Monday, 20 October 2014

Monday's Assignment about the meanings of the vocabulary words, 20 October 2014

Task 1:

Look up the meanings of the vocabulary words below.
Aggressive                                     equality                                       rituals  
Annoyed                                       minimize                                       task
Collaborative                                 oblivious                                     valuable
Customs                                         promptness                                values
Embarrassment


Aggressive : ready or likely to attack or confront

equality :   the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

rituals : a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.

Annoyed : adjective  slightly angry; irritated
                 verb   irritate (someone); make (someone) a little angry    

minimize :reduce (something, especially something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount or degree.

task : noun  a piece of work to be done or undertaken.
           verb  assign a piece of work to.

Collaborative: produced or conducted by two or more parties working together.

oblivious : not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one

Customs : noun   
                         1. a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.
                          2. regular dealings with a shop or business by customers.
               adjective
                 3. made or done to order for a particular customer.

P.S:
Customs: Another meaning:
noun
the official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods.
promptness : noun  promptitude, punctuality

valuable: adjective   worth a great deal of money
                noun   a thing that is of great worth, especially a small item of personal property.

values: noun   the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of    something.
             verb   estimate the monetary worth of (something).  

Embarrassment: a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.









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