Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Task 1 Vocabulary:

1. Leprosy- Chronic bacterial disease. (e.g. Her Leprosy gradually became more noticeable on her body)
2. Misconduct- Mismanagement or bad behavior. (e.g. Misconduct at work is not tolerated)
3. Inspection- View closely and critically. (e.g. The AA is a good place to go for your monthly car inspection)
4. Foundling- Abandoned infant that is found. (e.g. The baby on the doorstep was a poor foundling)
5. Legislator- One that creates or enacts law. (e.g. I sent a letter to the local legislator)
6. Hesitate- Hold back. (e.g. I did not hesitate when to call for help)
7. Apprehensive- Fearful or unpleasant emotion. (e.g. I was apprehensive for the safety of my team)
8. Muggy- Hot and humid. (e.g. The weather was very muggy on Tuesday)
9. Variation- Extent of variance. (e.g. There is great variation between the colours of the boxes)

Task 2: Vocabulary

1. Prejudice- Judging someone before you know him/her.
2. Alacrity- Cheerful willingness. (e.g. he accepted the job offer with alacrity)
3. Erroneous - Containing error or stay away from moral. (e.g. people sometimes make erroneous assumptions).
4. Apprise- To give notice to. (I think its polite to apprise people before you visit them)
5. Affidavit- A written or printed statement made under oath.
6. Admissible- A term used to describe evidence. (the lawyer presented legally admissible evidence)
7. Interpreter- To translate verbally. (e.g. I would like to work as an interpreter at the legal field, as I can speak both arabic and english)
8. Incite- Encourage 
9. Incitement- The state of being incited
10. Authentic- Made or done in traditional or original way 
11. Persecuting- Oppressive treatment because of race or religion. (e.g. Hitler had persecuted the jews during World War II)

Task 3: Vocabulary

1. Ineffable - Incapable of being expressed in words
2. Inevitable - Incapable of being avoided or escaped
3. Deity - God, capitalized in this sense or a goddess
4. Convert - Turn from one belief to another (e.g. My interviewee converted from islam to the Bahai Faith)  
5. Accumulate- to pile up (e.g. Files and documents are accumulating in my office)
6. Utensil - Useful article
7. Impenetrable - Incapable of being understood
8. Rational - having reason or relating to reason (e.g.
9. Engineers are rational thinkers)

Emerge - Rise, come forth or appear (e.g.

slam emerged in the 7th century in Arabia)

Addressed - Direct one’s remarks (e.g.

She addressed my boss as Mr Jones)

Creature - Animal or human being, living being or organism

Reassure - Restore one’s confidence (e.g.

I gave my son a reassuring smile)

Regenerating - formed or created again

Spiritual - Relating to spirit or sacred matters or deeply religious

Precise - Definite or highly (e.g.

He gave precise answers)

Scripture - The sacred writing of a religion. ( e.g. The main scripture in Islam is the Quran)

Task 4: Vocabulary

1. Bequeath - To dispose of money by last will. (e.g. She bequeathed half of her company to her niece)
2. Heritage - Something that comes to one by reason of birth. (e.g. I always teach my children to be proud of their african heritage).
3. Alteration- Adjustment. (e.g. the Alberton house had some alterations in 1920)
4. Functional- designed to be practical and useful. (e.g. The Alberton house had a functional kitchen)
5. Spectacular- Amazing and impressive. (e.g. the view from the mountain was spectacular)
6. Precise- Definite and exact. (e.g. The student wrote precise answers in his exam)
7. Joyous- Joyful and happy (e.g. The joyous sound of children playing)
8. Placid- Calm and peaceful
9. Retaliation- Getting back
10. Cordwood- Wood stacked in cords for use as fuel

Task 5: Vocabulary

1. Insulate- To cover. (e.g. An electric wire is insulated with rubber)
2. Voyager- a long journey/ travel. (e.g. I had a voyager to Dubai)
3. Preserve- To maintain in spite of difficulty (e.g. The program encourage students to preserve in the face of difficulty).
4. Consequences- Result or outcome of something (e.g. The accident was a consequence of reckless driving)
5. Thermal- Cause by heat
6. Turbines- a rotating machine that has a motor (e.g. There are many wind turbines in Palmerston north)
7. Broadcasts- To transmit programs from radio or television
8. Aircraft- plane, any flying machine

Task 6: Vocabulary

1. Wellbeing- The condition of being healthy and happy. (e.g. the doctor realised an improvement in my wellbeing, when I started eating vegetables)
2. Nutritious- Food that is full of natural substances such as minerals. (e.g. Vegetables are very nutritious)
3. Agility- The ability to change the position of your body quickly and control it
4. Cumulative effect- Results of something done repeatedly over many years.
5. Nutritional supplements- Some products used to boost the nutritional content of the diet such as, vitamins, minerals etc. (e.g. Body builders use a lot of nutritional supplements to achieve their targets).
6. Warmup- A period of preparation for a game or exercise. (e.g. Athletes needs to warmup prior to the race).
7. Balance- The ability to control your body in any position. 
8. Intake- Amount of food taken into the body. (e.g. To achieve healthy living, it is important to know your daily intake of calories).