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Vocab C
Overview
1 wisdom
• It’s not wise to argue with your parents in front of other people.
• “Self sufficiency’ are the words of wisdom.
2 duty
• Dutiful
• Prapang is a dutiful student who always comes to class on time and pays attention in class.
3 idealist
• My ideal home consists of love and happiness.
• Ya Wen is still very young and idealistic.
• Idealistic+>person’s belief in perfection
4 location
• My house is located on Sukhumvit road.
• Abac Bangna is a great location for many movies.
5 maintain
• I am trying to maintain my 3.5 GPA until I graduate.
• My old car needs a lot of maintenance.
6 enjoy
• My trip to Europe last summer was really enjoyable.
7 significance
• What is the significance of being loyal to your university?
• The gift that I gave you signifies tender loving care.
8 revise
• Students need to revise [their notes] before the exams.
• He made some revisions before submitting the essay to his teacher.
9 substitute
• David Beckham refused to join the team as a substitute.
• Sometimes music can not substitute for tears. [Paul Simon]
10 official
• The officials working at the registration office are very friendly.
• The duties of Father John include teaching a Sunday school class and officiating at weddings.
11 valid
• My ID is valid until next academic year.
They need to validate the signature before cashing the check.
12 unique
• Rumi has a unique way of expressing her happiness.
13 violation
• Do not violate the rules set by the university.
• Violation of rules set by the university results in a year of probation.
14 accommodation
• ABAC dormitory can accommodate 2,000 students and 500 teachers.
• The staff at the foreign student office are very accommodating. [willing to help]
15 ambiguous
• Your essay should not have any ambiguous sentences.
She mentioned finding the money yesterday.
• In sentences that contain 2 verbs , adverbs in certain position may cause ambiguity.
16 benefit
My little sister is going to buy her first car with the benefit of a 100,000 baht discount .
Students learning English can benefit from using English to English dictionaries.
17 awareness
• Most people are aware of the danger of drunk driving.
• It’s important that we should develop an awareness of safe sex.
18 anticipation
• Her eyes sparkled with anticipation as soon as she heard the phone ring.
• Snakes are known for their fast anticipatory attack.
19 concentration
• It’s hard to concentrate on the thick textbook.
• Concentrated orange juice has to be mixed with water before drinking.
20 controversial
• The “Big bags” caused a widespread controversy during the flood last year.
• They controversially gave a big budget to the flood prevention committee.
• Try not to “share” controversial links on facebook.
21 demonstrate
• Show: The salesman is demonstrating how to use the new tablet.
• Protest: The traffic is really bad today because of the demonstration near our university.
22 emphasis
• The murderer emphatically denied that he killed the woman.
• The murderer’s only answer was an emphatic “no.”
• The teacher emphasizes that attendance is important.
23 facility
• ABAC dormitory provides many facilities
such as free internet access and fitness room.
The use of internet can facilitate teaching and learning. [make easier]
24 mature
• The brandy takes 50 years to reach maturity.
• Mint is more mature than her real age.
• [that’s why I chose her to be the class president]
The last word25 logic
• There is no logic in all his comments.
• It is logically impossible to say that 1+1=11.
The end