Vocabulary

• a) to express a very bad opinon of a book , play etc.
• ex) an excoriating review in ' the Times "

a) conforming to established doctrine especially in religion

• a) not harmful or injurious, harmless
• b)not likely to irriate or offend
• e.x #1 : expert Poision Info Center can help househole with substance with harmful or innocuous chemicals.
• ex. #2: It advice that regular bloggers should only blog about innocuous topices so that they won't be in troubles.

• a) to make someone inclined to something in advance
• ex. Eating unhealth food can predisposed one to develop diabetes

• a) an instinctive contrariety or opposition in feeling
• a feelingof intense dislike
• ex) It was surprising that my sister become friend with Frank, she used to have antipathy toward him.

a) odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character

• a) bitter, long lasting resentment
• b) deep-seated ill will
• ex) In the meeting, there were name calling and criticism remark that createda a great rancor amonth the communitee
• ex) The senates is concerning about the divison gov't parties and teh level of rancor between the two sides would bring harm to the nation.

• a) to free or release from entanglement; disengage: to extricate someone from a dangerous situation.
• b) to liberate (gas) from combination, as in a chemical process.
• c) to remove or free from complication, hindrance, or difficulty; disentangle
• ex.)
• 1. Several survivors were extricated
• from the wreckage.
• 2. They extricated the tractor from
• the mud.
• 3. She hasn't been able to extricate
• herself from her legal problems.

• a) keeping one seated much of the time
• b)doing or requiring much sitting <a sedentary job

• a) to exile or banish (some to a place
• b) to assign to an inferior position
• c) to submit to someone or something ofr appropriate action
• ex) prisoner who were convicted murder will be relegate to sea prision
• ex) The bill has been relegated to cmmittee for discussion.

• a) dependent on circumstances beyond one's control, uncertain, unstable
• b) unsure, unsteady, doubtful
• ex) The situation become more precarious when homeowner used their house to borrow second loan when the banks are unstable to loan money.

• a) equl., as in value, force, effect
• b) something that is to be almost the same thing as something else
• ex) His angry speech was tantamount to a delcaration of war
• ex) His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt.

• a) very stupid or without much meaning
• b) lack in sense, significance or ideas, silly
• ex) an inane remark

• V.
• a) thinking back to a time in teh past, esp. with the advanatage of knowing more now than before
• ex) In retrospect, I wonder if we should have done this
• ex) It was, in retrospect, the happiest day of her life.

• a) happening by chance, esp. in a way that has a good result.
• ex) A fortuitous encounter with Jim's boss at the coffe shop help jim got promoted.

• a) out of place, inapporpriate, unsuitable in a particular situation
• ex) the new theatre looks incongruous in its setting.

• a) reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect.
• ex) a dilapidated building.

• a) continuing w/o stopping
• ex) the child's incessant crying irritate her.

• a) talking or behaving in a sad, silly and emotional way. esp. when drunk
• b) tearfully or weakly emotional, foolishly sentimental beacuse of drunkenness.
• ex) Sir Ralph was becoming maudlin after his third glass of red wine.

• a) unintensional mistake, lack of care.
• ex) John will be pleased to remedy any inadvertent omission and errow.
• ex) Bob's inadverntent chemical spill caused the whole class to evauate.

• a) to express disapproval of, scold
• ex) the principal chided the children for their thoughtless pranks

• a) distasetful, offeensive, arosuing disguest or aversion
• ex) It's morally repugnant for any judge to delay justice based on self-interest.

• a) evil or cruel
• b) having the qualities of a devil. outrageoulsy wicked
• ex) The FBI have spent many years searching for the diabolical servial skiller

• a) ideas, activities are secret and intended to damage or destroy a government or an est. system
• ex) The nort korean form a subversive group to overthrown Kim Young Ill

• a) to imagine a particular situation or to think about something in particular way
• b) to form a notion or ieda etc and develop it in your mind.
• c) to hold as an ioinion, think, believe
• ex) He could not conveive that anything really serious could be worrying his friend.
• ex) John's mom couldn convieve the reason why his son did such a stupid thing.

• a) an exorbitant price, amount of money etc is much higher than it should be
• ex) When the economy has high demand in real estate, the bank charges homeowner an exorbitant interest rate on mortage loans
• ex) The new building in new york chargers an exorbitant rent.

• a) brieft, abruptly concise, curt
• b)a terse reply, message etc. uses very few words and often show that you are annoyed
• ex) Dere's terse reply ended the conversation with his wife.

