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