General Vocabulary
Opt for-to make a choice from a range of options.
Sentence- These giant corporations may simply opt for law evasion.
To be overprotective- tending to protect someone, especially a child, excessively.
Sentence-A child growing under overprotective parents faces severe detachment problems as an adult.
Overload-an excessive amount; to give someone too much work to do.
Sentence- The three main diagnoses are those of government overload, adversary politics, and pluralist stagnation.
Potentially-be likely to develop or happen in the future.
Sentence- It believed the affair was potentially harmful to British aviation.
Portable device-any device that can easily be held, carried or moved.
Sentence- Transfers the selected playlist content to the portable device.
Perspective-a way of thinking about something.
Sentence- His experience abroad provides a wider perspective on the problem.
Pestering- annoying someone by asking them for something repeatedly.
Sentence- At the frontier, there were people pestering tourists for cigarettes, food or alcohol.
Politely decline- to politely refuse.
Sentence- I offered to bear all the expenses but they politely declined.
Practical- suitable for use in everyday life.
Sentence- There are some obvious practical applications of the research.
Provide- to give something to someone; to supply.
Sentence- The report may provide further impetus for reform.
Purpose- an aim, an objective or goal.
Sentence- What is your purpose in doing that?
Precious- very valuable or important and not to be treated carelessly.
Sentence- They can abstract precious medicines from ordinary substances.
Primarily- mainly.
Sentence- The person primarily responsible is the project manager.
Poverty-stricken- extremely poor, almost without any money.
Sentence- The poverty-stricken could then take over the deserted metropolises.
Priority-something that is very important and must be done first.
Sentence- Our first priority is to maintain the customer’s confidence in our product.
To put up with- to accept or tolerate something that is annoying or unpleasant.
Sentence-She’s obviously prepared to put up with your terms.
Persistence-the act of continuing to do something despite difficulties.
Sentence-My success is based on persistence, not luck.
Prevalent- widespread in a particular place.
Sentence- These prejudices are particularly prevalent among people living in the North.
Patronage-the support and money given to a person by an individual or organization.
Sentence- Not that their patronage would have necessarily ensured success.
Provide a link to our roots- to connect with previous generations.
Sentence-They provide a link to our roots, and they are part of our shared heritage.
Preparation-something done to get ready for an event or make something ready.
Sentence- The nurse assisted with the preparation of the medicine.
To push forward- to advance something; to continue doing something or making progress in something despite difficulties or opposition.
Sentence- A few students began to push forward but were held back by their mates.
(To) possess-to have or own something.
Sentence- The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.
To pull something off- to succeed in doing or achieving something difficult.
Sentence- She used every trick in the book to pull off the deal
Purely- completely; entirely.
Sentence-They have been given college scholarships purely on athletic ability.
Pitfalls- a hidden or unsuspected danger or difficulty, which it is not easy or possible to see at first.
Sentence- His reviews avoided the pitfalls of exotica and newness, drawing attention instead to the varied formal qualities of the writing.
Privilege- a special right, or advantage granted to someone to have the chance to do something.
Sentence-We don’t realize what a privilege it is to grow old with someone
Put off- to delay doing something.
Sentence-Don’t be put off by his physical appearance .
Popularize- to make something become popular so that a lot of people know about it.
Sentence- To help popularize them, he was sending specimens to a few lucky customers for showroom display.
