WH10 Flashcards
(10 cards)
Obsolete (adj)
Not in use anymore, having been replaced by sth newer and better or more fashionable.
Ex:
- Their work is now rendered obsolete by machines.
- They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people’s heads.
To eliminate
To remove or take away someone or sth.
Ex:
- She hired an assassin to eliminate her rival.
- She went through the document carefully to eliminate all errors from it.
Impartial (adj)
Not supporting any of the sides involved in an arguement.
Ex:
- The judge must remain impartial.
- He was not an impartial witness because of his affinity with the accused.
Malfunction
To fail to work or operate correctly.
Ex:
- It is not uncommon for the car to malfunction at least once a year.
- The pumps started to malfunction and finally broke down.
Monolingual (adj)
People who use only one language.
Ex:
- This approach to language learning is suitable for monolingual groups.
- America is one of the most stubbornly monolingual nations on earth.
Implant (n)
An organ, group of cells or device that has been put into the body in a medical operation.
Ex:
- Despite this opposition, the first human implant was installed in 1980.
- The high precision work reduces the space between the implant and the bone.
Variation (n)
A change in amount or level.
Ex:
- She is studying language variation across the social range.
- The businesses showed a dramtic variation in how they treated their staff.
Pun
- As a pun itself, it is almost untranslatable.
- Some people even consider puns as untranslatable.
Sarcasm
A way of using words that are the opposite of what you mean in order to be unpleasant to somebody or to make fun of them.
Ex:
- He made the remark without a hint of sarcasm.
- I detected a touch of sarcasm in his remarks.
Untranslatable
- Humour has long been considered untranslatable from one language to another.
- The literacy image in poetry is translatable, but the musical one is untranslatable.
