Difficult words

Posted by Lalit Khungar
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Jun 11, 2008
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[b]1001 INFER (in'fur) Verb[/b] - to form an opinion or guess that something is
true because of the information that you have
      I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave.
Noun form - Inference
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1002. INTERVENE (intur'veen) Verb [/b]- to intentionally become involved in a
difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse
      The Central Bank intervened in the currency markets today to try to
stabilize the exchange rate.
Noun form - Intervention
Adjective form - Interventionist
[b]1003. IDEOLOGY (idee'olujee) Noun[/b] - a theory, or set of beliefs or
principles, especially one on which a political system, party or
organization is based
      The people are caught between two opposing ideologies.
Adjective form - Ideological
Adverb form - Ideologically
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1004. GUARANTEE (garun'tee) Noun[/b] - a promise that something will be done or
will happen, especially a written promise by a company to repair or change
a product that develops a fault within a particular period of time
       a) The system costs £99.95 including postage, packing and a
12-month guarantee.
       b) The United Nations has demanded a guarantee from the army that
food convoys will not be attacked.
Noun form - Guarantor[b]
1005. EMPIRICAL Adjective (em'pirikul)[/b] - based on what is experienced or
seen rather than on theory
      Empirical studies show that some forms of alternative medicine are
extremely effective.
Adverb form - Empirically
Noun form - Empiricism, Empiricist
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1006. COMPREHENSIVE Adjective (kompri'hensiv) [/b]- complete and including
everything that is necessary
       We offer you a comprehensive training in all aspects of the
business.
Adverb form - Comprehensively
[b]1007. UNDERLIE (undu'lii) Verb[/b] - underlying, underlay, underlain to be a
hidden cause of or strong influence on something
      Psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical
disorders.
Adjective form - Underlying
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1008. RATIONAL (rashunul) Adject[/b]ive - showing clear thought or reason
       He was too upset to be rational.
Adverb form - Rationally
[b]1009. ENHANCE (en'hans) Verb [/b]- to improve the quality, amount or strength of
something
      These scandals will not enhance the organization's reputation /
image
Noun form - Enhancement, Enhancer
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1010. DISCRIMINATE (di'skrimu'neyt) Verb[/b] -  to treat a person or particular
group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in
which you treat other people, because of their skin colour, religion, sex,
etc
      In order to increase the number of female representatives, the
selection committee decided to discriminate in favour of women for three
years.
Noun form - Discrimination
Adjective form - Discriminatory
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