New 10 words



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, murmur.
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.    
Collocation: no collocation.

6- Word: bias.
Synonym: favor.
Part of Speech: verb.
Sentence:  A good writer is a writer who mentions both aspects: the positive and the negative because he does not want to be biased.
Collocation: a bias toward someone or something.

7- Word: Strive.
Synonym: try for, go the limit.
Part of Speech: verb.
Sentence: Students strive to get an excellent grade on some classes. 
Collocation: Strive + adverb: strive hard .

8- Word: antagonist.
Synonym: enemy, foe.
Part of Speech: Noun.
Sentence: Our team project got a bad grade because of antagonist behavior from one of the members.
Collocation: no collocation.

9- Word: dim.
Synonym: low, soft.
Part of Speech: adjective.
Sentence:  Could you close the window because there is dim light here.
Collocation: no collocation.

10- Word: keen.
Synonym: Strong, intense.
Part of Speech: verb.
Sentence: I am keen to improve my grasp over my major, and my permanent target is to keep sharpening my skills and to spread knowledge among people who need it.

Comments

  1. Language TrainerApril 27, 2017 at 12:37 PM

    You have a good list but review your examples for dim and integration.

    ReplyDelete

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