20111101

voCabuLARY


vocabulary:
  • homebody [C] (=stay-at-home)
    He is a stay-at-home.
  • outstrip
    When demands outstrip supplies, prices will get higher.
  • Portuguese
  • cuff [C]
  • versatile (=multifunction)
    A jacket is a versatile garment that you should have bought one.
  • proofread, proofread, proofread
    Please proofread your own article before you hand in it.
  • jargon [U]
  • delegate
    delegates have voted in favour of the motion.
    you were delegated to represent your team in this meeting.
  • brevity [U]
    his essays are models of clarity and brevity.
  • auditory [adj.]
  • stale 
  • lucrative
  • mundane
  • entrepreneur [C]
    he was one of entrepreneurs who made their money in property.
  • hieroglyph [C]
  • ample
    you have ample opportunities to ask questions after the talk.
  • illusion [C]
    you can create illusion of space by various mirrors.
  • faucet [C] american english. / tap [C] british english
idiom:
  • off the cuff
  • off the top of one's head
  • be no good at

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