Week 6

Word: Salient

Definition: Prominent or conspicuous (obvious)

Part of Speech: Adjective.

Sentence: The salient reasons behind couples divorced is an affair.

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Word: Wary

Definition: Watchful; being on one's guard against danger

Part of Speech: Adjective.

Sentence: After the murder of a police officer, residents in the neighborhood were suddenly wary of each other.

Collocation: "seem wary", "wary of", "keep a wary eye on"


Word: Catastrophe

Definition: An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster 

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: The female teenagers need to realize losing their lipstick is not a catastrophe.

Collocation: "catastrophe occur", "lead to catastrophe", "major catastrophe"


Word: Atone

Definition: To make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime; to make up, as for errors or deficiencies

Part of Speech: Verb.

Sentence: The manager of The Cheesecake Factory tried to atone for  the bad service by offering me a complimentary dessert.

Collocation: "atone for"


Word: Substantiate

Definition: To establish by proof or competent evidence

Part of Speech: Verb.

Sentence: Even though the defendant could not substantiate his alibi for the night of the murder, he was still found innocent of all charges. 

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Word: Parody

Definition: Any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: Do you think the singer will laugh when he hears my parody of his song? 

Collocation: "clever parody", "parody on", "in a parody", "a parody of justice"


Word: Heredity

Definition: The inheritance of traits to children from their parent 

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: High blood pressure is associated with heredity.  

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Word: Enormous

Definition: Extraordinarily large

Part of Speech: Adjective.

Sentence: Enormous pressure came to bear on Mary, forcing her to break her relationship with Phil when it became know that he had contracted aids. 

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Word: Initiative

Definition: Readiness to take action

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: Like it or not, we need to take the initiative and set the record straight. 


Collocation: "show initiative", "a lack of initiative", "initiative in"


Word: Transaction

Definition: Interactions between sellers and buyers

Part of Speech: Noun.

Sentence: There are thousands of transactions which take place on the stock market every day. 

Collocation: "international transaction", "carry out transaction", "transaction take place", "transaction costs"