1C Vocabulary List
Dearest 1 C,
Please share your vocabulary lists here.
Remember to include the following:
1. Class, Register Number, Name (1C 09 Shar Rook Can)
2. "I have checked my work for grammar and spelling BEFORE posting it"
Your lists must have:
(i) 1 new/good/interesting word a day
(ii) SIMPLE meaning of the word that you understand
(iii) The sentence that used the word
(iv) Your OWN original sentence to demonstrate (show) your understanding of this new word
For instance,
1. Floccinaucinilipilification
2. The action (or habit) of considering (or describing (or judging)) something as worthless (or unimportant)
3. "I loved him for... his flocci-nauci-nihili-pili-fication of money"
4. I am upset with mum's floccinaucinilipilification of my excellent examination results of three A stars and an A. She is simply impossible to please!
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- Refusal to follow instructions to include word count, declaration, and to perform spell and grammar check BEFORE posting)
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Those who still refused to submit your work or did so after 4 March, 18:00H have received a zero for this CA1 component.
posted by AL @ 1:24 PM
17 Comments:
Hi Mr lau!!!I am Jody!!!I am going to tell you about my sadness and happiness!!!I will tell u about my sadness first...On the 12 April 2008,my best friend,Abinaya,went back to India to study and about 1 year then she come back and visit us!!!On that day,my friends and teachers went to the Airport to send her off...before she checked in,our teachers brought us to the nearby resturant to eat!!!After a while,her mother came to the resturant and tell my friends that she had to checked in already...Upon hearing that,my friends and i started to cry..:'(I was very sad...I quickly ran her and hugged her!!!
Then,she went in...i kept on crying and crying...non-stop!!!Then one of my teacher comforted me...then i finally stop crying..that the end of my sadness!!!Now i am going to tell u my happiness...On the 19 dec 2008,My friend and i went to Fahrenheit concert!!!It was so fun!!!we got the tickets from my mother's friend.She gave it to us!!!The Fahrenheit were so handsome,I love them!!!They sang alot of songs,i love their songs n costumes,so nice!!!Example:got pilot suite,dancing suite...Ti amo,ai dao...The concert lasted 3 hour!!!I enjoyed it alot...I never regret going althought it ends at 11 plus at night and we still missed the last bus...my friend's father had to come and picked us from the indoor stadium......It was the happiest day of my life.........thats the end of my story!!!! from 1C o7 Jodylim
Supercalifragilisticexpealidious
(1C 15 Tan Ko Hui)
Hello Sir!
I am sharing my vocabulary list with you.
1)Floccinaucinihilipilification
Meaning: The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
Sentence: Please do not floccinaucinihilipilificate me.
My own sentence: My mother has a habit of floccinaucinihilipilificating people.
2)Miscellaneous
Meaning: Composed of varied things.(each being different)
Sentence: This is a task force of miscellaneous specialists.
My own sentence: My bag is filled with miscellaeous things.
3)Friable
Meaning: Crumbly – Easily reduced to tiny particles
Sentence: Do not stand there as it is friable.
My own sentence: Come and look,that rock is friable!
4)Arbitrageur
Meaning: The person who makes money from buying something in one place,and sellingit in another place at the same time.
Sentence: The arbitrageur is very cunning for a first-timer.
My own sentence: The arbitrageur cheats people for their money.
5)Usurped
Meaning: To seize and hold by force without legal authority.
Sentence: You cannot usurpe your neightbour’s land.
My own sentence: Usurping is an offense and a bad action.
6)Phenomenon
Meaning: Something that happens or exsists in society
Sentence: Being homeless is not a new phenomenon anymore.
My own sentence: The rate of stealing and picpocketing phenomenon is increasing.
7)Credulous
Meaning: Always believing what you are told,easily deceived,gullible.
Sentence: He charmed credulous investorsout of million of dollars.
My own sentence: That credulous girl is cheated by that cunning man.
8)Unwitting
Meaning: Not knowing,unaware.
Sentence: We are unwitting victims of the system.
My own sentence: She is an example of an unwitting victim.
9) Absquatulated
Meaning: to flee,abscond.
Sentence: The old prospector absquatulated with our picks and shovel.
