Graduate Outcomes Presentation Slides - English (v3).pptx
Vocabulary Cards
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APALL
Definiton: To fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear.
Example: He was appall by the strange sounds in his home.
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APRON
Definiton: Something, such as a protective shield for a machine, that resembles this garment in appearance or
function.
Example: Most of all the chefs wears an apron to protect their clothes while cooking.
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ACUPUNTURE
Definiton: A system of complementary medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles, used to
alleviate pain and to treat various physical, mental, and emotional conditions.
Example: Use acunpunture to cure any disease is healthier than take somemedicines
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APPRENTICE
Definiton: One who is learning a trade or occupation, especially as a member of a labor union.
Example: By 2015 the apprentice will have learn everything about plumber proffesion.
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BIZZARE
Definiton: Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance
Example: Art created with parts of animals is consider bizzare.
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BULGED
Definiton: Swell or protrude to an unnatural or incongruous extent
Example: You must visit the doctor! Your head has a big bulge
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CRAMP
Definiton: A sudden, involuntary, spasmodic muscular contraction causing severe pain, often occurring in the leg or
shoulder as the result of strain or chill.
Example: He needn’t have touched his leg while he had a muscle cramp
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CIRRUS
Definiton: A high-altitude cloud composed of narrow bands or patches of thin, generally white, fleecy parts.
Example: There are cirrus in the sky, probably is going to rain
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CRACK
Definiton: A line on the surface of something along which it has split without breaking into separate parts.
Example: Cracks on the road must be fix to avoid car accidents.
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DOORWAY
Definiton: The entranceway to a room, building, or passage.
Example: The front doorway is bigger than the room doorway.
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DEFER
Definiton: To put off; postpone.
Example: I have’t decide when to dye my hair so I defer my decision until nezt month.
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DAGGER
Definiton: A short knife with a pointed and edged blade, used as a weapon
Example: Many decades ago people used daggers to kill what they hunt.
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FLUTTER
Definiton: To wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
Example: Birds keep fluttering their wings to fly.
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FELLOW
Definiton: A person in the same position, involved in the same activity, or otherwise associated with another.
Example: They have been fellows since childhood.
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FOND
Definiton: Having a strong liking, inclination, or affection
Example: Fond men likes to attent to every soccer game just to watch their favortite players playing
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FLAP
Definiton: A projecting or hanging piece usually intended to double over and protect or cove
Example: The wing of the plane has a flap where the engines are.
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FLEEING
Definiton: To run away, as from trouble or danger
Example: People in Chile had been fleeing from the fire of the forest.
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GRIP
Definiton: A tight hold; a firm grasp
Example: Mary watch Titanic and she was gripped by a feeling of sadness.
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GRAZE
Definiton: To feed on growing grasses and herbage.
Example: Cows should graze from the grass at least ten times a day to keep healthy.
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GEYSER
Definiton: A natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air.
Example: Yellowstone is famous by its big geyser
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GEAR
Definiton: One of a set of toothed wheels that work together to alter the relation between the speed of a
driving mechanism
Example: Gears of a vehicle helps it to move fast and properly
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GUTTER
Definiton: A channel at the edge of a street or road for carrying off surface water.
Example: Every street must have gutter to carry the rainwater to avoid floods
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HICCUP
Definiton: A spasm of the diaphragm resulting in a rapid, involuntary inhalation that is stopped by the sudden
closure of the glottis and accompanied by a sharp, distinctive sound.
Example: To get rid of hiccup a good advice is to drink a glass of water while holding breath
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HEM
Definiton: An edge or border on a piece of cloth, especially a finished edge, as for a garment or curtain, made
by folding an edge under and stitching it down.
Example: The hem of my purse need to be iron.