17 Aralık 2016 Cumartesi

Week 9

acquisition: obtaining or receiving (noun)

   synonym: addition / gain / procurement

     She continues to make rapid progress in the acquisition of language as her experiences increase.


indistinct: obscure, ambiguous (adjectives)

   synonym: bleared / bleary / blurred

     The path became more indistinct with each step, eventually coming to an end in dense underbrush.


invesment: something given, lent for a return (noun)

   synonym: asset / contribution /expenditurestar

     Your investment would be for naught.


institution: organization (noun)

   synonym: academy / association / business

     The laundress at the Perkins Institution secretly carried her off to give her a bath.


resourceful: able to act effectively or imaginatively, especially in difficult situations. (adjective)

   synonym: active / adventurous / aggressive

     She was the most resourceful Guardian he knew.

advocacy: the definition of advocacy is the act of speaking on the behalf of or in support of another person, place, or thing (noun)

   synonym: advancement / assistance / backing

     Perhaps the greatest service he rendered to his party was his consistent advocacy of the freedom of the press.

empirical: the definition of empirical is something that is based solely on experiment or experience (adjective)

   synonym: advancement / assistance / backing

     His method was empirical, and the laws which he established were generally the result of repeated experiment.

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