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PersonalVocabularyOne

1. Vouch–Believesomethingisgood,true
2. Incurred–Receivedbythe…<charityhouse>
3. Solely–Only,entirely,plainly

4. Complementtomakeagoodcombinationwithsomeoneorsomethingelse:
5. Rehabilitation–Recover

6. Spur–Boosted,encouraged
7. HastilyInahurriedmanner
8. PeculiarFunny

9. AcquaintanceFriend
10. Loathed–Hated

11. Abhor–Hateakindofbehavior,becauseit’smorallywrong
12. Conspire–Plantodosomethingbad>Allsixmenadmittedconspiringtostealcars.
13. Insight–Clearunderstandingofsomething

14. TailoredToadjustandmakesomethingsuitableforsomeone’sneeds
15. Cater–provide>areastocatertothedifferentneeds|

16. Pursue–Tryingtoachievesomething
17. Invaluable–Extremelyuseful
18. ValuableWorthyofmoney
19. Marvel–Amazed,surprised,likenessofsomething>Marveledbytheirinnovative…
20. Comic–Funny

21. Ironicanironicsituationisonethatisunusualoramusingbecausesomethingstrangehappensor
theoppositeofwhatisexpectedhappensoristrue.
22. Avail:tonoavailorofnoavail,youdonotsucceedingettingwhatyouwant:

23. Hastehurry>Inmyhaste,Idroppedmywallet.
24. Fled–leavesomewhereveryquickly
25. AgitateTomakesomeonefeelupset

26. StoutFairlyfat&heavy>“Ashortandstoutman”
27. KeenlyLike,willing
28. Showcaseaneventorsituationthatisdesignedtoshowthegoodqualitiesofaperson,
organization,productetc



29. Inauguralthe1stofallevents
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30. UnanimousCompletelyAgreeonsomething

31. AssimilateAble,startingtogetusedtoeg.Anewschool.
32. AccomplishSucceed
33. AccustomedBefamiliarwithsomething,seeitasnormal
34. EnrichingImproving>Enrichingthestudentleaders
35. InculcatingTofixideas,principalsintomind>inculcatingorganizationalskills
36. Inclined–Wantingtodosomethingbutnotverystrongly>

37. ImmenselyVerymuch
38. AssureGuarantee
39. TabloidNewspaper>Thetoptabloid
40. GarneringCollecting

41. InadequateInsufficient

42. AcquaintancesomeoneIknow,whoisnotaclosefriend
43. Roaredwithlaughter
44. Intendedhaveaplaninyourmind


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CompositionVocabularyOne

1. AlasUnfortunately
2. Normusual
3. Hecticbusy,packed>astudent’sdayishecticwith…

4. PostulateSuggeststhatsomethingmightbetrue.>Thelawofattractionpostulatesthat…
5. Inevitablysomethingisunavoidable>thereinevitablycomesatimewhen..
6. EnvisionedImaginedthefuture(visualizing)

7. StrataAsocialclass>“middleclassstrataofsociety”
8. Subsequently“Next”,afterthat,(Startofparagraph)
9. ProspectsPossibilitythatsomethingwouldhappen

10. TandemAtthesametime>Ilookatsafetyandwellbeingintandem.
11. Aspectsanotherwordfor“factor”
12. AspirationStrongdesiretohaveorachievesomething

13. Spouseshusbandorwife
14. Embarktakeonanewdifficult,excitingchallenge>toembarkonanewcareerasa
teacher
15. AcknowledgeRecognisesomethinggoodistrue

16. TranquilPleasantlyquiet,calmstate>Asmalltranquilvillage
17. Rationalizeinventingexplanationtomakesomethingwrongseemcorrect.>triestorationalize
hisdrinkingbysayinghedeservesabeerafterahardday.

