Friday, 29 May 2015

the starting point of all achievement is desire




No.
Word
Type
Meaning
Example
1
Snap
-noun
-verb
-adjective
-sudden, sharp sound caused by something breaking / moving into new position
-break, move / close with  short, sharp sound
-done suddenly
-I love to snap my fingers while thinking any thoughts that comes into my unpredictable minds.
2
Amplify
verb
-increase
-to be more marked 
-A fox’s large ears serve to amplify such sounds as little critters skittering among stones.
-Urban policy initiatives amplified social polarization.
3
Wavy
adjective
-curly
-curved
-crinkly
She has  long, wavy hair.
4
Fluctuation
noun

-change
-variation
-alteration
-rise and fall
-shift
-A natural fluctuation in temperature.
-Fluctuations in the yearly values could be caused by a variety of factors.
-How come I do not know about the fluctuation of our schedule?
5
Gut
-noun
-verb
-stomach, belly
-courage
-cause someone to feel extremely sad
-I still want to go for the test despite a painful stabbing in my gut.
-I have more guts than her.
-It guts me to think about what my  mother and brother missed  out on.
6
Reside
verb
-live in
-be located
-The paintings reside in an air-conditioned vault.
-People who work in the  city actually reside neighboring towns.
7
susceptibility
noun
State of being likely
Lack of exercises increase susceptibility to disease.
8
Cognition
Noun
-learning
-understanding
-insight
-perception
In itself the a priori has nothing to do with thinking and cognition.
9
Detrimental
Adjective
-harm
-inimical
-deleterious
-disastrous
I beg you not to release the documents that would be detrimental to the national security.
10
Zilch
pronoun
-nothing
-no
-The character has zilch class.
-I did absolutely zilch.
11
Bruised
Verb
-injure
-offend
-hurt
-wound
-Ray’s ego was bruised.
-She despises to have a bruised knee.
12
Contort
verb
-twist
-distort
-misshape
-deform
-A spasm of pain contorts his face.
-Her face was contorted with grief.
13
Pottery
noun
-pots
-dishes
-Baked clay
-Mum loves to buy a collection of antique pottery.
-Dad satisfies with my big brother  to take course of painting, drawing and pottery.
14
Dissuade
verb
-prevent from
-discourage from
-Stop from
-His friends tried to  dissuade him from flying.
-I try to dissuade my brother from sleeping to help me finish my assignments.
15
profoundly
adverb
-extremely
-greatly
-Mika does not like  to remember a profoundly disturbing experience.
-He profoundly altered the whole course of my life.
16
Hypnosis
noun
State that resembles sleep but can respond
Others use hypnosis to recover repressed memories of sexual abuse or a past lives.
17
Slicker
noun
-Long, loose raincoat
-swindler
-untrustworthy person
-He puts on his slicker and boots and headed out into the rain.
-I really shocked when I found him a slicker.
18
Cultivate
verb
-dig
-fertilize
-mulch
-try to acquire, develop
-The peasants cultivated the land.
-He cultivated an air of indifference.
19
Fame
noun
-celebrity
-popularity
-Stardom
-prominence
Winning the Olympic title has brought her fame and fortune.
20
Draperies
noun
-long curtain of heavy fabric
-I don’t know  why my brother  despises to see the red draperies hung in our  house.
-The  drapery for  the picture window matched  the color of furniture in  the center of the  room.
21
Affiliate
Verb
-Closely connect to something as a member
-combine
-Aisyah affiliates herself with the local club.
-Mika didn’t approve to affiliate Ena’s group discussion.
22
unscrupulous
adjective
-have or show no moral principles, not honest or  fair
-unprincipled, unethical, reprobate, corrupt, dishonest, immoral
-Dian had unscrupulously copied his colleague’s work behind his back, and then submitted the work to their boss and took credit for it.
-Unscrupulous plastic surgeons will try  to fool young girls who  craze for cosmetic  surgery by listing themselves as Board  Certified.
23
Bull
verb
Pull or drive powerfully
- He bulled the motorcycle clear of the tunnel.
- I can see how  did my  heartless sister bulled my lovely dad’s car.
24
Simmer
verb
-Stay just below boiling point while being heated
-boil, cook gently
-stew
-The goulash was simmering slowly on the stove.
-Mum asks me to simmer the meat for an hour.
25
Overwhelm
verb
-to affect very strongly
-cause someone to have too many things to deal with
-to defeat completely
-crush,  devastate, overcome, overthrow
-just the thought of how much  work there is to do overwhelms me.
-I try not to overwhelm by farewell messages.
26
Cryptically
adverb
Perplexing, ambiguous, puzzling, enigmatic, obscure
I can’t get your words, it is so cryptic truly.
27
Sync
verb
-synchronize
-occur at the same rate
-Soldiers used watches to sync movements.
-Please make sure that the subtitles  sync with the movie’s spoken language.
28
Flurry
verb
Become agitated, confused, disturbed, distress
I knew how not to be flurry with these questions.
29
Spiraling
verb
-move in a spiral course, twist, swirl
-show a continuous and dramatic increase, escalate
-A wisp of smoke spiraled up from the trees.
-inflation continued to spiral.
30
Seam
noun
-a line along which two pieces of fabric are sewn together in a garment or other article, join
-an underground layer, as of ore or coal
-The seam was coming undone.
-I encounter  to see  a  seam of coal.
31
Contradict
verb
Deny, gainsay
-Your actions contradict your words.
-No matter what I say, you always have to contradict me.
32
Emerge
verb
Come out into view, become known, arise 
-A simple pattern has emerged.
-The  facts emerged  after a lengthy investigation.
33
Hover
verb
-float in the air without moving
-stay very close
-drift, hang, poise, levitate 
-He claimed that the UFO hovered a moment , then spun off into a space at incredible speed.
-Army helicopters hovered overhead.
-Mungek captivated  and seized up as she saw hot air balloon hovering her.
34
Execution
noun
-killing someone as punishment, death penalty
-doing something
Accomplishment, implementation, enactment, performance
-The execution of this magic trick must be accomplished in fluid motion.
-The execution of juveniles is prohibited by international law.
-Lysha was fascinated by the entire operation and its execution.
-The citizens didn’t agree with an execution of an innocent girl.
35
competency
noun
Ability  , skill,  capability, competence
-She  proved that she has the  competency to run a major company.
- I always know and believe that I have the competency in everything.

