Lesson 12.

 

She was open minded enough not to reject strange ideas:  

 

 

 

 

= familiar, known, accustomed, used to.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opposite, = strange, unusual, spooky 

 

 

 

The patient was familiar with the procedure to make the body well:

(Literally: Person acted upon was familiar with action purpose to cause body to become well.)  

 

He chose his test subjects at random:

 

The subject of her study was disrelated to the need of that moment:

 

 

 

= topic, subject of interest 

 

 

 

 

The candidate promises to protect the right to travel:

(Literally: Person trying to become representive of the people of the community, promises to protect ability to travel.)

 

 

 

 

= promise, hope, trust.  

 

 

 

 

Opposite, = betray 

 

He was overwhelmed by the size of his student loan:

(Literally: His large debt resulting from the place of study was too much stress on his mind.)

 

 

 

 

 

= debt, owe, required, obligation, obliged, bill, should.  

 

 

 

 

 

Opposite, = credit, surplus 

 

He earned a credit of 500 dollars:  

(Literally: He traded work and obtained credit 500 dollars.)

 

We will meet where those 2 roads intersect:  

 

 

 

 

= cross, meet, intersect, meeting.  

 

 

 

 

Opposite, = avoid, miss 

 

We were amazed at how much food it took to fill him:  

 

 

 

= amaze, surprise, wonder, extraordianary.  

 

 

 

Opposite, = ordinary, average, normal, common, natural 

 

 

 

 

= full, fill, satiated.  

 

 

 

 

 

Opposite, = empty, hollow 

 

There is a long tunnel between England and France:

(Literally: Exists a long hollow tube for vehicles to travel under the sea from England to France.)

 

= above, over.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Opposite, = below, under 

 

 

 

 

He finds it difficult to work alone:  

 

Their relationship was no longer harmonious, so they wanted a divorce:

(Literally: Their relationship ended being harmonious, therefore, they wanted divorce.)

 

Compare the brutal government of China with that of Denmark:

(Literally: Compare brutal authority control in china, compare that in Denmark.)

 

 

 

 

= compare, ratio, proportion 

 

 

 

Opposite, = contrast. 

 

= peace, peaceful, non-violent.  

 

 

 

Opposite, = harsh, brutal, violent 

 

 

 

 

Yes, you may have peace:  

 

Hello, how are you doing?  

 

 

 

= hello, greetings.  

 

 

 

Opposite, = goodbye 

 

Goodbye, see you later:  

 

I suggest you agree to disagree:

 

 

 

= suggest, advise, suggestion.  

 

 

 

 

Opposite, = warn, caution 

 

 

 

 

 

= agree, agreement, concur.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Opposite, = oppose, object to, disagree, refuse 

 

 

 

 

The food he puts in his mouth does not include animal products:  

 

The store was closed:

(Literally: The building for purpose of trade was closed.)

 

 

There is no substitute for experience:  

(Literally: Nothing can substitute for a lot of work in one's profession.)

 

The sexy lady suddenly found justice:  

 

 

  = sudden, suddenly, instantaneous  

 

 

 

 

Opposite, = gradual, slope, sloping 

 

 

 

 

= sex, sexual, sexy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  = justice, fair, balance.  

 

 

 

 

Opposite, = injustice, abuse of power, bias, abuse 

 

Traffic police sometimes abuse ordinary people:

(Literally: People having control authority on roads sometimes abuse ordinary people.)

 

He bragged about how stupid his opponent was:

(Literally: He bragged about the stupidity of the other person in the conflict.) 

 

 

 

 

  = brag, ego, pretension, boast 

 

 

 

 

 

= modest, self-deprecating, humble, humility

 

 

 

 

 

 

They paid attention to the interesting topic of discussion:  

 

 

 

  = pay attention, awake, attention, looking, focus, conscious, consciousness.  

 

 

 

Opposite, = asleep, sleep, unaware 

 

He was hungry except when he slept:  

 

There was no penalty for failure:

 

She likes to eat organic food, but drinks water from plastic bottles:

(Literally: She likes to eat natural, but drinks liquid in unnatural containers.)

 

 

 

 

= natural, organic.  

 

 

 

 

 

Opposite, = plastic, artificial 

 

 

His buildings had similar geometric shapes:     

 

 

 

  = square, geometric shape.  

 

 

 

Opposite, = round, turn, curve, roll, twist, circle 

 

 

 

 

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