May 24, 2017
word #1: prompt
definition: to cause someone to say or do soething
part of speech: verb
sentence: What prompted you to say that?
synonym: cause
word #2: arduous
definition: difficult and tiring, or needing a great deal of effort
part of speech: adj.
sentence: Nowadys, a trip to the Norh was an ardous journey because of harsh weather.
synonym: difficult
word #3: attribute
definition: a quality or feature of a person or thing, esp. one that is an important part of its nature (CHARACTERISTIC, QUALITY, TRAIT)
part of speech: noun
sentence: He has a physical attribute to be an athlete.
collocation: have, possess + attribute (verb + noun)
physical, cultural/common/main,great/essential,positive,useful + attribute (adj. + noun)
word #4: exclusively
definition: limited to a specific thing or group
part of speech: adv.
sentence: His business deals exclusively with the advertising industry.
Synonyms: only; solely
word #5: conjecture (v. conjecture)
definition: an opinion or judgement that is not based on proof; a guess
part of speech: noun
sentence: Whether the business will survive another decade is pure conjecture.
collocation: pure conjecture (adj. + noun)
conjecture about/ as to (noun + prep.)
a matter for conjecture, open to conjecture (a phrase)
word #6: consensus
definition: a generally accepted opinion; wide agreement
part of speech: noun
sentence: The general consensus of opinion is that a high-fat diet is bad for you.
collocation: a consensus of opinion, a lack of consensus (a phrase)
consensus about/on/over (noun + prep.)
common, general, strong/growing, emerging/ political,social consensus (adj. + noun)
word #7: deliberate
definition: (of an action or a decision) intentional or planned, often with the result of being harmful to someone
part of speech: adj.
sentence: I and best friend made a deliberate decision to live together.
synonym: intentionally, planned
word #8: deviate
definition: to change from the usual way, or to go in a differnt direction
part of speech: verb
sentence: He never deviated from his strict vegetarian diet.
collocation: considerably, significantly (adv.)
deviate by/from (verb + prep.)
word #9: eccentric
definition: strange or unsual, sometimes in an amusing way
part of speech: adj.
sentence: The movie was getting very eccentric as time went by.
collocation: be, look, seem/ become, get eccentric (verb + adj.)
consider sb, find sb, regard sb as eccentric (verb + adj.)
highly, very, widely/ a bit, faintly, slightly, somewhat, endearingly, engagingly eccentric (adv. + adj.)
word #10: eclectic
definition: consisting of different types, methods, styles, etc.
part of speech: adj.
sentence: It was an eclectic mix of our traditional food and American dishes.
synonyms: various; diverse
definition: to cause someone to say or do soething
part of speech: verb
sentence: What prompted you to say that?
synonym: cause
word #2: arduous
definition: difficult and tiring, or needing a great deal of effort
part of speech: adj.
sentence: Nowadys, a trip to the Norh was an ardous journey because of harsh weather.
synonym: difficult
word #3: attribute
definition: a quality or feature of a person or thing, esp. one that is an important part of its nature (CHARACTERISTIC, QUALITY, TRAIT)
part of speech: noun
sentence: He has a physical attribute to be an athlete.
collocation: have, possess + attribute (verb + noun)
physical, cultural/common/main,great/essential,positive,useful + attribute (adj. + noun)
word #4: exclusively
definition: limited to a specific thing or group
part of speech: adv.
sentence: His business deals exclusively with the advertising industry.
Synonyms: only; solely
word #5: conjecture (v. conjecture)
definition: an opinion or judgement that is not based on proof; a guess
part of speech: noun
sentence: Whether the business will survive another decade is pure conjecture.
collocation: pure conjecture (adj. + noun)
conjecture about/ as to (noun + prep.)
a matter for conjecture, open to conjecture (a phrase)
word #6: consensus
definition: a generally accepted opinion; wide agreement
part of speech: noun
sentence: The general consensus of opinion is that a high-fat diet is bad for you.
collocation: a consensus of opinion, a lack of consensus (a phrase)
consensus about/on/over (noun + prep.)
common, general, strong/growing, emerging/ political,social consensus (adj. + noun)
word #7: deliberate
definition: (of an action or a decision) intentional or planned, often with the result of being harmful to someone
part of speech: adj.
sentence: I and best friend made a deliberate decision to live together.
synonym: intentionally, planned
word #8: deviate
definition: to change from the usual way, or to go in a differnt direction
part of speech: verb
sentence: He never deviated from his strict vegetarian diet.
collocation: considerably, significantly (adv.)
deviate by/from (verb + prep.)
word #9: eccentric
definition: strange or unsual, sometimes in an amusing way
part of speech: adj.
sentence: The movie was getting very eccentric as time went by.
collocation: be, look, seem/ become, get eccentric (verb + adj.)
consider sb, find sb, regard sb as eccentric (verb + adj.)
highly, very, widely/ a bit, faintly, slightly, somewhat, endearingly, engagingly eccentric (adv. + adj.)
word #10: eclectic
definition: consisting of different types, methods, styles, etc.
part of speech: adj.
sentence: It was an eclectic mix of our traditional food and American dishes.
synonyms: various; diverse
Good work here, just one note: You don't need both of these: " exclusively only " 10/10
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