- accomplishment (noun):
something successful you do after a lot of hard work
- The company recognized my father's accomplishments and gave him a promotion. - tuition (noun):
the money you pay to take classes and be taught
- I had to work all summer at two jobs to earn enough money for college tuition. - pantry (noun):
a small closet or storeroom where food is kept.
- My sister took a lot of food from the pantry before she left for college. - rations (noun):
an amount of food given out for each meal, particularly when there is not
much available in times of war or emergency
- The soldiers survived on rations during the darkest days of the war. - talk it
over
(phrasal verb): discuss a problem or situation before you make a
decision
- You really need to talk it over with your parents before you decide to transfer to another school. - analyze (verb ):
examine carefully
- The rescue workers quickly analyzed the situation before they entered the building. - maintain (verb):
take care of something so it stays in good condition
- You really need to maintain all of your hiking gear in good condition because you never know when you'll need it. - conserve (verb):
protect something from destruction or loss
- If the missing hikers conserve their energy and food, they should be able to survive a few more days. - live out (phrasal
verb): do something you have planned or hoped for
- Although my grandfather was quite old, he was able to live out his dream of graduating from high school, something he wasn't able to do 60 years ago. - further (verb):
help forward or promote
- The university wants to further educational opportunities by providing additional scholarships. - be doomed (verb):
certain to die or be destroyed
- My sister's plan to go to college was doomed from the beginning because she had terrible grades in high school, and she hadn't saved any money for tuition. - enroll in (verb):
go to or attend
- More and more students are enrolling in computer science because they see a future in that field.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
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are these words from a book that you have read or reading class?
ReplyDeleteThese are useful for our vocabulary development, thanks :)
ReplyDeleteyou're welcome! umut. yelda teacher,they are not in book because I found working on the internet.
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