vocabulary week 3

NO.	Word	Types of word	Meaning	Sample sentence
1	acquisition	noun	Action of acquiring	The acquisition of knowledge
2	perceived	verb	-Become aware of something ,notice ,observe -interpret something in a certain way,view	-I perceived a change in his behavior -I perceived his comment as a challenge.
3	validity	noun	-State of being legally acceptable -state of being logical	-Test the validity of a decision -question the validity of an argument,assumption
4	reliance	noun	Confidence,trust in something ,dependence on something	Do not place too much reliance on his advice.
5	consent	verb	Give agreement or permission	They finally consented to go with us.
6	disdain	noun	Feeling that something is not good enough to deserve one’s respect,contempt	An expression of disdain.
7	trudge	verb	Walk slowly or with difficultybecause one is tired,on a long journey	Trudging through the deep snow.
8	meander	verb	Follow a winding course,flowing slowly,wander aimlessly(melilau)	Meander through the park
9	Rage	verb	-Show violent anger -spread rapidly	-He raged against me for disagreeing -a flu epidemic raged through the school for weeks.
10	jargon	noun	Technical or specialized words used by particular group of peopleand difficult for others to understand.	She uses so much jargon I can never understand her explanation.
11	garrulous	adjective	Talking too much especially about unimportant things	My garrulous neighbour had given away his secret.
12	equivocal	adjective	-Having a double or doubtful meaning,ambigious (samar2) -about behavior,circumstances,etc, questionable ,suspicious	-the politician gave an equivocal answer.
13	taciturn	adjective	Saying very little , uncommunicative	Salma is a taciturn lady as she is deaf.
14	gregarious	adjective	-liking to be with other people -living in groups or communities	The gregarious lady used to be a librarian.
15	devoid	adjective	Without,completely lacking in	A criminal utterly devoid of conscience.
16	teeming	verb	Have in great numbers	The river was teeming with fish.
17	mitigate	verb	Make something less severe ,violent,or painful, moderate(mengurangkan)	Mitigate the pain and sufferings.
18	alleviate	verb	Make something less severe, ease (melegakan & melapangkan)	The doctor gives her an injection to alleviate the pain.
19	courteous	adjective	Having or showinggood manners , polite	Palmer is a courteous man.
20	stoic	adjective	Endures pains without complaining	He endures the constant pain with stoic patience.
21	phlegmatic	adjective	Calm and even-tempered	Commuting in the rush-hour requires a phlegmatic temperant.
22	tractable	adjective	Easily guided,handeled or controlled,docile	The boy is a tractable son in his family.
23	germane	adjective	About something relevant (jitu)	The debater gives a germane answer to the opposite team.
24	apt	adjective	-suitable,appropriate -quick at learning.	-an apt quotation -he is very apt at programming a computer.
25	Incongruous	adjective	Strange because not in harmony with surrounding features,out of place	Slow tradition methods that seem incongruous in this modern technical age.