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Wordlist 11Saving the oceans
مرکز مطالعات و توسعه آموزش علوم پزشکی
1. Aggregation (n.)Definition: collection into an unorganized whole
Synonym: collectionExample: an aggregation of complainants.
Word Family:ag·gre·ga·tion·al, adjective
re·ag·gre·ga·tion, nounsub·ag·gre·ga·tion, noun
2. Annually (adv.)Definition: once every year Synonym: per annum, once a yearExample: Your starting salary is £23,000 per annum and will be reviewed annually. Word Family:
in·ter·an·nu·al, adjectivein·ter·an·nu·al·ly, adverb
3. Cargo (n.)Definition: the goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other large vehicleSynonym: load, shipment, freightExample: The ship was carrying a cargo of wood.Word Family:
4. Compatible (adj.)Definition: able to exist, live together, or work successfully with
something or someone elseSynonym: in harmony, suited, reconcilable
Example: It was when we started living together that we found we just weren't compatible.
Word Family:com·pat·i·bil·i·ty, com·pat·i·ble·ness, noun
com·pat·i·bly, adverbnon·com·pat·i·ble, adjective
non·com·pat·i·b·ly, adverbnon·com·pat·i·ble·ness, noun
5. Conduct (n.)Definition:
personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
Synonym: behavior, habitsExample: Sport has a strict code of conduct.
Word Family:con·duct·i·ble, adjectivecon·duct·i·bil·i·ty, noun
non·con·duc·ti·bil·i·ty, nounnon·con·duc·ti·ble, adjective
pre·con·duct, verb (used with object)
6. Contribute (v.)Definition: to give something, especially money, in order
to provide or achieve something together with other people
Synonym: give, supply, donate Example: Come to the meeting if you feel you have
something to contribute.Word Family:
con·trib·ut·a·ble, adjectivecon·trib·u·tive, adjectivecon·trib·u·tive·ly, adverb
con·trib·u·tive·ness, nounnon·con·trib·ut·a·ble, adjective
7. Demand (v.)Definition: to ask for something forcefully, in a way
that shows that you do not expect to be refused Synonym: request, order
Example: The car workers' union is demanding a seven percent pay rise this year.
Word Family:de·mand·a·ble, adjectivede·mand·er, nouncoun·ter·de·mand, nouno·ver·de·mand, verb, nounpre·de·mand, verb (used with object)
8. Deplete (v.)Definition: to reduce something in size or
amount, especially supplies of energy, money, etc. Synonym: diminish, lessen, reduceExample: The illness depletes the
body of important vitaminsWord Family:
non·de·plet·a·ble, adjectivenon·de·ple·tion, noun
de·plet·a·ble, adjectivede·ple·tion, noun
9. Disappear (v.)Definition: If people or things disappear, they go somewhere where they cannot be seen or found.
Synonym: vanish, withdrawExample: The search was called off for the sailors
who disappeared in the storm. Word Family:
non·dis·ap·pear·ing, adjectiveun·dis·ap·pear·ing, adjective
10. Dispose of sth. (v.)Definition: to get rid of someone or something or deal with something so that the matter is finished
Synonym: throw away. Cast out, discardExample: How did they dispose of the body?
Word Family:dis·pos·ing·ly, adverbre·dis·pose, verb (used with object), re·dis·posed, re·dis·pos·ing.
11. Dump (v.)Definition: to put down or drop something in a
careless way Synonym: lay down. Set down, deposit
Example: He came in with four shopping bags and dumped them on the table.
Word Family:dump·er, noun
un·dumped, adjective
12. Enterprise (n.)Definition: an organization, especially a business,
or a difficult and important plan, especially one that will earn money
Synonym: company. corporation, organizationExample: Don't forget this is
a commercial enterprise - we're here to make money.
Word Family:en·ter·prise·less, adjective
13. Erode (v.)Definition: to rub or be rubbed away gradually
Synonym: scrape away, crumble, disintegrateExample: The cliffs are eroding several feet a year.