My own sentence: It was very dishonest of him to absquatulate with our fund raised for charity.
10) Eschew
Meaning: to abstain or keep away from.
Sentence: We must eschew from evil or we will get influenced from them.
My own sentence: I eschew from eating brocolli.
Declaration:
"I have checked my work for grammar and spelling before posting it".
I'll upload the rest next time.
1)Burgeoning
Meaning- Growing
Sentence-The country’s burgeon immigration policy is sure to boost economic growth.
Own Sentence-Singapore’s burgeoning population has caused overcrowdedness and noise in most public places.
2) Sentiment
Meaning- a belief or an attitude towards something
Sentence-His party had encouraged nationalist sentiment .
Own Sentence-The political proposals take no account of popular sentiment.
3) Excruciating
Meaning-Intense physical pain
Sentence-I tried to move my leg but the pain was excruciating.
Own Sentence-The situation was excruciatingly embarrassing.
4) Enticing
Meaning-Attractive
Sentence-It was an enticing travel offer.
Own Sentence-The kitchen was filled with the rick enticing smell of spices.
5) Enthralling
Meaning-Interesting or exciting
Sentence-The enthralling story kept the students wide awake.
Own Sentence-The four company produces enthralling and informative travel catalogues.
6) Intricate
Meaning-Very detailed design or structure
Sentence-The weavers produce rugs that are of intricate patterns
Own Sentence-The Taklamakan desert has one of the oldest and most intricate water-bearing systems in the world.
7) Embezzle
Meaning-To steal money that has been entrusted to you.
Sentence-The banker embezzled $10millon dollars from the branch and disappeared.
Own Sentence-The runaway fugitive was caught at the customs after he was guilty embezzling the funds of the company.
8) Humanitarian
Meaning-Compassionate
Sentence-The Sichuan earthquake is one of the worst humanitarian crisis in China’s history.
Own Sentence-Two of the hostages were released on humanitarian grounds.
9) Inherent
Meaning-Essential feature that gives something its character
Sentence-The design of the building had inherent weaknesses.
Own Sentence-What are the long-term risks inherent in working outdoors.
10) Dissent
Meaning-Strong disagreement
Sentence-He banned political parties and crushed dissent.
Own Sentence-he expressed his disapproval to the project in a tone of dissent.
11) Inopportune
Meaning-Inconvenient time or moment
Sentence-Those are unwelcome guests who insist on turning up at the most inopportune times.
Own Sentence-The publication of the letter had been inopportune.
12) Jettison
Meaning-To get rid of useless things.
Sentence-We may have to jettison some parts of the business.
Own Sentence-A storm forced them to jettison most of the cargo.
13) Austere
Meaning-Plain in style and without decoration
Sentence-The church is large and austere.
Own Sentence-He was a man of austere habits.
14) Beelzebub
Meaning-Devil
Sentence-The boys who disguised himself as a Beelzebub scared everyone out of their wits.
Own Sentence-People often dream about Beelzebub in their nightmares.
15) Forlorn
Meaning-Lonely and sad
Sentence-He knew that winning a medal was forlorn hope.
Own Sentence-One of London’s best-loved landmarks stands forlorn and derelict.
Syed(33)
1C
Hi Mr. Lau!
I am sharing my vocabulary words with you…
1) Ill-tempered
Meaning: gets angry very fast
Sentence: He is an ill-tempered teacher as he gets frustrated every time a student does not hand in his or her homework.
2) Mirthful
Meaning: feeling happy
Sentence: The boy felt extremely mirthful after knowing that he scored the highest aggregate score for the PSLE in Singapore.
3) Disconsolate
Meaning: extremely sad
Sentence: The team felt disconsolate after losing the football match.
4) Consternation
Meaning: shocked
Sentence: The residents were consternated after feeling a tremor on the ground.
5) Demur
Meaning: a feeling of regret
Sentence: The felt demurred after stealing from the shop an expensive PSP game.
6) Dismay
Meaning: panic
Sentence: The lady was dismayed after knowing that her daughter was lost.
7) Quandary
Meaning; in a dilemma
Sentence: The girl was in a quandary whether to let the stranger in or not.
