MARCH 2011
1.Intervened : the president intervened personally in the crisis √2. incorpcrates : the new car design incoporates all the latest safety features√
3. enlighten : she didn't enlighten him about her background√
4. solitude : she longed for peace and solitude√
5. exclamation : he gave an exclamation of surprise√
6. peculiarities : the cultural peculiarities of the English√
7. trigger : he kept his finger on the trigger√
8. rhetoric : the rhetoric of political slogans√
9. prosperity : the country is enjoying a period of peace and prosperity√
10. enforced : a period of enforced absense√
1. Endure
- He endures his suffering alone without any help from other people.
- This is the kind of big deal that I cannot endure.
- I intend to make some adverts encouraging people to look on the bright side and stoically endure misfortune.
2. Utter
- A reminder that our words, once uttered, have a life of their own.
3. Despair
- In fact they were experiencing a complete range of unseen emotions from hysteria, through delight to utter despair.
- He at length almost despaired of finding her again.
4. Struggle
- He struggled anything to survive in this area.
5. Gather
- Speech data gathered during the field trial was analyzed to give speech recognition accuracy.
The people are gathering for this meeting to discuss how they can reduce great innovation.
[But I'm not sure why they would do that. "Innovation" is usually a positive thing.]
1. Slant
§ John has his own slant about the issue.
§ John slanted the issue, according to the facts.
2. Trigger
§ The ugly fat man triggered the fight in the market.
§ The trigger for the fight was the ugly fat man.
3. Glee
§ Jane went home in glee because she won the dance competition.
§ Jane was very gleeful when she won the dance competition.
§ Jane won the dance competition and she went home gleefully.
4. Ebb
§ He listened to the ebb and flow of the subject carefully.
His attention to the subject ebbed when he got a headache.
5. Ponder
§ Mary pondered her decision in order to choose in which the faculty in which she will would study.
§ Mary was ponderous to choose in which faculty she will study.
§ Mary’s demeanor was ponderous as she chose the faculty in which she would study.
§ Mary has chosen ponderously in which faculty she will study.
§ Mary has chosen ponderously the faculty in which she will study.
OCTOBER 2010
Wilderness
I have crossed great strips of wilderness since, but always there was love to go to back to.
Misty
This morning was very misty with drizzle.
Frontier
The health-care field is a new frontier for anyone interested.
Snicker
In the background, I heard children snicker.
Barefoot
I particularly love the illustrations of the barefoot princesses book.
