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lunes, 9 de mayo de 2011

02/05 Vocabulary

*Accommodation: a room, building, or space in which someone may live or stay.

Ex: Find an accommodation in the capital is not cheap.

*Affluent: wealthy.

Ex: Ver affluent people go to that store.

*Arouse: provoke to anger or other strong emotion.

Ex: Controversial ideas on origins of life arouse strong emotions.

*Bewilder: perplex or confuse.

Ex: The show was bewilderig.

*Arrogant: having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities.

Ex: Jose Mourinho is a very arrogant person.

*Compel: : to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly

Ex: Illness compelled him to stay in bed.

*Impose: to establish or apply by authority.

Ex: The judge imposed a life sentence.

*Lenient: merciful or tolerant.

Ex: Many people felt that the punishment was too lenient

*Novice: a person who is new to and inexperienced in a job or situation.

Ex: He's a novice in cooking.

*Overt: not secret or hidden.

Ex: That person i overtly religious.

*Coerce: persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats.

Ex: religion in the past has tried to coerce the irreligious

*Prudent: acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Ex: He always listened to her prudent advice.

*Scapegoat: a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings or mistakes of others.

Ex: companies often use the economy as a scapegoat to avoid taking responsibility for dropping sales

*Superstition: excessively credulous belief in and reverence for the supernatural.

Ex: It is a common superstition that a black cat crossing your path is bad luck.

*Supplement: something that completes or makes an addition.

Ex: the supplement to the encyclopedia.

*Apathy: lack of interest or enthusiasm.

Ex: People have shown surprising apathy toward these important social problems.

*Dismay: to cause to lose courage or resolution.

Ex: Her choice of career dismays her parents.

*Endeavor: try hard to do or achieve.

Ex: They endeavored to create a government that truly serves its people.

*Frugal: sparing or economical as regards money or food.

Ex: a frugal meal of bread and cheese.

*Mercenary: a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.

Ex: an army of foreign mercenaries

*Naive: lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement.

Ex: a naive belief that all people are good

*Stringent:(of regulations or requirements) strict, precise, and exacting.

Ex: <stringent rules against unauthorized persons being in the building

*Alluring: powerful attraction or fascination.

Ex: was so allured by his sister's college roomate that before long he was asking her for a date

*Ample: enough or more than enough; plentiful.

Ex: They had ample money for the trip.

*Bicker: argue about petty and trivial matters.

Ex: after a prolonged bicker, they finally managed to find a movie that both of them were interested in seeing

*Blend: mix and combine (something) with something else.

Ex: The music blends traditional and modern melodies.

*Avert: turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).

Ex: He sped up and averted an accident.

*Candid:truthful and straightforward; frank.

Ex: He was quite candid about his past.

*Erratic: not even or regular in pattern or movement.

Ex: so far your effort to land a summer job has been veryerratic

*Isolate: place apart or alone; cut off.

Ex: These policies will only serve to isolate the country politically and economically.

*Destiny: the events that will necessarily happen to a particular person in the future.

Ex: They believed it was their destiny to be together

*Diminish: make or become less.

Ex: The strength of the army was greatly diminished by outbreaks of disease.

*Exempt: free from an obligation or liability imposed on others

Ex: organizations exempt from taxes.

*Query: a question, especially one expressing doubt.

Ex: alteration of earlier quere, from Latin quaere, imperative ofquaerere to ask.

*Patron: a person who gives financial or other support to a person, organization, cause, etc.

Ex: She is a well-known patron of the arts.

*Bogus: not genuine or true.

Ex: It was just a bogus claim.

*Adroit: clever or skilful.

Ex: She is adroit at handling problems.

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