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Vocabulary Log

1. Defeated (adj)

Meaning taken : to cause someone or something to fail:

Related word :
defaulted
defaulter
defaulting
defeat
defeated

sentence:
Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.

2. Reliance (noun)

Meaning taken : the state of depending on or trusting in something or someone:

Related word:
reliability
reliable
reliance
self-reliant

Sentence :
He's completely reliant on his wheelchair to get about.
Single parents have to be self-reliant and inventive.

3. Struggle (V)

Meaning taken: to experience difficulty and make a very great effort in order to do
something

3.3 Related word :


struggle
struggle on
struggled
Sentence:
Many single parents struggle to bring their children up on a low income.

4. Give up (phrase verb)

Meaning taken: to stop trying to guess:

Related word :
renounce
resign

Sentence:
After ten minutes trying to get the answer I gave up.

5. Overcome(Verb)

Meaning taken: to overcome difficulties/obstacles/problems/resistance

Related word :
overcome
overcoming

sentence:
Eventually she managed to overcome her shyness in class.
Grammar Log

Modals and Semi-modals :

Advice

Base Form : Share

He believes that knowledge should be shared among all.

Necessity

Base form : talk

he has to have a talking device

Speculation

Base form : understand

he could understand the physical phenomena of black holes

Meaning : to know the meaning of something that someone says:

Conclusions

Base form : written

He could even not written, his calculates were in his mind.

Meaning : To put words onto paper using a pen or pencil

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