Hacker Voca Day 52

abide
/əˈbaɪd/ - v. - inhabit, reside, remain
Ex: The celestial Holy of Holies is the place where God abides.

accomplished
/əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/ - adj. - skilled, proficient
Ex: Robin is an accomplished sculptor.

apprehend
/ˌæprɪˈhɛnd/ - v. - understand, grasp, comprehend
Ex: Modern physicists are struggling to apprehend the fundamental nature of all matter on a quantum level.

average
/ˈævərɪdʒ/ - n. - mean, median
Ex: New cars and trucks should get an average of 45 miles per gallon by 2010.

blend
/blɛnd/ - v. - compound, fuse, combine, mingle
Ex: The Indians blended Catholicism with their traditional beliefs.

block
/blɑːk/ - n. - obstacle, barrier, blockade
Ex: Jennifer seems to have a mental block when it comes to writing.
/blɑːk/ - v. - prevent, hinder
Ex: Mr. Daniels couldn't get to work on time because his driveway was blocked by the garbage truck picking up trash in the neighborhood.

compel
/kəmˈpɛl/ - v. - oblige, force, coerce, constrain
Ex: Slave women were compelled to work tedious jobs all day long.

constraint
/kənˈstreɪnt/ - n. - limitation, hindrance, confinement, restriction
Ex: Import taxes can act as a constraint on international trade.

couple
/ˈkʌpəl/ - n. - pair, brace, duo
Ex: The new tax plan provides tax relief for married couples and expands retirement saving tax incentives.

disorder
/dɪsˈɔːrdər/ - n. - chaos, disorganization, mess, confusion
Ex: The law was passed in an attempt to control civil disorder.

encounter
/ɪnˈkaʊntər/ - v. - meet, face
Ex: Bill encountered so many obstacles that delayed his promotion.

erroneous
/ɪˈroʊniəs/ - adj. - incorrect, mistaken, false
Ex: All of the team agreed that it was an erroneous conclusion.

expertise
/ˌɛkspərˈtiːz/ - n. - art, craft, skill, mastery
Ex: Joe has made a fortune with his expertise in computer programming for online games.

fame
/feɪm/ - n. - renown, reputation, eminence, celebrity, honor
Ex: Yanni is a musician of international fame.

found
/faʊnd/ - v. - create, set up, establish
Ex: Cal founded the after-school program to keep kids off the streets and away from drugs.

imitate
/ˈɪmɪteɪt/ - v. - simulate, mimic, copy, reproduce, mock
Ex: Children tend to imitate everything they see their parents doing.

incredulous
/ɪnˈkrɛdʒələs/ - adj. - skeptical, doubtful, dubious
Ex: Modern people are apt to be incredulous about ghosts.

in opposition to
- phr. - counter to, con
Ex: Most of the people who attended the rally are in opposition to war in the Middle East.

means
/miːnz/ - n. - method, way, process
Ex: Martin Luther King, Jr. had to find alternative means of protests.

medium
/ˈmiːdiəm/ - n. - means, instrument
Ex: Silver circulated as a medium of exchange in the old colonial times.

misleading
/mɪsˈliːdɪŋ/ - adj. - deceptive, deluding, confusing
Ex: Yetts gave customers false and misleading account statements.

onset
/ˈɑːnˌsɛt/ - n. - beginning, opening, outbreak
Ex: At the onset of the 19th century, New York City was already a bustling commercial center.

overwhelm
/ˌoʊvərˈwɛlm/ - v. - overpower, crush
Ex: The army quickly overwhelmed the rebels hiding out in abandoned buildings.

phenomenon
/fəˈnɑːmɪnən/ - n. - occurrence, appearance
Ex: The president began to deal with the global warming phenomenon.

pinnacle
/ˈpɪnəkəl/ - n. - the highest point, top, peak
Ex: Bryce Canyon is 56 square miles of badlands and towering pinnacles.

pinpoint
/ˈpɪnˌpɔɪnt/ - adj. - precise
Ex: Satellites can identify objects with pinpoint accuracy.

pliable
/ˈplaɪəbl/ - adj. - smoothly shaped, easy to shape, easily shaped
Ex: Copper is an example of a pliable metal.

rear
/rɪər/ - v. - raise, nurture, nurse
Ex: Mrs. Brown painstakingly reared her three sons to be gentlemen.

repair
/rɪˈpɛər/ - v. - mend, amend, fix, remodel
Ex: Doctors say they can repair the heart after coronary failure.

residue
/ˈrɛzɪduː/ - n. - remain, remnant, remainder, dreg
Ex: Chalky residue on the sole of Vincent's shoe proved that he had recently visited the murder scene.

scanty
/ˈskænti/ - adj. - short, scarce, sparse, meager
Ex: Because of his scanty breakfast, Billy felt hungry again.

sense
/sɛns/ - n. - meaning, signification, denotation, significance
Ex: The general was not a communist in the traditional sense of the term.

shard
/ʃɑːrd/ - n. - fragment, piece
Ex: Archaeologists were able to reconstruct the pot from the clay shards found on the site.

substrate
/ˈsʌbstreɪt/ - n. - substratum, underlying layer
Ex: Geologists believe that under the rigid crust of the Earth's surface lies a semi-liquid substrate.

subtle
/ˈsʌtl/ - adj. - hardly perceived, imperceptible, elusive
Ex: The symptoms of pancreatic cancer are so subtle that they often go undetected.

suitable
/ˈsuːtəbl/ - adj. - appropriate, proper, fit
Ex: Jeans and a sweatshirt are not suitable attire for a formal event.

tedious
/ˈtiːdiəs/ - adj. - tiresome, irksome, wearisome, monotonous
Ex: McKinley's force of roughly 600 men began the tedious but necessary task of digging a ditch.

toxic
/ˈtɑːksɪk/ - adj. - poisonous, noxious, toxicant, venomous
Ex: Pollution from toxic chemicals threatens life on this planet.

ultimately
/ˈʌltɪmətli/ - adv. - eventually, in the end, finally, after all, at last
Ex: Citizens are ultimately accountable for the actions of their governments.

universally
/ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəli/ - adv. - everywhere, generally, invariably
Ex: There is no universally accepted religion or political philosophy.

usual
/ˈjuːʒuəl/ - adj. - typical, common, accustomed, familiar
Ex: As usual, John and Mary left their children at home with a babysitter when they went bowling.


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