Ten Steps Context CluesVocabulary

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Mundane (adj.)/ˈmʌndeɪn/

1. Ordinary and not interesting or exciting, especially because of happening regularly. Synonyms: normal, ordinary, tedious, etc. E.g. mundane activities/ tasks/ matters.2. Relating to the world and practical matters instead of religious or spiritual ones. E.g. mundane affairs, the boundaries of the mundane world.

Euphemism (n.)/ˈyo*ofəˌmizəm/

Definition: a word or expression that people use when they want to talk about something unpleasant or

embarrassing without mentioning the thing itself, a nice way of saying something.

Alleviate (v.)/əˈlēvēˌāt/

Definition: to make something less painful, severe, or serious.Synonyms: ease, relieve, lessen, etc. E.g. The doctor has prescribed some drugs to alleviate the pain.

TURMOIL (N):a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.

“Egypt was in turmoil”

Synonyms: confusion, turbulence, disorder, agitation, disquiet, chaos

Enhance (v)• intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.

“Make up enhances her beautiful eyes”

Synonymous: increase, intensify, amplify, elevate, exalt

Culpable (adj) • Deserving of blame or 

censure as being wrong,

evil, improper, or harmful.

Synonymous: to blame, guilty, responsible

“If you choose to do drugs, you are culpable for what you do while you are under their effect”

ADVENT (n)“Coming into place or view/

Arrival/the beginning of an event/arrival of a person, invention of something”

Ex: Advent of holiday season Synonyms : Onset, Beginning, Commencement, Start, Arrival

Antonyms: Departure, End, Leave

BENEVOLENT (adj)

“Desiring to help others/Charitable/Good will/Kind”

Ex: There are no words to express Mother Teresa's benevolent attitudes.

Synonyms : Kind, Generous, Humane, Benign, Caring

Antonyms: Cruel, Hateful, Merciless

Related words: Benevolently(Adj) Benevolence (N)

DILEMMA (n)

“a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives/any difficult or perplexing situation or problem” Ex: I don’t know whether to study for my test tomorrow or go out with my friends. What a dilemma! Synonyms : Puzzle, Mess,

Difficulty, Impasse, Quandary

Antonyms: Good fortune, Solution, Benefit

GIST(n) The main or essential part of a matter.

E.g.: What was the gist of his speech?

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Fabrication(n) - The making up or inventing of false stories.

- A false story that is made up or invented.

E.G.: The story was a complete fabrication.

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Corroborate(v) To support by giving proof; confirm

E.G.: Corroborated my account of the accident

(n) Corroboration

E.G.: The police are looking for corroboration of your statement.

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nebulous (adj.)： not clear : difficult to see, understand, describe,

etc.A nebulous answer; a nebulous point; a nebulous

idea

e ecstatic (adj): very happy or excited

: feeling or showing ecstasy (n)

endow1: to give a large amount of money to a school, hospital, etc., in order to pay for the creation or continuing support of (something)2:to freely or naturally provide (someone or something) with something — usually used as (be) endowed

1: to cause (someone) to decide not to do something

Some potential buyers will be deterred by the price.

2: to prevent (something) from happening

He played an important role in international efforts to deter[=prevent] nuclear war.

METICULOUS

Reliable scientific theories are based not upon careless work, but rather upon

meticulous research and experimentation.

M

eticulous (adjective) taking or showing extreme care about minutes details.

This bathroom is meticulously (adv) kept. There is no dirt anywhere!

STRINGENT(ADJ)

In the early days of automobile manufacturing,

stringent laws controlled motorist ’s speed. In

contrast, the laws designed to protect consumers

from faulty products were extremely weak.

Stringent: strict , severe

Assimilate(v)

Assimilation (n)

To assimilate is defined as to become

To assimilate is defined as to become

like others, or help another person to

like others, or help another person to

adapt to a new environment.

adapt to a new environment.

PROXIMITY (N)

nearness in place, time, order,

occurrence, or relation

An example of proximity is standing next to someone.

The definition of viral is something that has become very popular very quickly on the Internet.

VIRAL (ADJ)

An example of viral is a video that is released and watched by a million people within a few days.

Deficient (dəˈfiSHənt)

(Adjective)

1. Lacking some element or characteristic; defective : deficient in taste Synonyms : lacking, wanting, inadequate, insufficient2.Insufficient; inadequate : deficient knowledge, deficient leadership

Synonyms : defective, flawed, imperfect, weak, inferior

Example : This diet is deficient in vitamin B.

Indispensable[ˌindəˈspensəb(ə)l ]

(Adjective)

Essential, absolutely necessary

Example : If she had filled the need for a pet back then, would children have been as indispensable for her?Most people think that their cell phones are INDISPENSABLE!

Synonyms : needed

Adversary [ad' vər ser'ē]

Noun

The definition of an adversary is a person who fights against something or someone, or is a person who is considered to be a competitor or enemy.

An example : For Batman, the Joker is an adversary.

Synonyms : opponent, rival, enemy, combat

Simulate (V):

To make in imitation of or To create a representation or model of a physical system or particular situation.EX: Simulatethe dynamicsof the space flight.

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Succinct (Adj):

Expressed in few words.Marked by brevity and clarity.EX: A pocket guide thatprovides succinctexplanations for rulesof grammar andpunctuation.

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Impoverished (Adj):

1-reduced to poverty.2-make a person or area poor.EX: the Impoverishedcities cannot improveitself unlessothers help them.

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Lucrative(adjective)

definition: producing a great deal of profit.Example: a lucrative career as a stand-up

comedian

Flamboyant(adjective)

• Definition: of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness

• Example: a flamboyant display of aerobatics

Espouse(verb)

• Definition: adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

• Example : he turned his back on the modernism he had espoused in his youth