Vocabulary Blog

Ahmed Alrefaei 27-April-17 R/V 1- Word: Boycott Synonym: Reject. Part of Speech: verb. Sentence: When a government increases the price of the soft drink, many people boycott these drinks.   Collocation: no collocation. 2- Word: Subtle Synonym: thin, slight. Part of Speech: adjective Sentence: Peaches have subtle smell compare to the onion. Collocation: Subtle+ adjective: extremely . 3- Word: Grumble. Synonym: Complain , m urmur . Part of Speech: verb Sentence: Students usually grumble when they have extra homework. Collocation: No collocation. 4- Word: Bulk. Synonym: Size, volume. Part of Speech: Noun. Sentence: I have a bulk amount of oranges.         Collocation: Phrase: Phrase: (the bulk of ) means most of. 5- Word: Integration. Synonym: union. Part of Speech: Noun. Sentence: I hate math because of the integration.      Collocat...

Ahmed Alrefaei 19-April-17 R/V 1- Word: surreptitious. Synonym: secret, hidden. Part of Speech: adjective. Sentence: when students get bored in a class, they give their phone a surreptitious look. Collocation: no collocation. 2- Word: shallow Synonym: superficial, skin-deep, surface. Part of Speech: adjective Sentence: shallow thinkers do not realize the deep meaning of a decision, action, or ideas. Collocation: verbs: seem+shallow. 3- Word: compensate. Synonym: recompense, repay Part of Speech: verb Sentence: some companies compensate a customer when there is a problem with their product. Collocation:Pre: compensate+for. 4- Word: scorn. Synonym: mock, laugh at. Part of Speech: noun. Sentence: some scorn is considered as racism.     Collocation: Phrase: an object of scorn. 5- Word: parasite. Synonym: microorganism. Part of Speech: noun. Sentence: a parasite is a creature which relies on another organism for the living.   Collocation: no collocation. 6- Wor...

Ahmed Alrefaei 12-April-17 R/V 1- Word: indolent. Synonym: lazy, easygoing. Part of Speech: adjective. Sentence: A part of my company’s policy is to fire an indolent employee.  Collocation: no collocation. 2- Word: diligent Synonym: careful, conscientious. Part of Speech: diligent. Sentence: Gifted children are diligent, they notice can notice small details. Collocation: no collocation 3- Word: novice. Synonym: beginner, learner. Part of Speech: noun Sentence: everyone is a novice in some point, and the key to overcoming this issue is by learning. Collocation: novice+ prep. Ex novice at or novice in. 4- Word: camaraderie. Synonym: friendship, cheer. Part of Speech: noun. Sentence: a certain level of camaraderie is required between coworkers in order to build a successful company.      Collocation: no collocation. 5- Word: foster. Synonym: support, encourage. Part of Speech: verb. Sentence: when people want to take down an oppressive regime, they should fos...