8) Daze
Meaning: confused
Sentence: The students were in daze when trying to solve the mathematics test.
9) Harmonious
Meaning: peaceful
Sentence: The river was as harmonious as ever.
10) Tumultuous
Meaning: chaotic
Sentence: The situation was tumultuous in the evacuation of the students as there was a fire.
1) Floccinaucinihilipilification
Meaning: The act of estimating something as worthless.
Sentence: Please do not floccinaucinihilipilificate me.
Own sentence: My brother always flocinaucinihilipilificates me.
2) Coarse
Meaning: Rough material or bad material.
Sentence: This blanket is made of a coarse material.
Own sentence: My skirt is made of a coarse material.
3) Fundamental
Meaning: Something that is very important.
Sentence: Learning to read is one of the fundamentals of education.
Own sentence: Being interested in the subject is fundamental to learning it well.
4) Fumble
Meaning: To feel about clumsily with your hands.
Sentence: He fumbled with the key.
Own sentence: He fumbled around his room for his pen.
5) Heterosexual
Meaning: Sexually attracted to people of the opposite sex.
Sentence: Most people are heterosexual.
Own sentence: Human beings are heterosexual.
6) Override
Meaning: To change somebody else’s decision because you have the power to do so.
Sentence: The director can override and decision we make at this stage.
Own sentence: My mother can override my decision of going to China.
7) Poignant
Meaning: A sad scene in a movie.
Sentence: A poignant in a flim made everyone cry.
Own sentence: My mother was touched by the poignant scene in a flim.
8) Tactics
Meaning: The things we do in order to win or get what we want.
Sentence: The politicians planned their tactics for their election.
Own sentence: The generals discussed their tactics.
9) Innovation
Meaning: A change or a new arrangement.
Sentence: The headmistress made some innovations.
Own sentence: My mother disliked the innovations of my room so she changed it.
10) Poise
Meaning: To balance
Sentence: He poised himself on the diving board.
Own sentence: Good poise is important.
Declaration: I have checked my work four times, firstly for content, secondly for vocabulary, thirdly for grammar and lastly for spelling, sir.
Yo,Sir.
Here Are My Words:
1)Covet-To very much want something that someone else has.
Sentence:I covet the intelligence that she has.
2)Doer-Someone who is active and achieve things.
Sentence:He considers himself more of a doer than a thinker.
3)Evade-To avoid accepting or dealing with something that you should do.
Sentence:He had become an expert at evading responsibility.
4)Freakish-Not normal or natural.
Sentence:Alawiyah and I are well-known for our freakish behaviour.
5)Patriot-Someone who has strong feelings of love,respect and duty towards your country.
Sentence:My grandfather,Taib,was once a patriot.
6)Perky-Lively & happy.
Sentence:She woke up the next morning feeling perkier than ever.
7)Pillage-To steal things from a place using force-especially during a war.
Sentence:Akito succeeded in his pillage that he had plan two months before.
8)Quibble-To argue or complain about something that is not important.
Sentence:Mum had to yelled in order to stop the quibble between my two older sisters.
9)Recoil-To move quickly back from someone or something frightening or unpleasant.
Sentence:He felt her recoil from him.
10)Stodgy-Stodgy food is heavy and makes you feel too full.
Sentence:I burped loudly after eating the stodgy food.
Declaration: I have checked my work four times, firstly for content, secondly for vocabulary, thirdly for grammar and lastly for spelling, sir.
NURIL!
Carolyn Teo Class 1C (17) ;D
Vocabulary List
1. Floccinaucinihilipilification
Meaning: The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
Sentence: My mother keeps floccinaucinihilipilificating me!
Own sentence: I wonder why my friends keep floccinaucinihilipilificate me when I forgot to bring my books!
2. Frisson
Meaning: A sudden, passing sensation of excitement
Sentence: The movie offers the viewer the occasional frisson of seeing a character in mortal danger.
Own sentence: I felt a frisson just as they were about to announce the winner in my category.
3. Perceive
Meaning: To become aware of
Sentence: I perceive a note of sarcasm in your voice.
Own Sentence: This is a nice idea but I perceive difficulties in putting it into practice.
