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Modern English Vocabulary: Acquire To Get Ownership, To Gain Through Effort

This document provides definitions for various English vocabulary words. It defines words like "acquire" which means to get ownership through effort, "imminent" which means immediately, and "oblivious" which means unaware or forgetful of the past. It also defines words like "squalid" which describes something as disgusting and filthy, and "regulate" which means to control with rules.

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Modern English Vocabulary: Acquire To Get Ownership, To Gain Through Effort

This document provides definitions for various English vocabulary words. It defines words like "acquire" which means to get ownership through effort, "imminent" which means immediately, and "oblivious" which means unaware or forgetful of the past. It also defines words like "squalid" which describes something as disgusting and filthy, and "regulate" which means to control with rules.

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Modern English Vocabulary

Acquire to get ownership, to gain through effort.

imminent Immediately

oblivious Unaware about what’s happening. Forgetful of the past.

Squalid Disgusting, Filthy, Run down, miserable, degraded.

Regulate To control with rules, to adjust something, to make work well.

Assure/Reassure Help someone get over anxiety, Dr” I assure you, you will fill no pain”.

Ensure To make a promise or guarantee. He ensured , there would be ,


Enough food by ordering extra.

Insure Get insurance for something (Car, House, Life insurance)

Raise Move upward (Sub+Verv+object) My parent have raised me very


well.

Rise Move upward (Sub+Verb) The Sun rise.

Wear(n,v) Wear and tear


Meet (n,v) Event, expectation
Mean (n,adj) average,
Milk (n,v) To milk sth/someone
Water (n,v) To water down
Make (n,v) Manufacturer
Other(s)
The other(s)
another

Though
Although
Even though
Despite of
In spite of
Tragic Tragic situation/event/
During During + noun
While While + verb
Advice(n) The doctor gave me some advice
Advise(v) The doctor advise
Seems Barry: "Why won't the car start?"
Iris: "We seem to have enough gas. Maybe the battery is dead."
interpretation.
Probably
a·mend·ment Noun
1.the act of amending or the state of being amended.
2.an alteration of or addition to a motion, bill, constitution, etc.
3.a change made by correction, addition, or deletion: The editors made
few amendments to themanuscript.
4.Horticulture . a soil-
conditioning substance that promotes plant growth indirectly by improvi
ng suchsoil qualities as porosity, moisture retention, and pH balance.

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