Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Vocublary log

1) Hence: adv. From this source. Ex. They grew up in the Sudan; hence their interest in Nubian art.
2) Confer: verb. To consult together; compare opinions; carry on a discussion or deliberation. Ex. The Saudi king flew to Washington this morning to confer with the American president
3) Domestic: adjective: of or pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries: some people are complaining about the domestic affairs in the country.
4) Access: noun. The ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: ex: They have access to the files.
5) Internal: adjective. Of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country ex: His highness Sheikh Saif bin Zayed is the minister of internal affairs in the UAE.
6) Occupy: verb. To take or fill up. I occupied my evenings reading newspapers.
7) Attributed: verb. To consider as a quality or characteristic of the person, thing, group, etc. Ex: He attributed intelligence to his colleagues.
8) Status: noun: state or condition of affairs. Ex. Arbitration has failed to change the status of the disagreement.
9) Phase: noun. A stage in a process of change or development. Ex: Each phase of life brings its own joys.
10) Promote: verb. To help or encourage existing or flourishing. Ex: United Nations promoted a campaign on world peace.
11) Attitude: noun. Manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., with regard to a person or thing; tendency or orientation: Faisal has a negative attitude.
12) Concentrate: verb to come to or toward a common center; converge; collect. Ex: The people concentrated in one part of the city.
13) Grant: verb to give or accord. Ex: The manager granted permission to his secretary.
14) Obvious: adjective. easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: It was an obvious advantage.
15) Despite: preposition. in spite of; notwithstanding. Ex: He was tolerant despite his background and education.
16) Justify: verb. to show, to be just or right: Ex: he does not always justify the problem.
17) Sequence: noun. order of succession. Ex: In the library the book shelves are in alphabetical sequence.
18) Ethnic: adjective. belonging to or deriving from the cultural, racial, religious, or linguistic traditions of a people or country. Ex: The theatre will play some ethnic dances.
19) Retain: verb. to continue to use, practice. Ex: My grandfather is still retaining an old custom.
20) Contribute: verb. To give, to a common supply, fund .Ex: He contributed to many charities.