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The best friend usually

bolsters you when you have a hard

time.

• Bolster (v) • to support or reinforce; strengthen

Studying ten words a day will forestall a

work overload the night before the

vocabulary test!

• Forestall (v)• To delay, hinder, or prevent by taking

precautionary measures beforehand.

If you don’t need to overload, you should be forestall.

• Forestall (v)• To delay, hinder, or prevent by taking

precautionary measures beforehand.

Gold does not depreciate like

cars !

• Depreciate (v)• To lessen the price or value of.

Gregarious (adj):1. Sociable, fond of company2. (of animals) living in flocks or colonies3. (of plants) growing in clusters

Synonyms: Social – expansive – congenial - affableAntonyms: introverted – unfriendly - unsociable

I am a gregarious man, I love my social life

Derogatory (adj)Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude

Synonyms: offensive- degrading - humiliating – criticalAntonyms: appreciative – complimentary - favorable

Incessant (adj) (of something regarded as unpleasant) Continuing without pause or interruption.

Cease (v)1. Come to an end2. Bring (a specified action) to an end:

Synonyms: continual – uninterrupted - constantAntonyms: cease - stop - conclude

I hate the incessant beat of that music

PERIL [per-uhl] (n)

perilous (adj.)

• Definition: great danger• Synonym: risky• Antonym: safe• Example sentence: In spite of great peril, I have

survived.

DISLODGE [dis-loj] (v)

dislodgement (n)

• Definition: 1.To dislodge something means to re-move it from where it was fixed or held.

2.To dislodge a person from a position or job means to remove them from it.

• Synonym: extricate, remove• Antonym: lodge, stick, fixed• Example sentence: Congress had sought to dis-

lodge him from the post.

EXORBITANT [ig-zawr-bi-

tuhnt] (adj.)

• Definition: If you describe something such as a price or fee as exorbitant, you are empha-sizing that it is much higher than it should be.

• Synonym: inordinate, outrageous, extreme, ex-travagant, unreasonable, unconscionable.

• Antonym: fair, reasonable.• Example sentence: Exorbitant housing prices

have created an acute shortage of affordable housing for

the poor. $1,000

incentive (n)something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc.ex. As an added incentive, there's a bottle of champagne for the best team.

create/provide/give somebody an incentiveex. Awards provide an incentive for young people to improve their skills.

incentive to do somethingex. Farmers lack any incentive to manage their land organically.

economic/financial/tax etc incentives ex. a recycling drive backed with financial incentives

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facetious (adj)

saying things that are intended to beclever and funny but are really silly andannoying

ex. Don't be so facetious!

— facetiously adverb — facetiousness noun

[uncountable]

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assimilate (v)1.[transitive] to completely understand andbegin to use new ideas, information etc[= absorb]

ex. It will take time to assimilate all these facts. 2.[intransitive and transitive] if peopleassimilate or are assimilated into a countryor group, they become part of that group andare accepted by the people in that group

assimilate into ex. Refugees find it difficult to become assimilated into the

community.

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assimilation (n)

1. [uncountable + of] the process of understanding and using new ideas

2. [uncountable + into] the process of becoming an accepted part of a country or group

Aspire(v)

Definition:- to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal.

EX.: Most poor people coming to the city aspire to higher standards of living and

consumption.

Definition: the entire property of a person, association,

corporation, or estate applicable or subject to the payment of debts

Asset(n)

Definitions:- not reacting visibly to something that might

be expected to produce manifestations of an emotion or feeling.

not participating readily or actively; inactive EX.:- A passive member of a committee.

Passive (adj.)

Assessment(n.)

Definition: evaluation.

Example:

Every couple goes through a stage of assessment as you figure out if you want to be together: Do you want to live together?

proliferate (v.) proliferation (n.)

Definition:

to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively.

Example:

Health food shops proliferate in this region

Insufficient (adj.)

Definition:

lacking in what is necessary or required

Example:

Our school has been reprieved from insufficient financial resources

Def. - Very weak or slight

Part of Speech◦ Tenuously (Adv)

Example◦ We were only able to make a tenuous connection

between the two robberies.◦ My internet connection was tenuous so it was

hard to complete the on-line homework.

TENUOUS (ADJ)

Def. - a situation in which you are confused about what to do 

Example◦ I've had two job offers, and I'm in a real

quandary about/over which one to accept.

QUANDARY (N) [Count]

Def. - a state in which there is no equality and similarity, especially in a way that is not fair; difference

Example◦ the growing disparity between rich and poor.

DISPARITY (N) [Count or Uncount]

Solicitous

so-lic-i-tous

solicitous (adj): very concerned about someone's safety, health, or comfort.

Synonyms: Concerned, worried.

Antonyms: uncaring

The teacher was always solicitous about the welfare of her students.

Erode

e-rode

Erode (v): to gradually reduce something such as someone's power or confidence.

Eroded (adj)

Synonyms: deteriorate, wear away.

Antonyms: rebuild

Repeated exam failure had eroded her confidence.

Deprive

dep-ri-va-tion

Deprive (v): prevent or deny (a person or place) the possession or use of something.

Deprivation (n) : the lack of something that you need in order to be healthy, comfortable, or happy.

Synonyms: lack of essentials,

Antonyms: supply, offer.

the city was deprived of its water supplies.

Low birth weight is related to economic deprivation.

Conjecture• Noun 1.The formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient 

evidence for proof.

2. An opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation.

• Verb (used with object)

1.To conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient

to ensure reliability.

Pertinent• Adjective 1.Pertaining  or relating directly and significantly to the

matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.

Robust• Adjective 1.Strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a

robust faith; a robust mind.

2.Strongly or stoutly built: his robust frame.

3.Suited to or requiring bodily strength or endurance: robust

exercise.

4.Rough, rude, or boisterous: robust drinkers and dancers.

5.Rich and full-bodied: the robust flavor of freshly brewed coffee.

Fastidious adj.very careful about small details in your appearance, work

SYN: meticulous, scrupulous, perfectionist

Fastidiously (abv)

Fastidiousness (noun, uncountable)

Contaminate verb.to make a place or substance dirty or harmful by putting something such as chemicals or poison in it:

=> Drinking water supplies are believed to have been contaminated.

in influence something in a way that has bad effect

=> He claims the ads to have contaminated the street.

SYN: pollute, poison, taint, defile ANT: purify

Contaminated (adj.)

Contamination (noun, uncountable)

Disperse verb.If a group of people disperse or are dispersed, they go away in different directions

=> Police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.

If sth. disperse or is dispersed, it spreads in different directions over a wide area

=> The clouds dispersed as quickly as they had gathered.

SYN: split up, break up, chase away, scatter ANT: assemble, gather

Dispersed (adj.)

Dispersion (noun, uncountable)

LADEN(ADJ.)heavily loaded or weighed down:

e.g. a tree laden with apples

[in combination]:

e.g. the moisture-laden air

INANIMATE(ADJ.)not alive:inanimate objects like stones

showing no sign of life; lifeless:

e.g. he was completely inanimate and it was difficult to see if he was breathing

INSIDIOUS(ADJ.)proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects:

e.g. sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem