Vocabulary Blog6


Word: intricate

Definition: having many parts

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: That play was difficult to understand because it has intricate plot.

Collocation: intricate plot



Word: fertilizer

Definition: a substance (such as manure or a special chemical) that is added to soil to help the growth of plants

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: I bought a fertilizer for my tomato in the garden.

Collocation: organic fertilizer



Word: plunge

Definition: to fall or drop suddenly from a high place

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: She plunged into the falls

Collocation: plunge in



Word: prone

Definition: likely to do

Part of Speech: adjective

Sentence: She is prone to catch cold even in summer.

Collocation: accident prone



Word: landlord

Definition: a person who owns a house, apartment, etc. and rents it to other people

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: I went seeing the house which I wanted to rent with landlord.

Synonym: landowner



Word: enchant

Definition: to attract and hold the attention of (someone) by being interesting, pretty,etc.

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: Rose has enchanted many people for a long time

Collocation: be enchanted



Word: rot

Definition: to slowly decay or cause (something) to decay

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: the smell of rotting egg spread in the room

Synonym: decay



Word: circulation

Definition: movement of air, water, etc. through the different parts of something

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: I’m curious about the circulation of ocean

Collocation: blood circulation



Word: predicament

Definition: a difficult or unpleasant situation

Part of Speech: noun

Sentence: Adjusting new environment causes some predicaments

Synonym: difficulty



Word: gripe

Definition: to complain about something

Part of Speech: verb

Sentence: He griped new policy of his company

Synonym: squawk


Comments

  1. Language TrainerMay 11, 2017 at 9:19 AM

    Good work but "I went seeing" should be " I went to see" and "gripe" collocates with about in your example sentence. 10/10

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