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Left-Handedness
Vocabulary Review
to prefer (v)
to like better
David prefers to dance than to sing.
Do you prefer to be single or married?
to force (v)
to make someone to do something
against his will
The police forced the criminal to put his
hands up.
necessary (adj.)
essential, indispensable, obligatory
It is necessary for drivers in
California to buckle up their
seat belt.
to memorize (v)
to learn by heart
Level-4 students memorized
quiet a few idioms and phrasal
verbs.
broad (adj.)
wide, extensive
Tina has been studying Russian
for two years. She can keep a
social conversation because she
has a broad vocabulary.
to respond (v)
to
react, reply, answer
I wasn’t sure how Bob was
going to respond to the bad
news.
senses (n)
faculties like sight, hearing,
smell, taste and touch
Dogs have a better sense of
smell than human beings.
likely (adj.)
possible,
probable
Tom and Tina have been dating for a
year. They are likely to get married
soon.
to adjust (v)
to change, adapt
Children can learn languages faster than
adults and they can also adjust to a new
culture easier.
backwards (adv.)
in
the direction to the back
When cats and dogs want to
attack, they curl their ears
backwards.
to stutter (v)
to repeat words or parts of words
As a child, Tony stuttered, but he
overcame his stuttering with the
help of a speech therapist.
anthropologists (n)
people who study humankind in all its
aspects, especially human culture and
development
Alex studies the fossils found
in the Grand Canyon. He is a
well known anthropologists.
suffer (v)
to feel pain or to experience
difficulties
Susan suffers from migraine
headaches.
education (n)
giving and getting knowledge through
teaching and learning
It is difficult to find a job without a high
school education.
permit (v)
to
allow, let
Bob doesn’t permit his fifteenyear old daughter to date.
opposite (adj.)
contrary,
different in every way, in
the contrary position or direction
Most people are attracted to the
opposite sex from them.
clockwise (adv.)
in the same direction that the hands of
a clock move around
Because of the slippery street, the car
rotated clockwise and hit the
sidewalk.
counterclockwise (adv.)
in
the direction opposite to
clockwise
When I was learning to write,
my teacher made me write
counterclockwise circles to
loosing up my hand.
in good company
with
a lot of other good people
Richard spent his birthday with
lots of relatives and friends. He
was in good company.
Vocabulary Review
to prefer
to force
necessary
to memorize
broad
to respond senses
likely
to adjust
to adjust
backwards
to stutter
anthropologists
to suffer
education
permit
opposite
clockwise
counterclockwise
in good company
Verb
Noun
communicate communications
Adjective
Adverb
uncommunicative
exist
existence
prefer
preference
divide
division
indivisible
force
force
forceful
forcefully
uncommon
uncommonly
respond
response
permit
permission
permit
reality
nonexistent
unpreferential unpreferentially
unresponsive
impermissible impermissibly
unreal
really