lesoon 5 Flashcards

(37 cards)

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baffling (adjective)
/ˈbæflɪŋ/

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puzzle*/to confuse
a baffling question
baffling (to somebody)
Some of the country’s customs are baffling to outsiders.(v)
the cause of this disease has baffled doctors.(v)

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bearable (adjective)
/ˈberəbl/

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produce/endure/to show/to carry
yield
it has been bearable for most investers
She was the only thing that made life bearable(tolerable)

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endure (verb)
/ɪnˈdʊr/

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bear/to show/to carry/to produce/yield
-The pain was almost too great to endure.
last
-a success that will endure

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this orchard(garden) bears many fine harvest(product) of apples.

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bear=endure

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yield (verb)
/jiːld/

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These trees no longer yield fruit.(v)
MILK YIELD(N)

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decline(v)
/dɪˈklaɪn

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decrease(v)
/dɪˈkriːs/

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stockholder

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a person who owns stocks and shares in a business

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blurred (adjective)
/blɜːrd/

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She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision.
a blure in my mind(n)
the rain blured everyone’S view of the vally(V)
cloud*

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brilliantly(adv)
/ˈbrɪliənt/

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bright/colorful/intelligant/radiant*
she briliantly produced a solution to the problrm

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radiant adjective
/ˈreɪdiənt/

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bright/colorful/intelligent/briliant
-The bride looked radiant.(happy)
-The sun was radiant in a clear blue sky

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caution verb
/ˈkɔːʃn/

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alert/warn to take care
the officer cautioned the motorist to slow down
they entered in to the negotiation cautiously

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enhancement noun
/ɪnˈhænsmənt/

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enrich/increase in value,beauty,strength
it can enhance your chance of being admitted( to )college
it can enhance our productivity

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facile adjective
/ˈfæsl/

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make easy/assist
It seems too facile/a facile victory(with little value)

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facilities

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equipment
medical/educational facilities

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good teachinig stradegies facilitate student learning

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incessantly adverb
/ɪnˈsesntli/

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never ending/constantly
to talk incessantly
the dog’s incessant barking kept (kept) the whole neighborhood( up)

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exercise( in conjunction with) a nourishing diet contribute( to) a healthy lifestyle

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alongsid/along with/in addition to

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contribute verb
/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/

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Would you like to contribute( to our collection?

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intriguing adjective
/ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/

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interesting/facinating
the intriguing question baffled historians
He found her intriguing

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elicitation noun
/ɪˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃn/

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to get the fact/draw out the truth/extract*
elicitation of the truth can be difficult at times
a lawer will elicit all the facts(v)

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embodiment noun
/ɪmˈbɑːdimənt/

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a good example of a concept(idea)
/exemplify*
He is the embodiment of* the young successful businessman

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obstruct verb
/əbˈstrʌkt/

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prevent/block
the storm downed* trees and obstructed many roads
the building obstructed the ocean view from the apartment

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persuasive adjective
/pərˈsweɪsɪv/

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convincing/change a belief or behavior
i presented a persuasive argument for my salary increase

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they couldnt persuade ther critics to see their point of view.

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compensation noun /ˌkɑːmpenˈseɪʃn/
recompense*/reward,repayment for a deed=work to receive £10 000( in compensation
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recompense noun/v* /ˈrekəmpens/
reward/repayment/compensatipn I received $1 000( in) recompense the knight recived gold as recompense for saving the kingdom(n)
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shed verb /ʃed/
discard*/throw off/give out in order to grow crabs must shed their shells The factory is shedding a large number of jobs. -the experiment shed no new information(give out)
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discard verb /dɪˈskɑːrd/
shed*/throw off/give out He had discarded his jacket because of the heat
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uniquely adverb /juˈniːkli/
the only one of a kind/rare/special my style of writing is uniquely my own unique opportunity to attend the conference
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compatible adjective /kəmˈpætəbl/
well-suited/complementary/appropriate/good match compatible (with something)
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complementary (to something)
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complementary (to something)
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well-suited( to) its surrounding
well-suited( fo)r the job
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principal noun /ˈprɪnsəpl/
the person who is in charge of a college
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work out
develope/solve my ambitious paln finally worked out
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orchard noun
a piece of land/garden
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yielding adjective /ˈjiːldɪŋ
flexible/conformist