Lesson 2 Flashcards
advantageous( adjective)
/ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/
SYNONYM( beneficial)/help to gain success
advantageous (to somebody)
advantageously (adverb)
syn: luckily
he was advantageously born into a rich family
appearance (noun)
/əˈpɪrəns/
syn:Advent/arrival/coming
-The sudden appearance of a security guard
-She had never been greatly concerned (about) her appearance
-the appearance of prophet
agilely(adv)
/ˈædʒl/
syn: quickly
she moved agilely across the stage
nimble (adjective)
/ˈnɪmbl/
syn:quick/agile
-You need nimble fingers for that job
-his (nimble mind) calculated the answers=able to think
albeit (conjunction)
syn:*althoght/in spite of the fact/regardless (of) the fact
-he was making progress albeit slowly
regardless (adverb)
syn:although/albeit
I will go regardless(of) the consequences.
The weather was terrible but we carried (on) regardless
alluring (adjective)
/əˈlʊərɪŋ/
attractive/interesting/ appealing
an alluring smile/beauty
appeal( verb)
syn:interesting/attractive/alluring
-This place appeals( to) me/The candidate appealed (to) the voters
-I am appealing(request)/The government appealed( to) the British people)/
celebrated(adj)
syn:popular/acclaimed(acclaimed authors//i was acclaimed by my mother=praise
-kerman is celebrated (for)…
/celebrated pianist
evade( verb)
/ɪˈveɪd/
syn:circumvent/avoid/go around/
They narrowly evaded a police car which was approaching.
don’t you think you’re evading the issue?
collide (verb)
/kəˈlaɪd/
syn:hit/crash/*to be in opposition
-large asteroids collided (with) the moon
-They regularly collide over policy decisions.(disagree)
collision (noun)
/kəˈlɪʒn/
The collision caused major damage to both cars/
A collision (between) A and B/
I was in a collision (with) a bus
contemporary(adj)
/kənˈtempəreri/
syn:modern/at the same time
contemporary architecture
distribution( noun)
/ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃn/
syn:divide/give out/dispense
The distribution (of) seeds/
distribution (of) the disease.
-the distribution (of) food and medicines(give)
dispense( verb)
/dɪˈspens/
syn:distribute/give out/divide/
-The machine dispenses a range of drinks and snacks.(give out)
-to dispense justice(provide)
via(prepostion)
/ˈvaɪə
syn:through
distribute your news via internet/
We flew home via Dubai/
The news reached me via my uncle
encouragement (noun)
/ɪnˈkɜːrɪdʒmənt/
syn:stimulate/promote/help
the goverment (cut taxes) in order to ecnourage spending/
(give) each student the encouragement
encourager(n)
encouragingly(n)
to smile encouragingly
vigorous (adjective)
/ˈvɪɡərəs/
syn:energetic/full of life/full of action
a vigorous young man(strong)
vigorous (adjective)
/ˈvɪɡərəs/
syn:energetic/full of life/full of action
a vigorous young man(strong)
energetically
many people have energetically opposed the idea/
im not as energetic as i usually am
fragile (adjective)
/ˈfrædʒl/
syn:weak/*frail
-fragile,handle with care(easy broken)
-The economy remains extremely fragile(weak)/fragile hope/fragile relationship
frailty (noun)
/ˈfreɪlti/
syn:weekness/fragile
one of the frailties of human beings is laziness
abundance( noun)
/əˈbʌndəns/
syn:heyday/pinnacle/high point of success
there was food in abundance(more than enough)/an abundance in food/
The country has an abundance of natural resources.
pinnacle (noun)
/ˈpɪnəkl/
syn:heyday/success/high point of abundance
he has reached the pinnacle of his career
we are living( in )the heyday (of) digital communication
He was (in) the heyday( of) his career
mythology (noun)
/mɪˈθɑːlədʒi/
mythology is the study of legends and fables
syn:legend/story/ invented idea
-the popular mythology that life begins at forty(idea)
refinement (noun)
/rɪˈfaɪnmənt/
ex:a small change to something that improves it
syn:improve/perfect/make pure/
all the refinements of modern technology
refined( adjective)
/rɪˈfaɪnd/
ex:made pure
refined sugar
ex:cultured/polit/genteel
his refined manners
fuel (noun)
ex:any material that produces heat or power
-(refine) oil before it can be used as fuel
ex:make an argument, continue
-His remarks simply added fuel to the fire/flames of her rage
value (noun)
/ˈvæljuː/
syn:rewarding/worthwhile
what is the value of that stamp?=how much
The winner will receive a prize( to the value of) £1 000.
advent (noun)
/ˈædvent/
with (the) advent( of) computers(appearance)
we found a way of circumventing the law
he attempt to circumvent the computer security system
