A few words and their meaning with application
By: Muhammad Tahir (15-English SBBU)
1.
Enumerate (T) : to
name things separately, one by one:
Dict
sentence: He enumerated the benefits of the
insurance scheme.
Own sentence:a)
Would you like to enumerate the policies of your company?
2.
Confine (T): to limit an
activity, person, or problem in some way:
Dict sentence: Please
confine your use of the phone to business calls.
Own sentence:a)
Kindly confine our discussion to the topic
b)
University confined their scholarship policies to needy students.
3.
Be
confined to somewhere/sth: to exist only in a particular area or group of
people:
Dict sentence: This
attitude seems to be confined to the upper classes.
Own sentence:a)
Poverty is not confined to any one country in the world.
b)
In rural areas, women are confined to only household works.
4. Grin (T) : to smile a wide smile
Dict sentence: He
grinned at me from the doorway.
What are you grinning about? Own sentence: I commonly noticed him grinning at me.
5. Well off (adj): Rich
Dict sentence: Her
family was very well off.
[before noun] a
well-off neighbourhood.
Own sentence: Aslam belongs to a well off family.
6.
Concede (T): to admit, often
unwillingly, that something is true:
Dict sentence:
The government has conceded (that) the new tax policy has been a disaster.
Own sentence: Reluctantly Teacher conceded that Tahir is an
intelligent student.
7. Suspect (T): to not trust; to doubt:
Dict sentence:
I have no reason to suspect her honesty/loyalty.
Own sentence: I m being suspected for no
reason.
8.
Suspiciously (adv): in a way that
makes you think that something is wrong:
Dict sentence:
He looked at her suspiciously.
There was a suspiciously large amount of money in his account. Own sentence: Her
fairness is suspiciously fair for a woman of he age.
9. subject
sb/sth to sth — phrasal verb: to make someone or something experience an
unpleasant or worrying thing:
Dict sentence:
The inquiry found that they had been
subjected to unfair treatment.
Own sentence: After obtaining lowest marks, she understood that she had been subjected
to partial treatment.
10. Down the road/track/line (idiom): in the
future
Dict sentence:
We have an idea to develop a talking
book, but a marketable product is a long way down the road.
Own sentence: God knows better, what would happen down the line?
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