4/14
1. bystander (n.) /ˈbaɪˌstændə(r)/
a. someone who is in a particular place by chance when an accident or an unusual event happens but who is not directly connected with it
ex: Two innocent bystanders were injured in the shooting.
2. cardiac (adj.) /ˈkɑː(r)diæk/
a. connected with your heart
ex: The cause of death was cardiac failure.
3. pronged (adj.) / ˈprȯŋd, ˈpräŋd /
a. having a specified number of prongs
b. having a usually specified number of parts or approaches
ex: The little girl likes to have lunch with her four-pronged fork.
4. dispatch (v.) /dɪˈspætʃ/
a. to send someone or something somewhere
b. to kill a person or animal
c. to get rid of someone or something in a fast and effective way
ex: The goods are dispatched from a warehouse.
5. aerial (adj.) /ˈeəriəl/
a. from a plane
b. taking place in the air
c. effected by means of aircraft
ex: What is the spectacular aerial acrobatics of the circus performers?
4/15
1. expend (v.) /ɪkˈspend/
a. to use time, energy, money etc doing something
b. to pay out
c. to make use of for a specific purpose
ex: Are we willing to expend the time and resources required to solve the problem?
2. arsenal (n.) /ˈɑː(r)s(ə)n(ə)l/
a. a large collection of weapons and military equipment
b. a building used for storing guns and military equipment
c. a large collection of things you can use to achieve a particular purpose
ex: In its arsenal of evidence, the government has more than 1,000 hours of taped phone calls.
3. lethal (adj.) /ˈliːθl/
a. very dangerous and able to kill you
b. very successful or effective
ex: He was sentenced to death by lethal injection.
4. transplant (v.) /ˈtrænsˌplɑːnt/
a. to remove (a plant) from the ground or from a pot and move it to another place
b. to move (a person or animal) to a new home
ex: Doctors transplanted one of his kidneys into his sister.
5. transgenic (adj.) /ˌtrænzˈdʒenɪk/
a. a transgenic plant or animal contains genes from a different plant or animal that have been introduced using a laboratory technique
ex: Have you ever seen that transgenic plant ?
4/16
1. fingertip (n.) /ˈfɪŋɡə(r)ˌtɪp/
a. the end of your finger
b. a protective covering for the end of a finger
ex: He has all the information he needs at his fingertips.
2. fervent (adj.) /ˈfɜː(r)v(ə)nt/
a. very enthusiastic and sincere, especially about something you believe in or support
b. exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling
ex: A fervent speech that called for tolerance and compassion for those who are different.
3. fathom (v.) /ˈfæðəm/
a. a unit for measuring the depth of water, equal to 1.8 meters or 6 feet
ex: The water here is five fathoms deep.
4. glut (n.) /ɡlʌt/
a. an available amount of something that is more than people want or need
b. archaic
ex: When all the fruit ripens in September we get a glut.
5. peddle (v.) /ˈped(ə)l/
a. to sell something on the street or by going to customers, rather than in a shop
b. to try to make people believe a story, explanation, or idea, especially when it is wrong
c. to deal out or seek to disseminate
d. to travel about with wares for sale
ex: He peddled his idea for a new movie to every executive in Hollywood.
4/17
1. rebut (v.) /rɪˈbʌt/
a. to show or say that something is not true
b. to drive or beat back
c. to make or furnish an answer or counter proof
ex: Her lawyer attempted to rebut the witness's testimony.
2. din (n.) /dɪn/
a. a very loud unpleasant noise that lasts for a long time
b. a situation or condition resembling a din
ex: It was hard to hear anything above the din in the restaurant.
3. assiduous (adj.) /əˈsɪdjʊəs/
a. hard-working and thorough
b. showing great care, attention, and effort
c. marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
ex: They were assiduous in their search for all the latest facts and figures.
4. sage (n.) /seɪdʒ/
a. a plant used to flavor food.
b. someone who is wise and shows good judgment
c. a mature or venerable man of sound judgment
ex: Thank to the sage magistrate, the family could save their house.
5. statistic (n.) /stəˈtɪstɪk/
a. a group of numbers that represent facts or that describe a situation
b. the science of using numbers to represent facts and describe situations
c. a number that represents a fact or describes a situation
ex: New statistics show the economy is continuing to grow.
4/18
1. mandatory (adj.) /ˈmændət(ə)ri/
a. ordered by a law or rule
b. required by a law or rule
ex: The tests are mandatory for all students wishing to graduate.
2. proportion (n.) /prəˈpɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n/
a. a quantity of something that is a part or share of the whole
b. the correct, most useful, or most attractive relationship between things
c. the size or shape of something
d. the degree of importance of something
ex: Genovese's work shows a wonderful sense of proportion and design.
3. reputable (adj.) /ˈrepjʊtəb(ə)l/
a. generally considered to be honest and reliable
b. respected and trusted by most people : having a good reputation
c. employed widely or sanctioned by good writers
ex: Make sure you buy your used car from a reputable dealer
4. niche (n.) /niːʃ/
a. a small hole or space in a wall where you can put small objects
b. a job or activity that you are good at and that is very suitable for you
c. an opportunity to sell a particular product or service that no one else is selling
d. an environment that has all the things that a particular plant or animal needs in order to live
ex: She finally found her niche as a teacher.
5. buff (n.) /bʌf/
a. someone who is very interested in and knows a lot about a particular subject
b. a very light yellow-brown color, similar to the color of sand
c. a device having a soft absorbent surface
ex: He's such a film buff that he owns over 3,000 movies.
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