R svocablist3
description
Transcript of R svocablist3
RS List 3Thanks to Lin, Fatimah, Eiman, Ileana, Yo,
Shay, Mohammad, Luisa, Kyoung, Jacky, Bank ,
Optimum (adj.)
Definition: most favorable or
advantageous; best: optimum conditions Example:
The optimum policy will make the best use of those investments
rather than ignore them.
Predisposition (n.)
Definition:1.A condition that makes sb/sth likely to
behave in a particular way or suffer from a particular disease.
2.A genetic predisposition to liver disease.Example: Our predisposition is to be aware of as
much of what's going on around us as possible.
Sanction (v.)
Definition:
1.To give permission for sth to take place.
2.To punish sb/sth.
Example:
The government refused to sanction a further cut in interest rates.
REVITALIZE Re-vi-tal-ize (v)
Revitalize: to put new strength, power, or life into something.
Synonyms: Refresh.
Antonyms: Enervate, Ruin.
Relaxation is a technique to revitalize body and mind.
They hope to revitalize the neighborhood by providing better housing.
RETICENT Ret-i-cent (adj)
Reticent: unwilling to talk about what you feel or what you know.
Synonyms: uncommunicative, silent, secretive.
Antonyms: communicative.
He was reticent to tell the truth for fear he would be punished.
silent
uncommunicative
Unwilling to talk
PROLIFIC Pro-lif-ic (adj)Prolific: a prolific artist, writer etc produces many works of art, books.
Produce a lot of.
Synonyms: productive.
Antonyms: unproductive.
Isaac Asimove is a prolific writer. 506 of his works being published.
The more productive we can be, the more money we earn .
I am a prolific writer. I wrote all these
books in short time.
Exacerbate (v)• Make it worse ; aggravate - irritate
Germane (adj)•Relevant to a subject under consideration ; relevant .e.g: Please only bring up topics that are germane to our discussion.
Objective (adj)• Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts , unbiased .
e.g: It is hard to establish an objective viewpoint on emotional subjects.
Paramount (adj): 1. More important than anything else; supreme.2. Having supreme power.
Synonyms: principal, superior, outstanding.Antonyms: Inferior , last, minor, trivial
Decorum (n): 1. Behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety.2. Etiquette.
Synonyms: appropriate behavior, good manners.Antonyms: impoliteness, bad behavior.
“Picking Pete” lacks decorum.
Synonyms: distort, exaggerate, misinterpret.Antonyms: perceive, get , understand, discern
convert (v.)to persuade to change to one's religious faith <young missionaries who go door-to-door trying to convert people>
to change in form, appearance, or use <the old factory was converted into an apartment building>
Synonyms: proselytize, make over, metamorphose,transfigure, transform, transmute
Antonyms: secularize; dissuade,
e.g.: An example of convert is when you exchange dollars into Euros.
static (adj.)fixed in a place or position <the static installation of the statue in that niche means that no one will ever see its back, which is also of interest>
Synonyms: immobile, nonmoving, standing, static
Antonyms: mobile, movable (or moveable), moving, nonstationary
e.g.: Prices are likely to remain static rather than fall.
stimulate (v.)to give life, vigor, or spirit to <research into alternative energy sources has been stimulated by this funding increase>
to rouse to strong feeling or action <the government crackdown has only stimulated the citizenry to more acts of violence>
Synonyms: amp (up), brace, energize, fire (up), invigorate, jazz (up), juice up, jump-start, liven (up)
Antonyms: burn out, debilitate, drain, enervate, enfeeble, exhaust, fag, fatigue, harass, knock out, undermine, wash out, weaken, dull, kill
e.g.: Stimulate thinking about what current trends mean for practitioners and their organizations ' activities.
Def. - to change something to suit different conditions or uses
Part of Speech◦ Adaptation/ Adaptability (N)◦ Adapted/ Adaptable (Adj)
Example◦ She has adapted herself to college life quite
easily.
ADAPT (V)
Def. - a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction
Part of Speech◦ Catastrophic (Adj)
Example◦ They were warned of the ecological catastrophe to come.
CATASTROPHE (N)
Def. - to give a possible but not yet proved explanation for something
Part of Speech◦ Hypothesis (N)
Example◦ Biologists have hypothesized a relationship
between the two species.
HYPOTHESIZE (V)
Stern (adj.)1. serious and strict, and showing strong disapproval of someone's behavior: sterner penalties for drug offencesstern look/voice/expression etc 'Wait!' I shouted in my sternest voice.stern warning/rebuke His actions have earned him stern rebukes from human-rights organizations.
2.be made of sterner stuffto have a strong character and be more determined than other people to succeed in a difficult situation: Ann, made of sterner stuff than I, refused all offers of help. —sternly adverb —sternness noun [uncountable]
Rage (n) 1. a strong feeling of
uncontrollable anger: Sobbing with rage, Carol was
taken to the hospital. 2. be all the rage informal to be very popular or
fashionable: DiCaprio became all the rage after
starring in the film 'Titanic’. 3. rage for something a situation in which something is
very popular or fashionable: the rage for mobile phones
Adjective
1. performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment. 2. taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute. 3. felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others: a vicarious thrill.
Vicarious
Adjective 1. harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes. 2. morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious: a noxious plan to spread dissension.
Noxious
Verb (used without object) 1. to struggle in opposition: to contend with the enemy for control of the port. 2. to strive in rivalry; compete; vie: to contend for first prize. 3. to strive in debate; dispute earnestly: to contend against falsehood.
Contend
YEARN (v) : to have a strong or deep desire.
UNPARALLELED (adj) : without parallel, unequaled.
·Definition: Something that is implicit is expressed in an indirect way·Synonyms: implied, undeclared, unspoken, hidden·Antonyms: expressed, explicit, specific·Example sentence: No one has yet answered in im-plicit question in the end of my column.
Implicit[im-plis-it] (adj.)Implicitly (adv.)
Infraction [in-frak-
shuhn] (n)·Definition: An infraction of a rule or law is an in-stance of breaking it·Synonyms: violation, infringement, misdemeanor·Antonyms: obedience, observance, upholding·Example sentence: Accuse them of some infraction or other on their website, and have them shut down.
Prime[prahym] (adj.)
·Definition: You use prime to describe something that is of the best possible quality.·Synonyms: best, elite, primary, top·Antonyms: last, secondary·Example sentence: Summer is the prime time to make this drive, though spring and fall can also be pleasant.