Monday, 18 May 2015

success is not the key to happiness. happiness is the key to success. if i love what am i doing, i will be successful



No.
Word
Type
Meaning
Sentence
1
euphoria
noun
Feeling of great
-The euphoria of winning her first gold medal in  the 100 meter  dash  overwhelmed Shelly-Ann Fraser  and  she wept tears of immense joy.
-We try not to honor him too much as we don’t want  him to have an euphoria and leads to arrogance one day.
2
beatific
adjective
Express great happiness and calmness
-As soon as  she  heard  that news, she  had on a beatific smile.
-She was surprised when they amazedly   planned birthday prank to her but at the same time she had  beatific moment ever in her life.
3
luster
noun
A gentle sheen or  soft glow esp that of  a partly reflective surface
As  light bounces  off  the  ruby’s  surface, its  luster caught the eyes of many.
4
distraught
adjective
Very upset
-She was distraught that some of  her classmates are leaving MADPP.
-I am  extremely distraught when I had checked out my  scores of SAT in my first practice.
5
begrudge
verb
Jealous, envy
-Sitting all alone in his room,  Tam begrudged the happiness of his friends playing outside at the field.
-I know that I’m really begrudged and distracted as most of my friends got high scores in their first practice, but it should be a challenge to me to get higher than them.
6
schism
noun
A separation or division into factions, discord, split
-Heretics were burned  for attempting to create  a schism in the Catholic Church. 
-The controversy created  a schism among  my batch.
7
capricious
adjective
-sudden and unaccountable changes of  mood or behavior
-fickle, inconstant, changeable , volatile, temperamental, unpredictable
-The rescue team had a hard time delivering supplies due  to the capricious weather.
-She finds  him oddly capricious ; praising her only to tease her afterwards .
8
savvy
verb
-understand
-expertise
-know
-intuit
We should savvy 10 words per day and update it in our  blog.
9
besmirch
verb
-damage  the  good name n reputation
-make  something dirty
-ruin, debase , damage, smear , taint
-The prince’s distasteful  choice of words  besmirched  not  only his  own  name but  the  reputation of the entire  royal  family .
-The  ground was besmirched  with blood.
10
spellbinding
Adjective
-hold  your attention completely
-extremely entertaining
-allure,, attract, beguile, bewitch, cajole , captivate, fascinate
-He gave a spellbinding performance.
-The spellbinding monuments impress me and  hard to leave the  place.
11
paucity
noun
Lack  of something
-There  is a paucity of jobs hiring today that require  menial  skill, since  most  such jobs have either been automated or outsourced.
-We can feel a paucity when someone from our class left us to achieve her goal but we should accept her decision .
12
obliterate
verb
-Remove all signs, rub or blot out
-destroy something completely
The  robbers had obliterated all fingerprints before leaving the scene.
13
Amiable 
adjective
friendly
That  fellow is  known all around school because  of his   amiable  trait.
14
notable
adjective
-deserve to  be noticed or to receive attention
-important
-striking 
-His sudden success in the business world is the notable point in  his life.
-We  can’t have happiness if we didn’t try to create a notable love and respect among us.
15
Feasible
Adjective
-possible
-practicable
-His plan of robbing the bank  seems feasible  to  me.
