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Lack
noun
need, want; shortage; absence
verb
be short of; be without, be missing; need, wanted
Clumsy
Adjective
A clumsy person is not skillful or graceful when performing a movement.
He is very clumsy . He might break the dishes.
A clumsy object or idea is one created without much planning.
This solution is clumsy . I do not think it will work.
Consumer
A consumer is someone who buys or uses goods or services.
Consumer demand for large cars has dropped with the increase in gasoline prices.
Choosy
choosy - (choosey) (informal) someone who is choosy will only accept things that they like a lot or they consider to be very good. * choosy about : She’s very choosy about clothes.
Ex: * choosy about : She’s very choosy about clothes.
Investment
- (countable & uncountable ) Investment is the use of money, time, or effort to make a profit.
The economic Development Board, set up in 1961 to promote foreign investment in Singapore, has attracted money from around the world.
- (countable & uncountable ) Your investment is the money, time, or effort you use to make a profit.
Often you’ll have to wait for years before you can get even part of your investment back. Buying an old laptop is a bad investment because a new technology is better.
Demand
- : a forceful statement in which you say that something must be done or given to you
- : a strong need forsomething
3: a strong feeling that you must have or do something
4
: to say in a forceful way that something must be done or given to you : to say that you have a right to (something)
: to say or ask (something) in a very forceful way
: to require (something)
Diverse
A diverse group of things, is a group in which the things are very different from each other.
Toronto has one of the most culturally diverse populations in the world.
Profit
Noun
A profit is money made that is over the total amount spent on the thing being sold.
Verb
If someone profits from something, they benefit from it; they gain from it.
Continent
A big piece of land that is partially or fully surrounded by water and some islands.
The seven continents of the world are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Optimism
state of seeing the good in life, state of hoping for the best
Riddle
noun
puzzle, question or statement presenting a problem to be solved; enigma, mystery; sieve, screen used for sifting
verb
solve, interpret; swell up, inflate; perforate, pierce; detonate, explode
Insincere
dishonest, untruthful, hypocritical
Trade
adjective
commercial; of commerce
noun
business; commerce; barter; occupation
verb
deal, transact, buy and sell; barter, exchange; purchase
Inscription
- act of writing or inscribing; dedication of a book or work of art
2.An inscription is the words written on a gravestone.
Synonym: epitaph
“The inscription says he died 100 years ago.”
shaft
noun
[ʃæft /ʃɑːft]
any vertical passageway; slender body of an arrow or spear; pole, rod; beam, ray; slender handle; column, long cylindrical pillar; long revolving bar used to transfer motion or torque to gears or other parts (Machinery)
verb
[ʃæft /ʃɑːft]
move with a pole, push with a rod; treat disrespectfully, treat unfairly (Slang)
🇩🇪 der Schaft
Suburb
A suburb is the area around a city where people live.
“Carlton is an inner suburb , close to the city of Melbourne.”
Deck
noun
floor of a ship; full set of playing cards; open porch-like area attached to a house or building that is often made from wooden slats
verb
clothe, array; decorate; hit, punch
extent 🇬🇧
noun
the area covered by something
scope, range; size, measure
🇩🇪 Ausmaß
Zum Glück war das Ausmaß des Schadens begrenzt.
Luckily, the extent of the damage was limited.
Faith
noun
[feɪθ]
belief in a particular thing or person; religion; trust, confidence; loyalty
Avoid
When you avoid something, you stay away from it; you don’t go near it; you shun or abstain from it.
“Avoid Mr. Nastie if you can. He avoids Mr. Nastie. He avoided Mr. Nastie today. “Are you avoiding me?” Mr. Nastie asked.”
Ultimate
adjective
[ul·ti·mate || ‘ʌltɪmət]
final; extreme; greatest; fundamental; decisive
noun
[ul·ti·mate || ‘ʌltɪmət]
final result; main principle
Investment
Noun
Investment is the use of money, time, or effort to make a profit.
“The economic Development Board, set up in 1961 to promote foreign investment in Singapore, has attracted money from around the world.”
Your investment is the money, time, or effort you use to make a profit.
“Often you’ll have to wait for years before you can get even part of your investment back.”
“Buying an old laptop is a bad investment because a new technology is better.”
