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Vocabulary Term + Part of Speech + Definition(in your own words) + Sample Sentence Place Found (with link if relevant)


 * Example: **

Intellect (n) The ability to understand things and think intelligently. You need a very high intellect to pass the TOEFL exam. // Reading Keys //


 * Week 1**

1. Snapshot s (n) a picture taken briefly. Snapshots of my old house is not likely of how I remember it. //Reading Matters//

2. Cease (v) an event or situation has finished. The rain ceased five minute ago. //The Post//

3. Ballot (n) the voting process. The ballot will be on December. //The Athens Messenger//

4. Wound (v) hurt living things. I wounded a deer in the head, but it did not died. //The Athens News//

5. Consumption (n) the act of consume through the mouth any kind food (solid, liquid, etc.). The consumption of organic food has increased. //The New York Times //

6. Toss (n) to pass something to another. Maria tossed the box of chocolate to Nick. //The New York// // Times //

7.Sink (n) put something or someone under another thing particularly liquid. After boiled the beans you must sink it in clean water first. //The New York// // Times //

8//.//Hub (n) the place where the activities are managed. The hub of PBG association is in Ohio University. //Athens County Annual Manual//

9.Awash (adj) water covered the surface. African Savannas are awash every summer. //Athens Official visitor Guide.//

10. Shift (v) move or make something or someone move. While I am siting, my sister shifts my chair in order to put me in from of her. //The New York// // Times //

// Rosa, good. Watch your tenses. //


 * Week 2 **

1. Mutter (v) the act of speaking quietly principally complaining about something or someone. After their boss turn back, all employee were muttering about the extra hours that they have to work. //Writer to be Read//

2. Harass (v) a behavior characterize by follow a person aggressively makes he or she unconformable. To harass is nonlegal in all countries. //Writer to be Read//

3. Wreck (v) crash something. Owners have to put their ships in a safe place in order to avoid wreck when the hurricane touch the coastline. //Writer to be Read//

4. Tearful (adj) describe people that have broken down into tears. After lost a game, the tearful children were comforted by an ice cream. //Writer to be Read//

5. Dust (n) a very small earth grains. A strong wind putted the dust up and closed my vision. //Writer to be Read//

6. Innate (adj) means that you born with, is natural. Your courtesy seem to be Innate. //Writer to be Read//

7. Busboy (n) a person who wipe table in a cafeteria. Busboy work a lot, but are bad paid. //Writer to be Read//

8. Loosen (v) produce weakness in something Strength the three leg table by putting a extra leg. //Writer to be Read//

9. Grim (adj) repulsive, make other feel fear. The grim movie made people shaver. //Writer to be Read//

10. Cripple (v) make something immobile. the sudden cool wind crippled everyone on the street.


 * Week 3**

1. Abase (v) is the act of humiliate somebody. With his comments about the witter he try to abase him, but he could not. //KAPLAN GRE vocabulary//

2. Abate (v) decrease in number or intensity. The hurricane abated after arrive to the coastline. //KAPLAN GRE vocabulary//

3. Abdicate (v) abandon a position or right or power. People should not abdicate in the fight for their right. //KAPLAN GRE vocabulary//

4.Aberrant (adj) abnormal. Aberrant behavior seems to be relate with metal disorder. //KAPLAN GRE vocabulary//

5. Abeyance (n) suppress or suspend for a period of time. The abeyance of the meeting will affect our business schedule //KAPLAN GRE vocabulary//

6. Adjure (v) deny in a formal way Mary adjure the job's offer because the low payment //KAPLAN GRE vocabulary//

7. Abscond (v) go out in a secret way. Anybody will abscond and do not pay the consequences, the police officer said //KAPLAN GRE vocabulary//

8.Abstain (v) select do not do something People that are taking antibiotic have to abstain of drink alcahol. //KAPLAN GRE vocabulary//

9. Abstemious (adj) do no feel to eat. Lauren is abstemious today, he use to eat much more. //KAPLAN GRE vocabulary//

10. Abyss (n) a very deep hole usually at the sea. In the abyss of Caribbean sea there are not many fishes. //KAPLAN GRE vocabulary//


 * Week 4**

1. Dribble (n) small portion of a liquid which is falling. The dribble of water wetted my bicycle. //The Athens News//

2. Banter (n) joke with good tone. My brother's banter are always about sports. //Scientific American Mind//

3. Neglect (v) do not care enough for something or somebody. I neglected some assignment the pass week, now I get a C in the test. //Scientific American Mind//

4. Inmates (n) prisoner in a hospital or in a jail. Fight between inmates are very common because anyone like to be confined. //The Athens Messenger//

5. Conundrum (n) a problem that has not been resolved yet. How the Mona was stolen is a conundrum, any door is broken! //Scientific American Mind//

6. Tout (v) try to sale something to another person insistently. The salesmen touts me an ugly sofa. //USA TODAY//

7. Plead (v) appeal emotionally. Condemned to prison pleaded yesterday in from of the court. //The Athens Messenger//

8. Gap (n) a space among object or in a object. My mother sewed a gap in my skirt. //USA TODAY//

9. Epitome (n) the best example of somebody or something. Galapagos is an epitome of insular biodiversity. //Scientific American Mind//

