Sunday, December 12, 2010

Today's words [Checkup, Overhaul, Nerve-racking]

> Checkup [NG: Communication]
- A physical examination that people regularly get in order to make sure they are healty

> Overhaul
- An examination of a machine or system, including doing repairs on it or making changes to it
Ex)) A radical overhaul of the tax system is necessary

> Nerve-racking/Nerve-wracking [Sound: No-Bracking]
- Making you feel very nervous and worried
Ex)) The audition was totally nerve-wracking

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Today's words [Address, Electric engineering, Electrician]

> Address
- Information such as the street number, city, and postal code that is used to send mail to a person or organization.

> Electric engineering
- The design and building of machines and systems that use or produce electricity
- The study of this subject

> Electrician
- A person whose job is to connect, repair, etc. electrical equipment

Friday, December 10, 2010

Today's words [Apologize]

> Apologize [NG: Apolozise]
- To say that you are sorry for actions that have caused inconvenience to others.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Today's words [Order, Balm]

> Order
- To request something to be made or supplied, or request a service to be provided.

> Balm
- A liquid, cream, et. that has a pleasant smell and is used to make wounds less painful or skin softer.
Ex) Skin balm, Lip balm

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Today's words [Organization, Impose, Sanction, Counterargument]

> Organization
- A group such as a business or charity formed to achieve a particular aim.

* Check these later...

> Impose, Sanction
Ex)) We impose sanctions on them.

> Jeopardize
Ex)) I think it will jeopardize our relationship with them.

> Counterargument
Ex)) She proposed a counterargument.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Today's words [Fever]

> Fever (NG: Feaver)
- Abnormally high body temperature, which a person with a cold or flu might have.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Today's words [Nutrition, Antonym, Generate]

>Nutrition
- The science that examines how food helps keep a person alive and healthy.
[Ant]>> Malnutrition
- A poor condition of health caused by a lack of food or a lack of the right type of food

>Antonym
- A word that means the opposite of another word.
[Ant]>> Synonym

>Generate
- To produce or create sth
[Ex] generate electricity / heat / power / income / profit / ideas / interest etc...