18. DiscrepancyAnotherwordfor“Difference”>discrepancyinstandards
19. NotionIdea,believeoropinion>Notioncalled“Whatyoubelieveiswhatyouwillachieve”
(awayofexplainingsomethingaboutlife,society,etc)

20. Apparentlyusedtosaythatyouhaveheardthatsomethingistrue,althoughyouarenot
completelysureaboutit>Apparentlythecompanyislosingalotofmoney.

21. Ostensiblypeoplesaythatitistruewhichisnotconfirmedtobetrue.
>Astrangercametothedoor,ostensiblytoaskfordirections.
>Ostensibly,thereisastrongbelieveinthatnotionthat…(Quitetrue,thereisastrong...)

22. EmpiricalBasedonscientificevidences,meanssomethingistruewithreal
experiences.>“EmpiricalEvidence.”

23. ParochialOnlyfocusing,interestedinlocal,particularthings..>…Toavoidhavinga
parochialview…
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24. Houndtokeepfollowingsomeoneandaskingthemquestionsinanannoying.
>ColouredsockscauseDMstohoundyou.
25. TransmogrifiedAbetterwordfor“transformedcompletely”(changedcompletely)
>Thehighschooluniformhastransmogrifiedintoanoutfit…

26. PredominantlyMostly,mainly.>Apredominantlymiddleclassneighbourhood.

27. SynonymousVerysimilar
>Nixon'snamehasbecomesynonymouswithpoliticalscandal.

28. VerisimilitudeTruthfulness,thequalityofbeingtrueorreal.
>Theverisimilitudeofthenotionmentionedearlierwouldbequestionable.

29. Anathemasomethingthatiscompletelytheoppositeofwhatyoubelievein.
>Hispoliticalviewswereanathematome.

30. Ironicanironicsituationisonethatisunusualoramusingbecausesomething
strangehappensortheoppositeofwhatisexpectedhappensoristrue.
>It'sironicthatherhusbandsmokedforthirtyyears,andyetshe'stheonewhodiedoflungcancer.

31. OutrageousAnotherwordfor“Shocking”,Extremelyunusual
>It'soutrageousthatthepoorshouldpaysuchhightaxes.

32. Emboldenedfeelmorebrave,courage
>Thestudentsfeelemboldenedafterremovingalltracesoftheirschoolidentity.

33. RefuteDisapprove,disagree,proveastatementiswrong.
>Itiseasiertoacceptthanrefute…

34. DeemedConsideredas,seenas,
>theyweredeemedtobeillegalimmigrants.

35. ViewAnotherwordfor“deemed”,consideredas,seenas..
>boyswithpantstheyviewastoobaggy…

36. Picayunesmallandunimportant>EvenPicayunematterslikesocks…

37. InherentUnavoidable,
>I'mafraidtheproblemsyoumentionareinherentinthesystem.


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38. PerceiveSee,seeas
>Heperceivedthattherewasnootherwayoutofthecrisis.
>Howsomepeopleperceiveschooluniformsnowadays.

39. CircumventAvoid(waystocircumventtheproblem..meansWAYStoAVOIDtheproblem)

40. Ambivalentnotsurewhetheryouwantorlikesomethingornot
>Wearebothsomewhatambivalentabouthavingachild.
>Asforme,Istilllargelyremainambivalentregarding…

41. Ample–Morethanenough
>Thereisampleevidencethatclimatepatternsarechanging.
>You'llhaveampletimeforquestionslater.

42. BoastSaidProudly,talkbig
>Amyboastedthathersonwasagenius.

43. Tenderlovingcaresympathetictreatmentandalotofattention

44. FundamentalMain,basic,standard.
>Aschoolisoneofthefundamentalbuildingblockswhich…
>Wehavetotacklethefundamentalcauseoftheproblem.

45. MouldsShape,design
>Thewayachildisbroughtupiswhatmouldsthechildintothetypeofperson

46. Plausiblereasonableandlikelytobetrueorsuccessful
>aplausibleexplanation
>Hisexplanationsoundsfairlyplausibletome.

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