4. Goulash
Meaning: A stew of beef or veal and vegetables, with paprika and other seasoning.
Sentence: My mother told me to get the recipe for the dish called goulash.
Own Sentence: The French chef specially cooked a goulash for a young pretty lady in pink that he admires for almost a year.
5. Belabour
Meaning: To explain, worry about
Sentence: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed.
Own Sentence: I keep belabouring over an English test the day after.
6. Forlorn
Meaning: Unhappy or miserable
Sentence: Kevin was forlorn over a failed attempt to break out of prison.
Own Sentence: I was forlorn after my mother told me I did not get into the scholarship in Canada.
7. Tally
Meaning: An account or reckoning
Sentence: Does his story tally with hers?
Own Sentence: Derrick told me that my story does not tally with his.
8. Raucous
Meaning: Harsh; strident; grating
Sentence: At night, raucous sounds come from the swamp
Own Sentence: Smith was so raucous to imuto when he purposely threw a ball directly at her face.
9. Busk
Meaning: To entertain by dancing or singing
Sentence: The bartender busk us with his bottle of drinks.
Own Sentence: It was like a ghost town before the birds busk us with their wonderful singing.
10. Champ
Meaning: To bite upon or grind
Sentence: The horses champed the oats.
Own Sentence: The barn animals champ their foods as though the world was going to end.
Declaration:
"I have checked my work for grammar and spelling BEFORE posting it"
Sir!I m Jody!fro 1C (06)
1)capacious
Meaning:containing a great deal
Sentence:I have a capacious library with many unusual books.
My sentence:I have a capacious box with many toys.
2)chronic
meaning:marked by a long period of time, recurrence
Sentence:Gabrielle has a chronic back disorder and cannot lift heavy objects.
My sentence:Gina do not have a left leg n has a chronic of 1 leg being gone and cannot run.
3)clamor
meaning:noise, v. to make noise
Sentence:The children clamored for more ice cream.
My sentence:My classmates and I clamored as we are standing in the hot sun at the field during our fire trail.
4)cognizant
meaning:aware
Sentence:The man was cognizant of the danger of walking through the park at night.
My sentence:I was cognizant of what was in front of me,preventing me from not stepping on it.
5)agnostic
meaning:one who believes that any ultimate reality is unknowable
Sentence:John is unsure of the reality of god and considers himself to be an agnostic.
My sentence:Kai Qi is a agnostic who thinks that god exist up in the heaven.
6)nascent
meaning:just born
Sentence:The nascent kittens curled up with their mother.
My sentence:The nascent baby was sleeping comfortably on her mother's arm.
7)novice
meaning:a newcomer, a beginner, someone new to something
Sentence:Bjorn is a novice when it comes to playing poker or other card games.
My sentence:I was a novice when I learn dancing.
8)veracity
meaning:truthfulness, accuracy
Sentence:Daphne is known for her veracity and honesty.
My sentence:After my teacher saw a accident,she saw me and came towards me and ask for th veracity.
9)effigy
meaning:a figure representing a disliked person.
Sentence:The children made an effigy of their nasty neighbor.
My sentence:Some stucked-up girls made an effigy of my classmates.
10)feasible
meaning:capable of being done
Sentence:The engineer thought that building the bridge across the river was a feasible.
My sentence:I thought that cooking a plate of nesi lemark was a feasible task.
Declaration:I have checked my work four times, firstly for content, secondly for vocabulary, thirdly for grammar and lastly for spelling, sir.
Hi sir!
I am KEN CHAN from sec 1 c. (29)
This is my vocabulary list.
1) Glimpse
Meaning: a look for a very short time when you do not see the person or thing completely
Sentence: he caught a glimpse of her in the crowd.
My own sentence: I caught a glimpse of my Chinese teacher when I was in the wet market.
2) Mantle
Meaning: the role and responsibilities of an important person or job.
Sentence: the vice-president must now take on the mantle of supreme power
My own sentence: the president is taking over the mantle of Singapore.
3) Phenomenal
Meaning: very great or impressive.
Sentence: the product has been a phenomenal success.
My own sentence: I had done a phenomenal project that everybody likes it.
