Vocabulary list 4 Flashcards
Allocate
to officially give something to someone, or to decide that something can be used for a specific purpose
Ex:
- We allocate each student a personal tutor.
- The committee allocates funds to universities.
- We’re not saying that these sites should be allocated for development.
Allocation
an amount or share of something that is given to someone or used for a particular purpose.
Assert
To state firmly that something is true.
- He has continued to assert his innocence.
To claim that you have the right to do something or behave in a particular way.
- It’s hard for shy people to assert themselves in a group.
- He quickly asserted his authority as a leader.
Assertion
a statement that you strongly believe is true
Ex:
- I certainly don’t agree with his assertion that men are better drivers than women.
Assertive(ly)
behaving in a confident way in which you are quick to express your opinions and feelings
Ex:
- You need to be more assertive to succeed in business.
Contrasting
different from each other in a noticeable or interesting way
Ex:
- Contrasting opinions/ styles/ colours
Contrast (v)
- if one thing contrasts with another, the two things are different from each other, often in a noticeable or interesting way
Ex:
- Her dark hair contrasted sharply with her neon green shirt. - to compare two things in order to show how they are different
- When you contrast their work records, Julie is clearly more qualified.
Contrast (n)
a noticeable difference between people or things
Contrastive
showing differences clearly, especially between languages
Denial
a statement that something is not true or did not happen
- The company has issued a strong denial of responsibility for the mistake.
- I think she’s still in denial about his death.
Deniable
if something is deniable, you can prove that it is not true
- The facts are simply not deniable.
rise to the challenge
to deal successfully with a difficult situation or problem
- She was asked to run the family business at the age of twenty and she rose to the challenge.
Challenge(n)
an action or idea that questions whether something is true, accurate, or legal
- Recent discoveries pose a serious challenge to accepted views on the age of the universe.
Devise(v)
to invent a method of doing something
- He’s good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
- The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz.
hold discussions
organize or have formal discussions
- Parents and teachers will be holding discussions next month.
emphasize
to show that something is very important or worth giving attention to:
- She emphasizes that her novels are not written for children.
- Naomi’s short hair emphasized her cheekbones.
emphasis(n)
the particular importance or attention that is given to something:
- The main emphasis should be on quality rather than quantity.
- I think we should put as much emphasis on preventing disease as we do on curing it.
- The emphasis is usually on the first syllable.
emphatic (adj)
said or shown in a very strong clear way
- He refused my offer with an emphatic shake of the head.
- an emphatic win/victory/defeat (clear result)
emphatically (adv)
very firmly and clearly
- Johnson has emphatically denied the allegations against him.
- “The violence must stop, and it will stop,” he said emphatically.
endurance (n)
the ability to keep doing something difficult, unpleasant, or painful for a long time::
- Running a marathon is a test of human endurance.
- The pain was bad beyond endurance.
endure(v)
to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful:
- We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport.
- She’s already had to endure three painful operations on her leg.
endurable (adj)
the fact that something difficult, unpleasant, or painful is possible to deal with :
- The workload was barely endurable, but the experience was priceless.
enduring (adj)
lasting for a long time
- his enduring popularity
expense (n)
the use of money:
- people struggling to meet their basic living expenses
Money that you spend when you are doing your job, that your employer will pay back to you::
- Don’t worry about the cost of lunch - it’s on expenses.