vocabulary, 18 Juni 2014

massacre = pembunuhan besar-besaran
massacring = membantai
captive = tawanan
shallow = dangkal
ditch = parit
grisly = mengerikan
further = lebih lanjut
sharpen = mempertajam
sectarian = picik
tension = ketegangan
Shiites = Syiah
revered = dihormati
vow = sumpah
immediate = segera
twofold = dua kali lipat
disruption = gangguan
bolstered = didukung
advane = memajukan
stalled = terhenti
despite = meskipun // although
particularly = secara khusus
fraction = pecahan
prompt = cepat
gulf = teluk
forging = penempaan
necessary = perlu
secretary = sekretaris
defense secretary = menteri pertahanan
consider = mempertimbangkan
seized = disita
suffering = penderitaan
casualities = korban jiwa
vast = luas
fled = petak
array = susunan
dissaray = kekacauan
withdraw = menarik
fate = nasib
flip flops = sendal jepit
dissemination = penyebaran
sufficient = cukup // enough, adequate
trunk = batang

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vocabulary, 14 Juni 2014

stuff = barang
hugged = memeluk
concrete = beton
roughly = kira-kira
materials = bahan
blow = pukulan
blowing = hembusan
blowing up = meledakkan
curiosity = rasa ingin tahu
idle = diam
mundane = biasa
affordable = terjangkau
refrigerator = kulkas
runways = landasan pacu
copper = tembaga
wiring = pemasangan kawat
instead = sebaliknya
proverty = kemiskinan
excel = unggul
argues = berpendapat
staggering = mengejutkan
distant = jauh
ubiquitos = dimana-mana
sight = penglihatan
in sight = terlihat
insight = wawasan
doom = kiamat
doomed = ditakdirkan
beyond = diluar
avoid = menghindari
shortages = kekurangan
nod = mengangguk
scarcity = kelangkaan
wether = cuaca, // weather
impact = dampak
cite = mengutip
precious = berharga
resist = menolak
strip = lajur
mock = mengejek

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vocabulary, 12 Juni 2014

Acronym = akronim
Akronim adalah kependekan yang berupa gabungan huruf atau suku kata, atau bagian lain yang ditulis dan dilafalkan sebagai kata yang wajar.
sebagai contoh : VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), SIUP (Surat Izin Usaha Perdagangan), dll.

common = biasa
term = istilah
reason = alasan
reasonable = masuk akal
deliver = menyampaikan
delivered = disampaikan
instead = malah, bahkan // even
consistent = selaras
either = salah satu
neither = tidak satupun, juga tidak
approach = pendekatan
referred = disebut
useless = tak berguna
edge = tepi
advantage = keuntungan
disadvantage = kerugian
switch = saklar
particular = tertentu
literally = secara harfiah
according = menurut
firm = perusahaan
enterprise = perusahaan
host = tuan rumah
premise = alasan
premiss = dasar pikiran
premised = didasarkan
pick = memilih // choose, select, opt, prefer, vote
prefer = lebih suka
equipment = peralatan
attendant = pembantu
forwarding = ekspredisi
forward = depan
call attendant = memanggil petugas
capital = modal
concern = perhatian
concerned = prihatin
expense = biaya
deploy = menyebarkan
whose = yang; siapa punya // which, who, what, whose, whom
longer-term = jangka panjang
expenditure = pengeluaran
leasing = penyewaan
assess = menilai
assessment = penaksiran
reliable = handal
reliability = kehandalan
drawbacks = kelemahan
tremendous = dahsyat
tremendously = sangat
appeal = menarik, banding
toll free = bebas pulsa
determine = menentukan
desire = keinginan
desired = diinginkan
dozens = puluhan
matched = cocok
attempt = usaha // try, test,
sifting = pengayakan, menyaring

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vocabulary, 10 Juni 2014

vehicle = kendaraan, // transport, transportation, conveyance
surgery = operasi, // operation
undergoing = menjalani
tonsil = amandel
abscess = bengkak bernanah, bisul bernanah
attempting = mencoba ,// try
arange = mengatur
further = lebih lanjut
well being = kesejahteraan
order = urutan
in order to = agar
resume = ringkasan
humbly = kehamba-hambaan
henceforth = untuk selanjutnya, .// henceforward
negligence = kelalaian
therefore = oleh karena itu
plethora = kebanyakan
consider = mempertimbangkan
instance = contoh
elementary = dasar
pretty = cukup
tend = cenderung
store = toko
stored = tersimpan
miscreants = penjahat
involved = terlibat
requisite = syarat
initiate = memulai
regard = hal
kesempatan = opportunity, chance, occasion
martial = bela diri
martial law = darurat militer
marital = perkawinan
package = paket

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