Week 6 Glossary

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  1. Word: Witnesses.
    Definition: An individual who, being present, personally sees or perceives a thing.
    Part of Speech: Noun.
    My sentence: At the mouth of two witnesses or three shall every word be established.

    Word: Astute.
    Definition: of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious.
    Part of Speech: Adjective.
    My sentence: They were astute readers, and some were good writers.

    Word: Disasters.
    Definition: a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
    Part of Speech: Noun.
    My sentence: When it comes to natural disasters, every region has its crosses to bear.

    Word: Smuggle.
    Definition: to import or export (goods) secretly, in violation of the law, especially without payment of legal duty.
    Part of Speech: Verb.
    My sentence: No one, he decided, has the right to smuggle antiquities.

    Word: Dreadful.
    Definition: causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible.
    Part of Speech: Adjective.
    My sentence: The post has appeared elsewhere online, so it's not some dreadful secret.

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  2. Convict
    Definition: to prove or declare guilty of an offence.
    Part of speech: Verb
    My sentence: if convicted of the crime he would have been released after one.

    evidence
    Definition: that which tend prove or disprove something.
    Part of speech: noun
    My sentence: the evidence appeared to paint a shocking picture.

    guilty
    Definition:  have committed an offence, crime or violation.
    Part of speech: adjective
    My sentence: Willard was found guilty and hanged shortly afterward.

    confessed
    Definition: to acknowledge or avow.
    Part of speech: verb
    My sentence: zoe forced to confess and now wonders if she will ever be free.

    ransom
    Definition: the redemption of a prisoner, slave,  or kidnapped person.
    Part of speech: noun
    My sentence: Chapter four ransom was walking and he found a lizard and began to talk to it.

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  5. Word: obscure
    Definition: unclear and difficult to understand or see.
    Part of speech: adjective
    My sentence: Official policy has changed for reasons that remain obscure.

    Word: legitimate
    Definition: allowed according to law, or reasonable and acceptable.
    Part of speech: adjective
    My sentence: Downloading musics in Brazil is a legitimate process.

    Word: trafficking
    Definition: to buy and sell something illegally.
    Part of speech: verb
    My sentence: He was charged with trafficking in stolen goods.

    Word: penalties
    Definition: a punishment, esp. the usual one, for breaking a law.
    Part of speech: noun
    My sentence: Repeat offenders should face stiff/tough penalties.

    Word: poachers
    Definition: one who kills or takes wild animals (as game or fish) illegally.
    Part of speech: noun
    My sentence: The poacher was condemned to 5 years in the jail.

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  6. Word: Ambulance
    Definition: A specially equipped vehicle used to transport the sick or injured.
    Part of speech: noun
    My sentence: The boy is waiting for an ambulance to go to the hospital.

    Word: Strangled
    Definition: To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle.
    Part of speech: verb
    My sentence: The criminal man was arrested because he strangled the girl.

    Word: Legible
    Definition: Possible to read or decipher.
    Part of speech: adjective
    My sentence: The letter written by the child wasn't legible.

    Word: Monotonous
    Definition: Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety.
    Part of speech: adjective
    My sentence: The girl did'n like the performance that she watched because it was very monotonous.

    Word: Fossil
    Definition: A remnant or trace of an organism of a past geologic age, such as a skeleton or leaf imprint, embedded and preserved in the earth's crust.
    Part of speech: Many fossils of animals can be found in museums.

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  7. admit
    `Definition : to concede as true or valid
    `Part of speech : verb
    `Sentence : You know you're wrong! Admit it!

    pulled off
    `Definition : to carry out despite difficulties
    `Part of speech : verb
    `Sentence : The team pulled off an upset.

    wear and tear
    `Definition : the loss, injury, or stress to which something is subjected by
    `Part of speech : noun
    `Sentence : my favorite jeans finally succumbed to wear and tear and had to be replaced.

    forensic
    `Definition : relating to the use of scientific knowledge or methods in solving crimes
    `Part of speech : adjective
    `Sentence : forensic pathologist , forensic medicine , forensic science all have the same meaning .

    acknowledge
    `Definition : to say that you accept or do not deny the truth.
    `Part of speech : verb
    `Sentence : They acknowledged that the decision was a mistake.

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  8. Theft
    Definition: The act or crime of stealing
    Part of speech: Noun
    Sentence: The theft of the jewelry was reported to the police

    Deny
    Definition: To say that someting is not true
    Part of speech: Verb
    Sentence: The judge denied their request

    Lawful
    Definition: Allowed by the lay
    Part of speech: Adjective
    Sentence: The lawyer of the family is in a lawful search of the property

    Prize
    Definition: Something exceptionally desirable
    Part of speech: Noun
    Sentence: Competitors always aims the first prize

    Proof
    Definition: Something which shows that something else is true or correct
    Part of speech: Noun
    Sentence: The document was a proof that his story was true

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  9. WORD: nest
    DEFINITION: a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young.
    PART OF SPEECH: noun
    SENTENCE: The nest of stork is very big.

