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1.putrid /ˈpjuːtrɪd/ adjective

 of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction

ex: Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal is a putrid remnant of New York's industrial past.

 

2.leafy  /ˈliːfi/  adjective

 furnished with or abounding in leaves

ex: Now it's a leafy landscape in which coffee and macadamia nuts are cultivated.

 

3.tangible /ˈtændʒəb(ə)l/ adjective

capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch

ex: A chair is a tangible object.

 

4.democratic /ˌdeməˈkrætɪk/ adjective

of, relating to, or favoring democracy

ex: Debates are an important part of the democratic process.

 

5.perceptive /pə(r)ˈseptɪv/ adjective

 capable of or exhibiting keen perception

ex: He is a very perceptive young man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.agitate /ˈædʒɪteɪt/ verb

[IT]to attempt to arouse public feeling

ex: Some members of the union have been agitating for a strike.

 [T] to give motion to

ex: If I talk about the problem with him it just agitates him even more.

 

2.dictate  /dɪkˈteɪt/  verb[T/IT]

to speak or read for a person to transcribe or for a machine to record

ex: She's dictating a letter to her secretary.

 

3.perpetuate /pə(r)ˈpetʃueɪt/  verb[T]

to make perputal or cause to last indefinitely

ex: Fears about an epidemic are being perpetuated by the media.

 

4.meticulous /mɪˈtɪkjʊləs/ adjective

marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details

ex: He is meticulous about keeping accurate records.

 

5.noxious /ˈnɒkʃəs/ adjective

constituting a harmful influence on mind or behavior

ex: Noxious smog that for years has been encrusting the historic cathedral with soot.

 

 

1.administrative   /ədˈmɪnɪstrətɪv/ adjective

relating to the management of a company, organization, or institution

ex: She has an administrative job.

 

2.bargain   /ˈbɑrɡən/  noun[C]

something you buy that costs much less than normal

ex: She likes to hunt for bargains when she shops.

 

an agreement in which two people or groups each promise to do something

ex: After hours of negotiating, a bargain was finally reached.

 

3.cargo /ˈkɑrɡoʊ/  noun[C/UC]

things that are being sent by ship, airplane, train, or truck

ex: The ship and all its cargo sank.

 

4.commute /kəˈmjut/  verb[T/IT]

[intransitive] to travel regularly to and from work

ex: He commutes to work every day by train.

[transitive] legal to change a punishment to one that is less severe

ex: The judge commuted his death sentence to life imprisonment.

 

5.dismiss  /dɪsˈmɪs/  verb[T]

to refuse to accept that something might be true or important

ex: The senator dismissed claims that he had accepted bribes.

[often passive] to force someone to leave their job

ex: Edwards claimed that he had been unfairly dismissed.

 

to officially tell people that they can leave a place

ex: Judge Helman dismissed the jury after they failed to reach a verdict.

 

 

[legal] if a judge dismisses a court case, thay officially decide that the case should not continue

ex: The court dismissed his appeal.

 

1.handicapped  /ˈhændiˌkæpt/ adjective

sometimes offensive

 

 

: having a physical or mental disability; also: of or reserved for handicapped persons

ex: He has been handicapped since his motorcycle accident.

 

2.hygiene /ˈhaɪdʒiːn/ noun[UC]

conditions or practices (as of cleanliness) conducive to health

ex: He has very poor personal hygiene.

 

3.nausea /ˈnɔːziə/  noun[UC]

a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit

ex: Some people experience nausea when flying.

 

4.payroll /ˈpeɪˌrəʊl/ noun[C]

a paymaster's or employer's list of those entitled to pay and of the amounts due to each

ex: They cut him from their payroll.

the sum necessary for distribution to those on a payroll; also: the money to be distributed

ex: He's the manager of a baseball team with a $50 million payroll.

 

5.buff  /bʌf/ noun[C]

someone who is very interested in and knows a lot about a particular subject

ex: He is a wine buff.

 

1.boulevard  /ˈbuːləvɑː(r)d/ noun[C]

a broad often landscaped thoroughfare

ex: The city is celebrated for its broad, tree-lined boulevards.

 

 

2.botany  /ˈbɒt(ə)ni/ noun[UC]

a branch of biology dealing with plant life

ex: I like the botany of Greenland.

 

 

3.broaden /ˈbrɔːd(ə)n/  verb[T/IT]

[T]to make broader

ex: They need to broaden their understanding of other cultures.

 [IT] to become broad

ex: Her smile broadened when I told her the good news.

 

 

4.broth  /brɒθ/ noun[UC]

 liquid in which meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been cooked

ex: The broth is delicious.

 

 

 5.canary  /kəˈneəri/  noun[C]

 a small finch (Serinus canarius syn. S. canaria) of the Canary Islands that is usually greenish to yellow and is kept as a cage bird and singer

ex: A canary who was singing and giving up the names of some of the city's most notorious drug lords

 

 

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