Predictable
adjective
[pre’dict·a·ble || prɪ’dɪktəbl]
able to be predicted, can be prophesied, can be foretold
Endure
verb
[en·dure || ɪn’djʊə]
suffer without complaint, tolerate; continue on in spite of difficulty
If you endure something difficult or painful, you experience it for a long time.
“We had to endure the climb to the top of the steep hill.”
If something endures , it lasts for a long time.
“The church has endured for hundreds of years.”
Encounter
noun
[en·coun·ter || ɪn’kaʊntə]
chance meeting
verb
[en·coun·ter || ɪn’kaʊntə]
meet by chance; face, meet with (difficulties, hardship, etc.)
An encounter is a meeting, usually one that you don’t expect.
“I had a pleasant encounter yesterday: an old friend of mine visited me. My job was really the result of a chance encounter with an old friend, now my boss.”
Sinister
adjective
[sin·is·ter || ‘sɪnɪstə(r)]
evil, malicious; threatening, ominous, portending evil; left, on the left side
Evil ; relentless, corrupt.
Ex: being sinister is the only way of life
شيطاني
Aspect
noun
[as·pect || ‘æspekt]
point of view, facet; appearance, outlook; direction; action of a verb without relating to its time
An aspect is a view of something, often something non-physical, such as an idea or a problem.
“In Chapter 2 we look at processor size. In Chapter 3 we consider other aspects of processor design.”
نمود
Resemble
Verb
If two things resemble each other, it means they are similar or look like one another.
“Modern computers do not resemble computers from the 1970’s.”
be similar to, be akin to; look like, have a similar appearance to
Critical
Adjective
-A critical person always finds faults in things or people.
“Her parents were critical of her dress.”
-Very important.
“It’s critical that my package arrives on time.”
-Badly injured.
“He got hit by a car and is in critical condition.”
Disposed
willing, inclined
Control; arrange; put in order
Ominous
-If something is ominous , it relates to omens; it is significant.
-If something is ominous , it gives an indication that something bad is about to happen; it is threatening.
“The dark clouds moving into the area that we live in is an ominous sign that a bad storm is about to happen.”
-delivering bad news
pernicious 🇬🇧
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
“the pernicious influences of the mass media”
مخرب
🇩🇪 schädlich
„Unsere Produkte enthalten keine schädlichen Substanzen.“
Talent
If you have a talent in doing something, it means that you have the skill and ability to do that task.
Synonyms: skill and ability
“He has got the talent in music, but his family is too poor to provide him with the proper education.”
Amorphous 🇬🇧
🇬🇧 adjective
shapeless, formless; changeable, mutable
🇩🇪 amorph
ohne Form, formlos
بيريخت
Capture
noun ['cap·ture || 'kæpɪtɪtʃə] catching; copying of all or part of the screen into temporary memory (Computers); prisoner verb ['cap·ture || 'kæpɪtɪtʃə] entrap, take prisoner
Trend
Noun
A trend is a general movement or change in one direction.
“We expect the current upward trend in the use of our services to continue. There seems to be a new trend towards longer, looser clothing.”
Verb
If something trends in one direction, it generally moves or changes in that direction.
“While most fuel prices are trending higher, natural gas prices should go down in 2006.”
Stingy
adjective
[stin·gy ||
miserly, ungenerous, parsimonious, niggardly
cheap, likes to save money; can be seen as being greedy because a person who is stingy will not spend or will spend little of their money on you
“Ex: my boyfriend’s stingy because i had to pay for dinner.”
Punctual
being on time. Not late. Prompt.
“Ex: Tom isn’t a very punctual person. He is always late for work. I made a punctual payment for my bills each month.”
adj.; punk-like; punkness
“Ex: I never liked Nirvana. They were too punctual for me”
Strict
Adjective
Making firm rules.
“The father was very strict about the children coming to dinner on time.”
Following rules exactly, or giving strong punishments for not following the rules.
Poverty
noun
[pov·er·ty ||
state of being poor, destitution, indigence; scantiness, deficiency, scarcity
Intense
adjective
[in·tense ||
extreme, great, powerful, high; strong, profound, deep; acute, severe
Procrastinate
postpone, put off until a later time; delay, hold back, defer
What you are doing right now. Get the fuck going and finish your homework.
Ex: You. You procrastinate. You are the example.
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