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alternative: ( a thing that you can choose to do or have out of two or more possibility)
eg.We have no alternative but to fire Gibson.
You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly.
2.
bearing: (the way in which sth is related to sth or influences it)
bearing on sth
eg. Recent events had no bearing on our decisions.
Regular exercise has a direct bearing on fitness and health.
3.
compelling: (that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting)
Her lastest book makes compelling reading.
(so strong that you must do sth about it )
a compelling need/desire
(that makes you think it is ture)
There is no compelling reason to believe him.
compelling evidence
compellingly attractive.
4.
conjunction: in conjunction with
(together with)
eg.The police are working in conjunction with tax officers on the investigation.
The system is designed to be used in conjunction with a word processing program.
5.
custom-made: designed and made for a particular person.
6.
elegant: (of people or their behavior attractive and showing a good sense of style)
eg.She was tall and elegant.
(of clothes, places and things attractive and designed well)
eg.an elegant dress.
an elegant restaurant/room.
7.
endure: (bear) They had to endure a long wait before the case came to trial.
She could not endure the thought of parting.
The pain was almost too great to endure.
a love that endures all things and never fail.
(to continue to exist for a long time)
a success that will endure.
endurable: I felt that life was no longer endurable.
8.
extravagance: (the act or habit of spending more money than you can afford or than is necessary)
eg.Go to theatre is our only extravagance.
9.
legacy: (money or property that is given to you by sb when they die)
They each received a legacy of $5000.
(a situation that exsits now because of events ,actions,etc. that took place in the past)
Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction.
10.
milestone: (important stage or event in the development of sth)
11.
ob ses sive: (thinking to much about one particular person or thing, in a way that is not normal)
eg. He is becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality.
an obsessive attention to detail.
12.
ploy: (words or actions that are carefully planned to get an advantage over sb else)
eg.a clever marketing ploy
It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims.
13.
start out: (to begin to do sth,especially in business or work )
eg. To start out in business
She started out on her legal career in 1987.
(to have a particular intention when you begin sth)
I started out to write a short story, but it soon developed into a novel.
14.
synonymous: (having the same or nearly the same meaning)
(so closely connected with sth that the two things appear to be the same)
eg.Wealth is not necessarily synonymous with happiness.
15.
tenacity: eg. a tenacity of purpose.
Mountain climbing requires courage and tenacity.
16.
tremendous: (very great)
eg. a tremendous explosion
A tremendous amount of work has gone into the project.
(extremely good)
it was tremendous experience.
tremendously exciting.
17.
ulterior: ( of a reason for doing that sb keeps hidden and does not admit)
eg.She must have some ulterior motive for being nice to me-what does she really want?
18.
venture: (a business project or activity, especially one that involves taking risks)
eg.A disastrous business venture lost him thousands of dollars.
(to go somewhere even though you know that it might be dangerous or unpleasant)
eg.They ventured nervously into the water.
19.
volatile: (of a person or their moods )changing easily from one mood to another.
eg.a highly volatile personality.
(of a situation)likely to change suddenly;easily becoming dangerous
a highly volatile situation from which riots might develop.
a volatile exchange rate.
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willingness: (not objecting to doing sth, having no reason for not doning sth)
