Vocabulary: multitude /MUHL-ti-tood/ [noun] – a large number of people or things A multitude of volunteers visited the evacuation area. congregate /KONG-gri-geyt/ [verb] – to come together in a large group of people or animals Students congregate at school to…
Read more
Vocabulary: hazard /HAZ-erd/ [noun] something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage The increasing levels of pollution poses a great hazard to the locals’ health and the environment. solidify /suh-LID-uh-fahy/ [verb] to change from being a liquid or gas…
Read more
© Photo by Universal Studios Hollywood Vocabulary: construct /kuhn-STRUHKT/ [verb] to build something or put together different parts to form something whole The new hospital was constructed and operated by the government. occupy /OK-yuh-pahy/ [verb] to fill or use a…
Read more
Vocabulary: never-ending /nev-er-EN-ding/ [adjective] something that never ends or seems as if it will never end The discussion of literature is like a never-ending process. overwhelming /oh-ver-HWEL-ming/ [adjective] very great or very large The club president has an overwhelming feeling…
Read more
Vocabulary: evaluate /ih-VAL-yoo-eyt/ [verb] to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something My schoolmates in college are conducting research to evaluate the percentages of smartphone users. disclose /dih-SKLOHZ/ [verb] to give information to the public that…
Read more
Vocabulary: mission /MISH-uh n/ [noun] the result that a company or an organization is trying to achieve through its plans or actions The LeeBai corporation’s mission is to provide contractual jobs for the unemployed visa-holders. revolve /ri-VOLV/ [verb] to move…
Read more
Vocabulary: emission /ih-MISH-uhn/ [noun] an amount of something, especially a gas that harms the environment, that is sent out into the air Laws controlling the emissions of greenhouse gases should be more strict. by-product /BAHY-prod-uhkt/ [noun] something that is produced…
Read more
Vocabulary: perspective /per-SPEK-tiv/ [noun] a particular way of viewing things that depends on one’s experience and personality From a historical perspective, knowing the cultural, social, and traditional aspects of a country is the key to understand its people better. positivism…
Read more
Vocabulary: get (one’s) hands on /get (whuns) HANDS on/ [idiom] to acquire something, usually a physical object It took me months to get my hands on this rare grandfather clock I saw in the antique store. inscription /in-SKRIP-shuhn/ [noun] words…
Read more
Vocabulary: nursing home /nursing hohm/ [noun] a place where very old people who are ill live and receive medical treatment and care The cosmetic company runs a nursing home for more than a decade. appetite /AP-i-tahyt/ [noun] a desire or…
Read more