Vocabulary

4RP's Collective Vocabulary List
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Word: Nomad Meaning: a wanderer; 1. a person who has no fixed residence and roams about 2. **a** member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land Example: 1. 10 years have passed, but the old lady was still unable to properly thank the **//__nomad__//** for his help as he didn't have an address where she could look for him. 2. As autumn arrives, the **//__nomads__//** move on to another desolated land in search of food. Posted by: Gina

Word: Nuance Meaning: 1. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude Examples: 1a. Every year, the group of curators sit down to discuss about the //**__nuances__**// of art in the past year. 1b. After undergoing 2 weeks of counselling, teachers noticed a nuance of attitude in his studies. 1c. A nuance of emotion flickered across the nomad's face, when news of the death of his long lost family struck him. Posted by: Gina

Word: Elicit Meaning: To draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke: //to elicit the truth. // Example: 1)This project known as 'The Cat' elicited mixed reaction when junior and senior biology students were told they had to do cat dissection. 2)The announcement of having a level camp elicited mixed feelings from the students. Posted by: Barney Mr Tay's Comments: Good posts. You used present tense instead of past tense. In this case, elicit should be in the past tense

Word: Perpetuate Meaning: to cause (something that should be stopped, such as a mistaken idea or a bad situation) to continue Examples: 1.He perpetuates the myth that his house is huanted  2.Fears about an epidemic are being perpetuated by the media. Posted by: Yio Yu Heng.

Word: Irreverent Meaning: showing lack of due respect or veneration (e,g, for holy things or people or anything generally considered important) Example: 1.The noisy __irreveren__t brats were chased out of the museum by the security guards. 2.As the discipline master looked at the gentleman who stood before him, he could not see a hint of the once __irreverent__ student in him. Posted by: Gina

Word: Conscientious Meaning: responsible, does what is supposed to be done, on task Example: Her conscientiousness was one of the reasons why she was elected as the President of the club,