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He’s got some very strange mannerisms.
How can we figure out wheter we have distracting mannerisms or not?
Mannerism: something that a person does repeatedly with their face, hands, or voice, and that they may not realize they are doing.
He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.
Anecdote: a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done.
His jokes seemed spontaneous, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand.
approving She’s such a spontaneous, lively woman.
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I am certain both these statements were spontaneous and genuine.
The audience broke into spontaneous applause.
Spontaneity, spontaneous, spontaneously:
happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced
Some laud fastfood’s convenience and relatively low cost.
Laud: to praise
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Fat and sugar are responsible for such ailments as high blood pressure…
Ailment: an illness
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Emotionally deprived children need professional help
Deprive: to prevent from having or keeping
A clingy baby cried after her mother left her behind.
Clingy: wanting to stay close to somebody
What remains to be seen today…
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Many have forcast the demise of physical books but for now at least this seems premature.
Demise: Death of something.
Muslims try to make a pilgrimage/go on a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in their life.
For many fans, the national stadium is a place of pilgrimage.
Pilgrimage , pilgram( a person who ago to a holy place)
a journey to a holy place.
a visit to a place that is considered special, where you go to show your respect.
Students are required to undertake simple experiments.
This is one of the largest aid projects ever undertaken.
I’m just beginning to realize the enormity of what I have undertaken.
Undertake: to do or begin to do something, especially something that will take a long time or be difficult .
funeral/marriage/fertility rites
All muslims perform the same rites in Hajj.
Rite: a usually religious ceremony with a set of fixed words and actions.
Acknowledge the reality of interdependence
Interdependence: the dependence of two or more people on eachother
