01-Chapter Flashcards
● With respect to (coll.)
○ Used to introduce a new subject or to return to one mentioned in the past
○ With respect to your question, I do not agree with social appraisal.
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am writing to you with respect to an issue I had with my delivery. (regarding/about/concerning)
● Appraisal (n.)
○ A statement or opinion judging the worth, value, or condition of something
○ The report has been subject to appraisal.
● Self-image (n.)
○ You know what? I’m so cool. (wrong idea of self-image)
○ The idea one has of one’s abilities, appearance, and personality
● Attribute (n.)
○ A quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something
○ Honesty is an attribute of a good citizen.
○ Attribute (v.) = to acknowledge or give credit for something
■ I attribute my success to my wife.
● Consistent with (adj.)
○ If a fact, idea, etc. is consistent with another one, it seems to match it
○ Her injuries are consistent with having fallen from the building.
○ The results of my recent experiment were consistent with the previous results.
● Notion (n.)
○ Conception or belief about something (i.e. conception, idea, belief)
○ The notion of happiness is very subjective and personal.
○ I only have a vague notion of the project content.
● Discrete (adj.)
○ Clearly separate or different in shape or form (i.e. unique)
○ This small company now has their own discrete identity.
○ Discreet (adj.) - careful not to cause any embarrassment, quiet, secret
● Profound (adj.)
○ Of a state, quality, or emotion very great or intense
○ Please accept my profound regret and apologies.
○ The death of my father had a profound impact on me
● Explicitly (adv.)
○ Clearly or directly so that the meaning is easy to understand
○ The Canadian government explicitly said that the outbreak will have ended two days later.
● Seek out (v.)
○ To search hard for and find a specific person or thing (seek = search/look for, come upon, discover, hunt for)
○ I’m trying to seek out the best way to study at this difficult moment.
● Aspiration (n.)
○ Something that you hope to achieve (i.e. goal, aim, hope, dream, target)
○ It is important to encourage children’s dreams and aspirations
● Entity (n.)
○ That which has distinct existence as an individual unit
○ The local autonomous entity has agreed to follow the decision of the government as well. (local autonomous entity = local government)
● Draw on (phr. v.)
○ Refer to, use; to use a supply of something that is available to you
○ As a manager, I am able to draw on my experiences as a teacher to communicate with other people.
○ I have to draw on my savings to buy a bike to be able to exercise.
● Underlying (adj.)
○ Refers to something lying underneath/under something else; or the basic root cause of something
○ A layer of minerals in the soil is an example of underlying minerals.
○ One of the underlying causes of his heart attack was his high blood pressure.
● Differentiate (v.)
○ To tell or notice the difference between two things
○ For some people, it is difficult to differentiate Type I diabetes and Type II diabetes.
● Outcome (n.)
○ The consequence or result of something
○ The outcome of the TOEFL test can determine whether or not I advance to Pathway 3.
