Lesson 5 Flashcards
Exports
Foreign sales//
Until recently the United states’ exports exceeded its imports.
Function(n)
Role;aim//
The function of the heart is to send blood round the body.
Rhythm
Pulse; tempo
Profoundly
Significantly, deeply, intensely//
I was profoundly relieved to hear the news.
Volume
Quantity, capacity
Amend
Correct, change, better, adjust//
It is time you amended your ways.//
The law needs to be amended.
Devise
Think out, plan; design; invent//
She devised a new computer program.//
You should devise a scheme for making money.
Subsequent
Consequent, later, following, coming//
Subsequent events proved that she was right.//
Further explanations will be presented in subsequent lectures.
Symbol
Badge, emblem, logo, token//
A dove is the symbol of peace.//
An olive branch is a symbol of peace.
Link
Connection, relationship, association
Message
News, note, report, notice//
It is sometimes difficult to get the message of a reading passage.
Adamant
Unyielding, inflexible, firm//
On this point I am adamant.
Belittle
Deride, minimize, ridicule, contempt//
One should not belittle one’s inferiors.//
Don’t belittle yourself.
Chagrin
Feeling of disappointment, embarrassment, humiliation, annoyance, resentment, bitterness//
He discovered to his great chagrin that he had failed the examination.
Assimilate
Incorporate, absorb, take in//
The United States has assimilated people from all parts of the world.