Word Family:e·rod·i·ble, e·rod·a·ble, e·ro·si·ble, adjective
e·rod·i·bil·i·ty, e·rod·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·e·rod·ed, adjectivenon·e·rod·ing, adjectiveun·e·rod·a·ble, adjective
14. Facilitate (v.)Definition: to make something possible or easier
Synonym: ease, smooth, assist Example: The current structure does not facilitate
efficient work flow. Word Family:
fa·cil·i·ta·tive, adjectiveun·fa·cil·i·tat·ed, adjective
15. Indestructible (adj.)Definition: impossible to destroy or break
Synonym: unbreakable, permanent, enduring.Example: Whatever the degradation, the human
spirit can be indestructible.Word Family:
16. Infinite (adj.)Definition: without limits; extremely large or great
Synonym: boundless, unlimited, interminableExample: The universe is theoretically infinite.
Word Family:in·fi·nite·ly, adverb
in·fi·nite·ness, nounnon·in·fi·nite, adjective, noun
non·in·fi·nite·ly, adverbnon·in·fi·nite·ness, noun
17. Leftover (n.)Definition: describes part of something that has not been used or eaten when the other parts have
been Synonym: remainder, dregs
Example: some leftover curry from last night's mealWord Family:
18. Malnutrition (n.)Definition: physical weakness and bad health
caused by having too little food, or too little of the types of food necessary for good health
Synonym: poor dietExample: Many of the refugees are suffering
from severe malnutrition.Word Family:
19. Occupy (v.)Definition: to fill, exist in, or use a place or period of time
Synonym: engage fillExample: The bathroom's occupied - I think John's in there.
Word Family:oc·cu·pi·a·ble, adjective
oc·cu·pi·er, nounmis·oc·cu·py, verb, mis·oc·cu·pied, mis·oc·cu·py·ing.
o·ver·oc·cu·pied, adjectivere·oc·cu·py, verb (used with object), re·oc·cu·pied, re·oc·cu·
py·ing.
20. Recreation (n.)Definition: (a way of) enjoying yourself when you
are not workingSynonym: leisure, fun, entertainment
Example: His favorite recreations are golf and playing Scrabble.
Word Family:rec·re·a·to·ry, adjective
21. Spill (v.)Definition: to (cause to) flow, move, fall, or spread
over the edge or outside the limits of somethingSynonym: pour, run, splash
Example: I spilled coffee on my silk shirt.Word Family:
spill·a·ble, adjective, nounnon·spill·a·ble, adjective
un·spilled, adjective
22. Starvation (n.)Definition: the state of having no food for a long
period, often causing death Synonym: famine, undernourishment
Example: The animals had died of starvationWord Family:
23. Steady (adj.)Definition: happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular
way, not suddenly or unexpectedlySynonym: stable, firm, fixed
Example: The procession moved through the streets at a steady pace.
Word Family:stead·i·ly, adverb
stead·i·ness, nouno·ver·stead·i·ly, adverb
o·ver·stead·i·ness, nouno·ver·stead·y, adjective
24. Temporarily (adv.) Definition: not lasting or needed for very long
Synonym: momentarilyExample: The girl was temporarily placed with a
foster-family.Word Family:
tem·po·rar·i·ness, nounnon·tem·po·rar·i·ly, adverb
non·tem·po·rar·i·ness, nounnon·tem·po·rar·y, adjective
25. Terminate (v.)Definition: to (cause something to) end or stop
Synonym: end, finish, ceaseExample: They terminated my contract in October.
Word Family:ter·mi·na·tive, adjectiveter·mi·na·tive·ly, adverb
non·ter·mi·na·tive, adjectivenon·ter·mi·na·tive·ly, adverbself-ter·mi·nat·ing, adjective
26. Toxic (adj.)Definition: poisonous
Synonym: poisonous, venomousExample: toxic waste/chemicals/effluent
Word Family:tox·i·cal·ly, adverb
hy·per·tox·ic, adjectivenon·tox·ic, adjective
non·tox·i·cal·ly, adverbpost·tox·ic, adjective
27. Trace (v.)Definition: to discover the cause or origin of
something by examining the way in which it has developed
Synonym: track downExample: The outbreak of food poisoning was
traced to some contaminated shellfish.Word Family:
28. Ultimately (adv.)Definition: finally, after a series of things have
happenedSynonym: eventually, finally
Example: Everything will ultimately depend on what is said at the meeting with the directors next
week.Word Family:
29. Yield (v.)Definition: to supply or produce something positive
such as a profit, an amount of food or information Synonym: produce, provide, generate
Example: The investigation yielded some unexpected results.
Word Family:yield·er, noun
out·yield, verb (used with object)un·der·yield, noun
un·der·yield, verb (used without object)un·yield·ed, adjective
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