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1.       Morbid -having or expressing strong interest in sad/unpleasant things

·         He has a morbid fascination with human slaughtering.

2.       Riotous

#noisy/violent in public place

·         Approximately ten were ceased in the riotous street demonstration.

            #uproarious

·         That Friday night, Daniel and I ended up at Vivian’s place where a riotous party was held.

3.       Sissy – informal> a boy that other man or boys laugh at because they think he is weak or frightened/ wimp

·         The boys mock Henry, calling him ‘Prawn’ for being a sissy but he does not fight back.

4.       Libel

#the act of printing a statement about somebody that is not true and it gives people a bad opinion about them (noun)

·         Daily News is sued for the libel of the famous celebrity Fiona Watson regarding the hit and run case.

                 #to publish a written statement regarding somebody that is not true (verb)

·         The young soccer star is libeled for using steroids during his last game at the World Cup.

5.       Decency – honest, polite behavior (noun)

·         “Don’t they have the decency to apologize for what they’ve done?” Mrs. White asked the teacher.

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1.       Imposed

#to introduce a new rule, rule, tax

·         Three fines have been imposed so far during the vehicle inspection.

               #to force somebody deal with something unpleasant

·         The suspension imposed on the publication company is lifted.

            #to expect someone to spend time with you when the time is not convenient

·         Viola did not want to impose Grace Halls by staying over her house for another night since the Halls family was planning to go for a trip.

          #to make somebody accept or aware of your presence

·         Dr. Bruce was the first scientist who imposed himself with his genius creation called the Time Machine across the world.

2.       Parameter- something that decide/limit

·         The research and development at the mysterious cave can only be carried out within the parameter established.

3.       Retained

#to preserve

·         To retain his title as the best scorer in Psychology class, he revises his notes diligently every day.

              #to continue to hold/contain something

·         The child prodigy finds it easy to retain 99 percent of the facts she comes across while reading.

           # (law) pay the lawyer to do work for him

·         It takes more than five thousand dollars for him to retain the lawyer to prove his innocence in the homicide case of his wife.

4.       Amendment- process of changing a law or document

·         Minor amendments were made to her resume before she went to the interview for the full scholarship.

5.       Notion –idea, belief, understanding of something

·         The teacher rejected her notion regarding polygamy in her essay, scoring it with a B- since it was somehow controversial.

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1.       Ramification – one of the large number of complicated and unexpected results/ complication

·         The new law imposed on the society is bounded to have widespread social ramification.

2.       Complacent- too satisfied with yourself that you do not feel any changes is necessary

·         Since his company is on the pinnacle, dwarfing other competitors in launching smart phones he becomes complacent.

3.       Barring – except for/unless there is or are

·         They should be arrived already, barring traffic congestion and accidents.

4.       Equity

#shares in companies which do not pay a fixed amount of interest.

·         Investors today hold highly diversified portfolios with significant portion in equities.

                      #the quality of being fair

·         The new president is not the favorite of majority since they did not find equities in his rule.

5.       Fluctuation- continual changes

·         He opined that the fluctuation of languages is infinite.

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1.       Volatile

#evaporating quickly

·         The higher the volatility, the faster the rate of evaporation.

             #tending/threatening to break out into open violence, explosive

·         It is felt as if the economy is collapsing around us with all the volatility in the country.

2.       Fathom

#to understand something/ find explanation

·         I couldn’t fathom out what the writer was trying to convey from the short story.

              #unit measuring of water, equal to 6 feet

·         Suzanne kept her feelings fathoms deep.

3.       Turbulent

#when there is a lot of changes, confusion, disagreement, and sometimes violence

·         Experiencing such a turbulent journey in escaping from the psycho kidnapper, she will need a lot of therapy and counseling.

               #changing direction suddenly in violent way(of air or water)

·         The fisherman was killed in the turbulent storm while he was out in the sea.

4.       Turmoil

#state of anxiety and confusion

·         Holley’s mind is in turmoil as she ran out of the derelict, where Jason forcefully brought her to and so she is oblivious of a Porsche accelerating from the east of the road.

5.       Pivotal- great importance because other depends on it

·         Unaware of his pivotal role in the investment, he simply makes decisions without actually thinking about it thoroughly.

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1.       Caucasian-a member of any of the races of people who have pale skin

·         Amy is happily married with a Caucasian man and currently living in London.

2.       Hypothermic- subnormal body temperature(adjective)

·         While some kids have fun swimming and playing in the water, Teri look from afar since she easily become hypothermic when she immerse herself in cold water.

3.       Defibrillator- a piece of equipment used to control movement of heart muscles by giving the heart a controlled electric shock.

·         Since he was unconscious for months already, and that using the defibrillator did not make anything better the doctors decided to give up on him.

4.       Epinephrine

#hormone secreted by central nervous system in response to stress, anger or fear, acting to increase heart rate, blood pressure

·         Heart rate is increased by the secretion of epinephrine when one is in the state of anger, fear or stress.

             #a commercial form used as heart stimulant, to constrict blood vessels and to relax the bronchi in        asthma.

·         Allergic reaction can be stopped with epinephrine, a type of medication which is widely used nowadays.

5.       Gibberish – nonsense

·         “The story is gibberish. How can I publish it?”Mr. Harrison said.