Hacker Voca Day 47

amiable
/ˈeɪmiəbl/ - adj. - friendly, amicable, genial, cordial
Ex: The amiable Cassidy made many friends among her neighbors.

arduous
/ˈɑːrdʒuəs/ - adj. - difficult, laborious, strenuous
Ex: Tom's family had an arduous journey in the mountains this summer.

ascend
/əˈsend/ - v. - climb, mount, go up
Ex: Jack ascended the back stairs to carry his wife to their room.

atmosphere
/ˈætməsfɪər/ - n. - air, ambiance, aura
Ex: An atmosphere of optimism dominated the wedding reception.

awe
/ɔː/ - n. - amazement, surprise, wonder
Ex: The complexity of the universe inspires great awe.

completely
/kəmˈpliːtli/ - adv. - totally, perfectly, entirely, utterly
Ex: A husband and wife should be completely honest with each other.

cram
/kræm/ - v. - jam, stuff
Ex: The kids crammed the fireplace full of pine-boughs.

dilemma
/dɪˈlemə/ - n. - difficult situation, predicament, strait
Ex: The disposal of wastes was a dilemma that had to be dealt with.

discharge
(1) /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ - v. - release, set free, liberate
Ex: The soldier was discharged from the army after being wounded.
(2) /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒ/ - v. - release
Ex: The sun discharges a significant amount of ultraviolet radiation.

enlist
/ɪnˈlɪst/ - v. - join in, enroll
Ex: Dasch enlisted in the German army at the age of 14.

enterprise
/ˈentəpraɪz/ - n. - undertaking
Ex: Andrea soon discovered that her new enterprise was far more work than she had expected.

escalate
/ˈeskəleɪt/ - v. - increase, intensify, mount, rise
Ex: The civilians don't want the fighting to escalate into a full-scale war.

estimate
/ˈestɪmeɪt/ - v. - assess, evaluate, judge, appraise
Ex: John tried to estimate the cost of the repairs.

green hand
/ɡriːn hænd/ - phr. - untrained worker
Ex: Mr. Kim is a green hand at foreign trade.

inclined
(1) /ɪnˈklaɪnd/ - adj. - apt, liable, prone, disposed
Ex: Caucasians are more inclined to get skin cancer than other races.
(2) /ɪnˈklaɪnd/ - adj. - slanted, tilted
Ex: The building was at an inclined angle after being damaged in the earthquake.

incoherent
/ˌɪnkəʊˈhɪərənt/ - adj. - disordered, unintelligible
Ex: Incoherent speech is a possible indicator of a head injury.

innovate
/ˈɪnəveɪt/ - v. - create, pioneer
Ex: When people are free from bureaucratic constraints, they can often innovate more creatively.

lading
/ˈleɪdɪŋ/ - n. - cargo, load, freight
Ex: The port of Singapore handles many tons of lading each year.

original
(1) /əˈrɪdʒɪnəl/ - adj. - imaginative, creative, inventive
Ex: Galileo had already started the deep process of original thinking.
(2) /əˈrɪdʒɪnəl/ - adj. - initial, primary, early
Ex: The potato's original home is in the mountainous regions of South America.

outrageous
/aʊtˈreɪdʒəs/ - adj. - shocking, offensive, intolerable
Ex: The company spokesman was fired for making outrageous statements.

picture
/ˈpɪktʃər/ - v. - represent, portray, depict
Ex: Johnson pictured Goldwater as a dangerous radical.

preliminary
/prɪˈlɪmɪnəri/ - adj. - initial, introductory, preparatory
Ex: Preliminary research indicates that solar radiation may have decreased by as much as 10 percent.

preoccupation
/priːˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃən/ - n. - fascination, absorption, obsession
Ex: Ford hoped his action would end the nation's preoccupation with Watergate.

preserve
/prɪˈzɜːv/ - v. - protect, save, maintain, conserve, keep
Ex: The senator took important steps to preserve the wildlife of his state.

radiant
/ˈreɪdiənt/ - adj. - bright, vivid, brilliant, beaming, glowing
Ex: The window stood wide open, and the radiant moonlight streamed in.

research
/ˈriːsɜːrtʃ/ - v. - investigate, study, examine, scrutinize
Ex: The reporter carefully researched the background of the soldiers who were implicated in the crime.

reverence
/ˈrevərəns/ - n. - worship, veneration, homage, respect, awe
Ex: Ancestor reverence is an integral part of some Asian cultures.

reverse
/rɪˈvɜːrs/ - v. - turn around, change direction
Ex: Europe has not only stopped its population growth but has actually reversed it.

right
/raɪt/ - adj. - correct, proper, appropriate
Ex: All the evidence shows that the birth rate is falling and that we're moving in the right direction.

satire
/ˈsætaɪər/ - n. - irony, sarcasm
Ex: The columnist wrote a satire on the lives of the rich and the famous.

segregate
/ˈseɡrɪɡeɪt/ - v. - separate, divide
Ex: The prisoners were segregated by gender at the prison camp.

stable
/ˈsteɪbl/ - adj. - unchanging, constant
Ex: For 300 years, New Spain had been the most loyal and stable of all of Spain's colonies.

strong
/strɒŋ/ - adj. - powerful, forceful
Ex: Angelou's biography became a strong source of inspiration for the boy.

tease
/tiːz/ - v. - annoy, bother
Ex: The boy relentlessly teased the girl until she started to cry.

tempting
/ˈtemtɪŋ/ - adj. - attractive, inviting
Ex: Jennifer found the job offer to be too tempting to resist.

type
/taɪp/ - n. - kind, sort
Ex: Kate is the type of person anyone looks up to.

underlying
/ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ/ - adj. - fundamental, basic, elementary
Ex: The underlying theme of John Donne's poem 'The Flea' is marriage.

vein
/veɪn/ - n. - blood vessel
Ex: Everyone alive has blood pulsing through their veins.


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