Ensconce Establish
in a comfortable, safe or secret place
Ensign A
flag showing a ships nationality
Entity A
thing which exists separately from other things
Enunciate Pronounce
clearly
Emphemeral Lasting
or living for a very short time
Epic A
long poem describing the action of a heroic figure or a past history of a
nation.
Epithet A
word or phrase used to describe the most important quality of a person or
thing.
Epoch A
period of time in history or a person’s life
Eponymous Giving
their name to something
Equestrian Related
to horse riding
no one--Meaning
"nobody," "no person," "not anyone." No one
is always followed by a singular verb. No one is here.
none--Use
a singular verb with none when the meaning of none is clearly
"not one" or "no one." (Not one or no one is often used in
place of none to stress the singular idea.) In all other situations, use either
a singular or plural verb. Be sure that pronouns agree with the verb.
None of the speakers were brief. None of the merchandise was
stolen.
Not one of the researchers has her Ph.D.
Not one of the researchers has her Ph.D.
principal, principle--As a noun, principal means
"head" or "chief;" as an adjective, "highest" or
"best." Principle means "basic truth, law, or
assumption." Principle is NEVER an adjective.
The principal author gave the lecture. He acts according
to the highest principles.
prior, previous, before--Prior is an adjective and is
interchangeable with previous. Don't use prior to. Before
is an adverb.
He was hired according to prior agreement. The agreement
was reached before his arrival.
proved, proven--Proved is preferred as a verb. Proven is
better used as an adjective.
He has proved his point. He has a proven record of
achievement.
Joke :A man went to the doctor because he
was very overweight - he weighed 150kg (about 330 pounds).He asked, "Could
you give me some tablets to help me lose weight, please, doctor? "The
doctor went to a cupboard and came back with a large jar of small white tablets
which he gave to the man.The man asked, "How many should I take per day,
doctor?"The doctor replied, "Oh, I don't want you to take these
tablets. What I want you to do is drop all the tablets on the floor three times
a day, and then pick them up one by one. You'll soon lose weight!"
1)You
and a person you love deeply are placed in separate rooms with a button next to
each of you. You know that you will both be killed unless one of you presses
your button before 60 minutes pass; further more, the first to press the button
will save the other person, will immediately be killed. What do you think you
would do?
2)When
you tell a story, do you often exaggerate or embellish it? If so, why?
3)
Do you feel that advice from older people carries a special weight because of
their greater experience?
4)Without
your kidney as a transplant, someone close to you will die within one month.
The chances that you will survive the operation are only 50 percent, but should
you survive you would be certain of a normal life expectancy. Would you consent
to the operation?
5)When
has your life dramatically changed as the result of some seemingly random
external influence? How much do you feel in control of the course of your life?
1)Professor
: Lecture :: Doctor : (disease patient
hospital Medicine)
2)Cells
: Tissues :: Atoms : (organs molecules electrons elements)
3)Man
: Machine :: Master : (slave manager house worker)
4)Planet
: orbit :: Projectile : (trajectory track milky way path)
5)Pericardium
: Heat :: Rind :: (trees head teak body)
6)Wool
: Sheep :: Mohair : (camel goat cow cat)
7)Tanning
: Leather :: Pyrotechnics : (bombs fireworks machinery wool)
8)Cunning
: Fox :: Timid : (rabbit ant ass horse)
9)Fruit
:Tree :: Fish : (rill river rip seine)
10)Shot
: Gun :: Smoke : (fire factory cigarette chimney)
Turn off the TV
1)a
commercial - N. an advertisement on TV
2)a
couch potato - N. a lazy person who sits around all day watching TV
3)a
documentary - N. an educational TV program or movie usually describing nature or
history
4)a
drama-N. a serious TV program, movie or play that involves all the emotions
5)to
kick back -V. to sit in a big
comfortable chair or lie on a couch and relax
7)nope - this is an informal way of saying "no"
8)prime-time
prime time - Adj. between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM every night N. the time between
8:00 PM and 11:00 PM every night
(The
most popular shows are shown during prime time.)
9)a
sit com - N. a half-hour comedy show
10)trials
and tribulations - N. problems and
difficulties of life
11)trivia -
N. unimportant or useless information
1) Which
comes first: speech or writing?
Speech
comes before writing historically. Many languages lack a written form
Many
individuals cannot use written language. Children automatically learn to speak
but have to be taught how to read
2) What
are the Characteristics of Spoken Language?
Repeating,
first draft status, vocabulary, grammar, intonation
3)
What are the Characteristics of Written
Language
final
draft status, density of content, grammar, neutrality of social roles,
punctuation
1) A word
which names - noun - petal
2) A word which describes - adjective - pretty
3) A word
which describes an action - verb - push
4) A word which adds information
about verbs - adverb - smoothly
5) A word
which connects parts of speech -
conjunction - and
6) A word
which replaces a noun - pronoun - I
7) A word
which indicates relationships - preposition - before
9) Words
which can be used before all common nouns – articles - the
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