Chapter 3 Flashcards
(24 cards)
ambition
Definition: a strong desire to do or achieve something
Synonym: aim
Antonym: laziness
Example (sentence): my ambition is to be a good doctor in the future.
Part of speech: noun
clinic
Definition: a place or hospital department where outpatients are given medical treatment or advice
Synonym: health center
Antonym: _____
Example (sentence): my future plan is open my own clinic.
Part of speech: noun
conservation
Definition: prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation:
Synonym: protection
Antonym: destruction
Example (sentence): the conservation policy had saved many animals that were at risk.
Part of speech: noun
dictate
Definition: state or order authoritatively.
Synonym: control, dominate
Antonym: answer
Example (sentence): happy people dictate the place with positive energy
Part of speech: verb
dispute
Definition:a disagreement or argument. Synonym: discussion Antonym: calm Example (sentence): the dispute that happened between two students made a huge conflict in the school Part of speech: noun
divorce
Definition:legally dissolve one’s marriage with (someone).
Synonym: break up
Antonym: marriage
Example (sentence): she divorced him last week
Part of speech: verb
drugstore
Definition:a pharmacy which also sells toiletries and other articles.
Synonym: pharmacy
Antonym: shopping mall
Example (sentence): my cousin works in a drugstore
Part of speech: noun
engagment
Definition: an arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time.
Synonym: assurance
Antonym: break up
Example (sentence): she has an engagement today so that’s why you can’t reach her
Part of speech: noun
flourish
Definition: an impressive and successful act or period.
Synonym: twist
Antonym: _____
Example (sentence): the economy of kuwait will flourish in next two years
Part of speech: verb
foster
Definition: encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable).
Synonym: advanced
Antonym: stop
Example (sentence): to foster my sister my father used to buy all kind of candies
Part of speech: verb
founded
Definition: base (something) on a particular principle, idea, or feeling.
Synonym: set up
Antonym: _____
Example (sentence): my friend who founded the new company visited me yesterday
Part of speech: verb
outlook
Definition: a person’s point of view or general attitude to life.
Synonym: attitude
Antonym: indifference
Example (sentence): he has a strange outlook for life.
Part of speech: noun
planet
Definition: a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun.
Synonym: sphere
Antonym: _____
Example (sentence): Earth is the only planet that has life.
Part of speech: noun
pollution
Definition: things that make the environment dirty
Synonym: infection
Antonym: cleanliness
Example (sentence): because of the air pollution many people has asthma
Part of speech: noun
preserve
Definition: maintain (something) in its original or existing state.
Synonym: protect
Antonym: harm
Example (sentence): the cost of printing in the library will be increased in order to encourage people to preserve paper.
Part of speech: verb
priority
Definition: a thing that is regarded as more important than others.
Synonym: order
Antonym: last
Example (sentence): every mother her priority is the build a perfect future of her children.
Part of speech: noun
prosperity
Definition: the state of being prosperous.
Synonym: increase
Antonym: decrease
Example (sentence): in 90’s kuwait reached her economic prosperity
Part of speech: noun
pursue
Definition: continue or proceed along (a path or route).
Synonym: accompany
Antonym: aid
Example (sentence): i want to pursue in biology major
Part of speech: verb
relevant
Definition: closely connected or appropriate to the matter in hand.
Synonym: accordant
Antonym: improper
Example (sentence): Talking about the personal life of employees is not relevant to a discussion of their ability to do their job.
Part of speech: adjective
rural
Definition: countryside Synonym: natural Antonym: city Example (sentence):when me and my family visited rural areas in France we were so happy Part of speech: adjective
spoil
Definition: diminish or destroy the value or quality of.
Synonym: destroy
Antonym: beauty
Example (sentence): my mother was so angry about a situation but my dad told her to not spoil everything.
Part of speech: verb
tackle
Definition: make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task).
Synonym: trapping
Antonym: ____
Example (sentence): the chemotherapy is to tackle any kind of cancers
Part of speech: verb
vastly
Definition: of very great area or extent; immense:
Synonym: extremely
Antonym: _____
Example (sentence): my ballon is vastly bigger than her ballon
Part of speech: adjective
vice
Definition: bad habit Synonym: corruption Antonym: improvement Example (sentence): smoking is a vice habit Part of speech: noun
