vocab 3

Oblivious
Definition: unaware
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: many people are oblivious to other people concerns
Collocation: oblivious to

Opulent
Definition: wealth
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: many movies take place in opulent areas
Synonym: rich

Reclusive
Definition: person who is isolated from the world
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: many people are reclusive because they don’t know to to communicate with others
Synonym: unsocial

Atone
Definition: to make up
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: students who get low grades are trying to atone for the grades they lost
Collocation: atone for

Meddle
Definition: to involve in someone else matters  
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: teenagers do not like their parents to meddle on them
Synonym: intrude
Superficial
Definition: existing on the surface
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: many people think superficial things like cloths bring happiness.
Synonym: shallow

Wary
Definition: watchful
Part of speech: adj
Sentence: parents ask their children to be wary of strangers
Collocation: wary of

Digression
Definition: act out of topic
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: many books have a digression that take us away from the main story
Synonym: straying

Dumbfound
Definition: to amaze
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: the wizard dumbfounded the audience after his magic trick
Synonyms: surprise

Deprive
Definition: to take away
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: nobody will be able to deprive people rights
Synonyms: seize
Vociferous
Definition: outspoken
Part of speech:  adj
Sentence: the people refused the government decision vociferously
Synonyms: loud

Penchant
Definition: bias
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: many people have a penchant for traveling
Collocation: penchant for

Nuance
Definition: subtle different
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: people who learn new language are going to have problems to understand the nuances of the meaning of the words
Collocation: nuance of

Umbrage
Definition: rancorous
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: many people are quick to take umbrage at any suggestion
Synonym: angry

Succumb
Definition: to give up
Part of speech: noun

Sentence: after along fight to keep his family legacy, he finally succumbed to his older brother

Comments

  1. Language TrainerApril 20, 2017 at 12:05 PM

    10/10 Good, but check "meddle". It usually collocates with 'in'. For example, "Don't meddle in my affairs", which means to not interfere with what I am doing.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

q5

The Unicorn in the Garden by James Thurber                The story was written by Mr. Thurber is an ambiguous story, because people can understand the man reaction in two ways. First, the man is not crazy because maybe the man want to get rid of his wife. In the story, she says “you are a booby and I’m going to have you put in the booby hatch”, so that makes the man feels like he get insulted by his own wife, and she didn’t respect her husband. Also, she called the police and the psychiatrist as soon as her husband went out. So that leaves the reader evidence’s that the woman is bad natured and tries to get rid of her husband, yet she is not friendly woman.                On the other hand, people might think he is crazy person, because the unicorn is a mythical beast. Also, he may be taking drugs, so the drugs has effect on his mind and his ...
Read more

summary

Summary and Evaluation The article “Smartphones in the Classroom? Let Students Decide” which was written by Mr. Gooblar talks about if students should use technology during the classes. First, the author argues that because of the technology inside the classes, students are losing their focus for the class, and they don’t pay any attention to the lessons. However, because of the new technology taking notes and organize the information became very easy to the students. On the other hand, the author states a solution for the aforesaid issue, which have a discussion with the students in order to help them to understand what should they do during the classes.                The article can be trusted and used in essay. First, the article was published in January 23, 2014, which makes it current. Also, the author is Gooblar who teaches literature and writing at Mount Mercy University and Augustana college. Moreove...
Read more
Abdulaziz Alloghani 643 4-4-2017 Word: ambiguous Definition: unclear Part of speech: adj Sentence: the movie was finished with an ambiguous ending leaves the viewers uncertain if there is an upcoming season or not. Collocation: verb = remain Word: exploit Definition: to take advantage of Part of speech: verb Sentence: some people exploit people kindness for their own benefit. Collocation: exploit the benefit Word: obsolete Definition: old fashioned Part of speech: adj Sentence: with the smartphone, digital cameras are quickly becoming obsolete. Collocation: ADV = totaly Word: rancorous Definition: angry- fury Part of speech: adj Sentence:  because of the rancorous relationship between her parents, she felt very sad and stress. Information: other meaning (bitter – resentful)  Word: innate Definition: inborn Part of speech: adj Sentence: person who picks up languages easily is a person who has an innate ability Collocation...
Read more