Friday, 27 March 2015

success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts



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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