General Vocabulary
Makes it possible- allows/enables.
Sentence- Retroactive notation makes it possible to indicate distinct facets without recourse to mixed notation.
Majority- the greater number or part of something.
Sentence- Three of the justices dissented from the majority decision.
Mingle- to mix or combine something with something else.
Sentence– The flowers mingle together to form a blaze of colour.
(To) memorize- to learn by heart.
Sentence– He studied his map, trying to memorize the way to Rose’s street.
To make the grade- to successfully reach a particular standard.
Sentence– He overcame to make the grade as a teenage gymnast and then went on to university.
Maintenance- the process of preserving something.
Sentence– The caretaker is responsible for the maintenance of the school buildings.
Mindless-not requiring much mental effort (thought or intelligence).
Sentence– Somebody goes and does something mindless like that and just destroys everything for you.
Mass- a large number or amount of something.
Sentence– The priest celebrated High Mass in church.
Mass-produced-produced in large quantities, usually by machinery.
Sentence– Even within the world of mass-produced culture, it is possible to approach the question of standardization differently.
Mogul– a very rich, important and powerful person.
Sentence– I don’t deny that your sister comes the mogul over us, now and then.
Minor- small or insignificant.
Sentence The group suffered an extraordinary series of minor mishaps.
Nominate– to formally suggest or propose someone as a candidate for an important role, prize/award, position, etc.
Sentence -Can I nominate someone as a proxy to sign for me?
Novelist-someone who writes novels.
Sentence- As both a novelist and a university lecturer, she has two strings to her bow.
The needy- poor people.
Sentence- Public aid to the needy and even public sanitation tended to perpetuate the more vulnerable members of the race.
Nerve-racking- making someone feel very nervous and worried.
Sentence- Soderberg had a nerve-racking time, which seemed to be over by late 1987.
Night lamp = night light-a lamp kept burning during the night,
especially in a bedroom).
Sentence- The modern style table with the night lamp in the bedroom.
The naked eye- the normal power of your eye without the help of any special device for making images larger (a telescope, microscope, or other devices.)
Sentence- His knowledge is slim, transparent to the naked eye.
Needy- lacking money, food, clothes; very poor.
Sentence- We are more despondent and needy than ever!
Notable drawbacks-disadvantages which are important to note.
Sentence- But just like with Facebook, there are some notable drawbacks to using Twitter.
Negative factor- factor that is not good and negatively affects something else.
Sentence- Fund worried about the reasons, mainly because of still having a negative factor.
Novelty-the quality of being new, different, unique or unusual.
Sentence- I suppose it has a certain novelty value but you’ll soon get bored of it.
Neglected-to pay no attention to someone or something.
Sentence- The company was publicly rebuked for having neglected safety procedures.
Overlook-to have a view of/from.
Sentence- The committee is willing to overlook your past shortcomings.
Open to- be willing to receive or welcome.
Sentence- This agreement is very ambiguous and open to various interpretations.
On purpose- intentionally; deliberately.
Sentence- Its white fur looked unnatural, bleached on purpose, for a disguise.
Obstacle- something that makes it difficult for you to move forward or achieve something else.
Sentence- The release of prisoners remains an obstacle in the path of a peace agreement.
Out of the question- impossible.
Sentence- The evacuation of civilians remains out of the question while the fighting continues.
Outdated-no longer useful, because it is old-fashioned (out of date).
Sentence- This estimate was made on the basis of outdated figures.
Outweighed-greater or more significant than something.
Sentence- At that stage they were completely outweighed by the threat of irreparable damage to her health and risk to her life.
