No.
|
Word
|
Type
|
Meaning
|
Example
|
1
|
indigenous
|
Adjective
|
*local
*native
*originate
naturally in a particular place
|
The
cat is not indigenous to Persian.
|
2
|
tumult
|
noun
|
*chaos
*noise
*confusion
|
*His
tumult disturb baby’s sleep.
*I
can bear with the tumult.
|
3
|
animosity
|
noun
|
*dislike
*hatred
*unfriendly
*war
*enmit
*intense
hostility
|
Mum
advises my brother not to really show his animosity towards our
guests.
|
4
|
hostility
|
noun
|
*enmity
*antagonism
*conflict
*unfriendly
action
*acts
of fighting in a war
|
Aina
and Qhamar agreed to cease all the lingering hostility after knowing
the truth.
|
5
|
cease
|
verb
|
*to
stop happening
*to
end
*to
stop doing
|
My
twin big brother have been ordered to cease the quarrel.
|
6
|
lingering
|
adjective
|
*lasting
*slow
to end
*remaining
|
Can
I know the lingering doubts in your mind?
|
7
|
hodgepodge
|
noun
|
Mixture
of something
|
I
feel amazed with her hodgepodge of styles.
|
No.
|
Word
|
Type
|
Meaning
|
Example
|
1
|
Pry
|
Verb
|
*spy on
*busybody
|
*I’m sick of you prying into my personal life.
*I try to control myself not to prying
others.
|
2
|
Vendor
|
Noun
|
*seller
|
Irna wants to be a vendor to raise up her family status.
|
3
|
Consult
|
verb
|
*ask for a professional opinion
*look for
*consider
*discuss
|
My friend and I love to consult our counselor about the career.
|
4
|
rival
|
*noun
*adjective
|
*challenger
*opponent
*compete with
*match
*equal
|
*He has no serious rival for the job.
*I’m surprised
to see him as my rival.
*The new museum will rival the largest in
the world.
*She can’t rival
me in studies.
|
5
|
Excel
|
verb
|
*Better than others
*exceed
*surpass
|
*He excels at lipreading.
*I excel
in sports among my siblings.
|
6
|
Attained
|
verb
|
*gain
*achieve
*succeed in getting something
|
*With hard work she will attain success in her chosen profession.
*We admire him as he attained many goals in futsal.
|
7
|
Invariably
|
adverb
|
always
|
*She’s invariably
late go to the school.
*Their slacker son invariably gives
the same response to the questions about his career plans.
|
8
|
Tinker
|
*noun
*verb
|
*person who traveled to different
places mending pans and other metal utensils
*repair
|
*He spent hour tinkering
with the car.
*Aikal
loves to help his dad tinkering the motorcycles
and car at the workshop.
|
9
|
Flea
|
noun
|
Small insects on animals, strong legs
for jumping
|
*The dog has fleas.
*A flea bites
my baby.
|
10
|
restrict
|
verb
|
*limit amount
*prevent from doing something
|
*Teachers will restrict
the access to the laboratory.
*We are restricted
to only borrow a book in a week.
|
11
|
Marvel
|
*noun
*verb
|
*marvelous person or thing
*feel surprise, admiration or wonder
|
*Our talents are marvels to behold.
*The doctors are marveling over her dramatic recovery.
*I marvel
with his presence.
|
12
|
foggy
|
adjective
|
*confused
*bewildered
*puzzled
*blurred
*cloudy
|
*It’s pretty foggy
outside, so be careful driving home.
*Alin is foggy
with mathematics quiz.
|
13
|
segregate
|
verb
|
*divide
*separate
|
* Don’t segregate
the tasks before you’re allowed.
* Disabled people should not be segregated from the rest of society.
|
No.
|
Word
|
Type
|
Meaning
|
Example
|
1
|
Obliging
|
Adjective
|
*cheerful
*helpful
*willingness to do favor for others
indulgent
|
He tries to be more obliging when he’s asked to do a favor.
|
2
|
Clairvoyance
|
noun
|
*sixth sense
*ability to communicate with dead
people
*predict future events
*can know as you are not see it happen
or hear about
*telepathy
|
*In my juvenile dream, I really want
the clairvoyance as I think it’s so unique.
*She stared at the card as if she could
contact its writer by clairvoyance.
|
3
|
Spendthrift
|
noun
|
*A person who spends money in careless
way
*high roller
*profligate
*spender
|
*Mom always reminds me not to be spendthrift as we can spend it in emergency.
*The spendthrift
managed to blow all of his inheritance in a single year.
|
4
|
Abiding
|
adjective
|
*not changing
*ageless
*enduring
*permanent
*steadfast
|
*He had an
abiding respect for her.
*I can’t believe she can bear to his abiding
interest.
|
5
|
Prone
|
adjective
|
*experience something unpleasant
*susceptible
*vulnerable
*lying flat (esp face downwards)
|
*My uncle has been prone to an accident.
*The kitten was lying prone on a foam mattress.
|
6
|
Fathom
|
*noun
*verb
|
*used in reference to the depth of
water
*understand
*catch
*follow
*work out
*measure the depth (water)
|
*I’ve experienced swam in seventeen fathoms.
*Dad can’t fathom out
the reason why mom felt mad at him.
*My brother has an attempt to fathom the swimming pool.
|
7
|
Inquisitive
|
Adjective
|
*curious
*interested
|
*His poems reveal an intensely inquisitive mind.
*Her make up brand seem inquisitive to me.
|
8
|
Amiable
|
adjective
|
*friendly
*amicable
*cordial
|
*Their amiable
manners make me feel comfortable among them.
*The amiable
young man greeted me enthusiastically.
|
9
|
Compatible
|
*noun
*adjective
|
*computer
*agreeable
*united
*amicable
|
*I didn’t think that we’d be compatible
as classmates.
*Packages available for IBM PCs and compatible.
|
10
|
Contraption
|
noun
|
*device
*gadget
*machine
*mechanism
|
*Repairing stereos and making
contraptions out of spare electronic bits.
*My grandma wants her lovely son
invents a contraption for washing her antique car.
|
11
|
Fuzzy
|
Adjective
|
*soft
*satiny
*blurred
|
*A young boy with fuzzy dark
brown hair.
*I can’t detect who’s there in the fuzzy picture.
|
12
|
Blob
|
*noun
*verb
|
*drop of thick liquid
*put small drops
|
*Just put a blob
of paint on it.
*My book was
blobbed with colorful inks.
|
13
|
Elementary
|
adjective
|
*basic
*primary
*fundamental
*essential
|
*Students who do not have even an elementary knowledge of geography.
*We just have to learn an elementary account course.
|
14
|
Needless
|
adjective
|
*unnecessary
*unessential
|
*Needless
expenditures that pushed the construction project over the budget.
*Mum deplores to see the needless waste in our room.
|
15
|
futile
|
adjective
|
*pointless
*fruitless
*worthless
*in vain
|
*The futile chatter
of gossip columnists about the coming and goings of Hollywood celebrities.
*Their attempt to go out without
wardens’ permission were futile.
|
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