Wordlist 35 Judging Roommates by Their Facebook Covers Slide 2
1. Anonymous (adj.) Definition: made or done by someone whose name
is not known or not made public Synonym: Example: The money was
donated by an anonymous benefactor. Word Family: anonymousness,
noun anonymously, adverb nonanonymousness, noun Slide 3 2.
Arbitrary (adj.) Definition: based on chance rather than being
planned or based on reason Synonym: random, unpredictable Example:
Did you have a reason for choosing your destination or was it
arbitrary? Word Family: arbitrarily, adverb arbitrariness, noun
nonarbitrarily, adverb nonarbitrariness, noun nonarbitrary,
adjective Slide 4 3. Clause (n.) Definition: a particular part of a
written legal document, for example a law passed by Parliament or a
contract (= an agreement) Synonym: section Example: They have
added/deleted/amended a clause in the contract which says the
company can make people redundant for economic reasons. Word
Family: clausal, adjective subclausal, adjective subclause, noun
Slide 5 4. Clique (n.) Definition: a small group of people who
spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that
group Synonym: society, fraternity Example: Our golf club is run by
a very unfriendly clique (of people). Word Family: cliqueless,
adjective cliquey, cliquy, adjective cliquism, noun subclique, noun
Slide 6 5. Converse (v.) Definition: the opposite Synonym:
opposite, reverse Example: In the US, you drive on the right-hand
side of the road, but in Britain the converse applies. Word Family:
Slide 7 6. Deviate (v.) Definition: to do something that is
different from the usual or common way of behaving Synonym:
diverge, Example: The recent pattern of weather deviates from the
norm for this time of year. Word Family: deviable, adjective
deviability, noun deviator, noun nondeviating, adjective
undeviable, adjective Slide 8 7. Ditzy (n.) Definition: silly
Synonym: silly, Example: He couldnt tolerate his ditzy girlfriend.
Word Family: Slide 9 8. Diverse (adj.) Definition: different or
including many different types Synonym: various, different Example:
Students from countries as diverse as Colombia and Lithuania use
Cambridge textbooks. Word Family: diversely, adverb diverseness,
noun overdiverse, adjective overdiversely, adverb overdiverseness,
noun Slide 10 9. Domain (n.) Definition: an area of interest or an
area over which a person has control Synonym: realm, territory
Example: She treated the business as her private domain. Word
Family: domanial, adjective Slide 11 10. Fondness (n.) Definition:
a liking Synonym: affection, liking Example: George's fondness for
pink gins was well known. Word Family: self-fondness, noun Slide 12
11. Freshman (n.) Definition: a student in the first year of high
school, college, or university Synonym: undergraduate Example: He's
a freshman at Harvard. Word Family: freshmanship, noun prefreshman,
noun, plural prefreshmen. subfreshman, noun, plural subfreshmen.
Slide 13 12. Impression (n.) Definition: an idea or opinion of what
something or someone is like Synonym: sense, feeling Example: I
didn't get much of an impression of the place because it was dark
when we drove through it. Word Family: impressional, adjective
impressionally, adverb impressionless, adjective preimpression,
noun Slide 14 13. Inevitable (adj.) Definition: certain to happen
and unable to be avoided or prevented Synonym: inescapable, assured
Example: The accident was the inevitable consequence/result/outcome
of carelessness. Word Family: inevitability, inevitableness, noun
inevitably, adverb quasi-inevitable, adjective quasi-inevitably,
adverb Slide 15 14. Institute (v.) Definition: to set up;
establish; organize Synonym: invest Example: to institute a
government. Word Family: reinstitute, verb (used with object),
reinstituted, reinstituting. uninstituted, adjective
well-instituted, adjective Slide 16 15. Intervene (v.) Definition:
to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order
to improve it or prevent it from getting worse Synonym: get
involved Example: The Central Bank intervened in the currency
markets today to try to stabilize the exchange rate. Word Family:
reintervene, verb (used without object), reintervened,
reintervening. unintervening, adjective Slide 17 16. Maximize (v.)
Definition: to make something as great in amount, size, or
importance as possible Synonym: boost, raise Example: Some airlines
have cancelled less popular routes in an effort to maximize
profits. Word Family: maximization, maximation, noun maximizer,
noun Slide 18 17. Passive (adj.) Definition: not acting to
influence or change a situation; allowing other people to be in
control Synonym: uninvolved Example: He's very passive in the
relationship. Word Family: passively, adverb quasi-passive,
adjective quasi-passively, adverb semipassive, adjective
semipassively, adverb Slide 19 18. Posture (v.) Definition:
behaviour or speech that is intended to attract attention and
interest, or to make people believe something that is not true
Synonym: Example: His writing has been dismissed as mere
intellectual posturing. Word Family: Slide 20 19. Sibling (n.)
Definition: a brother or sister Synonym: Example: I have four
siblings: three brothers and a sister. Word Family: half-sibling,
noun Slide 21 20. So-called (adj.) Definition: used to show that
you think a word that is used to describe someone or something is
not suitable or not correct Synonym: supposed, presumed Example: It
was one of his so-called friends who supplied him with the drugs
that killed him. Word Family: Slide 22 21. Subside (v.) Definition:
If a condition subsides, it becomes less strong or extreme Synonym:
moderate, soften Example: The police are hoping that the violence
will soon subside. Word Family: subsidence, noun subsider, noun
nonsubsiding, adjective unsubsided, adjective unsubsiding,
adjective
