avoid (verb): to keep away from; to keep from happening
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avoid (verb): to keep away from; to keep from happening. avoid. avoid construction. avoid looking at someone. avoid getting sick. blame (verb): to hold responsible; find fault with. blame. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
avoid (verb): to keep away from; to keep from happening
avoid
avoid construction
avoid looking at someone
avoid getting sick
blame (verb): to hold responsible; find fault with
blame
choke up (verb phrase): to become or cause to become speechless, as
from the effect of emotion or stress: She choked up over the
sadness of the tale.
choke up: to become too tense or nervous to perform well: Our team began to choke up in the last inning.
choke up
Controversial (adjective): of or pertaining to a prolonged public
argument, debate, or contention;
a controversial booka controversial decision
Controversial topics
abortiondrug usage
depression (noun): The condition of feeling sad or despondent.
After having a baby, some women are in a state of depression.When he was unemployed, he went through a time of depression.
devastated (verb): destroyed; ruined; overwhelmed
The city was devastated by the earthquake.
The earthquake devastated the city.
donor (noun): a person who gives or donates
On my driver’s license, I’m listed as an organ donor.
The rich man was a donor for the college.
enhance (verb): improve; make to look better
The lighting enhanced her beauty.
When in trouble, they could enhance the chances of their rescue by making noise.
fail (verb): to fall short of success or achievement in something
Did you fail your exam?
He didn’t want the experiment to fail because of poor planning.
hereditary (adjective): passing, or capable of passing, naturally from
parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in
our family.
instruction (noun): knowledge or information; the act of teaching
The instruction was completed online.
His mother gave him the instruction that he needed in life.
recover (verb): to regain one’s strength or health after being sick
He never did recover from his heart attack.
Did you recover from your cold?
slogan (noun): a distinctive phrase, or motto of any party, group,
manufacturer, or person; catchword or catch phrase.
sober (adjective): not intoxicated or drunk; quiet or marked by
seriousness
How long has he been sober?
It was a sober occasion.
tolerance (noun): the power of enduring or resisting the action of a drug, poison, etc.: a tolerance to
antibiotics
tough (adjective): strong and durable; not easily broken or cut;
difficult
She is a tough teacher.
He was going through a tough time.
withdrawal (noun): the act or process of ceasing to use an
addictive drug
She stopped drinking anything with caffeine in it and now she is suffering from withdrawal.
genetic disposition (noun pair): a tendency either physical or mental toward certain diseases based on information that is passed from
parents to offspring
He had a genetic disposition to alcoholism.
trauma (noun): an experience that produces psychological injury or
pain; a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical
injury, as from violence or accident
Most mental conditions can be traced back to some trauma.
shame (noun): the painful feeling of doing something dishonorable, disgraceful, improper, or ridiculous. She was overcome with shame.