VOCABULARIES

NAME MEANING EXAMPLE

CONSCIOUS Gerturde was conscious of
Aware, having knowledge of
(sadar) everything even though she
oneself
appeared asleep
Karl’s license was revoked
REVOKE
To call back, to withdraw because he was caught driving
(mencabut)
20 miles over the speed
The children exclaimed “hurray”
EXCLAIM To speak loudly, to cry out in
when they heard there would be
(berseru) surprise
no classes
CONVENE The meeting convened at 2:00
To assemble, to come together
(bersidang) p.m. and lasted until 5:00 p.m.
There are many styles to
medieval architecture and a
MEDIEVAL Relating to the Middle Ages
building built in 500 AD looks
(pertengahan) (500 – 1500 AD)
different from one built in 1000
AD
DECEASED The deceased person will be
Dead
(meninggal) cremated rather than buried
TRANSLUCENT Allowing some light to shine The sheet of paper is translucent
(tembus cahaya) through when held close to a lightbulb
DOCILE Mrs. Galindez wants to buy a
Obedient, easily taught
(jinak) docile dog for her son
ESTABLISH Southampton College was
To found, to start, to make firm
(mendirikan) established in 1963
CORPORATE Formed into a body or The corporate structure allowed
(perusahaan) association, united in one group many people to work as a group
The doctor removed a benign
BENIGN
Harmless, mild, gentle tumor from my neck and I went
(jinak)
home the same day
INDIGENOUS Native, having been born in a The tomato plant is indigenous
(asli) specific area or environment to South America
NASCENT The nascent kittens curled up
Just born
(baru lahir) with their mother
Debbie inquired about
INQUIRE
To ask about employment opportunities at
(menanyakan)
the factory
DESPISE Marguerite despises people
To hate, to look down on
(memandang rendah) who are cruel to animals
Missives were more common
MISSIVE
A letter to be sent one hundred years ago. Today,
(surat resmi)
people use the telephone
 ILLUMINATE To provide with light, to make
The lamp illuminates the room
(menerangi) lighter, to make clear
It’s impolite to interrupt
INTERRUPT To stop, to break in (usually with
someone while they are
(mengganggu) questions)
speaking
I’m reluctant to say she was
STATURE Height of a body, importance of
short, but she was of rather
(perawakannya) position
small stature
ANNUAL She is planning on going to the
Yearly
(tahunan) company’s annual meeting

OCCUR It just occurred to me that

To happen, to come to mind
(terjadi) tomorrow is your birthday
IMPLICATE The thief was implicated in three
To involve, to incriminate
(melibatkan) burglaries
HESITATE Don’t hesitate to call me if you
To hold back a decision, to waver
(ragu) need help
The lecture seemed eternal and
ETERNAL Not affected by time, without
many in the audience had fallen
(kekal) beginning or end, ceaseless
asleep
Money and power have been
SEDUCE
To persuade, to tempt known to seduce many honest
(merayu)
people
The sequence of events were as
SEQUENCE follows : first we had dinner,
A continuous series
(urutan) then we went to the movies, and
then we went for ice cream
The salesperson deducted five
DEDUCT
To subtract dollars off the purchase price of
(mengurangi)
the radio
If a child swallows poison, it is
INDUCE To persuade, cause, or bring
suggested that vomittting
(menyebabkan) about by artificial means
should be induced
RECOGNIZE I thought I recognized your face
To know, to identify
(mengakui) from somewhere
AUGMENT He had to augment his salary by
To increase, to add to
(menambah) taking another job
There are stringent rules and
STRINGENT regulations one must follow
Strict, tight, severe
(ketat) when operating a child care
center
Many people drive their mobile
MOBILE Able to move homes from North to South,
following the warm weather
 TRAIN To teach or to cause to do Yvette trained her dog to
(melatih) something perform tricks
After a disagreement in the
ENSUE
To happen afterward restaurant, a fight ensued in the
(terjadi)
parking lot
The labor of carrying boats Jim said that he had a five mile
PORTAGE
across land portage on his last canoe trip
Lamont prevented a distastrous
PREVENT To act ahead of, to keep from fire by calling the fire
(mencegah) happening department the moment he
smelled smoke
The Schaeffer’s hired a company
EXTERMINATE
To kill off, to get rid of to exterminate the cockroaches
(memusnahkan)
living in their house
There are fifty people
LEAGUE A group of people, an
participating in the bowling
(liga) association
league
PHANTOM Something seen but having no The children told horror stories
(hantu) physical existence, a ghost about phantoms and ghosts