Vocabulary log


Word: cease

Definition: stop, quit

Part of Speech:verb

Sentence: If I drop my phone in the water, it will cease to work.

Collocation: cease work



Word: commentary

Definition: a spoken description of an event as it is happening

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: It is interesting to watch a running commentary on sports game. 

Collocation: news commentary



Word: compute

Definition: calculate, figure

Part of Speech:verb

Sentence: Government computes the average of male and female.

Collocation: compute the distance



Word: constitute

Definition: to make up or form something

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: School constituted a new commission to enrich student activities.

Collocation: constitute a school



Word: interval

Definition: a period of time between events

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: The ball came flying in front of me for the short time interval of a blink.

Collocation: regular interval



Word: induce

Definition: to cause someone to do something

Part of Speech:verb

Sentence: My friend was suffering from mysterious headache for a long time, so I induced her to see a doctor.

Collocation: induced current



Word: exceed

Definition: overpass

Part of Speech:verb

Sentence: My father exceeded the speed limit, so he paid a fine.

Collocation: exceed the standard



Word: radical

Definition: very different from what is ordinary

Part of Speech:adjective

Sentence: People often don't like the person who behave in radical way.

Collocation: radical measure



Word: violation

Definition: the act of ignoring or interfering with a person's rights.

Part of Speech:noun

Sentence: People shouldn't be violation of human rights.

Collocation: traffic violation



Word: accelerate

Definition: to move faster to gain speed

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: The car accelerated speed suddenly, so it hit me. 

Collocation: accelerate economic recovery

Comments

  1. Language TrainerMay 11, 2017 at 9:11 AM

    Good work on this list but look at word form in this sentence: "People shouldn't be violation of human rights.". You could use the verb.

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