Latin Questions
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an allowance = a bonus ( n ) Ex : My mother receives a monthly allowance because she has three children
What did they have at the feast ? (pumpkin) +
How did they leave England ? (in a ship) +
avocado( /ˌævəˈkɑːdəʊ◂ $ -doʊ◂/ (also avocado pear) noun (plural avocados) [countable])
heritage( /ˈherətɪdʒ/ ●○○ noun [singular, uncountable] )ex:but the issue (I have chosen to really go deep into and try to make a difference for ) is natural conservation and the survival of our natural heritage. - the importance of preserving the national heritage beautiful old buildings which are part of our heritagecultural/architectural/literary etc heritagethe cultural heritage of Italy
jot something ↔ down phrasal verbex: Let me jot down your number and I'll call you tomorrow.
ironic( /aɪˈrɒnɪk $ aɪˈrɑː-/ ●○○ (also ironical /-ɪkəl/) adjective)ex:the ironic part of my determination to conservation fresh water is my love for its salty cousinironic comments When I told Lucy I loved her book, she thought I was being ironic.
veterinarian (vet)(ˌvetərəˈneəriən $ -ˈner-/ ●○○ noun [countable])ex:
(adverse /ˈædvɜːs $ -ɜːrs/ ●○○ adjective) ex:They fear it could have an adverse effect on global financial markets. Miller's campaign has received a good deal of adverse publicity.
attain (/əˈteɪn/ verb [transitive])ex:many people dream of attaining a steady job with normal work hours and reasonable commute, perhaps in cosmopolitan city.Attaining _____ includes all the other methods of achieving competitive advantage.
weed somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verbex:The research will help governments to weed out ineffective aid sex:The research will help governments to weed out ineffective aid schemes.
curious( /ˈkjʊəriəs $ ˈkjʊr-/ ●●○ W3 adjective) Puppies are naturally curiouscurious about He was curious about how she would react.curious to know/see/hear etc Mandy was curious to know what happened.curious look/glance Her shouting attracted some curious glances from other people in the restaurant.
accompany( /əˈkʌmpəni/ ●●○ W2 AWL verb (accompanied, accompanying, accompanies))ex:Please see accompanying booklet for instructions. Your passport application form should be accompanied by two recent photographs.
adversely adverb ex:without worrying about it adversely affecting our health is what motivates me daily.developments which had adversely affected their business
inheritance (/ɪnˈherətəns/ ●○○ noun 1 [countable, uncountable])ex:Lucinda has to fight for her life and her inheritance in this gripping novel.
on the horizonto Business is good now, but there are a few problems on the horizon.
literally(/ˈlɪtərəli/ ●●○ S3 adverb)ex:I would literally run around on all fours pretending to be a dog.
morphed intoI morphed into different animals all the time.
scanex:scan something for something I scanned the page for her name. She scanned through the paper.
Reduction "Subsequent to/Thereafter"