Vocab C

Overview

1 wisdom

• It’s not wise to argue with your parents in front of other people.

• “Self sufficiency’ are the words of wisdom.

2 duty

• Dutiful

• Prapang is a dutiful student who always comes to class on time and pays attention in class.

3 idealist

• My ideal home consists of love and happiness.

• Ya Wen is still very young and idealistic.

• Idealistic+>person’s belief in perfection

4 location

• My house is located on Sukhumvit road.

• Abac Bangna is a great location for many movies.

5 maintain

• I am trying to maintain my 3.5 GPA until I graduate.

• My old car needs a lot of maintenance.

6 enjoy

• My trip to Europe last summer was really enjoyable.

7 significance

• What is the significance of being loyal to your university?

• The gift that I gave you signifies tender loving care.

8 revise

• Students need to revise [their notes] before the exams.

• He made some revisions before submitting the essay to his teacher.

9 substitute

• David Beckham refused to join the team as a substitute.

• Sometimes music can not substitute for tears. [Paul Simon]

10 official

• The officials working at the registration office are very friendly.

• The duties of Father John include teaching a Sunday school class and officiating at weddings.

11 valid

• My ID is valid until next academic year.

They need to validate the signature before cashing the check.

12 unique

• Rumi has a unique way of expressing her happiness.

13 violation

• Do not violate the rules set by the university.

• Violation of rules set by the university results in a year of probation.

14 accommodation

• ABAC dormitory can accommodate 2,000 students and 500 teachers.

• The staff at the foreign student office are very accommodating. [willing to help]

15 ambiguous

• Your essay should not have any ambiguous sentences.

She mentioned finding the money yesterday.

• In sentences that contain 2 verbs , adverbs in certain position may cause ambiguity.

16 benefit

My little sister is going to buy her first car with the benefit of a 100,000 baht discount .

Students learning English can benefit from using English to English dictionaries.

17 awareness

• Most people are aware of the danger of drunk driving.

• It’s important that we should develop an awareness of safe sex.

18 anticipation

• Her eyes sparkled with anticipation as soon as she heard the phone ring.

• Snakes are known for their fast anticipatory attack.

19 concentration

• It’s hard to concentrate on the thick textbook.

• Concentrated orange juice has to be mixed with water before drinking.

20 controversial

• The “Big bags” caused a widespread controversy during the flood last year.

• They controversially gave a big budget to the flood prevention committee.

• Try not to “share” controversial links on facebook.

21 demonstrate

• Show: The salesman is demonstrating how to use the new tablet.

• Protest: The traffic is really bad today because of the demonstration near our university.

22 emphasis

• The murderer emphatically denied that he killed the woman.

• The murderer’s only answer was an emphatic “no.”

• The teacher emphasizes that attendance is important.

23 facility

• ABAC dormitory provides many facilities

such as free internet access and fitness room.

The use of internet can facilitate teaching and learning. [make easier]

24 mature

• The brandy takes 50 years to reach maturity.

• Mint is more mature than her real age.

• [that’s why I chose her to be the class president]

The last word25 logic

• There is no logic in all his comments.

• It is logically impossible to say that 1+1=11.

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