Equinox The time or date when day and
night are of equal length (22nd Sept and Mar 20th)
Erudite Showing knowledge or learning
Escarpment Long steep slope that separates an area
of high ground from low ground.
Eschew Deliberately avoid doing
Esoteric
Intended for or understood by a
small number of people with a specialized knowledge
Ethereal Extremely delicate and light
Etymology Origins of a word
Eulogy A speech or piece of writing
that praise someone very highly
Euphony The quality of having a pleasant
sound
Evangelist A person who seeks to convert others
to the Christian faith
Evince Reveal the presence of
Evoke Bring to the mind or obtain
Evolve Develop gradually
Exchequer A royal or national treasure
material,
materiel--The more
common of these words, material (muh-TIR-i-uhl) means
"matter," "substance," "constituent element." Materiel
(muh-TEER-i-el) is usually limited to equipment or supplies.
medium,
media--These words
refer to an agency, means, method, or instrument by which information and
advertising may be made public. Such agencies and means include newspapers,
magazines, radio and television broadcasting, and films. The singular is medium
and the plural is mediums or media. Medias is an incorrect
plural.
Television is an important medium for national
advertisers.
moot--This word has two ostensibly
conflicting definitions: "arguable" and "no longer requiring
argument." To avoid ambiguity, use the word only when referring to
something that could have been open to debate but because of circumstances is
no longer an issue. Our experiment would have been a great success, but the
point is moot; our funding has been cut.
tight
spot- a difficult
situation
The
computer manufacturing company has been in a tight spot since the shortage of
computer chips appeared.
turn
over- to buy and then
sell something to customers
The
turn-over at that discount store is very rapid.
work
out- plan, develop
I
spent the weekend trying to work out the budget estimates for next year.
1)How
do you react when people sing “Happy Birthday” to you in a restaurant?
2)If
you found that a good friend had AIDS, would you avoid him? What if your
brother or sister had it ?
3)Would
you add one year to your life if it meant taking one year from the life of
someone in the world selected at random? Would it matter if you were told whose
life you had shortened?
4)If
you walked out of your house one morning and saw a bird with a broken wing
huddled in some nearby bushes, what would you do?
5)Assume
there was a technological breakthrough that would allow people to travel as
easily and cheaply between continents as between nearby cities. Unfortunately,
there would also be 100,000 deaths a year from the device. Would you try to
prevent its use?
Grocery Store
Choices
1)to
bill a bill - V. to send a request
for payment at a later date N. a request for payment
2)to
come to -
V. to equal (an amount of money), to add up to, to total
3)to
deduct - V.
to take away, subtract (an amount of money)
4)to
discount ,a discount, discount - V. to
reduce or lower the cost of a product N. a reduction in the cost of a product
A. costing less money
5)to
enter - V.
to put in information electronically
6)to
issue - V.
to officially give out or print
7)to
pack - V.
to put things into a grocery bag V. to put things into a box 1779)to move - V.
to put things into a suitcase to take with you
8)pressed
for time - IDM. in a hurry
9)To
swipe - V. to put a card through a computerized machine quickly so
it can scan the information (We usually use this word with ATM cards, credit
cards, debit cards, identification cards, etc.)
10)to
verify - V. to make sure that something is true
Fill Up the blanks
1)"What
happened to them last night? They look depressed"
"I don't think _____ happened." Nothing
everything something anything
2)"It
is not very cold. I don't think we need these big jackets."
"I
don't think so, _____." anyway neither
either too
3)"Bill
is not doing well in class."
"You
must _____, that he is just a beginner at this level."
keep minding
keep to mind keep in mind keeping in mind
4)"Excuse
me. Do you know where the bus terminal is?"
"It is _____ the large police
station."
opposite opposed to opposite with opposite to
5)"Those
students will perform the annual school play."
"Yes, it is _____ for next
week." due scheduled
time-tabled put on
6)"You
are welcome to order the goods now."
"But
payment should be made _____."
for advance advancing in advance to advance
7)"Where
do you live now?" "I
live in Paris; my _____."
parents too do parents do parents do, too parents also do
8)I
cannot understand my neighbour's accent. I wish she would _____.
speak clearer
clearer speak more clearly speak speak more clearly
9)"Why
are you driving so fast?" "I'm
_____."
must be hurry
in hurry in a hurry hurrying
10)I
have your music CD. I think I _____ your concert video.
also have have too too have have further
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