VOCABULARY
COMPREHENSIVE
(ADJECTIVE)
Definition: complete
and including everything that is necessary.
Example:
- We offer you a comprehensive training in
all aspects of the business.
- Is this list comprehensive or are there
some names missing?
- He has written a fully comprehensive
guide to Rome.
-
PAROCHIAL
(ADJECTIVE)-of a church
Definition: 1.
connected with a parish (=an area that has its own church or priest).
Example:
- parochial boundaries
PAROCHIAL
(ADJECTIVE)-limited
Definition: 2. disapproving
showing interest only in a narrow range of matters, especially those that
directly affect yourself, your town, or your country:
Example:
- a parochial view/opinion
- Although it's just a local paper, it
somehow manages not to be too parochial in its outlook.
DIVERSIFY
(VERB)/DIVERSIFICATION (NOUN)
Definition: 1. to
start to include more different types or things.
Example:
- Millions of years ago, changes in the
Earth's climate caused animal and plant life to diversify.
Definition: 2.
If a business diversifies, it starts making new products or offering new
services.
Example:
- Many wheat farmers have begun to
diversify into other forms of agriculture.
ANOMALY (NOUN)/
ANOMALOUS (ADJECTIVE)
Definition: a
person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with
something else and therefore not satisfactory.
Example:
- Statistical anomalies can make it
difficult to compare economic data from one year to the next.
- The anomaly of the social security
system is that you sometimes have more money without a job.
ARCANE
(ADJECTIVE)
Definition: mysterious
and known only by a few people.
Example:
- He was the only person who understood
all the arcane details of the agreement.
- This argument may seem arcane to those
not closely involved in the world of finance.
No comments:
Post a Comment