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.
|
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