lesoon 5 Flashcards
baffling (adjective)
/ˈbæflɪŋ/
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)
bearable (adjective)
/ˈberəbl/
produce/endure/to show/to carry
yield
it has been bearable for most investers
She was the only thing that made life bearable(tolerable)
endure (verb)
/ɪnˈdʊr/
bear/to show/to carry/to produce/yield
-The pain was almost too great to endure.
last
-a success that will endure
this orchard(garden) bears many fine harvest(product) of apples.
bear=endure
yield (verb)
/jiːld/
These trees no longer yield fruit.(v)
MILK YIELD(N)
decline(v)
/dɪˈklaɪn
decrease(v)
/dɪˈkriːs/
stockholder
a person who owns stocks and shares in a business
blurred (adjective)
/blɜːrd/
She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision.
a blure in my mind(n)
the rain blured everyone’S view of the vally(V)
cloud*
brilliantly(adv)
/ˈbrɪliənt/
bright/colorful/intelligant/radiant*
she briliantly produced a solution to the problrm
radiant adjective
/ˈreɪdiənt/
bright/colorful/intelligent/briliant
-The bride looked radiant.(happy)
-The sun was radiant in a clear blue sky
caution verb
/ˈkɔːʃn/
alert/warn to take care
the officer cautioned the motorist to slow down
they entered in to the negotiation cautiously
enhancement noun
/ɪnˈhænsmənt/
enrich/increase in value,beauty,strength
it can enhance your chance of being admitted( to )college
it can enhance our productivity
facile adjective
/ˈfæsl/
make easy/assist
It seems too facile/a facile victory(with little value)
facilities
equipment
medical/educational facilities
good teachinig stradegies facilitate student learning
incessantly adverb
/ɪnˈsesntli/
never ending/constantly
to talk incessantly
the dog’s incessant barking kept (kept) the whole neighborhood( up)
exercise( in conjunction with) a nourishing diet contribute( to) a healthy lifestyle
alongsid/along with/in addition to
contribute verb
/kənˈtrɪbjuːt/
Would you like to contribute( to our collection?
intriguing adjective
/ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ/
interesting/facinating
the intriguing question baffled historians
He found her intriguing
elicitation noun
/ɪˌlɪsɪˈteɪʃn/
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)
embodiment noun
/ɪmˈbɑːdimənt/
a good example of a concept(idea)
/exemplify*
He is the embodiment of* the young successful businessman
obstruct verb
/əbˈstrʌkt/
prevent/block
the storm downed* trees and obstructed many roads
the building obstructed the ocean view from the apartment
persuasive adjective
/pərˈsweɪsɪv/
convincing/change a belief or behavior
i presented a persuasive argument for my salary increase
they couldnt persuade ther critics to see their point of view.
convince
compensation noun
/ˌkɑːmpenˈseɪʃn/
recompense*/reward,repayment for a deed=work
to receive £10 000( in compensation
recompense noun/v*
/ˈrekəmpens/
reward/repayment/compensatipn
I received $1 000( in) recompense
the knight recived gold as recompense for saving the kingdom(n)
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)
discard verb
/dɪˈskɑːrd/
shed*/throw off/give out
He had discarded his jacket because of the heat
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
compatible adjective
/kəmˈpætəbl/
well-suited/complementary/appropriate/good match
compatible (with something)
complementary (to something)
complementary (to something)
well-suited( to) its surrounding
well-suited( fo)r the job
principal noun
/ˈprɪnsəpl/
the person who is in charge of a college
work out
develope/solve
my ambitious paln finally worked out
orchard noun
a piece of land/garden
yielding adjective
/ˈjiːldɪŋ
flexible/conformist