• a) occuring at irregular intervals or only a few places
• b) happening fairly often, but not regularly, intermittent
• ex) The citizen of Mexico heard sporadic gunfire at night that wake them up from time to time.

• a) more than is needed or wanted
• ex) A modern building whit no superfluous decoration.
• ex) Jenny writing is too wordy, the teacher recommended her to elimiated all those superfluous words and phrases.

a) rhetorical question a question that you ask as a way of making a statement, w/o expecting an answer

• a) unity, stickly together
• ex) Muslin is a small but cohesive group, and for that they were able to expand quickly.

• a) expressing your opinions loudly and strongly
• ex) The Occppy Wall Street has become vociferous in its protest of the goverment by camping outside the policial building.

• a) a statement or idea that you accept as true and use as a base for developing other ideas
• b) a propersition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
• ex) The idea that there is life on other planets is the central premise of the novel.

• a) to turn away in feeling or affection, make unfriendly or hostile.
• ex) Tim awakward behaviors estranged other to become his friends.
• ex) Her husband's cheating estranged their relationship.
• ex) Their incessant quarrel estranged the two friends.

• a) to help someone ot feel better and more positive.
• b) to improve something
• ex) He is making a bold attempt to bolster the territory's conidence .

a) acting back like one acted in the past; acting like a child

• a) behavior that deserves criticism
• ex) Adultery is a reprehensible behavior.
• ex) Most people would agree that selling illegal drugs to teenagers is a reprehenisble behavior.

• a) illegal, unlawful activities
• ex) The law consider Internet pron is categorize as an illicit work.

• a) to honour or respect someone or something beacuse they are old, holy, or connected with the past.
• ex) The Statue of Liberty is to be venerated for generation by the New Yorker.

• a) very careful to be completely honest and fair
• ex) Don't expect brokers to be scrupulous with their clients.
• ex) The non-profits organization will be scrupulous in maintaining the highest moral standards.
• ex) The charity want to be scrupulous in taking care of the orphan children so that everyone feel they have the same treatment.

• a) done or kept secret
• b) characterized by, done in or executed with secrecy
• ex) a clandestine affair.

• a) to state offically that someone who has been blamed for something is not quilty.
• b) to clear from accusation, free from guilt or blame
• c) to relieve as from an obligation duty or task
• ex) If the DNA testing was approved, Mr. john would be exonerated from his death sentence.
• ex) To help Kate exonerated feeling for the cause of her brother death, she decided to raise her brother kids as her own.

• to tear up by the roots
• ex) The deathly diease in Africa now can be eradicated from the popluation with the new vaccine.

• a) lazy, sluggish (usually re: disease condition) causing little pain
• ex) Same infection are indolent

• a) matching something in size, quality or lenght of time
• b) corresponding in extent, amount, or degree
• ex) Salary will be commensurate with years of experience and skills.
• ex) Her new position came with a commensurate level of responsibilty.
• ex) The new high speed network must be commensurate with the circle of the connection
• ex) The claim for damages must be commensurate to the cost of reparing the vehicel.

• a) behaving calmly and not seeing interested in anything or worried about anything
• ex) Has he got a girlfriend? jill asked trying to sound nonchalante

• a) intended to be useful and practical rather than attractive or comfortable
• ex. ugly utilitarian buildings

• a) A quality that is inherent in something is a natural part of it and cannot be separated form it
• ex) I am afraid the problems you mention are inherent in the system
• ex) every business has its own inherent risks.
• ex) There is an inherent problems of back pain when siting improperly.

• a) To disappear of to lessen in intensity to scatter.
• b) To spend or use up carelessly, deplete.
• ex) Slowly, the smoke was dissipated by the breeze.

• a) very slight, gradual, subtle
• b) not able to be sensed
• ex) The highlighter have faded more to almost imperceptible pale yellow

• a) most obvious or noticeable
• ex) The teacher instucted her student to mark only the salient passages in the book with highlighters.
• ex) Jen remember only a few salient remarks from the long speech

• a) To scatter widely, as in sowing seed, to become disffused
• b) to spread information or ideas to as many people as possible.
• ex) Since 9-11 the website have been the main links to disseminate information
• ex) Her findings have been widely disseminated.

• a) idea or beliefs permeated; means present in every part of it.
• b) something that enters it and spreads through every part of it
• ex) the smell of diesel oil permated the air.
• ex) The heavy rain and damp taht moisture seemed to permeate everything.
• ex) Racism continues to permeate our society

• a) very eager to please or agree with people who are powerful-used in order to show disapproval
• ex) Mary constantly flatter her boss by agreeing loudly to everything he says. However her obsequious behavior annoys him.