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Week 7
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1. accordingly

Explain: as a result of something.

Example: They have broken the rules and will be punished accordingly.

2. conventional

Explain: of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different.

Example: He wanted a conventional marriage with a wife and kids.

3. company

Explain: An organization that provides services or makes or sells goods for money.

Example: She acknowledges she would never have become an opera singer if the company had not given her the opportunity.

4. devote

Explain: To spend a lot of time or effort doing something.

Example: The newspaper has begun devoting more review space to children's books.

5. enterprising

Explain: Willing to try or think of new ideas or methods.

Example: To a contrary effect, the press has grown far more enterprising as it has become much more difficult to keep in line.

6.devour

Explain:to waste or destroy.

Example:The house was devoured by flames and collapsed in less than an hour.

7.bandage

Explain:a strip of cloth or other material used to bind up a wound.

Example:The doctor put a clean bandage on the patient’s wounds.

8.dressing

Explain:a sauce for food.

Example:The salad was served with a delicious dressing made from berries and vinegar.

9.dwell

Explain:to live or stay as a permanent resident.

Example:The old man has dwelt in the same small village all his life.

10.edible

Explain:fit to be eaten as food.

Example:I’m not sure if this pie is still edible because it sat in the sun all day.

11. fury

Explain: A feeling of very strong anger that usually does not last very long.

Example: Workers expressed their fury at the tax increases.

12. leash

Explain: A long thin piece of material attached to a dog's collar so that it can be controlled in a public place.

Example: All dogs must be kept on a leash while on the beaches.

13. snarl

Explain: If an animal such as a dog or a lion snarls, it makes an angry sound in its throat and shows its teeth.

Example: An accident snarled up the traffic for hours.

14. menace

Explain: Someone or something that is dangerous and likely to cause harm.

Example: This youth and his family are well known for stealing cars and are nothing but a menace to the community.

15. grunt

Explain: To make a short low sound in your throat and nose at the same time.

Example: It happens in the best of marriages when your partner asks you about your day and you just grunt or turn away or vice versa.

16. gaze

Explain: Someone’s way of looking at someone or something.

Example: As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on the letter in his hand. 

17. formidable

Explain: Very impressive in size, power, or skill and therefore deserving respect and often difficult to deal with.

Example: The company has built up a formidable reputation for quality.

18. prior

Explain: Happening, existing, or done before a particular time.

Example: The plane seemed to catch fire a few seconds prior to taking off.

19. practical

Explain: Involving or relating to real situations and events.

Example: We aren't very practical so we usually hire someone to do the major repairs.

20. movement

Explain: A group of people who share the same goal and work together to achieve it.

Example: The agreement governs the free movement of goods between countries.

21. responsible

Explain: Deserving to be blamed for something that has happened

Example: The manager is responsible for the general running of the theater.

22. long-term

Explain: Continuing to exist, be relevant, or have an effect for a long time in the future.

Example: Her long-term goal is to move into other sectors such as manufacturing and electronics.

23. lame

Explain: Unable to walk normally because of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot.

Example: However he realized that it just would not be that easy, for he himself had a lame leg and could only move slowly.

24. rotate

Explain: To move in a circle around a fixed central point, or to move something in this way

Example: The eight of us try to rotate the different jobs.

25. abandon

Explain: To leave someone when you should stay with them and take care of them.

Example: George almost persuaded me to abandon my studies and join him.

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