Monday, April 9, 2012

Glossary Week 5

Please post words that you learn in your class this week. Use the articles and video which are on  Blackboard.

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  1. 1-Associate(v)-connect. I associate flowers with spring.
    2-Commitment(n)-promise. The Mosques have a commitment to helping the poor.
    3-Conduct(v)-lead. I like the way the company conducts business.
    4-Enhance(v)-increase. He can enhance the flavor of the dish by using fresh herbs.
    5-Invoke(v)-call upon. He invoked history to prove his point.

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  2. 1.gulf(n.)-gap. A gulf is an significant difference between the poor and the wealthy.
    2.rift.(n.)-issue,problem. A rift between her mother and her is not solved yet.
    3.social demographer(n.) -studies of the effect of the population. My father is a remarkable social demographer.
    4.cohort(n.)-born in the same generation. Biologist usually take experiences in cohort study.
    5.dotage(n.)-a period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness. My grandfather always anxious about my grandmother dotage.

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  3. 1. Hostility = unfriendliness (N) He has hostility to certain behavior.

    2. Perspiration = sweat (N) Another term of sweat is perspiration.

    3. Idealist = dreamer (N) She is an idealist.

    4. Ghoul = fiend (N) I'm scared of ghoul.

    5. Inflict = impose (V) I inflict a blow on her.

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  4. 1.associate:company(v.) I associate a new friend recently.
    2.invoke:cause(v.)The car exhaust invoke the air pollution.
    3.gulf:difference(n.) I have a gulf about our working with my friends.
    4.inflict:impose something unpleasant(v.)The law can inflict these thieves.
    5.dotage:second childhood(n.)He began to worry about his dotage.

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    1. These are the same words used by Meiyan. You will not get credit for posting the same words as someone else.

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  5. 1-bison (n): Buffalo. Farmers in U.S. have many cows and bisons.
    2-external (n): outside. This car looks beautiful form external side.
    3-obese (adj): overweight. My friend is an obese person.
    4-evade (v): dodge. He's always evade from solving his homeworks.
    5-trek (v): journey. In the past people trek to reach their destination.

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  6. 1- Raffle (v): lottery ; to raffle off a watch.
    2- Rating (n): evaluation ; a high rate of interest on loans.
    3- Advise (v): counsel ; I advise you to be cautious.
    4- Gush (v): spurt ; Water gushed from the broken pipe.
    5- liking (n): fondness ; to show a liking for privacy.

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  7. 1- craftsman=artiman(n), the famous craftsman was in TV show last night.
    2- escort=accompany(n), he comes with his escorts.
    3- vacant= empty(adj), the room was vacant.
    4- fortell=predict(v), scientist fortell the weather become warmer in future.
    5- crease=wrinkle(n) , her face has a lot of creases.

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  8. 1-treacle = molasses (n)i see treacle above the pancake.

    2- sapient = wise (adj) my brother very sapient.

    3-victual = food(n) saudi arabia has a lot of victual.

    4pettish = irritable (adj) ali pettish has father.

    5-globose = spherical(n) orange is globose.

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  9. rust = corrode(vt) So far, one of car's wheel got rust.
    rug=carpet(n.)The rug in Lily's home is red.
    Wrinkle a small crease in the face (Noun) That old lady must be old, she has wrinkles on her face.
    Demolition=destruction (Noun) There is a demolition of building.
    sapient = wise (adj) my brother very sapient.

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  10. Chatty:(adj)rosie is certainly in a chaty mood today

    Neat:(adj) his hair was pulled back into a neat pountaily

    Frosting:(noun) Theasurs entray for this meaning of frosting

    Demolish:(verb) disused factories were being demolished it and whole site redeveloped

    Lbel:(noun) read the washing instructions on the label

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    1. You did not post the meanings of these words. You will not get credit until you post the meanings.

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  11. intoxicated (adj) = drunk , a noisy crowd of intoxicated people
    sunbaked (adj) = parched , The hot sunbaked my friend body.
    enchanting (adj) = bewitching , what an enchanting music.
    pester (v)= harass , He pestered me with questions
    scrumptious (adj) = delicious , my sister makes a scrumptious food

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  12. Demolish: destroy(V) some terrorists are trying to demolish the world.

    Gem: Jewel(N) This gem is expensive.

    Exhausted: very tired(N) I feel so exhausted, i think i'll go to bed.

    Shovel: dig(N) In order to get a good results in your garden, you must shovel the soil very carefully.

    Concentrate: Focus(V) The reason why Ahmad failed his quiz,is because he didn't concentrate during the lesson

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  13. Display=show(v) I saw the cell-phones on the display.
    Handicap=disability(n) i saw a handicap old man
    intelligent=smart(adj) my friend is an intelligent boy
    response=reply(n) he did not response for what i said
    rug=carpet(n) i saw this rug yesterday

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