4) Restorative
Meaning: a thing that makes you feels better, stronger
Sentence: sleep is the best restorative there is
My own sentence: eating is the restorative for pigs.
5) Spiff
Meaning: To make yourselves look neat and attractive.
Sentence: she spiffed her old shoes.
My own sentence: I decided to spiff up myself when I went for my job interview.
6) Shoddy
Meaning: made or done badly and with not enough care.
Sentence: he was accused of shoddy workmanship.
My own sentence: the nurse was punished for shoddy care for the patient.
7) Mangle
Meaning: to crush or twist so that it is badly damaged.
Sentence: his hand was mangled in the machine.
My own sentence: I mangled the paper until it turns into bits of paper.
8) Natter
Meaning: to talk for a long time, on unimportant things.
Sentence: they are having a natter.
My own sentence: I was nattering to my friends about games outside school when exams are coming.
9) Swindle
Meaning: to cheat in order to get money.
Sentence: they swindled hundreds of dollars out of him.
My own sentence: the criminal swindle thousands of dollars from a family by prank call.
10) Idle
Meaning: lazy; not working hard.
Sentence: an idle student is dreaming in class.
My own sentence: I idled the days away, talking and watching television.
Good morning/afternoon/evening Sir. I Nurul Erra of 1c, register no.12 would like to share with you my vocabulary list.
1.Loathe
Meaning: to feel disgusted
Sentence: I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.
My own sentance:I loathe the uniforms at my brother's school.
2.Enshroud
Meaning:to conceal,hide
Sentence: The mist enshroud the hills.
My own sentance: Angelina enshroud her pimples with a concealer.
3.Interject
Meaning: To make a sudden remark between other remarks.
Sentence: "I don't agree at all!" he interjected.
My own sentence: "I don't want to migrate!" Hannah interjected while her parents are dicussing about migrating to India.
4. Rumpus
Meaning: A noisy arguement or disagreement.
Sentence: They are bound to kick out a rumpus about all this damaged.
My own sentence: There is ought to be a rumpus between Singapore and Vietnam fans over Singapore's defeat at the soccer match.
5. Tuberculosis
Meaning: an infectious disease that may affect almost any tissue of the body, esp. the lungs, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and characterized by tubercles.
Sentence: Tuberculosis is easily spread and can be deadly if not properly treated.
My own sentence: My grandfather passed away from tuberculosis since he did not have the money to get himself treated.
6.Swat
meaning: to hit,smack
sentence:Lia swat the fly between her math book.
My own sentence: Mum took the fly- swatter out of the drawer and swat the fly.
7.Axila
Meaning:Underarm
sentence:The ladies blush when he scratches his axila openly in front of them.
My own sentence:Denis scratched his axila furiously as he has a rash.
8.Miffed
Meaning: put into an irritatable mood.
sentence: I was miffed when they didn't invite me to the party.
My own sentence: I was miffed when my little brother spilled orange juice on my new shirt.
9.Floccinaucinihilipilification
(longest word)
Meaning:estemating somethis as worthless.
Sentence: Please don't foccinaucinihilipilificate me.
My own sentence: "Mum,why do you always floccinaucinihilipilificate me?" Janice asked.
10.Sorority
Meaning:A group or a club of girls
Sentence:I watched as the 'Butterfly' sorority girls walked past me.
My own sentence: Although the 'Butterfly' sorority girls were obnoxious, I really wanted to join their club.
I have checked my work 4x firstly for grammar secondly for spelling, Sir!
Hi Sir
My vocabulary list
1) Floccinaucinihipilification
meaning:
My sentence: " Stop floccinaucinihilipilificating me mum.."
2) Foolhardy
Meaning: silly/ unwise
E.g sentence: It was foolhardy to get involved in the first place.
My sentence: She is very foolhardy no wonder she easily get bullied.
3) Detrimental
Meaning: harmful /damaging
E.g sentence: Overexposure of sunlight can have a detrimental effect on the skin.
My sentence: Be careful when holding detrimental chemicals.
4) Illustrious
Meaning: Famous
E.g sentence: Wagner was just one of many illustrious visitors to the town.
My sentence: Iam very illustrious in school.
5) Wrath
Meaning: anger
E.g sentence: He feared the wrath of his employer.
