Vocabulario & definicion
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Publicado: 8 de abril de 2011
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partake participate in, join, share
The party guests enjoyed partaking of the food and drink.
sullen unfriendly, unhappy, surly, morose, dourRobert was depressed after his wife died and became sullen toward his friends.
attorney lawyer, advocate, legal representative
An attorney needs to prepare his case before he goes tocourt.
request (n) the act of asking for something, or making a demand
The customers at table #6 requested more butter for their bread. .
beg to ask for something, but in a moredesperate way: supplicate, plead, implore
The convicted murderer begged for mercy from the court.
barn a farm building in which animals and farm equipment are kept
Many big farms have abig old red barn.
blindfold a temporary covering for the eyes to block vision
People wear a blindfold when they play pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey.
fellow man, guy, associate
Many ofour fellows are studying English.
yield cede, give up, surrender
A person who does not change his or her mind will not yield to public pressure.
bias prejudice, pre-conceived ideasUnfortunately, some people's thinking is biased against accepting people who are different.
parole conditional release of a prisoner serving an indeterminate or unexpired sentence
Theprisoner was paroled because he behaved well in prison.
forfeit to have to give up… lose, surrender, sacrifice
People sometimes forfeit their individual values while they are part of agroup.
glare / glaring very bright reflection / very obvious
Groupthink can lead some groups to make glaringly stupid decisions.
flaw imperfections, errors, faults
One of the flawsof group work is that some people fall into the behavior of social loafing.
overshadow exceed in importance, surpass
One big negative personal quality can overshadow several good qualities.
partake participate in, join, share
The party guests enjoyed partaking of the food and drink.
sullen unfriendly, unhappy, surly, morose, dourRobert was depressed after his wife died and became sullen toward his friends.
attorney lawyer, advocate, legal representative
An attorney needs to prepare his case before he goes tocourt.
request (n) the act of asking for something, or making a demand
The customers at table #6 requested more butter for their bread. .
beg to ask for something, but in a moredesperate way: supplicate, plead, implore
The convicted murderer begged for mercy from the court.
barn a farm building in which animals and farm equipment are kept
Many big farms have abig old red barn.
blindfold a temporary covering for the eyes to block vision
People wear a blindfold when they play pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey.
fellow man, guy, associate
Many ofour fellows are studying English.
yield cede, give up, surrender
A person who does not change his or her mind will not yield to public pressure.
bias prejudice, pre-conceived ideasUnfortunately, some people's thinking is biased against accepting people who are different.
parole conditional release of a prisoner serving an indeterminate or unexpired sentence
Theprisoner was paroled because he behaved well in prison.
forfeit to have to give up… lose, surrender, sacrifice
People sometimes forfeit their individual values while they are part of agroup.
glare / glaring very bright reflection / very obvious
Groupthink can lead some groups to make glaringly stupid decisions.
flaw imperfections, errors, faults
One of the flawsof group work is that some people fall into the behavior of social loafing.
overshadow exceed in importance, surpass
One big negative personal quality can overshadow several good qualities.
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