hazardous
The journey to the palace was hazardous.
heighten
If you want to succeed,
you must heighten your confidence.
hoist
Do you believe that an adult elephant can hoist the weight of a ton?
hospitality
People tend to refer to hospitality industry as “window” industry
just as they call tourism “smokeless” industry.
humane
She works for humane treatment of prisoners.
hurl
He hurled curses at the man
who had hurled a stone at his window.
hypothesis
The researcher made three hypotheses before his experiment,
but only proved one.
ignite
He approached the explosive to ignite it.
lliterate
About half the population in the country is still illiterate.
illuminate
As darkness fell,
lights from the war vehicles illuminated the stage,
and the drilling ground became a sea of joy.
imaginative
Artists have to be very imaginative.
imperative
It is absolutely imperative
that the whole international community work together
to stop polluting the earth.
impractical
When the committee got down to details,
the proposed plan seemed impractical.
incompatible
His plan is incompatible with my intentions
indicative
Fever may be indicative of cold.
indignation
To my deep indignation,
he has cheated me.
infringe
You have infringed your contract.
instal(l)ment
They were paying for their house in installments of
＄ 2 000 a month for three years.
institutional
The old man is in need of institutional care.
intent
The court has to decide if he entered the building with intent to steal.
intervene
The government had to intervene in the strike.
intricate
The whole case is very intricate.
The lawyers have to handle it very carefully.
invalid
Your ticket has passed its expiry date,
so it is now invalid.
invariably
The security guards are invariably ex-service men.
investigator
The investigators recessed for lunch.
investor
Some investors will take losses,
some organizations will fail-
but the overall economy
and the market are healthy enough to absorb all this negative effects.
irrational
She was prey to irrational fears.
jerk
He jerked out the knife that was stuck in the wood.
junction
The hydro-power station stands at the junction of two rivers.
leaflet
He was standing at the door of the theatre handing out leaflets.
legislator
Most of the legislators followed the lead of the governor.
liability
If your liabilities exceed your assets,
you may go bankrupt.
linear
The linear equation is so difficult
that few pupils have worked it out.
literal
The literal meaning of “ponder” is to “weight”.
luminous
The hands on my alarm clock are luminous.
malpractice
Various malpractice by police officer are brought to light by the enquiry.
mastery
Her mastery of the piano was quite exceptional for a child of her age.
Medicare
The Medicare cost is estimated to be one billion dollars.
merge
The two marching columns moved closer
and finally merged together.
methodology
The intent of the new Harvard Center on Media and Child Health
to collect and standardize studies of media violence
in order to compare their methodologies,
assumptions and conclusions is an important step in the right direction.
miniature
In the museum there is a miniature of the ship Mayflower.
minimize/ise
The explorers tried their best to minimize the dangers of their trip.
mountainous
The plane flew over mountainous country.
mourn
The whole nation mourned the death of a much-loved king.
multicultural
This country has previously witnessed two great struggles
to achieve a truly multicultural democracy.
naive
You weren't so naive as to believe him,
were you?
notable
The novelist's first book was a notable achievement.
nutrition
Instant noodles do not have enough nutrition,
so people just consider them as junk food.
obedien
He is an obedient and well behaved child.
obesity
A diet that is high in fat and sugar can lead to obesity.
oppress
The rich oppress the masses by their control of the political and judicial system.
optic
IBM has produced electro-optic modulators 100 to 1,000 times smaller
than comparable silicon photonics modulators. |