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e-Portafolio Session 11 (October 22)

 e-Portafolio Session 11 (October 22) Meybeline Acosta U. B90046 1) Deadline:   /ˈded.laɪn/ Noun  A time or day by which something must be done. E.g. The deadline to upload the exam is tomorrow.  2) Reach : /ritʃ/  Verb To get to or as far as. E.g.  I reached my personal target  3) Bucket : /ˈbʌkɪt/ Noun  A deep, round container with a flat bottom, an open top, and a handle;  pail. E.g .  My mother has many bucket of water.  4) Afford : /əˈfɔrd/ Verb  To be able to meet the expense of or pay for.  E.g . I can afford a new house.  5)  Orbit: /ˈɔrbɪt/ Verb  To move or travel around in an orbital or rounded path. E.g . The satellite orbits the space.  6) Thrill:  /θrɪl/  Verb  To (cause to) feel a sudden wave of emotion or excitement.  E.g.  The good new thrilled me so much. 7) Regret : /rɪˈgrɛt/  Verb  To feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, event, etc.) E.g. I regret what i did with him. 8) Duty : /ˈduti, ˈdyu-/ Noun  Something that one is expected to do by obligation.  E.g. Stud
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e-Portfolio Session 10 (October 15)

    Session 10 (October 15) Meybeline Acosta U. B90046 1) Fulfilled:   /fʊlˈfɪld/ Adjective  Feeling happy because you are getting everything that you want from life.  E.g.  I fulfilled with all my homework.  2) Secession: /sɪsˈeʃ.ən/ Noun  The act of becoming independent and no longer part of a country, area, organization, etc. E.g. States want a secession for peace.  3) Slave: /sleɪv/ Noun  A person who is legally owned by someone else and has to work for that person.  E.g.  Blacks were slaves in the past. 4) Romanesque: /ˌroʊ.məˈnesk/ Adjective  Relating to the style of building that was common in western and southern Europe from the 10th to the 12th centuries.  E.g. My grandmother has romanesque architecture.  5) Westward: /ˈwest.wɚd/ Adverb  Towards the west.  E.g.  We follow the tracks westward.  6) Kingdom: /ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ Noun  A country ruled by a king or queen.  E.g. Great Britain is a kingdom.  7) Secede: /sɪˈsiːd/ Verb  To become independent of a country or area of govern
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e-Portfolio Session 9 (October 8)

    Session 9 (October 8) Meybeline Acosta U. B90046 1) Frickle:  /ˈfɪk.əl/ Adjective Likely to change your opinion or your feelings suddenly and without a good reason: E.g. I am so fickle! I can not take a decision about my future career. 2) Cult:  /kʌlt/ Noun A religious group, often living together, whose beliefs are considered extreme or strange by many people.  E.g.  Some people belong to religious cult. 3) Ban:  /bæn/ Verb  To forbid (= refuse to allow) something, especially officially.  E.g. He has been banned from the game.  4) Faded:  /ˈfeɪ.dɪd/ Adjective Less bright in colour than before.   E.g . I had a faded jeans. 5) Resurface:   /ˌriːˈsɝː.fɪs/ Verb  To put a new surface on a road.  E.g.  The boat begin to resurface from the ocean.  6) Workload:  /ˈwɝːk.loʊd/ Noun  The amount of work to be done, especially by a particular person or machine in a period of time.  E.g. I had a heavy workload today.   7) Suburb:  /ˈsʌb.ɝːb/ Noun  An area on the edge of a large town or city w
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e-Portfolio Session 8 (October 1)

  Session 8 (October 1) Meybeline Acosta U. B90046 1) Slam:   /slæm/ Verb  To (cause to) move against a hard surface with force and usually a loud noise.  E.g . They slam the table of my house. 2)  Upend:  /ʌpˈend/ Verb  To push or move something so that the part that usually touches the ground is not touching the ground any more.  E.g.  We upend our things on the table 3) Enact:  /ɪˈnækt/ To put something into action, especially to make something law.  E.g.  The president must enact all the laws of his country.  4) Arguably : /ˈɑːrɡ.ju.ə.bli/ Adverb  Used when stating an opinion or belief that you think can be shown to be true. E.g.  Albert Einstein was arguably the most intelligent scientist of all time. 5) Rowdy: /ˈraʊ.di/ Adjective  Noisy and possibly violent.  E.g. There was a rowdy party in my neighborhood.  6) Intervene: /ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈviːn/ Verb  To intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse.  E.g . The police in
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e-Portfolio Session 7 (September 24)

 Session 7 (September 24) Meybeline Acosta U. B90046  1) Hanging:  /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/ Noun  The act of killing someone, especially as a punishment for a serious crime, by dropping that person with a rope tied around their neck.  E.g.  The hanging is a torture technique that some people used in the past.  2) Resistant:  /rɪˈzɪs.tənt/ Adjective  not wanting to accept something, especially changes or new ideas. E.g .  Some houses are resistant in a stormi.  3) Delayed : /dɪˈleɪd/ Adjective Happening at a later time than expected or intended.  E.g.  My flight is delayed.  4) Gathering:   /ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/ Noun  A party or a meeting when many people come together as a group.  E.g.  We are going to a family gathering.  5) Unrealistic:  /ˌʌn.riː.əˈlɪs.tɪk/ Adjective  Having a wrong idea of what is likely to happen or of what you can really do; not based on facts. E.g.  Sometimes, people are in a unrealistic life. 6) Breakthrough:  /ˈbreɪk.θruː/ Noun  An important discovery or event that helps to improve a s
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e-Portfolio Session 6 (September 17)

 Session 6 (September 17) Meybeline Acosta U. B90046 1) Commitment :  /kəˈmɪt.mənt/ Noun  A promise or firm decision to do something.  E.g . All of us have a commitment with the nature.  2)  Captivity:  /ˈkæp.tɪv/ Noun  A person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a prisoner, especially a person held by the enemy during a war.  E.g.  Many animals live in captivity. 3) Deprivation:  /ˌdep.rəˈveɪ.ʃən/ Noun  A situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a pleasant life.  E.g.  Some animals have deprivation in their life. 4) Encroach on:  /ɪnˈkroʊtʃ/ Phrasal Verb  To gradually take away someone else's rights, or to take control of someone's time, work. E.g.  The wild animals encroach on others habitats.  5) Painful:   /ˈpeɪn.fəl/ Adjective Causing emotional or physical pain.  E.g.  The injury of my leg was so painful.  6) Wildlife:  /ˈwaɪld.laɪf/ Noun  Animals and plants that grow i
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e-Portfolio: Session 5 (September 10)

   Session 5 (September 10)  Meybeline Acosta U. B90046 1) Captive :  /ˈkæp.tɪv/ Adjective  A person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a prisoner, especially a person held by the enemy during a war.  E.g. There is a captive animal at the zoo.  2) Breeding :   /ˈbriː.dɪŋ/ Noun  The keeping of animals or plants in order to breed from them.  E.g. The breeding of rats be used for experiments.  3) Widespread :  /ˌwaɪdˈspred/ Adjective  existing or happening in many places and/or among many people.  E.g. I live in a widespread neighborhood.  4) Allegdly :  /əˈledʒ.ɪd.li/ Adverb  Used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done, but has not been proved. E.g. He was allegedly a thief.  5) Ragged : /ˈræɡ.ɪd/ Adjective  (of clothes) torn and not in good condition. E.g . I have some ragged clothes.  6) Rugged :   /ˈrʌɡ.ɪd/ Adjective  (of land) wild and not even; not easy to travel over. E.g. The way has a rugged terrain.  7) Tape
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