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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