Smart Vocabulary | English Words

2021-06-18 09:54:51 PRETEND v.
to speak and act as if something is true when it’s really not

The boy liked to pretend he was a king.
You know what this is about. Why pretend otherwise ?
She pretended to be ill in order to obtain hospital treatment.


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2021-06-16 11:08:38 OBTAIN v.
formal to get something that we want

After I passed the test, I obtained my driver’s license.
She obtained maximal benefit from the course.
The objective of my resume is to obtain a position in the company.


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2021-06-14 10:37:57 OBJECTIVE n.
something that we plan to do or achieve

My objective this week is to finish my work by 7:30 every night.
The primary objective of training is to improve performance.
The US green card is the eventual objective for some.


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2021-06-11 09:43:35 EVENTUAL adj.
happening at the end of a period of time or of a process

The constant training and planning led the team to an eventual victory.
It is impossible to say what the eventual outcome will be.
Many people will eventually work from home rather than commute to an office.


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2021-06-08 08:25:19 COMMUTE v.
to travel regularly between work and home

I usually commute to work on the train.
It's exhausting commuting 1.5 hours to work every day.
Many commuters are opting to cycle to work.


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2021-06-01 15:06:41 OPT v.
to choose one thing or do one thing instead of another

My brother likes chocolate ice cream, but I always opt for vanilla.
Whatever shoe style you opt for, look for simplicity and minimal design.
Fewer students than ever are opting to study maths at a higher level.


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2021-05-28 11:18:48 WHEREABOUTS n.
the place where a person or thing is

The police looked for the lost dog, but its whereabouts were still unknown.
Nobody knows whereabouts this occurs in the brain.
Information about his whereabouts is slim.


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2021-05-26 10:19:03 SLIM adj.
thin; very small in amount or number

Look at my new cell phone. It’s very slim.
There was now only a slim chance of escape.
-These are my new slim Levi's, olive shady. -Really?! I'd like to look, please stand up.


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