Wednesday, December 16, 2009

50 Words

Philippines : noun, “Republic of the Philippines”
- Philippines citizens are spread in most of the countries.

Proportion : noun, “ratio”
- The proportion of oranges and apples available in the supermarket is 20:30

Reached : verb, “arrived”
- The emirates airline reached the US at 7 am

Recommend : verb, “suggest”
- Doctors recommend having a healthy food diet and exercising

Relevant : adjective, “connected to the current subject”
- The lecture was about relevant topics

Religion : noun, “collection of beliefs concerning the origin of man and the universe”
- People have firm beliefs in their religion

Religious : adjective, “observant of religious laws and practices”

- Most religious people are against Charles Darwin’s theory

Represent : verb, “act as an agent on behalf of a person or organization”
- The UAE flag represents peace and prosperity

Resources : noun, “source of help”
- Agricultural resources are abundant in India

Respect : verb, “hold in high regard”
- One should treat others with respect in order to gain it.

Restaurant : noun, “business where customers can purchase and eat meals”
- Many nutritionists criticize restaurant food.

Reveal : verb, “make public”
- Muslim women are not allowed to reveal their hair nor their body.

Revolution : noun, “overthrow of the government”
- A strong government prevents revolution to take place.

Rhythm : noun, “regular pulse or accent”
- Romantic poets had a rhythm in their poems.

Salary : noun, “periodic wage paid to someone for work”
- Judgmental people judge men by the amount of salary they have.

Scene: noun, “place where an event occurs”
- Many scenes are censored in UAE cinemas.

Scholarship : noun, “financial grant given to a student to subsidize the cost of education”
- Hard working students aim to get a scholarship.

Second : noun, “unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute”
- One should use every second of every minute

Separate : verb, “segregate”
- The two countries separated due to unsolved monetary issues.

Several : adjective, “some”
- One should read several books a year.

Similar : adjective, “having common qualities”
- Many words have similar meanings

Sincere : adjective, “honest”
- Being sincere is a very rare quality.

Necessary : adjective, “something that is essential or imperative”
- Vitamins are necessary for our health.

Noise : verb, “make loud sound”
- Rock bands generate very disturbing noises.

Occur : verb, “take place”
- Accidents occur due to high speed .

Officer : noun, “policeman”
- The Police officer is very strict.

Official: adjective, “formal”
- The 3rd of Nov is the official opening of a store.

Opportunity : noun , “favorable time to act”
- I have an opportunity to become a doctor.

Orchestra : noun, “band composed of musicians of many different instruments”
- The famous orchestra played very well in the theater.

Origin : noun, “source”
- The origin of most English words is latin .

Party : noun, “political group”
- We had a very nice party last week.

Passions: nouns, “ardour”
- Love is a powerful passion.

People: noun, “human beings”
- There are many kinds of people in the world.

Percentage : noun, “rate or proportion per hundred”
- Ahmed's % in the math exam was 90%.
Period : noun, “length of time”
- Her loving husband had a very long mourning period.

Preferences : noun, “option within a menu that can be individually adjusted and determines the appearance or function of a program or operation system”
- My preference is Orange.

Preferred : adjective, “viewed as superior”
- Mohammed preferred Italian food over Mexican food.

Pressure : noun, “exertion of force”
- Atmospheric pressure may cause an airplane to fall .

Prevent : verb, “cause not to happen”
- Seat belts prevent accidents.

Price : noun, “cost”
- Prices are very high during inflation.

Problem : noun, “situation that requires a solution”
- If you have a problem call 999

Pizza : noun, “Italian dish made from baked dough covered in tomato sauce and cheese”
- I like eating pizza.

Pollution : noun, “contamination”
- Pollution is coused by burning fossil fuels .

Population : noun, “total number of people living in an area”
- The population of UAE is about 5M..

Possible : noun, “something that can be carried out”
- Everything is possible.

Properly : adverb, “correctly”
- You should use your medicines properly.

Property : noun, “characteristic”
- Each laptop has a different property.

Treatment : noun, “medical care”
- Most cancer treatments use radiation.

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