is the nation’s tallest building.
  2. center
    an area that is in the middle of some larger region
    NEW YORK — New York’s new World Trade Center tower is the nation’s tallest building.
  3. tower
    a structure taller than its diameter
    NEW YORK — New York’s new World Trade Center tower is the nation’s tallest building.
  4. expert
    a person with special knowledge who performs skillfully
    A group of experts decided that on Tuesday.
  5. spire
    a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building
    They said the building's spire is part of a design that makes it 1,776 feet high and that knocks Chicago’s Willis Tower out of the No. 1 spot.
  6. design
    the act of working out the form of something
    They said the building's spire is part of a design that makes it 1,776 feet high and that knocks Chicago’s Willis Tower out of the No. 1 spot.
  7. base
    lowest support of a structure
    The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is the group that made the ruling.
  8. council
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
    The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is the group that made the ruling.
  9. urban
    relating to a city or densely populated area
    The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is the group that made the ruling.
  10. habitat
    the type of environment in which an organism normally lives
    The Chicago-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is the group that made the ruling.
  11. conference
    a prearranged meeting for consultation or discussion
    It held news conferences in Chicago and in New York.
  12. announcement
    a public statement containing information about an event
    The New York announcement came at a building just two blocks from the World Trade Center.
  13. decision
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
    The decision fulfills the vision of the designers of the World Trade Center site.
  14. fulfill
    meet a want or need
    The decision fulfills the vision of the designers of the World Trade Center site.
  15. vision
    the ability to see
    The decision fulfills the vision of the designers of the World Trade Center site.
  16. designer
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something
    The decision fulfills the vision of the designers of the World Trade Center site.
  17. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
    The decision fulfills the vision of the designers of the World Trade Center site.
  18. structure
    a complex entity made of many parts
    They wanted to show that New York was not afraid of building an even higher structure in place of the twin towers targeted by terrorists on Sept.
  19. target
    a reference point to shoot at
    They wanted to show that New York was not afraid of building an even higher structure in place of the twin towers targeted by terrorists on Sept.
  20. terrorist
    a radical who advocates violence against civilians
    They wanted to show that New York was not afraid of building an even higher structure in place of the twin towers targeted by terrorists on Sept.
  21. patriotic
    inspired by love for your country
    The 1,776-foot height was aimed at sending a patriotic message about being resilient and getting back up again.
  22. message
    a communication that is written or spoken or signaled
    The 1,776-foot height was aimed at sending a patriotic message about being resilient and getting back up again.
  23. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
    The 1,776-foot height was aimed at sending a patriotic message about being resilient and getting back up again.
  24. architect
    someone who creates plans to be used in making something
    Architect Rick Bell heads the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
  25. institute
    set up or lay the groundwork for
    Architect Rick Bell heads the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
  26. illustrate
    depict with a visual representation
    He said the new building, like the old, illustrates the quest for height.
  27. quest
    the act of searching for something
    He said the new building, like the old, illustrates the quest for height.
  28. monitor
    someone who observes to ensure fairness or prevent mistakes
    It's job is to monitor high-rise construction worldwide and to set rules for what makes a building a skyscraper.
  29. construction
    the act of building something
    It's job is to monitor high-rise construction worldwide and to set rules for what makes a building a skyscraper.
  30. skyscraper
    a very tall building with many stories
    It's job is to monitor high-rise construction worldwide and to set rules for what makes a building a skyscraper.
  31. recent
    of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
    In recent years, designers have become more creative in their construction of the communications antennae that top new skyscrapers.
  32. creative
    having the ability or power to invent or make something
    In recent years, designers have become more creative in their construction of the communications antennae that top new skyscrapers.
  33. communications
    the discipline that studies transmitting information
    In recent years, designers have become more creative in their construction of the communications antennae that top new skyscrapers.
  34. antenna
    one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of insects
    In recent years, designers have become more creative in their construction of the communications antennae that top new skyscrapers.
  35. overall
    involving only main features
    So the council has had to decide whether those antennae should count toward a building’s overall height.
  36. replace
    put something back where it belongs
    It replaced the towers destroyed in the Sept.
  37. destroy
    do away with; cause the ruin or undoing of
    It replaced the towers destroyed in the Sept.
  38. raise
    move upwards
    Questions about the new building’s height were raised when architects changed the design last year.
  39. removed
    separate or apart in time, space, or character
    They removed material that was to have enclosed the 408-foot spire sticking out from the top.
  40. material
    the substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
    They removed material that was to have enclosed the 408-foot spire sticking out from the top.
  41. enclose
    surround completely
    They removed material that was to have enclosed the 408-foot spire sticking out from the top.
  42. throw
    propel through the air
    “The design changed in a very public way, and that threw everything into question.
  43. strip
    take off or remove
    It was no longer clearly a piece of the design and it seemed to have sort of been stripped down to the skeleton,” Daniel Safarik, of the council, said.
  44. skeleton
    the structure providing a frame for the body of an animal
    It was no longer clearly a piece of the design and it seemed to have sort of been stripped down to the skeleton,” Daniel Safarik, of the council, said.
  45. formerly
    at a previous time
    Without the spire, the building is shorter than the Willis Tower, formerly called the Sears Tower.
  46. sear
    become superficially burned (also figurative)
    Without the spire, the building is shorter than the Willis Tower, formerly called the Sears Tower.
  47. united
    being or joined into a single entity
    At 1,451 feet high, the Chicago building became the tallest skyscraper in the United States when it was completed in 1974.
  48. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    At 1,451 feet high, the Chicago building became the tallest skyscraper in the United States when it was completed in 1974.
  49. complete
    having all necessary qualities
    At 1,451 feet high, the Chicago building became the tallest skyscraper in the United States when it was completed in 1974.
  50. shanghai
    take (someone) against his will for compulsory service
    Without the spire, One World Trade Center would have been in 14th place, behind a structure in Shanghai, according to Council lists.
  51. according
    in agreement with
    Without the spire, One World Trade Center would have been in 14th place, behind a structure in Shanghai, according to Council lists.
  52. list
    a database containing an ordered array of items
    Without the spire, One World Trade Center would have been in 14th place, behind a structure in Shanghai, according to Council lists.
Created on 十一月 13, 2013

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