vocabulary week 1

No.	Word	Type of  word	Meaning	Example sentence
1.	blase	adjective	Bored or not impressed by things because of one has already experienced or seen them so often	A blasé attitude (sikap tidak ambil kisah)
2.	benevolent	adjective	-Being or wishing to be                              kind,friendly and helpful -doing good rather than making profit / charitable	-a benevolent dictator -a benevolent institution
3.	assemble	verb	-Cause people or things to come together/collect -fit together (parts of something)	-the whole school assembled in the main hall -assemble the parts of a watch
4.	repress	verb	Restrain or suppress (menahan /menyekat)	Repress a sneeze ,smile ,cough
5.	permit	verb	-give permission/allow -admit as possible/tolerate	-we do not permit smoking in the office -the situation does not permit of any delay
6.	ravine	noun	Deep narrow steep-sided valley between mountains	Ahmad fell into a ravine while hiking at Gunung Ledang.
7.	omission	noun	Action of leaving out (tinggalkan sesuatu)	His omission from the team is rather surprising.
8.	infirmity	noun	Particular form of weakness	Deafness and failing eyesight are among the infirmities of old age.
9.	irascible	adjective	Person that easily made angry	Adi is an irascible person at home.
10.	frugal	adjective	-careful and thrifty with money and food -life ofcarefull and thrifty	-a frugal housekeeper -they lived a very frugal existence avoiding all luxuries
11.	ponder	verb	Think about something carefully and for a long time especially trying to make a decision	I was pondering about the course that I wanted to take in US.
12.	contemplate	verb	Look at or considerthoughtfully	She contemplated the future of his ugly son.
13.	hasten	verb	Move oract with speed /hurry	He hastened to the office.
14.	decipher	verb	Succeed in understanding a cooded message,bad hand writing	I can’t decipher what is written on the pillar.
15.	bicker	verb	Quarrel about unimportant things	The children are always bickering with each other over their boys.
16.	impede	verb	Hinder or obstruct the progress or movement of	The development of MRSM Taiping was impeded by the lack of money.
17.	tyrannical	adjective	Obtaining obedience by force or threats (kuku besi)	A tyrannical minister.
18.	idiosyncrasy	noun	Person’s particular way of thinking ,behaving that is clearly different from others	One of her idiosyncrasies is she like to drink tap water.
19.	tranquil	adjective	Calm,quiet,undisturbed	The beach is a tranquil place.
20.	crass	adjective	-Complete,very great ,utter(betul-betul) -very stupid,insensitive	-crass stupidity -Do not talk to him,he is so crass
21.	delinquent	adjective	Doing wrong or failing to perform a duty	Delinquent behavior
22.	opulent	adjective	Having or showing signs of great wealth	An opulent furniture
23.	miscreant	noun	Villain,wrongdoer  (orang jahat)	The miscreant was jailed in prison
24.	somnolence	noun	Sleepiness, drowsiness	Somnolence made him being scolded by the teacher.
25.	endorsed	verb	-Write one’s name on the back of (esp . cheque) -Give one’s approval or support to a claim/statement -Write comment on the back of document	I afraid I cannot endorse your resign letter.