My sentence: Iam filled with wrath when he irritates me.
6) Skirmish
Meaning: fight
E.g sentence: An officer was killed in a skirmish with guerillas.
My sentence: Pinxiz was involved in a skirmish last night.
7) Temporise
Meaning: delay
My sentence: No one is able to temporise the deadline in this project.
8) Indigent
Meaning: poor
My sentence: He cannot afford to buy a new pair of shoe because he is very indigent.
9) voracious
Meaning: hungry
E.g sentence: She has always had a voracious appetite for reading.
My sentence: He is always hungry.
10) momentous
meaning: very important
My sentence : The project is a momentuos one I cannot afford to lose them.
"I have checked for my spelling,grammar and vocabulary.
I forgot,the work I posted a moment ago was Nurul Khairina's work.Sorry for the extra comment.
Hi sir
My vocabulary list
1) Elliptical
Meaning: oval, like an egg
My sentence: The Earth orbit has an elliptical shape, just like my cousin, Rex.
2) Mare
Meaning: Dark plain on the moon
My sentence: Kiki returned to the moon with a flashlight after losing his house key on the mare.
3) Floccinaucinihilipilification
Meaning: Device that illustrates the movements of the planets.
My sentence: I got my tie tangled around the Neptune while spinning the orrery.
4) Dominant
Meaning: More important, powerful or noticeable than other things.
My sentence: The dominant feature of the room was the large open fireplace.
5) Complexity
Meaning: The state of being formed of many parts
My sentence: I was astonished by the seize and complexity of the problem.
6) Lingered
Meaning: To continue to exists for longer than expected.
My sentence: The civil was so lingered on well into the 1930s.
7) Perceive
Meaning: To notice or become aware of something
My sentence: I perceived a change in his behavior.
8) Inspire
Meaning: To give somebody ideas that help them do something good, example write or paint.
My sentence: His wife inspired him to write his poem.
9) Acceptance
Meaning: The act of accepting a gift, an invitation, an offer.
My sentence: Please confirm your acceptance of this offer.
10) Gibbous
Meaning: Describing that phase of the moon when more than half is illuminated.
My sentence: After one drink, Jen, like the moon, was gibbous.
I have checked for my spelling,grammar and vocabulary.
Kim Hyuk (25) 1C
1)Floccinaucinihilipilification
Meaning: The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.
Sentence: Please do not floccinaucinihilipilificate me.
My own sentence : I usually floccinaucinihilipilificate my younger brother, because he is nonsense
2)Coincidence
Meaning : the fact of two things happeningat the same time by chance, in a surprising way
Sentence : What a coincidence! I wasn't expecting to see you here.
My own sentence : There were too many cases of coincidence in the movie.
3)Dull
Meaning : not intersting, not bright, not clear, cloudy, slow understanding
Sentence : Trade is dull, The first half of the game was pretty dull
My own sentence : English Language class is not dull at all.
4)Shed
Meaning : a small simple building/to get rid of sth, to let sth fall, to send light sth
Sentence : A duck's feather shed water immediately
My own sentence : I shed tears when studying in Singapore was too difficult.
5)Puff
Meaning : to smoke a cigarette, to make smoke/an act of breathing
Sentence : Chimneys were puffing out clouds of smoke
My own sentence : He had a few puffs at the cigarette.
6)Rejoice
Meaning : to express great happiness about sth
Sentence : When the war ended, people finally had cause to rejoice
My own sentence : I rejoiced to hear of his success.
7)Sprawl
Meaning : to sit or lie with your arms and legs spread out/ a large area covered with buildings
Sentence : He was sprawling in an armchair in front of the TV
My own sentence : Eberlae sprawled out from a puddle
8)Patronize
Meaning : If someone patronizes a place such as a pub, bar, or hotel, they are one of its customers
Sentence : That store is patronized by wealthy ladies.
My own sentence : My family patronize this restaurant.
9)Bevy
Meaning : a group of people all together in one place.
Sentence : There is a bevy of bright young officers
My own sentence : I could see a bevy of girls at the theatre
10)Defy
Meaning : to challenge someone to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it
Sentence : It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
My own sentence : The students chattered cheerfully in Singlish, and their "lah" carelessly defied the "Speak Good English" campaign.
