10 Mart 2011 Perşembe

Vocabulary 3.2

concession (n): something that you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or a disagreement 
Synonyms: acknowledgment
Antonyms: difference, disagreement
E.g.: The British were not prepared to make any concessions.
decay (v): to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do this
Synonyms: be destroyed, spoil
Antonyms: flourish, heal
E.g.: Her body was already starting to decay.
disposal (n): when you get rid of something, especially by throwing it away
Synonyms: order, command
Antonyms: -
E.g.: I would take you if I could, but I don't have a car at my disposal this week.
affluent (adj): having a lot of money or owning a lot of things; rich
Synonyms: rich, prosperous
Antonyms: poor, destitute
E.g.: What we are seeing increasingly is a society of private affluence and public squalor.
attaining (v): to reach or succeed in getting something; to achieve
Synonyms: achieve, accomplish
Antonyms: abandon, fail
E.g.: He has attained the highest grade in his music exams.


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