MP1 W7 Flashcards
Consummate
Usual meaning: v. to make (something) perfect or complete (to consummate a marriage by having sex)
Second meaning: ad. total, absolute
A consummate professional
Conviction
Usual meaning: n. a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law
Second meaning: n. Certainty, determination, strong belief or opinion (n. form of conviction)
They share my strong conviction that the policy is misguided
Couch
Usual meaning: n. along upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on
Second meaning: v. to hide
Third meaning: v. to phrase or express in a specified manner
Due to the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis, Anne Frank was forced to couch with her family in the upstairs area of a small building.
I’m trying to couch this delicately: I don’t think we should date anymore.
Discriminate
Usual meaning: v. to unfairly treat a person or group of people differently from other people or groups
Second meaning: v. to notice and understand that one thing is different from another thing: to recognize a difference between things
The human eye can discriminate between very slight graduations of color
Dispatch
Usual meaning: v. send off to a destination or for a purpose
Second meaning: v. speed, efficiency
She completed the project promptly and with great dispatch.
Doctor
Usual meaning: n. a qualified practitioner of medicine
Second meaning: v. to tamper with
The student, who did not study for the test managed to find a way to doctor the results and allow fora curve to appear
Economy
Usual meaning: n. the wealth and resources of a country or region
Second meaning: thrift
A write who has an economical style is one who uses few words.
Embroider
Usual meaning: v. decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread
Second meaning: v. to falsify, make up stories about
She embroidered her story about going camping with her family, even adding an encounter with a grizzly bear.
Execute
Usual meaning: v. to kill; get rid of
Second meaning: v. to carry out
The corporation executed a series of financial aids.
Exploit
Usual meaning: n. a bold or daring feat
Second meaning: v. make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)
500 companies sprang up to exploit this new developed technology
Facility
Usual meaning: n. a space or equipment necessary for doing something
Second meaning: n. ability to do something easily
The young quarterback had a facility for throwing and catching ball.
Foil
Usual meaning: n. the track or scent of a hunted animal
Second meaning: v. to get in the way of, put a stop to
The superhero foiled the villain’s plans of taking over the world.
Grave- adj.
Gravity- n.
Usual meaning: n. the force that attracts the body to the center of earth
Second meaning: n. seriousness
The gravity of the situation made her stomach twist.
