Vocabulary Blog4


Word: validity

Definition: the state of being acceptable according to the law

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: The term of validity of coupon will expire tomorrow.

Collocation: term of validity



Word: stack

Definition: a usually neat pile

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: He drop a stack of plates.

Collocation: a stack of



Word: formerly

Definition: at an earlier time/ in the past

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: My mother formerly worked at school.

Antonym: latterly



Word: vulgar

Definition: not having or showing good manners, good taste or politeness

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: My father scolded my sister’s vulgar manners.

Collocation: vulgar manners



Word: dispute

Definition: a disagreement or argument

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: A dispute between countries is one of the serious problem.

Collocation: dispute with/ about/ over



Word: illegible

Definition: not clear enough to read

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: I can’t read his note because of his illegible hand writing.

Collocation: illegible handwriting



Word: proficient

Definition: good at doing something

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: I’d like to become proficient in English.

Synonym: skilled



Word: inheritance

Definition: money, property, etc, that is received from someone when that person dies

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: He used his inheritance for his children.

Collocation: inheritance from



Word: immortalize

Definition: to cause (something) to be remembered forever

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: Some Disney movies will be immortalized.

Collocation: be immortalized



Word: depict

Definition: to show (something) in a picture, painting, photograph, etc.

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: He depicted the feeling of main character in his movie.

Synonym: represent


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