Declaration : I have checked my work four times, firstly for content, secondly for vocabulary, thirdly for grammar and lastly for spelling
Lim Wan Sin(8) 1C
Hi Sir,
I will be sharing this vocabulary list with you.
1) Amok
Meaning: To behave uncontrollably and disruptively.
Sentence: It is unacceptable to amok in front of the guests.
Own sentence : The angry elephants ran amok during a show at a circus, trampling five people to death.
2) Magnate
Meaning: An influential businessman
Sentence: He is a magnate whom everybody know.
Own sentence : The oil magnate Sheikh Kassim Ali has made a ten-million dollar donation to UNICEF in aid of orphans worldwide.
3) Rapt
Meaning: Fully absorbed and intent; fascinated.
Sentence: I was totally rapt when I heard his speech.
Own sentence : The students sat quietly and listened to the guest speaker with rapt attention as he touched on the topic of cloning.
4) Illustrious
Meaning: Well known and highly respected.
Sentence: He was once a illustrious person, but after he committed a crime, nobody believe in him anymore.
Own sentence : After an illustrious administrative career, Mr Hatcher was awarded the Public Service Star.
5) Surmount
Meaning: To overcome a difficulty or obstacle.
Sentence: If only you have perseverance, then only can you surmount all problems.
Own sentence : Over time, the distressed family managed to surmount all their financial problems and lead a comfortable life.
6) Crony
Meaning: A close friend or companion.
Sentence: Do you have a crony?
Own sentence : The old man spends every evening at the park with his cronies.
7) Outlay
Meaning: An amount of money spent.
Sentence: What is your outlay for today?
Own sentence : He made a huge outlay on the investment but had yet to reap returns.
8)Bohemian
Meaning: A socially unconventional person, usually an artist or writer.
Sentence: The boy sitting over there alone has a bohemian character.
Own sentence : As he leads a lifestyle that is out of ordinary, people considered him a bohemian character.
9) Itinerary
Meaning: A planned route.
Sentence: Luckily we had our itinerary for the journey.
Own sentence : The tour company had an unusual itinerary which attracted many holiday makers.
10) Heinous
Meaning: Utterly wicked
Sentence: How can you be so heinous towards your cat?!
Own sentence : The convicted man was a heinous criminal who would chop his victims alive and then feed his dogs!
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Class:sec 1C Reg no:23 Name:Haziq Ariffin
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1. Arrears-money that is owed and should have been paid earlier
Sentence: They have fallen into arrears with the rent
My sentence: I have fallen into arrears with the bill from the bank
2. Assimilate-to absorb ideas, information, etc in the mind
Sentence: Children need to be given time to assimilate what they have been taught
My sentence-I need to assimilate what my teacher taught during the mathematics lesson
3. Balderdash- Non-sense
Sentence- He’s talking complete balderdash
My sentence- Stop believing things that is balderdash
4. Chivvy-To asks somebody repeatedly to do something, often in an annoying way.
Sentence: His mother kept chivvying him to get his hair cut.
My sentence: I kept chivvying my father to buy me a MP3 player.
5. Churlish-Rude or bad-tempered
Sentence: It seems churlish to refuse such a generous offer.
My sentence: The churlish boy refused to apologize to his parents for shouting at them.
6. Din- A continuing loud unpleasant noise.
Sentence: They are making so much din that I cannot hear you.
My sentence: The boys are being scolded for making a din during an exam.
7. Elucidate-To make something clear; to explain something.
Sentence: Allow me to elucidate.
My sentence: He elucidated to me what had happened at school.
8. Fuddled-Confused as the result of drinking beer.
Sentence: His mind was fuddled with gin.
My sentence: His mind was fuddled after he drank five bottles of beer.
9. Mentor-A trusted adviser of somebody with little experience in a particular field.
Sentence: She is a friend and mentor to many young actors.
My sentence: He is a mentor to many people.
10. Obtrude-To become or makes something/oneself noticeable, especially in a way that is not welcome.
Sentence: He did not realize how much he was obtruding on her grief.
My sentence: He always obtrudes one’s opinions on others.
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