Vocabulary Sheet Series, BM-EN; EN-BM

1. Notebook: English
Created: 05-Apr-13 5:26 AM Updated: 20-Apr-14 8:10 PM
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Vocabulary Sheet 19
1. kemakmuran -> prosperity
2. bermalam -> spend the night, overnight
3. semalam-malaman -> all night long, the whole night
4. memalukan -> disgraceful
5. mana satu -> which one
6. mana-mana -> anywhere
7. manakan mungkin -> how could it be
8. bermandikan -> bathed in
9. memanjakan -> spoil, coddle, pamper
10. humanity -> kemanusiaan
11. kemasyarakatan -> social
12. semata-mata -> just because
13. mentang-mentang -> just because
14. kemestian -> necessity, certainty
15. berminggu-minggu -> for weeks
16. muka pintu -> doorway
17. muka selamba -> poker face
18. mulut manis -> sweet tongue
19. mundar-mandir -> pace up and down

2. 20. bernama -> to be called
21. nampaknya -> it seems, apparently
22. ternanti-nanti -> looking forward
23. senasib -> of the same fate
24. negara maju -> developed country
25. negara membangun -> developing country
26. kepentingan negara -> national interest
27. nekad -> determined
28. menyalakan -> to set fire
29. perseorangan -> individual
30. mengandungi -> to contain, consist of, fill with
31. perkapalan -> shipping
32. kebolehpercayaan -> credibility
33. memperkecilkan -> belittle
34. pengecualian -> examption
35. berkedut -> wrinkle
36. terkehel -> sprain
37. berkejar-kejaran -> to chase one another
38. sekelip mata -> in a wink, in the twinkling of an eye
39. mengenyit -> wink, blink
40. berkeping-keping -> in pieces

3. 41. kepulan -> cloud of smoke
42. keratan akhbar -> news clipping
43. seketika -> a moment
44. berketul-ketul -> lumpy
45. khabarnya -> it is said
46. berkicau -> to chirp
47. kiranya -> in case
48. kuno -> of early origin
49. melalui -> to pass through
50. lama-kelamaan -> in the long run
51. lambat-laun -> sooner or later
52. melampaui -> to go too far
53. pelampau -> extremist
54. berlandaskan -> base on
55. melangkah -> to step
56. berlangsung -> to take place
57. selanjutnya -> futhermore
58. lantaran -> because of
59. berlapis-lapis -> in layers
60. terlarang -> forbidden
61. tedium(n) - the feeling of being bored by something tedious

4. = kebosanan
62. fugal(adj) - sparing or economical with regard to money or
food; avoiding waste- (1) berjimat cermat = he led a very
frugal life
(2) tdk mahal = a frugal meal
63. vapid - lacking zest or interest - membosankan
64. prosaic(adj) - menjemukan
65. to add insult to injury -> insulting a person after having
injured him
by blackening my character after having dismissed me from the
job, my employer added insult to injury.
66. all in all -> everything considered
all in all, it has been a successful year.
67. to all intents an purpose -> in fact
to all intents and purposes, the vice-president of that firm is
the chief decision maker
68. to ask for trouble -> doing something one knows will bring
trouble
if you provoke me further, you are asking for trouble.
69. the be-all and end-all -> the main aim of an act
Getting a degree is the be-all and end-all of modern youth
70. to bell the cat -> to do something which is very dangerous
but very useful
Since somebody had to approach the principal with our demands,
I agreed to bell the cat
71. selaras -> in accordance, in agreement
72. melarikan -> to run away with
73. latihan dalam kerja -> on the job training
74. lawatan luar -> field trip

5. 75. ruang legar -> foyer, lobby
76. lemah semangat -> weak willed
77. perlembagaan -> constitution
78. lereng bukit -> hill slope
79. selewat-lewatnya -> at the latest
80. berliku-liku -> winding
81. melimpah -> spill over
82. melintasi -> go across
83. berlutut -> to kneel
84. terkabul -> granted, fulfilled
85. mengaburi -> make vision indistinct, make blur
86. mengacau -> to stir
87. kacau-bilau -> in disorder
88. kadang-kala -> now and then
89. kajian luar -> field study
90. kaki ayam -> barefoot
91. sekali imbas -> glance, brief look
92. sekali-sekala -> once in a while
93. sleep soundly = tidur nyenyak
94. the padi turns yellow - padi menguning(ripens)
95. application = permohonan

6. 96. foundation = yayasan
97. atmosphere = suasana
98. vegetation = tumbuh-tumbuhan
99. self-possession = The trait of resolutely controlling your
own behaviour
100. resolutely=Showing firm determination or purpose