chapter5 Flashcards
(12 cards)
END UP
adverb
(copula) to become eventually; turn out to be: he ended up a thief.
He did not expect to end up in the United States.
No one knows precisely how many immigrants to our country end up retuning to their homeland.
MEDICINE
noun any substance or substances used in treating disease or illness; medicament; remedy. Med-Duh n antibiotic He was planning on a career medicine. If I sick I took some medicine.
DISAPPOINTED
adjective depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations. dis-uh-POIN-tid balked I was disappointed. He disappoint.
INTERNATIONAL
adjective
between or among nations; involving two or more nations.
[in-ter-NASH-uh-nl
Mahmoud was one of about 500,000 international student.
I’m international student.
INTERVIEW
noun
a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person.
IN-ter-vyoo
account
While on a visit home, Mahmoud had an interview at a university in Tehran.
When you apply to a job you have interview first.
SUPPORT
verb to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for. suh-PAWRT backing They would give him financial support. I support you 100% .
SECURE
adjective free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe si-KYOOR protected Believing that his future was secure. My home is very secure.
SUDDENLY
adjective
happening, coming, made, or done quickly, without warning, or unexpectedly.
SUHD-n
abruptly
Suddenly, his support was gone, and his future was unclear.
I wolk in a strit suddenly I saw my friends.
SHOCK
noun a sudden and violent blow or impact; collision. awe It was a shock. His behavior shocked us.
GIVE UP
noun something conceded or relinquished; concession. GIV-uhp abandon Mahmud decided not to give up. I try but I give up.
PATIENCE
noun
the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
PEY-shuh ns
If had the patience!
But I tried very hard to be patient for teacher’s sake.
STAGE
noun
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
spot
He says that he does not plan to make a career change at this stage in his life.
I meet my friend back stage.