    WORD: fetch
    DEFINITION: go for and then bring back (someone or something).
    PART OF SPEECH: verb
    SENTENCE: he ran to fetch help.

    WORD: disrupt
    DEFINITION: interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.
    PART OF SPEECH: verb
    SENTENCE: It will specifically target offenders and disrupt their activities

    WORD: thieves
    DEFINITION: a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny. (Plural of thief)
    PART OF SPEECH: noun
    SENTENCE: There is no doubt that visitors, particularly from developed countries, are attractive targets to thieves.

    WORD: breed
    DEFINITION: a stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection.
    PART OF SPEECH: noun
    SENTENCE: Most farmers breed pigs, sheep, and dairy cattle, from which they obtain meat, wool, milk, cheese, and butter.

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  10. 1) Wipe
    Definition: to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of.
    Part of speech: verb.
    My sentence: The waitress wipes the tables after every service.

    2) Software
    Definition: Computers. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them.
    Part of speech: Noun.
    My sentence: Many computer companies updates their software every year.

    3) Fake
    Definition: prepare or make (something specious, deceptive, or fraudulent).
    Part of speech: Verb.
    My sentence: Criminals fake their documents to avoid getting caught.

    4) Accused
    Definition: a person or persons charged in a court of law with a crime, offense, etc. (often preceded by the).
    Part of speech: Noun.
    My sentence: The suspect was accused of killing his wife.

    5) Opportunity
    Definition: an appropriate or favorable time or occasion:
    Their meeting afforded an opportunity to exchange views.
    Part of speech: noun.
    My sentence: Graduating from good colleges gives students a good job opportunities.

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  11. Word: Neurologist
    Definition: A physician specializing in neurology.
    Part of speech: Noun
    Sentence: My neurologist recommended me play puzzles games.

    Word: Therapist
    Definition: A person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
    Part of speech: Noun
    Sentence: After the car accident, my father starts his treatment with a therapist to recover his hand's movements.

    Word: Administrator
    Definition: A person who manages or has a talent for managing.
    Part of speech: Noun
    Sentence: I don't have talent to be a good administrator.

    Word: Doctor
    Definition: A person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
    Part of speech: Noun
    Sentence: My doctor said to me to start my headache treatment immediately.

    Word: Routine
    Definition: Regular, unvarying, habitual, unimaginative, or rote procedure.
    Part of speech: Noun
    Sentence: Wake up early, eat health food and make lots of exercises is a little part of my diary routine.

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  12. attempt
    Definition: an act of trying to do sth, especially sth difficult, often with no success
    Part of speech: noun/verb
    Sentence: The attempt predictably failed.

    trader
    Definition: a person who buys and sells things as a job
    Part of speech: noun
    Sentence: An international trader plays important roll in the world.

    extinction
    Definition: a situation in which a plant, an animal, a way of life, etc.
    Part of speech: noun
    Sentence: The extinction of the dinosours was reported for a long time ago.

    incomplete
    Definition: not having everything that it should have
    Part of speech: adj
    Sentence: That sentence is still incomplete.

    forest
    Definition: a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees
    Part of speech: noun
    Sentence: How does a citizen of the forest make a living?

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  13. spectators
    definition: a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
    Part of speech: noun
    Sentence: we expect too many spectators for this match

    collapsed
    definition: to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly:
    speech: verb
    sentence: the entrance of the cave has collapsed

    suspense
    definition: a state of mental indecision.
    speech: noun
    sentence: after the test a big suspense occur

    triumph
    definition: the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
    speech: noun
    sentence: is a triumph being in US after all that happened

    creed
    definition: any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
    speech: noun
    sentence: every group have their own creed.

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  14. Word:Conceal
    Definition:to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight
    Part of speech: Verb
    Sentence:He concealed the gun under his coat

    Word:Jam
    Definition:to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible
    Part of speech: Verb
    Sentence:The ship was jammed between two rocks.

    Word:Toucan
    Definition:any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
    Part of speech: Noun
    Sentence:Some countries wont allow people to have any kind of toucan as a pet

    Word:Reptile
    Definition:any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
    Part of speech: Noun
    Sentence:Reptiles such as dinosaurs had extincted long time ago

    Word:Shortchange
    Definition:to deal with unfairly or dishonestly, especially to cheat.
    Part of speech: Verb
    Sentence:Some work bosses shortchange their employees , and they must treat them fair.

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