7th Week Vocabulary

1.
Word: mundane
Definition: common or ordinary
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: Some people hate mundane tasks such as vacuuming the floor and washing the dishes.
Collocation: find sth

2.
Word: nominal
Definition: being minor in comparison with the actual value
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: The national parks costs a nominal fee to everyone who wants to enter.
Synonym: meaningless, insignificant

3.
Word: nonchalant
Definition: coolly unconcerned
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: He is acting nonchalantly although he is feeling very embarrassed because he just fell off the stairs.
Synonym: cool, indifferent, laid back

4.
Word: obsequious
Definition: characterized by or showing servile deference or obedience
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: She tries to be stand out in the class to get a better grade but her professor regards her actions too obsequious.
Synonym: servile, slavish

5.
Word: myriad
Definition: a very large(indefinite) number of individuals or things
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: There is a myriad of ways to get to the destination.
Collocation: a myriad of

6.
Word: pragmatic
Definition: pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: She is so pragmatic that she never believes eternal love.
Synonym: businesslike, practical

7.
Word: snobbish
Definition: being too proud of someone's social status, intelligence, or taste.
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: She became snobbish after graduating Harvard.
Synonym: superior, arrogant

8.
Word: provocative
Definition: sexually or controversially stimulating
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: It is not a good idea to have a conversation about a provocative topic with people who are new tp you.
Synonym: influential, seductive, sensitive

9.
Word: spontaneous
Definition: coming from or resulting from a natural impulse or tendency
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: He decided to trip to San Diego this weekend spontaneously.
Collocation: genuinely, quite, totally

10.
Word: sporadic
Definition: appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time
Part of Speech: adjective
Sentence: It rains sporadically in southern California.
Synonym: occasional

6th Week Vocabulary

1.
Word: efface
Definition: to rub out, wipe out
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: He is trying to efface the stains from carpet in his house.
Collocation: efface a memory, efface oneself

2.
Word: elucidate
Definition: to explain something clearly
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: Although most of the audience could't understand his presentation, he kept trying to make them understood.
Synonym: explain, illustrate

3.
Word: emulate
Definition: to try, often by imitating or copying, to equal or surpass
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: Young children are likely to emulate their older siblings or parents.
Collocation: emulate the great names of history

4.
Word: harass
Definition: to trouble, torment, or confuse by continual persistent attacks, questions
Sentence: I don't want to harass people who are weaker than me.
Collocation: racially, sexually

5.
Word: malign
Definition: to speak evil of; defame, malicious
Part of Speech: verb, adjective
Sentence: The candidate of president malign the opponent of Republican.
Collocation: a malign influence

6.
Word: maverick
Definition: a person who takes an independent stand
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: I can say that we all are mavericvks because we chose to study in America not in home country.
Synonym: rebel, radical, nonconformist

7.
Word: modicum
Definition: a small amount
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: He never show a modicum of respect to other people.
Collocation: a modicum of conscience

8.
Word: fallacy
Definition: an incorrect notion based on inaccurate facts or invalid reasoning
Part of Speech: noun
Sentence: This argument is based on fallacious reasoning.
Collocation: logical fallacy, popular fallacy

9.
Word: administer
Definition: to manage or direct ( the affairs of business, government, etc)
Part of Speech: verb
Sentence: As he is re-elected as a president, he started to administer the country again.
Collocation: administer a will, administer first aid

10.
Word: bifurcate
Definition: to fork or divide into two parts, branches, and river, etc
Part of Speech: verb, adjective
Sentence: Her parents live near the bifurcation of the river.
Synonym: bisect

5th Week Vocabulary

1.

Word: impudent 

Definition: marked by contemptuous or cocky boldness or disregard for others

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence: The boy was chided by his parents because he was impudent to them.

Synonym: audacious, bold, blatant

2.

Word: intuitive 

Definition: able to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence: She knew her baby is in danger of falling off from the sofa intuitively.

Collocation: extremely intuitive

3.

Word: irate

Definition: very angry

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence: dealing with the irate customers is very hard.

Collocation: an irate customer

4.

Word: lucrative

Definition: producing a lot of money

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence: The investment on real estate seems to be lucrative.

Collocation: be lucrative

5.

Word: meticulous

Definition: taking extreme care about minute details

Part of Speech:  adjective               

Sentence: A meticulous person follows the recipe very strictly.

Collocation: meticulous in

6.

Word: adversity

Definition: a difficult or unlucky situation

Part of Speech: noun               

Sentence: He overcame the adversity with his positive personality.

Collocation: in adversity

7.

Word: disdain

Definition: a feeling of contempt for anything deemed unworthy

Part of Speech: noun               

Sentence: She looked down on the poor students with disdain.

Collocation: a look of disdain, in disdain, with disdain

8.

Word: abhor

Definition: to hate a way of behaving 

Part of Speech: verb        

Sentence: I abhor violence because it is inhumane.

Synonym: hate, detest

9.

Word: agitate

Definition: to try to stir up public opinion 

Part of Speech: verb        

Sentence: She agitated against the gender discrimination.

Collocation: agitate for/against

10.

Word: docile

Definition: easily trained, handled, influenced

Part of Speech: adjective       

Sentence: Having a docile dog, I can have enough time to read books.

Collocation: a docile child