-Success is a feasible as we really strive for it.
16
dearth
noun
Lack, shortage
-I am  surprised by  the dearth of fast  food chains, this  is America and I assumed they  were on every street.
-The dearth  of love from his  parents encourage him to do unpredictable things.
17
hindsight
noun
Understanding the nature  of  an event after it  had happened
-In hindsight, we should’ve brought on umbrella when we left the house.
-Only with hindsight did  Wira  understood what sleep  paralysis meant.
18
mercenary
adjective
-hired to fight
-care only  about making money
-greedy
-moneygrubbing
-acquisitive, avaricious
-His motives  in choosing a career were purely  mercenary .
-A  mercenary businessman had been caught  for bribery last month.
19
Xenophobia
noun
A fear of foreigners or strangers 
Some had trauma due to  the wave of xenophobia  attacks  on foreigners two years ago.
20
yahoo
noun
A  person who is  not intelligent or interested  in  culture
What I want to bring to your distinguished notice is this- that you must not behave like a yahoo in my  mathematical  set.
21
advocate
-verb
-noun
-Speak, plead, argue in favor of, recommend, urge, advise
-a person  who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea, exponent, supporter, crusader, fighter
-While the senator privately approved the gay marriage, he was unwillingly advocate for the  cause in  public  venue.
-Martin Luther King Jr. was tireless  advocate for the  rights of  African-Americans in United  States.
22
fabricate
verb
Invent or  concoct something typically with deceitful intent
It might be fabricated by them because  they are just  trying to  rip us off and constantly full of  spite.
23
powwow
noun
Informal meeting or discussion, assembly, get-together
Please attend a powwow tonight sharp at  9 o’clock.
24
industrious
adjective
Characterized  by hard work and perseverance
Puteri  is an industrious student, completing each assignments and on time.
25
relegate
verb
Dismiss to  an inferior rank, lower, downgrade, put  down
They aim to prevent women from  being  relegated to a secondary  role.
26
Ephemeral
adjective
Lasting for a  very short  time, transitory,  transient, fleeting, momentary, brief
I tell my mum not to buy any toy for my  youngest brother as he will makes it ephemeral toy.
27
Obdurate
adjective
stubborn
-He  remains obdurate , refusing to alter his decision.
-My parents really  despise  to see us be an obdurate child.
28
Awe-inspiring
adjective
Awesome, sublime
Taj Mahal is  often considered to be an awe inspiring  sight.
29
malady
noun
Sickness,  ailment, disorder, infirmity
KKTM Ledang was  struck by a malady throughout the  winter  that  left most  people sick in  bed for  two weeks.
30
voracious
adjective
-Have a huge appetite, esurient, ravenous, gluttonous
-excessively  eager, insatiable
-Teenagers  are often voracious  eaters.
-A voracious reader intends to meet  with his admire  author.
31
annex
verb
To add something  to  another
The  attendance of  my  friends  to my house annexed some joys to the  ambience.
32
emulate
verb
Strive  to  equal, esp by imitating, compete  with successfully
To really fluent in a new language  , emulate  the  speech patterns of  people  who speak the  language.
33
avert
verb
prevent
I know  how to avert this  situation.
34
Ante
prefix
Before/ in  front  of
Ante  room
35
hullabaloo
noun
Noisy, confused situation
There was such hullabaloo in the  room that  he could  not hear himself  think.