10. Midrange (n) a product in the middle position of a range regarding numerical characteristics, e. size. Colombia's coffee is in the midrange of all coffee selling this week. //USA TODAY//


 * Week 5 **

1. Elicit (v) induce something happen or induce someone do something The war was elicited and know cannot be stopped. //PNAS//

2. Recruit (v) the act of put a person in the army. US are recruiting young men in order to reinforce troops. //PNAS//

3. Executive (adj) the power that people have to set plans, laws, and activities in general. Executive people are follow by other that feel they are less capable to manage. //PNAS//

4. Disparities (n) difference. Disparities in legal aspect among countries could provoke a serious conflict. //PNAS//

5. Input (n) generally is information put into system in order to be process and get an outcome. The input is invalid for that reason the program cannot run. //PNAS//

6. Mirth (n) happiness express with laugh. the joke make by the comedian make everybody mirth. //PNAS//

7. Strike (v) Attack or hit with hands or with a weapon. After a great discussion Mark strikes Jones in his face. //PNAS//

8. Caption (v) supply (an illustration) with a text explanation. The cartoonist caption their draw for a better comprehension. //PNAS//

9. Jitter (v) act nervously Jim jitter in from the big audience. //PNAS//

10. Junction (n) the point of union. The junction of Mill Street and Jason is very dangerous. //PNAS//


 * Week 6 **

1. Endorsement (n) action of approve something publicly. The court has not given endorsement verdict to gay married. //Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws//

2. Annulment (n) invalided a legal paper. Their married was annulment because he was married whit another woman before. //Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws//

3. Decree (n) a legal order. The new decree will be official in two weeks; all driver will have to have the seat bell. //Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws//

4. Concealed (v) keep way from the eyes of people. Clinton concealed his relationship with Monica for many years. //Digest of Ohio Motor Vehicle Laws//

5. Tag (v) make a label. People use to tag other in Facebook's picture. //The Athens Messenger//

6. Damper (n) depressing event, person or situation. The damper the people have in winter is because the lack of sun. //The Athens Messenger//

7. Shuffle (v) to change the place where something is. In a Laboratory people should not shuffle any tool. //The Athens Messenger//

8. Negligible (v) trivial Climate change is no a trivial fact, that have to be taken seriously //PNAS//

9. Innervate (v) make a connection through the body with nerves The human body is innervate from the head to the feet //PNAS//

10. Assays (n) type of analysis that detect components or substances in something An assays was made in order to dectect aluminium in rabbit's brain. //PNAS//


 * Week 7 **

1. Escort (v) To conduct somebody to somewhere in order to give her or his protection. The President is always escort to every place. // The Education Digest //

2. Fraught (adj) refer to a situation or an event. Surrounded with. The car accident is fraught with suspicious causes.

// The Education Digest //

3. Bruise (v) cause a damage. Drink sweet soda bruise your memory. // The Education Digest //

4. Ally (n) partner who help. The allies in the WW2 work together to stop the tragedy.

// The Education Digest //

5. Simmer (n) state in which it is hot, but do not reach boil. The simmer argument calmed the audience that was about to destroy the building. // The Education Digest //

6. Drag (v) the act of remove something with difficulty The intelligent professor dragged great ideas from students' minds. // The Education Digest //

7. Welfare (n) the happiness of a group or a person. The welfare of those children who play outside is doubtless. // The Education Digest //

8. Boost (v) help someone or something to improve. The new advertisement boost the seller in 30 %. // The Education Digest //

9. Vowed (v) commit to someone or something. I vowed my life to help poor people // The Education Digest //

10. Adage (n) a phrase which express general truth. A Dominican adage said when a door is closed a window opens. // The Education Digest //


 * Week 8 **

1. Enacted (v) practicing an idea Public schools enacted a new education system in 2011 // Family Planning Perspectives //

2. Lengthy (adj) longer than expected. The President speech was lengthy // Family Planning Perspectives //

3. Dearth (n) miss something Due to the dearth of video in this house we will go the movies // Family Planning Perspectives //

4. Caveats (n) a warning that something has change The caveat about the new transportation system used launch a month before it implementation. //Evaluation Sex Education Programs for Teens//

5. Warrant (v) authorize some legal action The FIB warrant the arrest of two criminals //Evaluation Sex Education Programs for Teens//

6. Slang (n) informal words or language The use of slang is not appropriate in academic writing // EOE2 //

7.Seaward (n) the side of the land that is closer to the sea Do not stand in the seaward, you can fall into the sea // Oryx, 2012 //

8.Islets (n) a small island Dominican Republic has three islets

// Oryx, 2012 //

9. Reassess (v) considering again from a new perspective This problem is too complicate we should reassess it.

// Oryx, 2012 //

10. Clump (n) a compact group of something Some time roots from a clump under the ground

// Oryx, 2012 //

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