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sana sedighi
unit 1 vocabulary items
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Detriment(n) /ˈdɛtrɪm(ə)nt/ | [count noun] a cause of harm or damage , disadvantage. Example:such activities are a detriment to good education. |
| Dexterous(adj) /ˈdɛkst(ə)rəs/ | showing or having skill,skilled. Example:a dexterous keyboard player. |
| Discretion(n) /dɪˈskrɛʃ(ə)n/ | the quality of behaving or speaking in a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing confidential information. Example: I knew I could rely on his discretion |
| Facetious(adj) /fəˈsiːʃəs/ | treating serious issues with deliberate humor, kind of flippant. Example: my boss made a facetious remark about me being late. |
| Gregarious(adj) /ɡrɪˈɡɛːrɪəs/ | (of a person):fond of company,outgoing,sociable.(of animals):living in loosely organized communities.(of plants):growing in open clusters or in pure associations. |
| Optimum(adj) /ˈɒptɪməm/ | most conducive to a favorable outcome,ideal, best. Example: the optimum childbearing age. |
| Ostentatious(adj) /ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs/ | the pretentious or showy display of wealth and luxury to impress others. Example: the lobby of the building is ostentatious, with fancy rugs and furniture. |
| Scrupulous(adj) /ˈskruːpjʊləs/ | very careful to avoid doing wrong and being unjust, ethical. Example:the judge is too scrupulous to condemn an innocent man. |
| Sensory(adj) /ˈsɛns(ə)ri/ | related to sensation or physical senses;transmitted or perceived by the senses. Example:a person in a flotation tank has almost no sensory stimulation. |
| Vicarious(adj) /vɪˈkɛːrɪəs,vʌɪˈkɛːrɪəs/ | experienced in imagination through the feelings or actions of another person. Example:traveling guidebooks can give you a vicarious experience of traveling in different countries |
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