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24 Cards in this Set
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conscious (adjective)
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aware; awake
When I mix chemicals, I am conscious of the safety procedures. |
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inscription (noun)
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carving or writing on a surface ;
a signed message on a picture or in a book Both American coins and paper dollars have an inscription " IN GOD WE TRUST". |
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Infer (verb)
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to conclude; to guess
The physics students inferred from thier lab results that acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s. |
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transcript (verb)
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to make a complete written copy ;
to copy something into another form Medical transcriptionist transcribe every word of doctors speech. |
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imply( verb)
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to suggest; to say something indirectly
When Americans' wanted to imply something, yhey say, " I would do dad dad dad...". |
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conscience (noun)
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sense of righr and wrong; moral sense
Researchers show that chlidren conscience, sense of right and wrong, starts at age four. |
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effect (noun)
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a result
Regularly studying has a positive effect on students' grade. |
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invoke (verb)
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to call in assistance; to call upon
Ethiopia invoked the help of European Union for food aid. |
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revoke (verb)
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to cancel or withdraw
I don't revoke from Read-100 class, but someone cancelled me from it. |
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affect (verb)
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to have an influence on ; to change
Geography affects the living condition of people. |
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epigram (noun)
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a short, clever saying, often in rythme
I like epigrams because they are short and clever way of saying something. |
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vociferous (adjective)
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crying out noisily; speaking loudly
The politian speech was so voceferous that he doesn't need any loud speakers. |
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demographic (adjective)
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referring to the study of population characteristic
Fro demographic data, I inferred that population growth will decline in America. |
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edict (noun)
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an order or decree
The transitional government of Ethiopia made an edict which bans child labor. |
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loquacious (adjective)
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very talkative
Our brother talks very much so he is loquacious man. |
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monologue (noun)
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a speech or performance by one person
I don't like a monologue play, because there is only one person is playing. |
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prologue (noun)
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the introduction to a literary or artistic work;
an introductory event I always want to hear the prologue of programs when they introduce them. |
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manuscript (noun, adjective)
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the orginal text of a book or article before publication (noun)
referring to writing done by han(adjective) I would like to thankmy friends who gave me valuable comments on this manuscript before publication. |
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contradict (verb)
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to say or put forth the opposite of something
Not to confuse our son, I and my wife do not contradict in our advice. |
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graghic (adjective)
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referring to drawing or articstic writing ;
described vividly or clearly Today's lecture was so graghic that all us understood it very clealy. |
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dictator (noun)
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a ruler with total authority
Mengistu H/M, dictator president of Ethiopia, ordered to close many christian churches. |
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advocate (verb)
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to urge publicly; to recommend (verb)
a person who publicly urges a cause (noun) Ecologists advocate conservation of natural resources when they demonstrate publicily. |
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Colloquial (adjective)
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informal conversation or expression
When you give a speech, speak formally, but do not use any colloquial ways. |
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ecology(noun)
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the relationship of living things and their environment; the study of this relationship
He knows better about our environment because he studied ecology. |