SLUMP
Meaning: A sudden severe downfall, especially in price or value.
Sentence:
India has worked hard to come out of the economic slump.
NORM
Meaning: an accepted standard; an accepted pattern.
Sentence:
A relaxed lifestyle is a norm in Australia.
Surrogacy is fast becoming a norm in the affluent society.
(Surrogacy means ‘practice of a couple hiring another woman to bear their
child due to medical problems or any other reason’.
Affluent means rich
DEFIANCE
Meaning: open, bold, and stubborn disobedience.
Sentence:
The strike was seen as an act of defiance against the Government.
DISDAIN
Meaning: When you dislike something and feel that it does not deserve
your attention.
Sentence:
It is a shame the way my neighbor treats his wife with disdain.
ASPECT
Meaning: A view of something from one angle or direction; one part of a
situation, problem or a subject.
Sentence:
Why do you see only the emotional aspect of the problem?
Which aspects of the job do you enjoy the most?
His illness affected almost every aspect of his life.
SCENARIO
Meaning: a description of possible actions or events; outline of a scene
Sentence:
In the present day scenario people don’t have much time for their
personal life.
Worst case scenario
: this phrase means: the most unpleasant or serious
thing which could happen in a situation.
The study concludes that in a worst case scenario there might be 80, 000
HIV infections in Nigeria.
Chapter 15
A new day
Today is a new day… a new day to learn 5 new words full of vibrant energy.
Endurance
Perseverance
Proliferation
Assassin
Perspective
Meanings and usage practice:
ENDURANCE
Meaning: tolerance; the ability to tolerate and keep doing something
difficult, unpleasant or painful for a long time.
Sentence:
I admire the endurance of the villagers who work so hard in the fields
every day.
Can you convert this word into a verb and use it in a sentence of
your own? Here is an example:
God’s love endures our mistakes forever.
PERSEVERANCE
Meaning: continued effort and determination
Sentence:
Mother Teresa changed the lives of many poor people through
perseverance and love.
PROLIFERATION
Meaning: rapid multiplication; rapid increase in number.
Sentence:
With the property rates soaring high, there is a rapid proliferation of real
estate agents all around.
(To soar means to rise very high)
Can you use the word ‘soar’ in a sentence of your own?
Can you convert the word ‘proliferation’ into a verb and use it in a
sentence? Here are a few examples:
The germs proliferate very rapidly.
Due to great demand, software companies rapidly proliferated all
over the country.
ASSASSIN
Meaning: A murderer (especially of an important person)
Sentence:
The assassins, who murdered our prime minister, have been punished by
law.
Now convert this word into a verb, and use it in a sentence. You
want an example? Here it is…
The three rogues assassinated the political leader ruthlessly.
( Rogue means a dishonest man, a man without good principles ;
ruthlessly means doing something without pity).
PERSPECTIVE
Meaning: A view regarding relative importance of things
Sentence:
A person must keep a balanced perspective to run a business successfully.
This means that the person should have a balanced view regarding
relative importance of different matters.
The last words
Recommended reading
In the end, I must tell you what books and reading materials I have always
loved. They are really good, and really build up your foundation in English
language.
Here they are:
Six weeks to words of power
, by Wilfred Funk.
Cambridge online dictionary
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org). This is
very helpful. Any time I have a doubt, I just open this online dictionary
and type the word I want to know more about in its search box. It gives
me the meaning, the usage details…everything I need. Not only this, it
also tells me how to speak the word. YOU TOO MUST MAKE IT YOUR
HABIT. It is highly recommended.
High School English Grammar and Composition
by Wren and Martin.
In the end, I want to thank you for reading this book. I hope this book came up
to your expectations.
I would love to get a feedback from you. That will help me improve this book
further. My email: brianmarkc@ymail.com.
May God bless you all and give you success in your exams.
Brian
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