LESSON 2
_ advanced _ advantage _ advent _ agile _ albeit _ allow
_ appealing _ celebrated _ contemporary _ distribute
_ encourage _ energetic _ frail _ refine _ worthwhile
advanced adj. ahead of current thought or practice forward
thinking, new
v. advance
n. advancement Syn. progressive
Advanced technology is changing the world.
His advancement to captain came unexpectedly.
advantage
n. something that may help one to be
successful or to
gain something
adv. advantageously Syn. benefit
adj. advantageous
Is there any advantage in arriving early?
He was advantageously born into a rich family.
advent n. the coming or appearance of something
Syn. arrival
With the advent of computers, many tasks have been made
easier.
The newspapers announced the advent of the concert season.
agile adj. able to move in a quick and easy way
adv. agilely Syn. nimble
n. agileness
n. agility
Deer are very agile animals.
She moved agilely across the stage.
albeit conj. in spite of the facts, regardless of the fact
Syn. although
His trip was successful, albeit tiring.
Albeit difficult at times, speaking another language is
rewarding.
allow v. to agree to let something happen, not to interfere
with an action
n. allowance Syn. permit
adj. allowable
adv. allowable
Arthur's natural agility will allow him to excel in sports.
The extra money allowed us to stay abroad another day.
appealing
adj. attractive or interesting, able to move
v. appeal feelings
n. appeal Syn. alluring
adv. appealingly
Working abroad is appealing to many people.
Through his speeches, the candidate appealed to the voters.
celebrated
adj. acclaimed, well-known, and popular
Syn. renown
The celebrated pianist will give a concert this weekend.
San Francisco is celebrated for its multicultural makeup.
contemporary
adj. modern, up-to-date; also a person living
at the
same time as another person
n. contemporary Syn. current
Contemporary architecture makes very good use of space.
Cervantes was a contemporary of Shakespeare.
distribute
v. to divide among people or to give out
n. distribution Syn. dispense
Many publishers distribute their newspapers directly to
homes in their area.
The distribution of seeds is very quick with this new
machine.
encourage
v. to give courage or hope to someone
n. encouragement Syn. inspire
adj. encouraging
adv. encouragingly
Even though the runner finished second, he was encouraged
by his performance.
His teacher gave him the encouragement that he needed to
learn the material.
energetic
adj. full of life, action, or power
n. energy Syn. vigorous
adv. energetically
Sam hasn't been as energetic as he usually is.
There's a lot of energy in these batteries.
frail adj. weak in health or in body
n. trade Syn. fragile
The frail wings of the newborn bird could not lift it off
the ground.
One of the frailties of human beings is laziness.
refine v. to make pure, to improve
n. refinement Syn. perfect (v.)
adj. refined
Factories must to refine oil before it can be used as fuel.
A squirt of lime juice is the perfect refinement to cola.
worthwhile
adj. value in doing something
Syn. rewarding
It was worthwhile waiting 10 hours in line for the tickets.
It's worthwhile to prepare for the TOEFL.
MATCHING
Choose the synonym.
1. inspire 6. renown
(A) celebrate (A) unknown
(B) attract (B) celebrated
(C) encourage (C) adverse
(D) appeal (D) disapprove
2. advantage 7. worthwhile
(A) benefit (A) rewarding
(B) persistence (B) acceptable
(C) nimbleness (C) agile
(D) allure (D) permitted
3. fragile 8. vigorous
(A) modern (A) attractive
(B) famous (B) beautiful
(C) allowable (C) energetic
(D) frail (D) advantageous
4. contemporary 9. refine
(A) timing (A) persist
(B) current (B) value
(C) well-known (C) perfect
(D) perfect (D) divide
5. appealing 10. distribute
(A) refined (A) disappoint
(B) encouraging (B) disrupt
(C) alluring (C) discourage
(D) popular (D) dispense
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