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161 Unit 9 Vocabulary. Reading/Writing Listening/Speaking. proud (adj.). proud (adj.). to be very happy about someone because of what he has done The parents were proud of their son when he graduated at the top of his class. to owe (v.). to owe (v.). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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161 Unit 9 Vocabulary
Reading/WritingListening/Speaking
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proud (adj.)
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proud (adj.)
to be very happy about someone because of what he has done
The parents were proud of their son when he graduated at the top of his class.
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to owe (v.)
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to owe (v.)
to have to pay back someone the money that they loaned you
Hassan owes me KD 100.or
to exist or be successful because of someone or something else
Apple owes its success to Steve Jobs.
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extremely (adv.)
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extremely (adv.)
very, very
It gets extremely hot in Kuwait in August.
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to attend (v.)
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to attend (v.)
to go to a place or event
I want to attend the World Cup in Rio this year.
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generosity (n.)
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generosity (n.)
the quality of freely giving money (or things) to help others
Kuwaitis showed a lot of generosity to Syrians by donating food and clothing.
generous (adj.)
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commitment (n.)
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commitment (n.)
a promise
(to make a commitment = to promise)
Reem made a commitment to her mother to not text while driving the car.
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to distribute (v.)
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to distribute (v.)
to give something to many people
to hand out
Ms. Nancy distributed the quizzes to her students.
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to inspire (v.)
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to inspire (v.)
to encourage someone to do something good for another person
When my sister gave money to charity, that inspired me to give some money, too.
orto live in a way that others want to be like youMs. Nancy’s aunt inspired her to live all over the world.
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transition (n.)
university job
being single MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
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transition (n.)
a change
It is a big transition to go from being single to being married.
(synonym = adjustment)
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adjustment (n.)
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adjustment (n.)
getting used to a new situation
It was a huge adjustment for Ameera and Khaled when their baby was born.
(synonym = transition)
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positive (adj.)
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positive (adj.)
good or happy
Abdulaziz had positive feelings about the final exam. He knew that he was ready.
(opposite = negative)
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to suspect (v.)
Hmmmm?
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to suspect (v.)
to guess
The wind outside is very strong. I suspect that we will have a dust storm soon.
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to measure (v.)
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to measure (v.)
to countor
to see how large something is
The last time he measured himself, he had lost 3 kgs.
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selfish (adj.)
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selfish (adj.)
to only car about yourself
My brother was very selfish. He wouldn’t share the iPad with me.
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remarkable (adj.)
Wow!
Incredible!
Unbelievable!
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remarkable (adj.)
when something is unexpected or too good to be true
We had a remarkable holiday in the Maldives. The water was so blue and the beaches were so clean. We saw a lot of beautiful fish, too.
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to tend to (v.)
People from the UK
People from the US
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to tend to (v.)
to be or act a certain way
British people tend to drink more tea than coffee. On the other hand, Americans tend to drink more coffee.
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to decrease (v.)
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to decrease (v.)
to go down in number or amount
When he got near the city, he decreased his speed from 120 to 80.
(opposite = increase)
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to enhance (v.)
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to enhance (v.)
to make something look better
Women enhance their appearance by wearing makeup.
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reliable (adj.)
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reliable (adj.)
dependable
My brother is very reliable. When he says that he will do something, he does it on time.