Week 1 Flashcards
(6 cards)
Yacht
yaat
A medium-sized sailboat equipped for cruising or racing.
- Simple Present: He sails his yacht every weekend.
- Present Continuous: He is sailing his yacht right now.
- Simple Past: He sailed his yacht last summer.
- Past Continuous: He was sailing his yacht when the storm hit.
- Simple Future: He will sail his yacht next summer.
- Future Continuous: He will be sailing his yacht tomorrow afternoon.
Dissolving
duh.zaal.vuhng
“Dissolving” means the process of a substance breaking down and becoming incorporated into a liquid. When something dissolves, it disperses and mixes evenly throughout the liquid, often becoming invisible to the naked eye.
In accounting, “dissolving” typically refers to the process of formally ending or closing down a business or partnership.
- Simple Present: Sugar dissolves quickly in hot water.
- Present Continuous: The salt is dissolving in the soup as it cooks.
- Simple Past: The tablet dissolved in the glass of water.
- Past Continuous: The sugar was dissolving when I stirred the coffee.
- Simple Future: The powder will dissolve when you add it to the solution.
- Future Continuous: The chemical will be dissolving in the solution for the next few minutes.
Adjudication
ad·ju·di·ca·tion
“Adjudication” refers to the legal process of resolving a dispute or deciding a case. It involves a judge, arbitrator, or other official making a formal decision or judgment on a matter, such as a legal dispute, claim, or accusation.
- Simple Present: The court adjudicates cases fairly and promptly.
- Present Continuous: The judge is adjudicating a complex case right now.
- Simple Past: The dispute was adjudicated last year.
- Past Continuous: The panel was adjudicating the matter when new evidence came to light.
- Simple Future: The case will be adjudicated by the end of the month.
- Future Continuous: The judge will be adjudicating several cases next week.
- Present Perfect: The board has adjudicated many similar cases in the past.
- Past Perfect: By the time the new regulations were implemented, the court had adjudicated hundreds of cases.
- Future Perfect: By next year, the tribunal will have adjudicated all pending disputes.
These examples demonstrate how “adjudication” and its verb form “adjudicate” can be used in various tenses to describe the process of making a formal judgment or decision.
Grape
grayp
The word “grape” primarily refers to the small, round fruit
Crab
krab
The word “crab” typically refers to a type of crustacean with a broad, flat body, five pairs of legs, and a hard exoskeleton, commonly found in oceans and freshwater environments. Crabs are a popular seafood delicacy and are known for their sideways walking.
Purifying
pyur.uh·fai. uhng
“Purifying” generally means removing impurities or making something clean or free from contaminants. In a broader sense, it can also refer to refining or elevating something to its purest form, such as purifying one’s thoughts or intentions. It can apply to physical, emotional, or spiritual contexts, like purifying water, cleansing the mind, or seeking moral clarity.
