2017年5月4日木曜日

Vocabulary 5

              Word : meander
      Definition : to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course
Part of speech : verb
        Sentence : The river meander across the Riverside.
     collocation : meander across

              Word : makeshift
      Definition : a temporary expedient or substitute
Part of speech : noun
        Sentence : He has no time so he does a makeshift homework.
     collocation : manage to do, extempore

              Word : whet
      Definition : to sharpen by grinding or friction / the act of whetting
Part of speech : verb / noun
        Sentence : He whet a knife and recover sharpness.
     collocation : stimulate, polish

             Word : rankle
      Definition : to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind
Part of speech : verb
        Sentence : Breaking up their marriage rankle with him.
    collocation : rankle with

             Word : amenable
        Definition : ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to influence
Part of speech : adjective
         Sentence : people amenable to the country law.
     collocation : amenable to

               Word : automate
       Definition : to apply the principles of automation, the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by highly automatic means, to
Part of speech : verb
        Sentence : The big company of car was a fully automated and save labor costs.
     collocation :

              Word : maul
      Definition : a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges, argument; quarrel
Part of speech :  noun
        Sentence : Many bad words are exchanged in their maul.
    collocation : quarrel, hammer

              Word : tawdry
       Definition : gaudy; showy and cheap
Part of speech : adjective
        Sentence : One young guy wear tawdry clothes.
     collocation : loud, gaudy, gorgeous and cheap

              Word : sedulous
       Definition : diligent in application  or attention; persevering; assiduous.
Part of speech : adjective
        Sentence :  He is a sedulous student and always get high score on exam.
     collocation : sedulous student, industrious, patient

             Word : moot
      Definition : open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful
Part of speech : adjective
        Sentence : The global warming mooted on the meeting.
    collocation : moot on

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