chapter 1 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Assert
Definition: To demand that other people accept or respect something.
Synonyms: Declare, claim
Antonyms: deny, leave.
Example (sentence): Everyone need*(sing/pl) to assert themselves and they shouldn’t let anyone push them around.
Part of speech: Verb
Astonishing
Definition: Causing a feeling of great surprise or wonder
Synonyms: Amaze,surprise*(adj-s?)
Antonyms: Boring, expected
Example (sentence): My mother gave me a very astonishing present.
Part of speech: Adjective
Boost
Definition: A push from below.please revise - verb
Synonyms: Improve, Increase
Antonyms: Decrease
Example (sentence): I got a real boost in my academic last semester.*(noun? verb?)
Part of speech: Verb
Cheerful
Definition: Causing happiness by its nature or appearance.
Synonyms: Happy, Jolly
Antonyms: sad
Example (sentence): It was *(art) cheerful and happy day.
Part of speech: Adjective
Deed
Definition: Something that is done: an act or action
Synonyms: Act, action
Antonyms: Failure, inaction
Example (sentence): He is an example of a good deed.
Part of speech: verb
Devote
Definition: To commit by a solemn act Synonyms: commit, give Antonyms: Take, hold Example (sentence): The mother devoted her self to her daughter. Part of speech: Verb
Discipline
Definition: train (someone) to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience.verb? noun?
Synonyms: control, order
Antonyms: reward, award
Example ( sentence): A discipline is a method that train people to follow the rules in a good way. - noun
Part of speech: verb*please revise - verb/noun?
Esteem
Definition: Respect and affection - noun*
Synonyms: Respect, Consider - verb*
Antonyms: disrespect
Example (sentence): Everyone has to have a self esteem - noun*
Part of speech: verb *please revise - noun? verb?
Graft
Definition: a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically. - noun*
Synonyms: Implant, transplant
Antonyms: Separatsp
Example (sentence): there have been many organ grafting donations at the hospital in Africa - adj?
Part of speech: Verb *please revise - noun? adj? verb?
Inherit
Definition: derive (a quality, characteristic, or predisposition) genetically from one’s parents or ancestors.
Synonyms: receive
Antonyms: fail, loose
Example (sentence): I inherited my mother* watch.
Part of speech: Verb
Instinctively
Definition: Based on feelings or desires that do not come from thinking or learning
Synonyms: naturally
Antonyms: unusual
Example (sentence): I instinctively did my workout
Part of speech: adjective *please revise
Intervention
Definition: To come or occur between two times or events. - verb?*
Synonyms: Involvement - noun*
Antonyms: Ignore - verb*
Example( sentence): while i was working the coffee made an intervention by covering my paper
Part of speech: noun
Longing
Definition: A strong desire for something.
Synonyms: Craving, yearning
Antonyms: despising
Example (sentence): Because of her longing to became*(vt) a doctor she is really working hard.
Part of speech: Verb
Manner
Definition: A way in which a thing is done or happens.
Synonyms: Method, Style
Antonyms: Rudeness * please revise
Example (sentence): I did my homework in a good manner.
Part of speech: noun
Monk
Definition: A man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery
Synonyms: Religious, brother
Antonyms: nun
Example (sentence): The father said to his son that he will be a good monk when he grew*(vt) old.
Part of speech: noun
Mystery
Definition: something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain.
Synonyms: Puzzle
Antonyms: Known, understating*
Example (sentence): Last week we watch*(vt) a mystery movie that *(verb?) hard to figure out the situation.
Part of speech: noun
Obscure
Definition: Difficult to understand likely to be understood by only a few people.
Synonyms: hidden
Antonyms: visible
Example (sentence): The lesson was hard to obscure. *please revise
Part of speech: adjective
Pace
Definition: The speed at which someone or something moves.
Synonyms: Speed, Rate
Antonyms: stroll, amble
Example (sentence): She is eating healthy so her life is keeping to pace without any diseases. *please revise
Part of speech: noun
Philosophy
Definition: a theory or attitude that acts as a guiding principle for behaviour.
Synonyms: Ideas, Thinking
Antonyms: superstition
Example ( Sentence): The philosophy of education is Behind every school and every teacher is a set of related beliefs.
Part of Speech: noun
Restaurant
Definition: A place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises.
Synonyms: eating place
Example ( Sentence): Me and my family went to a really delicious restaurant last year.
Part of Speech: noun
Review
Definition: assess (something) formally with the intention of instituting change if necessary.
Synonyms: Study, examination - noun*
Antonyms: ignorance - noun*
Example (sentence): I always review before i go to my exam.
Part of Speech: verb
Steak
Definition: A thick slice of steak or other high-quality meat or fish.
Synonyms: burger
Example (sentence): I eat*(vt?) a delicious home made steak.
Part of Speech: noun
Therapy
Definition: treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder.
Synonym: treatment
Antonym: damage
Example (sentence): My cousin broke his leg so the doctors made him to*(no to) go to the physical therapy.
part of speech: noun
Thrill
Definition: Sudden excitement. Synonyms: adventure, good feeling Antonyms: calm, depression Example (sentence): when my mother surprised me with a ticket to Norway i was in a thrill moment. part of speech: noun
